Introduction
Have you noticed what different architectural houses can be like? What about American houses?
Different styles of houses are determined by their architecture. There are a number of house styles in the US, often influenced by house styles in the UK, Europe and beyond, and they all reflect trends, wealth levels, and sometimes just the general mood of the era in which they were designed and built.
Today we will learn about different styles of houses in the USA, because we all noticed different designs of houses while watching movies and finally dreamed about ourselves. Also let's try ourselves as designers at home.

Task
The purpose of today's lesson is to get acquainted with several styles of houses, with history and design,
Using the suggested resources to study this style of house and design a house in this style. Explain the peculiarity and difference from other styles.
Before starting the lesson process, we will divide the class into groups by a random allocator. Then each member of the group studies the resources presented on a specific topic, studies the necessary details: history, design, features.
By the end of the lesson, you will be able to:
- Determine the style of the house based on architecture and features of design and interior.
- Design your own house design according to your interest.
- Develop the ability to work in a group on a common project.
- Improve your independence.
Process
Before you start, follow this link and find out your group and team, the random group allocation program:Разделить список на группы | Рандомус (randomus.ru)
Task for Group 1
CAPE COD HOUSE STYLE
Стиль дома кейп-Код – окончательное руководство к тому, что это такое и как получить внешний вид | (homesandgardens.com)
Your task is to first follow the link and study the architectural style of the house on Cape Cod. The study of the material takes 15 minutes. After the group, you should design your house in this style and tell about the features of this architecture. The project work takes 15 minutes.
Programs for project work, optional:
MS Paint : Майкрософт Пейнт Онлайн (canvaspaint.org)
Бесплатные презентационные слайды и Maker Canva
Task for Group 2
VICTORIAN HOUSE STYLE
Your task is to first follow the link and study the architectural style of the house on Cape Cod. The study of the material takes 15 minutes. After the group, you should design your house in this style and tell about the features of this architecture. The project work takes 15 minutes.
Programs for project work, optional:
MS Paint : Майкрософт Пейнт Онлайн (canvaspaint.org)
Бесплатные презентационные слайды и Maker Canva
Task for Group 3
ART DECO STYLE OF THE HOUSE
Руководство по дизайну интерьера в стиле ар-деко (theartofbespoke.com)
Your task is to first follow the link and study the architectural style of the house on Cape Cod. The study of the material takes 15 minutes. After the group, you should design your house in this style and tell about the features of this architecture. The project work takes 15 minutes.
Programs for project work, optional:
MS Paint : Майкрософт Пейнт Онлайн (canvaspaint.org)
Бесплатные презентационные слайды и Maker Canva
Task for Group 4
RANCH HOUSE STYLE
Your task is to first follow the link and study the architectural style of the house on Cape Cod. The study of the material takes 15 minutes. After the group, you should design your house in this style and tell about the features of this architecture. The project work takes 15 minutes.
Programs for project work, optional:
MS Paint : Майкрософт Пейнт Онлайн (canvaspaint.org)
Бесплатные презентационные слайды и Maker Canva
Evaluation
Evaluation criteria:
Correctness of the task (50%):
- The history of the style of the house;
- Definition of design features;
- Visualization of its architectural style (pictures, drawing, detail)
Participation in group work, activity (30%)
Listening to the work of other groups and active participation (10%)
Correct use of pronunciation and grammar in oral speech (10%)
Conclusion
This is the end of our web lesson, now you can distinguish and design the layout and architecture of houses. We hope you enjoyed our lesson very much!
