Which room do you spend most time in at home? Think of one thing you always do there.

Today we tour Léa's family flat in a French city. We name eight rooms in French, then say what happens in each one, not just the name on the door.

We are touring Léa's family flat near a busy square in Lyon. First we listen, then we repeat.

Listen to each room name with its article (le or la / l'). Say it with the class. When it is your turn on a card, say the French aloud before the flip.

Listen, then repeat: e.g. la cuisine

After the cards, eight short French sentences go up on the board, one for each room, and we say them together. They stay there for the rest of the lesson, so you can always look up.

We take an oral tour of Léa's cutaway flat on the board. For each room we first say the full activity sentence together, then we place the French label.

When it is your turn: (1) lead the class in the sentence for that room from the eight on the board, (2) say the room with le / la / l', (3) we place the label. Everyone else whispers the sentence and the room along with you.

Notice which rooms might feel smaller than in many Irish houses. Many city flats have no garden at all, so look out for a balcony instead: a small outdoor platform off one of the rooms.

Flip two cards at a time and find each French room with its English meaning. Say the French quietly as you turn each card.

After every match we build the sentence in two parts (not free invention):

1. Class says the activity half from the strip (e.g. Je dors).
2. The volunteer finishes with the room half (e.g. dans la chambre).
3. Everyone repeats the full sentence once.