B1 LEVEL

Almshouses

B1 Worksheet

Vocabulary

  1. Almshouse 
    A house founded by a charity, offering accommodation to poor people.

  2. Medieval 
    Relating to the Middle Ages.

  3. Vulnerable 
    In need of special care, support, or protection because of age, disability, or risk of abuse or neglect.

  4. Affordable
    Reasonably priced; not expensive.

  5. Charity
    An organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need.

  6. Residents
    People who live somewhere permanently or on a long-term basis.

  7. Traditional
    Existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established.

  8. Neighbourliness
    The quality of being friendly and helpful to neighbours.

  9. Community
    A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

  10. Dignity
    The state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect.

Grammar Points

  1. Present Simple Tense
    Used for facts and general statements (e.g., "Almshouses help elderly people avoid loneliness.").

  2. Past Simple Tense
    Used to talk about completed actions (e.g., "This ancient tradition... started in the 10th century.").

  3. Present Continuous Tense
    Used for actions happening now or around now (e.g., "The residents... can relax in a traditional style garden.").

  4. Comparatives
    Used to compare two things (e.g., "smaller home").

  5. Superlatives
    Used to compare more than two things or show the extreme quality of one in a group (e.g., "biggest almshouses").

  6. Modals
    Used to express ability, possibility, permission, or obligation (e.g., "can live", "can manage", "should be", "need to").

  7. Relative Clauses
    Used to give additional information about a noun (e.g., "The charity that runs almshouses...").

  8. Passive Voice
    Used to focus on the action rather than who is doing it (e.g., "This charity goes back to Henry the Eighth.").

Activities

Activity 1
Vocabulary Matching

Instructions
Match the words from the left column with their correct definitions from the right column.

Vocabulary Definitions
1. Almshouse A. A person who lives somewhere permanently
2. Charity B. A house offering accommodation to poor people
3. Residents C. An organization set up to help those in need
4. Affordable D. Something that is reasonably priced
5. Dignity E. The quality of being worthy of honour or respect

Activity 2
Sentence Construction

Instructions
Use the words provided below to form grammatically correct sentences. Ensure that you use the correct tense and structure.

• (affordable / almshouses / for / elderly /provide / homes / people)

• (can / with / almshouses / crisis / help / the / housing)

• (residents / garden / enjoy / can / the / traditional)

Activity 3
Role Play

Objective
To practice speaking about housing and community living in pairs.
Instructions: Work with a partner. One of you is a resident of an almshouse, and the other is a visitor. Ask and answer questions about living in the almshouse.
Useful phrases:

  • "What’s it like living in the almshouse?"

  • "How do you feel about having a garden/community space?"

  • "Do you think more almshouses should be built?"

Questions

  1. What is an almshouse, and who typically lives there?

  2. How do almshouses help address the housing crisis?

  3. Why is the concept of 'dignity' important in the context of housing for the elderly?