I. Home Sweet Home. Living in the city / country

1. Headway Adv. Home sweet home p.101

2. New Headway U-I wb. p.10 ex. 9 house and home idioms

3. English Vocabulary in Use pre-i and i. U.60 Town and country

4. English Vocabulary in Use u-i and adv. U.45 Towns

5. More than Words 2. Towns and cities p.124

6. Student Voices. p. 40-42 Home, Sweet Home, p.4 City Slickers/Country Bumpkins,

p. 68 Life in the Country, p.125 For the Sake of Appearance

7. Contact USA. U.3 Cities in America

8. New Headway I. For and against (Living in the City) p.114

II. House for sale / to let. Types of accommodation

1. Headway I. T.24 a house to buy

2. On a Roll. U.8 A Place to Rent

3. Headway I. Advantages and disadvantages of sharing a flat p.85

4. Headway U-I. p.105 (linking devices)

5. First Certificate Language Practice. Towns and Buildings p.202

6. Right Word Wrong Word. Buildings and parts of buildings p.214, Buildings, parts of buildings, surroundings p.265

7. English Vocabulary in Use pre-i & i. U.49 Homes and buildings, U.50, 51 Around the home

8. More than Words 2. The home and accommodation p.139

III. Things around the house

1. English Vocabulary in Use u-i & adv. U.36 At home

2. Right Word Wrong Word. Furniture p.221

3. More than Words 2. Furnishing and decorating the home p.146, Housework p.153

4. New Headway I. My favourite room p.63

5. On a Roll. U.4 The Laundromat

6. New Headway U-I. HOME is where you make it! p.9, House and Home (voc) p.12;

wb, At home on a train (passive) p.7 ex.5, Rooms and their contents p.10 ex.8

7. I. Semyankiv, A. Shugai. Listening comprehension tasks. p.12 Housing in Britain, p.11 The Handyman

VIDEO

1. New Headway U-I. U.1 Home Sweet Home

2. Focus on Innovators and Innovations. Segment 6

3. Headway pre-i. U.11 The Village

4. New Headway I. U.1-6 Wide open spaces

5. Focus on American Culture. Segment 10 New Suburban Designs for Living

6. Inside Out U-I. U.13 A special place

7. History of Housing in the USA

Grammar and Functions

• The Passive Voice

(formation; use; (in-)transitive verbs; by/with; It is said that he .../He is said to…; have sth done; make/let)

1. FCE 1. U.6 p.90

2. Grammarway 4. U.6 p.86

3. First Certificate Language Practice. U.9

4. Grammar Azar. U.3.1 – 3.7

5. Grammar Azar (new). U.11.1 – 11.8

FOCUSED DISCUSSION AND PARAGRAPH WRITING

Contrast / Comparison. Describing a place

Topics Proposed for Focused Discussion and Paragraph Writing

1. Urban and Rural Life: Pros and Cons. Advantages and disadvantages of living in a city and in the country

2. Accommodation you occupy. Your dream dwelling

TOPICS PROPOSED FOR ORAL ASSESSMENT

1. Advantages and disadvantages of living in a flat, a private house, a hostel

2. What types of accommodation seem the most attractive and the least convenient to you? Why?

3. The factors you consider when buying or renting accommodation

4. Describe the place you live in (location, exposure, plan, furniture, decoration, gadgetry)

5. The most common problems around the house