Lead-in

  • If you could live in any kind of unusual house, which would you choose and why?

Presentation 1

Pre

  • Did you use to look for haunted houses when you were younger?
    • Why or why not?
  • What comes to your mind when you think of haunted houses?

Top Down

  • Who are the ghosts they believe are hunting the house? Watch the video and find out.
  • Sarah’s family
  • Unknown people
  • People who worked at the house
  • Sarah’s family
  • Unknown people
  • People who worked at the house

Bottom Up

  • Fill in the gaps as you watch the video again.

Example: If we haven’t _______ the mysteries in 93 years, then I don’t know if we ever _______. > If we haven’t solved the mysteries in 93 years, then I don’t know if we ever will.

  1. Winchester Mystery House, in San Jose, California, is one of the most haunted _______ in America.
  2. Sarah Winchester had a series of unfortunate _______ happen to her, including the death of her husband and _______.
  3. She started construction in _______ which didn’t stop till the day she died.
  4. There’s _______ staircases, 40 fireplaces, 4 _______.
  5. Sometimes it’s just footsteps or hearing a voice, a _______ that flickers, or sometimes it’s and actual full, physical _______.
  1. Winchester Mystery House, in San Jose, California, is one of the most haunted places in America.
  2. Sarah Winchester had a series of unfortunate things happen to her, including the death of her husband and daughter.
  3. She started construction in 1884 which didn’t stop till the day she died.
  4. There’s forty staircases, 40 fireplaces, 4 elevators.
  5. Sometimes it’s just footsteps or hearing a voice, a light that flickers, or sometimes it’s and actual full, physical manifestation.

Post

  • Would you live in the house shown in the video? 
    • Why or why not?

Presentation 2

Pre

  • What are some characteristics that can make a house unique?

Top Down

  • What is the woman’s opinion about the house? Watch it and find out.
  • She likes the house and thinks the house is different and surprising.
  • She’s not a big fan of the house but admits it has some beautiful features.
  • She says she doesn’t quite know how she feels about it.
  • She likes the house and thinks the house is different and surprising.
  • She’s not a big fan of the house but admits it has some beautiful features.
  • She says she doesn’t quite know how she feels about it.

Bottom Up

  • Complete the blank spaces.

Example: _______ it couldn’t be anywhere else.> …Because it couldn’t be anywhere else.

  1. There’s no _______ access here. Hopefully the _______ will be worth the hike.
  2. I’ve seen houses built into _______ but this is the first rock I’ve ever seen that’s built into a _______.
  3. It’s in the bedroom pods where you really feel the _______ of living in the tree canopy.
  4. I’d love to wake up here and hear the early _______ birdsong.
  5. What does this house say about Norwegian _______?
  1. There’s no road access here. Hopefully the house will be worth the hike.
  2. I’ve seen houses built into rock but this is the first rock I’ve ever seen that’s built into a house.
  3. It’s in the bedroom pods where you really feel the sensation of living in the tree canopy.
  4. I’d love to wake up here and hear the early morning birdsong.
  5. What does this house say about Norwegian architecture?

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?