Homes
Cambridge Primary English Grade 3 · Unit 1: Home and school life · Lesson 2 · Term 1 · Marshall Cavendish
Also known as: Prepositions of place · Rooms
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Lesson idea
Four children describe where they live, and we learn rooms, prepositions of place and connectives.
Lesson vocabulary: apartment: a home on one floor of a tall building · houseboat: a boat that people live on · garage: a building where a car is kept · field: an area of land on a farm · wardrobe: a tall cupboard for clothes · opposite: facing something on the other side
Key points
- We use prepositions to say where things are: inside, outside, opposite, above, near, under.
- Your home is the place where you live. A house is a type of building.
- We use commas in lists and before connectives like so and but, but not before and.
Lesson questions (15)
- Where does Bryson live?
Answer: In an apartment in New York - Which floor is Bryson's apartment on?
Answer: The sixth floor - Who lives in the apartment above Bryson?
Answer: His friend - Who lives on a houseboat?
Answer: Jenny - How can Jenny go outside?
Answer: By climbing on top of her boat - How many bedrooms does Joshua's house have?
Answer: Four - What is under Joshua's bedroom?
Answer: The garage - Who lives on a farm?
Answer: Hansa - What is opposite the dining room on the farm?
Answer: A big kitchen - Complete: The keys are ___ the table.
Answer: under - Complete: There is a light ___ the bed.
Answer: above - Complete: We don't have a garage, ___ we do have a garden.
Answer: but - Complete: There isn't a TV in my house, ___ I don't watch TV.
Answer: so - Which sentence uses the comma correctly?
Answer: There's a kitchen, a bathroom and two bedrooms. - Which one makes a word shorter?
Answer: An apostrophe
About this lesson
“Homes” is from Cambridge Primary English Grade 3 (Unit 1: Home and school life) and has 15 questions with answers. Sample questions: “Where does Bryson live?” and “Which floor is Bryson's apartment on?”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.
How to use it in class
- Show the question on the board and let students think before the options appear.
- Split the class into two teams; every correct answer earns a point.
- Display it on the smart board, send it as homework by link, or play it solo or in two teams.
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Questions about this lesson
Which prepositions show place?
inside, outside, opposite, above, near and under: The lamp is above the table.
What is the difference between home and house?
home is the place where we live, and house is a type of building.
How do we use the comma in a sentence?
We put it between items in a list: kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom, and before the linking word in a long sentence made of two parts.
Do students need an account to play this lesson?
No. The teacher shares the lesson link; the student types a first name and plays on a phone or computer, and the score reaches the teacher.
Which games suit this lesson?
You can play it in The Hunter, Complete the sentence, Match Up, Matching pairs and the other games and activities on Hessa Play.