Worksheets

 GRAMMAR 

PARTS OF THE HOUSE

Teachers Jonathan Roa and Leidy Saavedra

Name: ____________________________     Date: ___________________

 

   

1 Activity (Grammar activity)

Taking into account the previous images with vocabulary. Fill in the following crossword.

Word seach

Welcome to the word search activity!

Your mission is to find all the words related to the topic on the letter board. The words can be in any direction: horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

Steps:

Find the words:

Look carefully at the letter board. The words are hidden among all the letters, and you must find them.

Mark the words:

When you find a word, underline it or, if you're online, type it in the chat or point to the screen. Don't forget to tell me which word you found!

How many words can you find?

Try to find all the words as quickly as you can. Remember, words can go in any direction!

Use the words in a sentence:

When you find all the words, try using each one in a sentence. For example: "The kitchen has a refrigerator."

Listening activity

Steps to develop this activity: 

Theacher says: I will give you a description of a room, and you will need to guess what room it is. You can either type the answer in the chat, raise your hand, or use the emoji reactions to answer.

If you get the answer right, we’ll move on to the next room.

Here teacher shares the screen of the Canva house room images and each slide will show a different part of a house room. 

For each room, teacher will need to provide a description. The children will listen carefully to identify the room based on the objects and activities mentioned in your description.

For example: This room has a bed, a nightstand, a lamp, and sometimes a wardrobe. You sleep here every night. Which room is this?

Then, children will type “Bedroom” in the chat or raise their hands.

English lesson activity by Jonathan and Leidy

Learning English: Parts of the House (A1)

 

Objective

In this lesson, we aim to teach children aged 8-9 the vocabulary and basic grammar related to the parts of the house in English. This lesson will help improve both their grammar and listening skills, as they learn to recognize and use common household terms in everyday conversations.

Image taken from oxfordowl.co.uk

Population: children aged 8-9 years This lesson is designed specifically for children between 8 and 9 years old, who are in the early stages of learning English. The importance at this age is because children are curious and capable of grasping new vocabulary and basic grammar structures, making it the perfect time to introduce them to essential words related to their environment in which they interact everyday.

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English Level: A1 (Beginner)

The A1 level refers to beginners who have a basic understanding of English. At this level, children can understand simple phrases and vocabulary related to familiar topics. For this lesson, children will learn vocabulary such as “kitchen,” “living room,” “bedroom,” and simple grammatical structures like “This is a…” and “There is/are…”

Image taken from cambridgeenglish.org

Grammar skills and importance

Students will not only learn grammar related to parts of the house, but they will also learn, somewhat implicitly, the basic verb forms to be "is", "are", as well as the demonstratives "this", "that", and prepositions "in", "on", in relation to items and parts of the house. This is why grammar is essential at these early ages, as it allows them to form correct sentences, and practicing these structures will help children begin to form meaningful conversations about their surroundings.

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Listening skills and importance

Children will engage in listening exercises where they identify parts of the house when they hear them. For example, “Can you find the kitchen?” “This is a “stove”. The importance of learning listening skills is that it will help them understand spoken English and respond appropriately. By developing these skills, children will learn to listen to English speakers and help them improvise their pronunciation as they hear those words used in context.

Image taken from YouTube "Why is listening important?" from the channel MDR Bros. Education Channel

Why Learning the Parts of the House is Important

So, since it's a part of their lives, it's easier for them to make connections in real-life situations. Additionally, it's one of the most common topics children encounter when first learning English, so it might be easy for them to learn. As it is something that may be easy for them, this could motivate them to continue with their English learning process and in this way they remain motivated and eager to learn and cover more English topics as they successfully progress through each stage.

Technology in education

 

WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF USING TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION?

The following infographic shows the disadvantages of using technology in education. There are five points: digital divide and inequality, reduced social interaction, dependence on technology, cost and resource allocation, and the impact on fundamental skills. Also, our infographic mention that not all students have access to technology, especially in rural areas. 

For this reason, the excessive use of technology can reduce social interaction, make students dependent on devices, and increase costs for schools. Additionally, it affects handwriting, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

What are the disadvantages of using technology in education? By Leidy Saavedra and Felipe Guzman

As future teachers, we believe that technology is helpful in many aspects of our daily life, but it also has many challenges and more in educational field. It is important to use technology in the classroom because such as English teachers there are a lot of digital resources to improve and follow up on the improvement of our students. 

However, we must make sure that all students have access to it and more in rural areas of our country. We should also promote social interaction and creativity, not only depend on computers. We as teachers need to find a balance between traditional learning methods and technology to help students develop important skills like critical thinking and communication.

The importance of linear e-learning

 What is linear e-linear

Is it possible to do it?

Despite the many limitations of Linear E-Learning in education, there are actually ways to do it in an optimal and well-structured way. In this sense, it is possible because Linear E-Learning is very easy to implement and evaluate since all students follow the same sequence, so it is easy to assess their progress and give them targeted feedback. In this sense, activities such as quizzes, and tracking tools will help the student with their learning process.

In addition, it is possible because it limits options and guides students along a fixed path, which helps reduce confusion and improve retention. This can be particularly useful for those students who are beginners or younger students who might struggle in open and dispersed learning environments.

Linear e-learning is an approach where course material is presented in a fixed order, with information flowing from the instructor to the learner without feedback.It is popular for its structured design, allowing for cohesive and organized learning experiences.

Problematization of a hypothetical case of a student having problems with the English vocabulary retention 

English as a foreign language can be very challenging for students who are not familiar with the language, so typical problems are vocabulary retention and acquisition. A recurring case is that of students who, despite receiving regular instruction in the language, have difficulties remembering and using words effectively in different contexts. Therefore, a student with this type of problem could present problems in understanding texts, both in written and oral production, as well as in communicative fluency. This could cause the student to feel demotivated and negatively affected in the language learning process. 

Proposal to use Linear E-Learning with this student

Therefore, the proposal to use Linear E-Learning could be very feasible to help with the vocabulary retention of this English learner, since one of the advantages of Linear E-Learning allows the presentation of vocabulary in a gradual manner, making sure that the student reviews the words at different times and contexts, which could reinforce their memorization. This, by including multiple choice exercises, matching and completing sentences, will stimulate recognition and recall memory.

On the other hand, Linear E-Learning is a model in which the student follows a step-by-step, and this is essentially useful for this English learner, since it ensures that he does not omit key information and that he consolidates each set of words before moving forward.

In addition, Linear E-Learning platforms generally offer feedback to the student, which will greatly help his process when he makes mistakes in word selection and pairing.

Finally, Linear E-Learning integrates gamification elements, such as rewards for completing certain modules, which could keep the student engaged because they will gain achievements and experience for successfully completing each module.

Design of the Linear E-Learning model proposal

1. The first step is to identify what type of vocabulary the student cannot retain (for example, travel, business, daily life, etc.).

2. The second step is that each module would include images, definitions, pronunciation, and interactive exercises.

3. Finally, at the end of each module, there would be a progressive evaluation with the objective that the student retains all the vocabulary information that he or she saw throughout the modules before advancing to the next level.