
English for Speakers of Other Languages
F. Home & Family
Level: NewcomerSupporting Materials
How to Teach
How to Assess
At the end of this topic, students will be able to...
- Name immediate family members and titles
- Describe people (physical characteristics and personality)
- Name rooms in a house or apartment
- Identify various types of furniture
- Uses basic prepositions of space
Sample Language Patterns:
- Mom, Dad, Sister, Brother, etc… (family names)
- Mr., Miss, Ms., Mrs., Dr.
- She is… (tall, short,…)
- He has…(long hair, brown hair,…)
- I’m shy …..(nice, friendly, energetic,…)
- I live in a house. (…an apartment)
- There is/are… (five rooms, one bathroom, two bedrooms)
- Where is …?
- Furniture vocabulary
- In, on, under, over, inside, outside,… (The table is in the dining room.)