ESL Unit: My Home – Level 4 (Pre-Intermediate A2)
Engaging and Practical ESL Lessons on Household Vocabulary, Chores, and Daily Routines
About This ESL Unit
This Pre-Intermediate (A2) ESL unit from SuperEnglishESL.com helps students expand their vocabulary and communication skills related to home life, daily chores, and household objects. Students will learn to discuss different parts of the home, complete chores, describe appliances, and talk about their responsibilities in maintaining a household.
Each lesson is interactive and engaging, featuring role-plays, comprehension exercises, phonics, real-life applications, and structured speaking practice. ESL teachers will appreciate the well-structured lessons with minimal prep, downloadable worksheets, and interactive elements that make learning both fun and practical. By the end of this unit, students will confidently discuss their home environment, household tasks, and routines.
Lesson Overviews
ESL Lesson Plan 1: My Bedroom & Cleaning Routines
Students learn about bedroom-related vocabulary and discuss cleaning habits.
Lesson Features:
✔️ Warm-up: Word guessing game (household objects).
✔️ Reading & Discussion: “Clean Sheets, Deep Sleep” – A story about a boy realizing the importance of clean bedding.
✔️ Vocabulary Focus: pillow, mattress, laundry, sheet.
✔️ Grammar & Sentence Structures: Using “very” vs. “really” correctly.
✔️ Phonics: “tion” and “sion” sounds.
✔️ Interactive Elements: Role-playing a conversation about bedroom chores.
✔️ Real-Life Applications: Talking about cleaning routines at home.
ESL Lesson Plan 2: Household Chores & Outdoor Tasks
Students discuss chores, focusing on yard work and tasks around the house.
Lesson Features:
✔️ Warm-up: Naming items in different categories.
✔️ Reading & Discussion: “Saturday Morning Mission” – A boy learns to mow the lawn for the first time.
✔️ Vocabulary Focus: task, lawn, mow, lawnmower.
✔️ Grammar & Sentence Structures: “Very” vs. “Really” for adjectives and verbs.
✔️ Phonics: “tion” and “sion” sounds.
✔️ Interactive Elements: Dialogue practice on mowing the lawn.
✔️ Real-Life Applications: Students discuss household tasks they do at home.
ESL Lesson Plan 3: Kitchen Appliances & Cooking
Students expand their vocabulary related to kitchen appliances and cooking methods.
Lesson Features:
✔️ Warm-up: Word association with kitchen-related words.
✔️ Reading & Discussion: “The Tale of Toast, Lasagna, and Lucas” – A teen learns to prepare a quick meal.
✔️ Vocabulary Focus: appliance, microwave, timer, toast.
✔️ Grammar & Sentence Structures: “Too” vs. “Very” (e.g., “The soup is too hot!”).
✔️ Phonics: “tion” and “sion” sounds.
✔️ Interactive Elements: Cooking-related role-play.
✔️ Real-Life Applications: Discussing easy meals and kitchen safety.
ESL Lesson Plan 4: Home Maintenance & Fixing Things
Students learn about basic home maintenance, storage, and small repairs.
Lesson Features:
✔️ Warm-up: Identifying compound words.
✔️ Reading & Discussion: “Basement Book Nook” – A girl sets up a reading corner in the basement.
✔️ Vocabulary Focus: light bulb, swap, ladder, storage.
✔️ Grammar & Sentence Structures: Using “too” vs. “very” in different contexts.
✔️ Phonics: “tion” and “sion” sounds.
✔️ Interactive Elements: Students role-play fixing household items.
✔️ Real-Life Applications: Talking about home maintenance and repairs.
ESL Lesson Plan 5: Unit Review & Assessment
A comprehensive review of vocabulary, grammar, phonics, and sentence structures from the unit.
Lesson Features:
✔️ Warm-up: Word association and matching activities.
✔️ Assessment Tasks:
- Vocabulary matching (household objects & chores).
- Sentence completion (chores and daily routines).
- Reading comprehension (“House Chores: Why We Do Them”).
✔️ Interactive Elements: Picture-based discussions and speaking activities.
✔️ Real-Life Applications: Describing chores and responsibilities at home.
ESL Lesson Plan 6: Speaking & Communication Practice
Students practice conversational English related to home life.
Lesson Features:
✔️ Warm-up: Discussion questions about home routines.
✔️ Speaking Prompts:
- Comparing chores (e.g., vacuuming vs. mowing the lawn).
- Discussing home preferences (e.g., “Would you like to have a reading nook?”).
- Talking about daily routines (e.g., “Who does the laundry in your house?”).
✔️ Interactive Elements: 20 Questions, Hangman, Pictionary.
✔️ Real-Life Applications: Students describe their home, responsibilities, and preferences.
Who Is This Unit For?
✅ Pre-Intermediate (A2) ESL learners (teens & adults).
✅ Suitable for online lessons, classrooms, and 1:1 tutoring.
✅ ESL teachers who want engaging, structured, and practical lessons.
Downloadable Materials
📝 Lesson Previews & ESL Worksheets
🎲 Interactive Games & Speaking Activities
📚 Reading Passages & Dialogues
🔊 Phonics & Sentence Structure Exercises
Teacher Tips
📌 Encourage students to talk about their home responsibilities for real-world application.
📌 Use household object visuals to reinforce vocabulary.
📌 Assign simple home-related tasks as speaking practice (e.g., “Describe how you clean your room”).
📌 Use role-plays to practice common household conversations.
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