Vocabulary for Describing Home and Interior Design

Objectives:
• To introduce and define key words associated with home and interior design
• To understand how the words are used in context
• To offer an opportunity to practice forming sentences with the words

Materials:
• Vocabulary list of home and interior design words
• Word cards or images of items associated with home and interior design

Introduction/Motivation:
Discuss the importance of interior design with the class. Ask students what they like about their own homes and why certain items are important to them.

Vocabulary:
Introduce the vocabulary list. Explain the meaning of words and have students repeat the words after you. Discuss the words in different contexts, with various examples.

Practice:
Break the class into small groups. Hand out either word cards or images of items associated with home and interior design. Have one student from each group pick an item from the pile. Give a few minutes for the students to talk about the item using the new vocabulary.

Conclusion:
Have a few groups present their items to the class. Ask the students which words they found useful when describing the item and which words they found difficult.

Review:
Go over the words again, reducing the definitions to a single phrase or one word. Ask students to make sentences with the words.

Bullet Points:
• Introduced and defined key words associated with home and interior design
• Understood how the words are used in context
• Practiced forming sentences with the words
• Discussed the importance of interior design
• Worked in small groups to talk about items using the new vocabulary
• Reviewed the words and asked students to make sentences with them