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LESSON PLAN 02

UNIT 2: LOCATION

 Class : 07 KQ-KC Time: 4 periods

 Main language focus: Reading comprehension

 Integrated language skills: Writing

A Objectives: Students will demonstrate successful reading for comprehension of describing location

B Prior Knowledge

Most students have knowledge on Basic English

C Teaching Aids:

Reading text, tapes, projector, laptop

D Teaching Points:

I Vocabulary: (individually work)

II Language focus:

a face (v) Ex:

West-facing (adj)

Example: The front of the building faces west

It is a west-facing wall

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences :(Group 1)

1 The back of the building

4 They are

b To be oriented:

Orientation (n):

Example: The long axis of the building is orientated east-west

The orientation of the long axis is east-west

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences: :(Group 2)

1 The short axis of the building

2 The orientation

c To be bounded:

Boundary (n):

Example: The site is bounded by a road to the west

A road runs along the western boundary

Exercise 3: Complete the sentences: :(Group 3)

1 The site an irrigation ditch

2 An irrigation ditch

3 The site is bounded by to the east

4 runs along the eastern boundary

Exercise 4: Complete the passage :(Group 4)

The building site is approximately in shape It is bounded by to the north, to the east and to the west Vehicular access is from a which the western boundary The long axis of the building is east-west to minimize

III READING:

Look at this drawing of the exterior of a single-story house:

* The side walls are

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* The front wall is parallel to the back wall

* The ground slab foundation extends beyond the perimeter

1 Complete the sentences: (Pair work)

a The side walls are ……… to each other

b The back wall is ……… to the side wall

c The lintel is ……… to the ground slab foundation

The roof of the house is removed by cutting along line AB which is parallel to the floor

Look at a cut-away view of the interior of the house

A view looking straight down on a cut-away view of the interior of a

building is known as a plan

Views at right angles to the front, the rear and the sides of a building are known as elevations

2 Look at the elevation of the house and complete the sentences (Pair work)

*Viewed from the front, the chimney stack is the right-hand side of the house

*There is a lintel ……… the window opening

*There is a sill ……… the window opening

*There is a window ……… of the door, *The knocker is ……… of the door

*There are windows …… either side of the door

*The door is ……… the windows

1 The dining room is located under the main bedroom

2 A hall is located in the centre of the first floor

3 There are three adjacent bathrooms on the first floor

4 There is a toilet between the kitchen and the dining room

5 Bedroom 2 is situated over the family room

6 There is a cupboard under the stairs

7 Bedrooms occupy most of the ground floor

8 Viewed from the front, the dining room is on the left of the entrance

9 Viewed from the rear, the living room is behind the family room

10 Entering the house from the garage, you pass through the living room to enter the family room

11 The entrance is situated at the bottom of the stairs

12 The kitchen and family room are located on either side of the toilet

13 A door in the garage leads to the kitchen

Look at the plan Read the description of House A and match the letters with the names of area

The house is a single-storey building with a square-shaped plan It contains seven rooms The entrance which is located on the south side leads into a hall On the left of the hall is the living room and beyond that in the north-west corner is the dining area The kitchen is adjacent to the dining area A terrace is situated outside the living room on the west side A toilet is located in the center of the house Access to the toilet is from the hall The two bedrooms are located on the east side with a bathroom between them There is also an entrance to the kitchen on the north side

Read the passage and match the sentences with the letter A,B,C,D (Work individually)

When the architect designed the house, he placed the bedrooms away from the living room (A)

He also placed the kitchen next to the dining room (B) and the bathrooms near the bedrooms (C)

On the outside of the house he place a covered porch over the entrance (D)

1 Because people need to wash before going to bed

2 Because people waiting to enter the house need protecting from the weather

3 Because the noise from the living room will disturb people sleeping

4 Because it makes serving food easier

IV Writing: Write a description of a building site in your local area (80 words)- (Homework)

1 Vocabulary:

2 Description

V More reading: History of architecture (cont.)

1 Vocabulary:

2 Reading: