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Purpose
To introduce the responsibilities of homeownership.

Warm-up
1. Ask learners to look at the picture on this page.

2. Use the questions to prompt a discussion about the responsibilities of homeownership.

3. Have learners share their own experiences with maintenance and home repairs.

4. Ask learners if they know other sayings about a home, such as “Your home is your castle” or “Mi casa es su casa.”

 

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Unit 4: Your home is your castle

taking care of the house

1. What is the family doing?

2. What is their neighbor doing?

3. Who is responsible for maintenance on your home?

4. What types of repairs or maintenance have you done on your home?

5. In your opinion, is it important to know your neighbors?

6. Explain the saying, “Your home is your castle.”

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