Unit 3 — Home and My Room

Track G+M · Klasse 5 · Niveau G/M

Template: Activate → Input → Practise → Produce → Reflect.
Niveau: G/M parallel. class test (“Klassenarbeit”) at Niveau M (30 BE).

Learning objectives Link to heading

  • I can name 12 things in a room.
  • I can use there is / there are to describe a place.
  • I can write a short text about my own room (4–6 sentences).

Bildungsplan alignment Link to heading

  • 3.1.1 Soziokulturelles Orientierungswissen / Themen
  • 3.1.3.2 Leseverstehen
  • 3.1.3.5 Schreiben
  • 3.1.3.7 Verfügen über sprachliche Mittel – Wortschatz
  • 3.1.3.8 Verfügen über sprachliche Mittel – Grammatik

(Source: https://www.bildungsplaene-bw.de/,Lde/LS/BP2016BW/ALLG/SEK1/E1)

Lead-in story Link to heading

Mia opens the door of her room. The bed is on the right. The desk is on the left. There is a poster of a fox over the bed. There is a small green plant on the desk. Frida the fox jumps onto the windowsill. “Tidy room,” she says. “For now,” Mia says.

1. Activate Link to heading

Quick-draw. Draw your room in 30 seconds. Mark four things: bed, desk, window, door. Show your partner.

2. Input Link to heading

Vocabulary — rooms and furniture Link to heading

EnglishDeutsch
bedroomSchlafzimmer
kitchenKüche
living roomWohnzimmer
bathroomBad
bedBett
deskSchreibtisch
chairStuhl
windowFenster
doorTür
posterPoster
shelfRegal
lampLampe

Grammar — there is / there are Link to heading

Use there is with a singular noun, there are with plural.

  • There is a bed in my room.
  • There are two windows in my room.
  • Is there a desk? — Yes, there is.
  • Are there chairs? — Yes, there are.
  • There is no lamp. / There aren’t any chairs.

Prepositions of place Link to heading

on, under, in, next to, between, behind, in front of, above. Quick map: The cat is on the bed. The shoes are under the bed. The lamp is next to the desk.

3. Practise Link to heading

Niveau G Link to heading

  1. There __________ a desk in my room. (is / are)
  2. There __________ two windows. (is / are)
  3. There __________ no chairs in the kitchen. (is / are)
  4. The cat is __________ the bed. (on / between)

Niveau M Link to heading

  1. (your room: a bed, two posters) → ___
  2. (the kitchen: no chairs) → ___
  3. (the desk: under the window) → ___
Answer key

G. 1. is, 2. are, 3. are, 4. on.

M. 5. In my room there is a bed and there are two posters. 6. There aren’t any chairs in the kitchen. 7. The desk is under the window.

4. Produce Link to heading

My-room poster. Draw your room on A4 paper. Label six things in English. Write four sentences underneath using there is / there are and one preposition.

Sample Link to heading

This is my room. There is a bed in the corner. There are two posters on the wall. The desk is next to the window. My books are on the shelf above the desk.

5. Reflect Link to heading

  • I can name 12 room words.
  • I can use there is / there are correctly.
  • I can write four sentences about my room.

One thing in your notebook: Write one sentence that uses something you learned in this Unit.

Exam example Link to heading

class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Niveau M (45 minutes)
Time. 45 minutes. Total. 30 points.

Task 1 — Listening (8 BE) Link to heading

The teacher reads about Mia’s room twice. Tick the right answers.

“In my room there is a bed and a desk. There are two windows. The cat is under the bed. There is a green plant on the desk.”

  1. There is a __________ . (bed / sofa)
  2. There are __________ windows. (one / two)
  3. The cat is __________ the bed. (on / under)
  4. The plant is __________ . (red / green)

Task 2 — Reading (8 BE) Link to heading

Read about Theo’s room. Write true or false.

“In my room there is a desk under the window. There are three football posters on the wall. There is no TV in my room.”

  1. The desk is under the window. (T / F)
  2. There are two posters. (T / F)
  3. There is no TV. (T / F)
  4. The posters show football. (T / F)

Task 3 — Use of English (8 BE) Link to heading

Fill in there is / there are.

  1. __________ a chair next to the desk.
  2. __________ four books on the shelf.
  3. __________ no lamp in this room.
  4. __________ two windows in the kitchen.

Task 4 — Writing (6 BE) Link to heading

Draw your room and write 4 sentences. Use there is / there are and one preposition (on, under, next to).

Answer key
T1. bed, two, under, green. T2. T, F, T, T. T3. 1. There is, 2. There are, 3. There is, 4. There are. T4. Open. 1 BE per correct sentence + 2 BE language.
Notenschlüssel (von 30)
| 28–30 | 1 | 24–27 | 2 | 20–23 | 3 | | 15–19 | 4 | 9–14 | 5 | 0–8 | 6 |

Downloads Link to heading

**Slide deck timing.** 45 minutes total. Lead-in 3 min · Activate 4 min · Input 12 min · Practise 8 min · Produce 13 min · Reflect 5 min.

Differentiation. Niveau G: extra picture support and a printed reference card. Above Niveau M: ask one extension question that links to the next Unit.

Common pitfalls Link to heading

  • It has a bed → unusual for room has — prefer there is.
  • There is two beds → ✗ / There are two beds → ✓.
  • L1 trap: German Es gibt always maps to there is/are, never to it gives.

Further reading / listening Link to heading

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