Unit 10 grade 6: Our houses in the future – Getting Started
My future house (My future home)
1. Task 1 Unit 10 Grade 6 Getting Started
Listen and read (Listen and read)
Click to listen
Translated:
Nick: Phong, what are you doing?
Phong: I’m drawing my house
Nick: Your house! It was an unidentified flying object.
Phong: Looks like a flying saucer but it’s my future home.
Nick: Where will the house be?
Phong: The house is on the mountain, surrounded by many tall and old trees.
Nick: What’s the house like?
Phong: It’s a big house. There will be 20 rooms in it.
Nick: 20 rooms ah! Wow! Is the house beautiful?
Phong: Yes, and the house will be solar powered.
Nick: Great! So which room do you like best?
Phong: Of course it’s the bedroom.
Nick: What equipment will you have?
Phong: I will have a TV with wireless connection so I can watch TV shows from space or a friendly robot that helps me with housework.
Nick: Great! And how much will it cost…
a. Complete the table. (Complete the following table.)
Guide to answer
b. Read the conversation again. Complete the sentences. (Read the conversation again. Complete the sentences.)
Guide to answer
1. Phong’s house will be In the mountain.
2. His house will be surrounded by many tall old trees.
3. There will be twenty rooms in his house.
4. The house might have a wireless TV to watch TV programs from space.
Translated:
1. Phong’s house will be on the mountain.
2. Her house will be surrounded by many tall old trees.
3. There will be 20 rooms in her house.
4. The house will have a TV with wireless connection to watch TV programs from space.
2. Task 2 Unit 10 Grade 6 Getting Started
Match the words with the pictures. Then, ask your partner about them. (Match the words with the pictures. Then ask your friends about them.)
Guide to answer
1 – c 2 – a 3 – e 4 – b 5 – d
Translated:
1. flying saucer
2. houseboat
3. mobile garage
4. skyscrapers
5. palace
3. Task 3 Unit 10 Grade 6 Getting Started
a. Work with a partner. What adjectives can you think of to describe the houses in 2? (Working with a friend. What adjective do you think would describe home in part 2?)
Guide to answer
big (big)
beautiful (pretty)
large (wide)
unique (only one)
b. Ask and answer questions about the pictures. (Ask and answer questions about the pictures.)
Example:
A: Which house do you like best?
B: I like the palace.
A: Why?
B: It’s big!
Translated:
A: Which house do you like the most?
B: I like palaces.
A: Why?
B: Grand Palace!
4. Task 4 Unit 10 Grade 6 Getting Started
Read the phrases aloud. Tick( √) the place where you want your future house to be located and write sentences. (Read the phrases out loud. Choose where you want your future home to be and write the sentences.)
in the countryside (in contryside)
on the ocean (in the ocean)
in the city (in the city)
on the Moon (on the moon)
in the mountains (on the mountain)
under the ground (underground)
in space (in space)
by the sea (near the sea)
Example:
My future house will be in the mountains. (My future home will be in the mountains).
Guide to answer
My future house will be in the city. (My future home will be in the city)
My future house will be in the mountains. (My future home will be in the mountains)
My future house will be on the ocean. (My future home will be in the ocean)
My future house will be under the ground. (My future home will be below ground)
5. Task 5 Unit 10 Grade 6 Getting Started
Games (Game)
OUTSIDE MY WINDOW (Outside my window)
In groups, describe to your classmates what you can see outside the window of your future house. Your group tries to guess where your house is located. (In groups, describe to your classmates what you can see outside the window of your future house. Your group tries to guess where your house is located?)
Example:
A: Outside my window I can see the beach and the water. I see children playing. Where’s my house?
B: It’s by the sea.
A: Correct!
Translated:
A: Outside my window, I can see the beach and the water. I see children playing. So where is my home?
B: Your house is near the sea
A: Exactly.
6. Practice
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
Question 1: In the future, I _________ in a motorhome.
A. will live B. live C. am living D. has lived
Question 2: Robot will _________ our house for us in the future.
A. do B. clean C. surf D. watch
Question 3: There will be more people live in an apartment __________ in a house.
A. then B. that C. than D. this
Question 4: A _________ TV is linked with Bluetooth, wifi, USB and flash memory.
A. informative B. talkative C. confident D. smart
Question 5: We might use __________ appliances in our future house.
A. automatic B. solar C. cable D. wireless
Question 6: We use _________ to preserve food and vegetables.
A. dishwashers B. cleaners C. fridges D. washing machines
Question 7: Will robot ___________ after human health in the future?
A. watch B. see C. look D. do
Question 8: Who ___________ your clothes every day?
A. iron B. clean C. dry D. have
7. Conclusion
At the end of the lesson, students need to practice reading the dialogue between Nick and Phong and do related exercises; At the same time, memorize the words in the lesson:
- UFO: unidentified flying object
- in the mountain: on the mountain
- be surrounded: surround
- solar energy: solar energy
- appliance: device
- wireless (adj): wireless
- location: location
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