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to find out about family life and different types of houses in Scotland now
and 50 years ago.
Language Points: adverbs of frequency, present tense sentences (e.g.
married couples rarely divorce.)
Materials:
ESOL level:
Access 2 - 3
SCQF level:
2-3
Time:
60 minutes
Preparation:
In Class:
1) Introduce idea of housing and have students match types of accommodation to the
name.
2) Discuss housing and elicit where students live and who with.
3) Introduce idea of family life by eliciting who lives where, i.e. how many people
live together.
4) Elicit students ideas on 50 years ago and if families were the same then.
5) Reading text with True and False questions.
6) Students match ideas about families to the year, 1950 or 2006 (do one example).
Pre-teach vocabulary if necessary.
7) Focus on use of frequency adverbs. Have students order adverbs according to
frequency.
8) Students write own sentences about family life in their countries without
including a name. Put the texts on the wall, number them and have the students
identify whose text is whose by talking to as many people as possible.
Variation:
Assessment: Thetaskhelpspreparelearnersforthefollowingsummativeassessments:
Access2Beginners EnglishOutcomes1&2(DA9M08)
Access3Personal and Social EnglishOutcomes1&2(DA9K09)
__3___
Block of flats
______
Semi-detached
______
Bungalow
______
Detached house
______
Tenement
______
House name
A house which is not joined to any other.
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
1950 or 2006?
________
__________
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
2006
1950
Always
Usually
Often
Sometimes
Occasionally
Rarely
Never