Flat Life by Jonas Geirnaert

You are going to practise

• Present Continuous
• There is / are 
• Asking questions
• Household nouns

Flat Life is a short animation movie by Jonas Geirnaert about the life of 4 people in a building. 

1) Discuss

• Have you got a house or a flat?
• How many rooms are there?
• What's your favourite room?
• What colour is it?
• What furniture is there?

2) Look at the picture below

A) Answer

• What can you see?
• How many rooms are there?
• How many people are there?
• What furniture can you see?
• What are the people doing? 

 

B) Look at the picture again. True or false?

1. There is a vase
2. There are three TVs
3. There are three doors
4. There are four paintings
5. The washing machine is in the green room
6. The cupboard is in the yellow room
7. They are all sitting
8. Three people are watching TV
9. The woman is watching TV

Answers - highlight here = 1) T,  2) F,  3) F,  4) T,  5) F,  6) T  7) T  8) F  9) F

C) Correct the false sentences

eg 2) There aren't three TVs. There are two TVs

D) Answer these questions
Is there a TV in room 1?
Is the man painting a tree?
E) Ask some more questions



3) Watch Flat Life  
A) Look at these activities.

Hanging a picture on the wall,  Cleaning,  Painting,  Playing cards,  Watching TV,  Drinking, Running,  Washing,  Repairing,  Hanging up the washing

Watch the clip and put them in the correct room in the picture. The first one is done for you.

B) When you watch put a tick √ if you see these things

Door √	Vase	Television	Table	Chairs
Picture	Cupboard	Armchair	Washing machine	sofa
DVD player	Pegs	Remote control	Bottle	Hammer
Nail	Broom	Clothes line	Playing cards	Computer

Now watch the clip

Ex A Answers - highlight below

Room 1 Hanging a picture on the wall Cleaning Painting	Room 2 Playing cards Watching TV
Room 3 Watching TV Drinking Running	Room 4 Washing Repairing Hanging up the washing

Ex B Answers = There isn't a computer, sofa or DVD player


More practice of the present continuous here http://efllecturer.blogspot.com/2011/04/present-continuous-with-gif-images.html

Writing - Write the activities from ex 3A in the present continuous
ie 1) He is hanging a picture on the wall.

Speaking - Watch the film again. Pause it and ask questions with a friend.



4) Match - Look at the pictures below
What are they saying? Match these questions with the pictures

"Can I have my broom back, please?"

"Can you do me a favour?"

"Can I borrow your broom, please?" = A

"Can I borrow your broom, please?"

"Shall I wash your jacket?"

Answers - highlight below

A) "Can I borrow your broom, please?"

B) "Can I have my broom back, please?"

C)) "Can you do me a favour?"

D) "Can I borrow your broom, please?"

E) "Shall I wash your jacket?"

Worksheet and answers

Flat Life by Jonas Geirnaert for EFL

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