Search guide

 

Visit these web sites. Learn English names for furniture. Practice telling where things are.

Getting ready

1. What's in a bedroom? A living room?

2. What's in a living room?

3. Where are your books?

4. Where are your shoes?

Search Engines

Click on the link to go to the site. Read the information and answer the questions that follow.

1. Furniture. Here are some crazy pieces of furniture! They have names like "The Laid Back" and "Flash Harry." The common name for Flash Harry is "drawers." What are other common names for the furniture in this site? Look at the descriptions for help.

http://www.rockmine.music.co.uk/RorFur.html

2. Rooms. Look inside The Mouser's House. Click on the front door and walk in! Click on "Living Room." What color are the sofa and chair? Click "Back" on your navigation bar. Click on the stairway. Then click on "Diana." What color is her bed?

http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Dell/9586/

3. Rooms. Visit The White House. Type in "Green Room," and click "Go." Click on the web address for site "1. The Green Room." What's in the room?

http://www.whitehouse.gov/

4. Rooms. This is the house of Tom. It's big! Click on "The House." Next, scroll down. See the house plan? To see the rooms, click on a name or number. Try the library.

http://www.monticello.org

5. Rooms. Vist Barrie School. Click on "Middle School." Look at the picture. What do you see?

http://www.barrie.org/