UNIT 6.1: WELCOME TO MY NEW APARTMENT
Cheryl: Hi!
Mom: Hi!
Cheryl: Welcome to my new apartment, Mom!
Mom: I liked your old apartment at 24 OAK Street better
Cheryl: That’s because you live at 22 OAK Street.
Mom: Your old apartment has such a nice view
Cheryl: The view here is nice too, Mom.
The park is just across the street, and my office is around the corner.
Mom: Nice refrigerator.
It’s very small, isn’t it?
Cheryl: The refrigerator?
Mom: The kitchen.
Cheryl: It’s a little small. But I like it.
There’s the dining room…
The office…
And… The living room
Mom: The chairs are nice
I like the Sofa
Why’s the dresser in the living room?
Cheryl: There’s no place else for it to go
Mom : But where are the other rooms, honey?
Cheryl: Mom, it’s a studio apartment. There are no other rooms.
Mom: This is it?
Cheryl: This is it!
Mom: But, where is the bedroom?
Cheryl: Ta da
Mom: I’m afraid to ask about the bathroom.
Cheryl: Oh, mom.
I think it’s nice.
2.Vocabulary Check (7 mins)
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Do you live in an apartment or a house?
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Does it have a nice view?
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You have a big or small refrigerator?
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Are you afraid of living alone?
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How many chairs do you have in the kitchen?
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What is the difference between a kitchen and a dining room?
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How big is your bathroom? Is it a half bath or a full size?
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Where do we usually put the sofa?
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Is it normal to put a dresser in the living room?
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3.Comprehension Check-up (7 mins)
Where is Cheryl’s old apartment?
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What is the address for Cheryl’s mom apartment?
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Does Cheryl’s old apartment have a nice view?
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Where is the park?
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Whose office is around the corner?
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Cheryl’s mom thinks her refrigerator is small, right?
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What does Cheryl think about her kitchen?
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Why is Cheryl’s dresser in the living room?
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Does Cheryl have a bathroom in her studio apartment?
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4.Draw Connections (7 mins)
Does your place have a nice view?
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Is your office near your house?
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How many rooms are there in your house?
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Is there a market near your house?
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Do you live alone or with your family?
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What do you like to do in your room?
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UNIT 6.2: DO YOU LIVE IN A HOUSE OR IN AN APARTMENT?
PV: Do you live in a house or an apartment?
Rob: I live in an apartment.
Chris: I live in the house.
Christiane: I live in an apartment.
PV: And do you have a large living room?
Catherine: I would say medium sized.
PV: And what sorts of furniture do you have in your living room?
Rob: We have a sofa and a lounge chair and a coffee table and a television set.
PV: Does your apartment have a lot of windows?
Emma: Actually in every room there is a window.
PV: Does your apartment have a balcony?
Christiane: No, my apartment does not have a balcony.
PV: How about a garden?
Catherine: We do have a backyard.
PV: What appliances are there in your kitchen?
Chris: We’ve got a cooker a microwave. We’ve got a fridge and freezer, but in fact we’ve got everything apart from a dishwasher.
PV: And the cooker. What’s a cooker?
Chris: A stove.
PV: Do you like your apartment?
Rob: I love my apartment.
Christiane: Yes, i like my apartment a lot.
PV: And why?
Christiane: Because I painted it in my colors and it’s my home, it’s my little castle
2.Vocabulary Check (7 mins)
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Is your home also your private castle with a balcony and a garden in the backyard?
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How many windows are there in your living room?
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What colors did you paint your house?
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Do you watch television on a lounge or on a sofa?
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In modern society, do we live in a medium-sized or in a large extended family?
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What appliances do you have in the kitchen?
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Besides the dining table, what other furniture do you have in the dining room?
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3.Comprehension Check-up (7 mins)
Rob lives in a house or an apartment?
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Who has a large living room?
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What sorts of furniture does Rob have in his living room?
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Whose house has a lot of windows?
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Does Christiane’s apartment have a balcony?
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Chris has what in his kitchen?
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Why does Christiane like her apartment?
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4.Draw Connections (7 mins)
What are the advantages and disadvantages of buying a house?
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Why do you take your shoes off when entering a house?
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How has Vietnamese architecture changed in the past 100 years?
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What kind of house would you build if you have 5,000,000,000 dong?
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Are you living in an apartment, house or condominium? Draw what it looks like?
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Are your neighbors noisy or quiet?
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Would you prefer a house near the ocean or in the mountains?
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Do you like living alone or with other people?
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What things in your bedroom are important to you?
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Would you prefer to live in a traditional, Vietnamese style house or in a Western style house?
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Should people living in apartments be allowed to have pets?
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