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My home: there is and there are

Children learn six rooms and ten pieces of furniture and describe them with there is and there are. They listen to Priya describe her home, then draw and describe a bedroom for a partner.

Ages 6 to 8Pre-A1 to A160 minutesChecked 7 November 2026

At a glance

From
Level 1, Next Steps English: Week 9, Home and furniture
Grammar
there is / there are
Key language
kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room / bed, table, chair, window, sofa, lamp, shelf / There is a bed. / There are two chairs. / Is there...? Yes, there is.
Children make
A listening task with numbers and a drawn and described bedroom.
Class size
Works with 10 to 50 children; pair and group steps say how to scale.

Objective

By the end of the lesson children can say what is in a room using there is and there are, and listen for numbers and furniture in a short description.

Success criteria for children

  • I can name rooms and furniture.
  • I can say "There is a bed" and "There are two chairs."
  • I can listen and write the numbers.

Timing: 60 minutes

MinutesStageWhat happens
0 to 5Warm-up: odd room outShow furniture cards and say which room they belong to.
5 to 15Teach rooms and furnitureShow, say and repeat the rooms and furniture; point to the drawn house.
15 to 27There is, there areUse the drawn house to teach There is a... for one and There are... for two or more.
27 to 37Listening: Priya's flatListen to Priya describe her home; write the numbers; check answers.
37 to 47Draw and describe a bedroomDraw a bedroom with five things in it; describe it to a partner who draws what they hear.
47 to 57Worksheet: there is, there areWrite numbers from the listening, complete sentences and write about your bedroom.
57 to 60Exit ticketEach child says one sentence about their classroom.

Materials

  • Picture cards of six rooms and ten pieces of furniture, or draw simple versions on the board
  • A dolls' house or a large picture of a house with rooms (optional)
  • Blank paper for drawing a bedroom
  • One worksheet per child, crayons and pencils
  • Home (free, linked from Week 9)
  • Furniture (free, linked from Week 9)

Before the lesson: Draw a house with four rooms on the board. In each room draw different furniture: some single and some in twos or threes. Check the numbers: kitchen (1 table, 4 chairs), bedroom (1 bed, 2 windows).

Step by step, with teacher talk

0 to 5 minWarm-up: odd room out

  1. Hold up the bed. "Is it in the kitchen? No. It's in the bedroom." Do five quick cards.

5 to 15 minTeach rooms and furniture

  1. Point to each room on the board and say the word. Children repeat. Add furniture one by one.
  2. Play "Say and slap": put the cards on the floor; call a word and children slap the card.
Concept-check questions
  • Do we sleep in the kitchen? (No.) Where do we sleep? (In the bedroom.)

15 to 27 minThere is, there are

  1. Point to the bed. "There is a bed." Point to two windows. "There are two windows." Write the two sentences on the board.
  2. Ask "Is there a lamp?" and answer "Yes, there is." / "No, there isn't." Then "Are there two chairs?" "Yes, there are."
  3. Children make sentences about the drawn house in pairs, then in the whole class.
Teacher talk

"There is one table. There are four chairs. Is there a sofa? No, there isn't."

Concept-check questions
  • One bed: do I say there is or there are? (There is.)
  • Two windows: do I say there is or there are? (There are.)

27 to 37 minListening: Priya's flat

  1. Tell children what to listen for: the numbers of chairs, windows, beds and books. Read the script once, then again while children fill in task 1 of the worksheet.
  2. Check the numbers together and ask "Where is the lamp?"

37 to 47 minDraw and describe a bedroom

  1. Each child draws a bedroom with five things in it. They keep the picture hidden.
  2. In pairs, one describes ("There is a bed. There are two lamps...") and the other draws. Compare the two pictures.

47 to 57 minWorksheet: there is, there are

  1. Task 1 is done during the second listening. Tasks 2 and 3 are done alone.

57 to 60 minExit ticket

  1. See the exit ticket.

Differentiation

Support

  • Use there is only at first, then add there are with numbers up to three.
  • Keep the drawn house on the board during all tasks.
  • Let children point to furniture in the drawn house and say the word.

Stretch

  • Add "There isn't a sofa" and "There aren't any plants."
  • Ask each other "How many chairs are there?" and answer with a number.
  • Write a description of the whole home in five sentences.

Listening script

Read twice at a steady pace. Children listen for the numbers.

Listening script: Priya's flat

Hello! I'm Priya. This is my flat.

In the kitchen, there is a table and there are four chairs. There is a window too.

In my bedroom, there is a bed and there are two windows. There is a lamp on the shelf. There are five books on the shelf.

In the living room, there is a big sofa. There isn't a television. I like my flat!

Questions

  1. How many chairs are there in the kitchen?
  2. How many windows are there in Priya's bedroom?
  3. Where is the lamp?
  4. How many books are there on the shelf?
  5. Is there a television in the living room?

Printable worksheet

Prints on its own A4 page. Use Print the worksheet above, or print the whole plan and the worksheet starts on a new page. One copy per child, or one per pair to save paper.

Litlings Free English · Level 1 · Week 9NameDate

There is, there are

1. Listen and write the number.

Priya's flatHow many?
chairs in the kitchen
windows in the bedroom
lamps on the shelf
books on the shelf

2. Write there is or there are.

There isThere are
  1. a bed in my room.
  2. two windows in the kitchen.
  3. a sofa in the living room.
  4. four chairs at the table.

3. My bedroom. Write two sentences.

In my bedroom there is ____________.There are ____________.
Free to copy for classroom use.english.litlings.com/lesson-plans/rooms-there-is-there-are-lesson/

Answer key

Listening script questions

  1. Four.
  2. Two.
  3. On the shelf (in the bedroom).
  4. Five.
  5. No, there isn't.

Worksheet

  • 1: 4, 2, 1, 5.
  • 2: There is, There are, There is, There are.
  • 3: answers will vary. Check "There is" with one thing, "There are" with two or more things, and a capital letter at the start.

Exit ticket

Point to something in the classroom and ask "What is there in this room?" Each child makes one sentence with there is or there are. Tick: correct, almost, needs help.

Homework

Draw your own bedroom. Write three sentences with "There is" and "There are" under the picture.

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