- Because the owner already paid for everything.
- Because no one lives there, so no energy is spent.
- Because it saves the energy it needs to function.
Eco-Homes
Lead-in
- What comes to mind when you think of an eco-home?
- What information do you know about each of the following features?
- Which do you think is the most important and why?
Presentation 1
Pre
- Check the following vocabulary and choose if they are more relatable to an eco-home or a regular home and why.
Top Down
- Why does the house have no bills? Watch the video and find out.
- Because the owner already paid for everything.
- Because no one lives there, so no energy is spent.
- Because it saves the energy it needs to function.
Bottom Up
- Fill in the gaps as you watch the video again.
Example: It also _______ you the ability to curve the wall. > It also gives you the ability to curve the wall.
- It’s a three thousand _______ foot house that has no bills.
- And the house _______ absolutely perfectly.
- This is the _______. In the bathroom we went with a composting _______ that got us away with not having a septic system.
- So the water stays nice and cool, it’s almost like having it in a _______.
- We _______ people there’s seventy thousand dollars in _______ in the house.
- It’s a three thousand square foot house that has no bills.
- And the house operates absolutely perfectly.
- This is the bathroom. In the bathroom we went with a composting toilet that got us away with not having a septic system.
- So the water stays nice and cool, it’s almost like having it in a well.
- We tell people there’s seventy thousand dollars in material in the house.
Post
- What is your favorite thing about the house shown in the video? Why?
Presentation 2
Pre
- What “eco” feature would you like to have in your house? Why?
Top Down
- How is the house described in the video? Watch it and find out.
- A minimalist house that fakes nature features so more animals come by.
- A romantic house that allows people to live surrounded by nature.
- A “lord of the rings” inspired house in the middle of a city.
- A minimalist house that fakes nature features so more animals come by.
- A romantic house that allows people to live surrounded by nature.
- A “lord of the rings” inspired house in the middle of a city.
Bottom Up
- Complete the blank spaces.
Example: This is were we store _______ firewood. > This is were we store our firewood.
- We’re part of a wide _______ that spread over the whole _______ in the local area.
- We built a small, simple, _______ house out of the things that were _______ us.
- It took us about two months, so we’ve used _______, mud, clay, _______…
- Our dirty water can feed the plants, our need for _______ can give nice shelter for other animals to _______ and live.
- At the end of every day, I can sit _______ and see the things that we’ve _______ and know where the piece of wood had come from.
- We’re part of a wide community that spread over the whole region in the local area.
- We built a small, simple, modest house out of the things that were around us.
- It took us about two months, so we’ve used stones, mud, clay, wood…
- Our dirty water can feed the plants, our need for shelter can give nice shelter for other animals to come and live.
- At the end of every day, I can sit back and see the things that we’ve made and know where the piece of wood had come from.
Post
- What is your opinion about the house shown in the video?
- Would you prefer to live in the first house or in the second? Why?