Dream home — ready-made English lesson, B2

Lesson goal: Students can talk about types of homes and the process of buying property, and describe their dream home using conditionals and wish.

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Lesson plan

1
Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- Do you live in a house or a flat? What do you like about it?
- Is it easy for young people to buy a home in your country?
- What would your dream home look like?
2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
Match the pairsWordsearch
property · estate agent · mortgage · valuation · extension · semi-detached · detached · terraced house · freehold · leasehold · asking price · negotiate · move up the property ladder · renovate · on the market
All words in the set
3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
1. Fill the gap
  Most people need a ___ from the bank to buy their first home.
  Answer: mortgage
2. Fill the gap
  The ___ showed us round four houses in one afternoon.
  Answer: estate agent
3. Fill the gap
  We offered €20,000 below the asking ___, and they accepted!
  Answer: price
4. Fill the gap
  If we ___ (have) more money, we would buy a detached house with a big garden.
  Answer: had
5. Multiple choice
  A house that is joined to one other house on one side is ...
  detachedsemi-detachedterraceda bungalow
6. Multiple choice
  I wish we ___ an extension before the baby arrived. Now it's too late.
  had builtbuiltwould build
7. Multiple choice
  You own the building and the land under it. The property is ...
  leaseholdfreeholdrentedon the market
8. True / false
  Read: "Anna and Tom put their flat on the market in March. They hoped to sell it quickly, but buyers thought the asking price was too high. In the end they negotiated with a young couple and sold it in August for a little less." They sold the flat for the original asking price.
  Answer: False
9. True / false
  Read the text again. The flat took about five months to sell.
  Answer: True
10. Discussion question
  Describe your dream home. Where would it be, what kind of property would it be, and why?
  Sample answer: If I could live anywhere, I'd have a small detached house near the sea, with a big kitchen and a garden. I'd build an extension with a studio where I could work from home. I wish I didn't have to live in the city, but my job is here.
4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- Is it better to rent or to buy? Does the answer depend on your age?
- Would you prefer a big house in the countryside or a small flat in the city centre?
- Why are property prices so high in many cities? What could be done?
- Have you ever renovated a room or a home? What was it like?
- What do you wish you could change about the place where you live?
5
Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz

Lesson plan

Warm-up

Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.

Do you live in a house or a flat? What do you like about it?
Is it easy for young people to buy a home in your country?
What would your dream home look like?

New words

Meet the words and practise them in games.

Match the pairsWordsearch

property · estate agent · mortgage · valuation · extension · semi-detached · detached · terraced house · freehold · leasehold · asking price · negotiate · move up the property ladder · renovate · on the market

All words in the set

Exercises

The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.

Fill the gap
Most people need a ___ from the bank to buy their first home.
Answer: mortgage
Fill the gap
The ___ showed us round four houses in one afternoon.
Answer: estate agent
Fill the gap
We offered €20,000 below the asking ___, and they accepted!
Answer: price
Fill the gap
If we ___ (have) more money, we would buy a detached house with a big garden.
Answer: had
Multiple choice
A house that is joined to one other house on one side is ...
detachedsemi-detachedterraceda bungalow
Multiple choice
I wish we ___ an extension before the baby arrived. Now it's too late.
had builtbuiltwould build
Multiple choice
You own the building and the land under it. The property is ...
leaseholdfreeholdrentedon the market
True / false
Read: "Anna and Tom put their flat on the market in March. They hoped to sell it quickly, but buyers thought the asking price was too high. In the end they negotiated with a young couple and sold it in August for a little less." They sold the flat for the original asking price.
Answer: False
True / false
Read the text again. The flat took about five months to sell.
Answer: True
Discussion question
Describe your dream home. Where would it be, what kind of property would it be, and why?
Sample answer: If I could live anywhere, I'd have a small detached house near the sea, with a big kitchen and a garden. I'd build an extension with a studio where I could work from home. I wish I didn't have to live in the city, but my job is here.

Speaking

The student answers using the new words.

Is it better to rent or to buy? Does the answer depend on your age?
Would you prefer a big house in the countryside or a small flat in the city centre?
Why are property prices so high in many cities? What could be done?
Have you ever renovated a room or a home? What was it like?
What do you wish you could change about the place where you live?

Review

A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.

Quiz