Warm-up
In this lesson, your tutor will help you go over this topic: outside the house. First, go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| grass | (n) thin usually green plant that is planted in the ground After it rains, the grass becomes greener. |
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| lawn | (n) ground that is covered with grass The lawn needs to be cut every week. |
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| bush | (n) a low plant with branches; shrubs She wants to plant a bush at the corner of the house. |
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| mailbox | (n) a private box at home where mail is delivered The mailman puts our mail in the mailbox. |
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| shed | (n) a small building outside a house to store things We keep the garden tools in the shed. |
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| driveway | (n) a short road from the street to a house; a place to park cars I can park two cars in my driveway. |
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| sidewalk | (n) a concrete path along the street where people walk Some people don’t like to walk on the sidewalk. |
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| fence | (n) a wall built outside to separate to areas; sometimes for privacy The fence keeps animals from walking on out lawn. |
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| clothesline | (n) a line outside to hang wet clothes to dry She likes to dry her clothes on the clothesline. |
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| flowerbed | (n) an area where flowers are planted There are many beautiful flowers in the flowerbed. |
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Conversation
Use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- What does the outside of your house look like?
- What would you change about the outside of your house?
- Why do some people have fences?
- What do people keep in their sheds?
- Who cuts the grass at your house?
- Do you like flowers? Why or why not?
- Where do you park your car?
- What would you like to add to the outside of your house?
- Do you have cookouts at your house? Why or why not?
- Do you have a clothesline? Why or why not?
Wrap-up
Go over any new expressions or vocabulary that you learned today.
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