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The spaces we live and work in can deeply affect our mindset—either energizing or discouraging us. In this lesson, learners reflect on their relationship to living and working spaces, and discuss how interior design choices can influence motivation and well-being. The lesson features a cleverly filmed YouTube video that follows an artist as he transforms his first apartment, sparking conversation about creativity, function, and personal style.
This lesson teaches vocabulary and expressions related to house & home, planning, and design.
This lessons helps introduce learners to collocations related to the lesson topic.
Quick Review
Collocations
Collocations are natural combinations of words that native speakers commonly use together. They sound “right” to a fluent speaker, even if other combinations might be grammatically correct.
For example, compare the following sentences:
1. She’s a tough cookie. She’ll be alright.
2. She’s a hard cookie. She’ll be alright.
While tough and hard are similar in meaning, only tough cookie is a standard collocation. The second sentence may be understood, but it sounds unnatural to a native speaker.
Understanding collocations helps learners express themselves more naturally and avoid awkward or confusing phrasing. It also improves listening and reading comprehension by familiarizing learners with common patterns in the language.
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