Activity: Find Your House

S. Rodriguez, Rancho Santiago Community College District, Santa Ana, CA

Instructions

1. Find pictures of various kinds of houses (page 39 of the Longman Photo Dictionary [Rosenthal, Marilyn S. and Daniel B. Freeman. Longman Photo Dictionary. Longman: White Plains, NY, 1987] provides a nice selection).

2. Cut out each house and enlarge to poster size (make enlargements of the pictures in sections and tape together).

3. Display houses by taping to walls around room. Label style of house.

4. Ask students to stand under their current style of home.

5. Form groups of three to four students to discuss the pros and cons of their current home.

6. Ask students to discuss the location, style, and size of their dream home.

7. Have students stand under the poster that most resembles their dream home.

8. Ask students to discuss the pros and cons of their dream home.

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