World Language Class Project: My Vacation Home (Airbnb Project)
Engage world language learners with the “My Vacation Home” Airbnb-style project. Students choose or design a vacation home in a target-language country, describe its features and location using present tense, and narrate a week-long stay using past tense verbs. Includes step-by-step tasks, sentence starters, vocabulary support, visuals, and a clear rubric—perfect for meaningful, real-world language practice.
Project Overview
In this project, you will explore or design a vacation home (Airbnb-style) in a country where your target language is spoken. You will learn to describe a home, talk about its location, and use past tense forms to describe what you did there during your “stay.”
You may choose a real Airbnb listing online or create your own dream vacation home using your imagination.
Step 1: Choose or Create Your Vacation Home
Option A – Find a Real Airbnb
- Go to airbnb.com.
- Choose a country where your target language is spoken.
- Pick a place you like (a house, apartment, cabin, hotel, etc.).
- Take notes on:
• The city and country
• Type of home
• Number of rooms and main features
• Special details (pool, view, garden, beach nearby, etc.)
Option B – Create Your Own Airbnb
If you prefer to invent one:
- Choose a country or city.
- Draw or design your house using Google Slides, Canva, or paper.
- Include at least six labeled rooms and three special features.
Step 2: Describe the Home (Present Tense)
Use home and location vocabulary. Write a short paragraph in the target language describing your vacation home.
Include:
- Type of home and location
- Rooms and furniture
- Two special details
- How you feel about the home
Sentence Starters (translate into target language):
- My vacation home is in _______.
- It is a house / apartment / cabin in _______.
- It has _______ bedrooms and _______ bathrooms.
- In the living room, there is _______.
- Outside, there is _______.
- I like it because _______.
Transition Words: in addition, also, but, however, therefore
Step 3: Describe the Location (Present Tense)
Include:
- What city and country it is in
- What’s nearby
- Why it’s a good place to visit
Sentence Starters (translate into target language):
- My vacation home is in the center of _______.
- It’s near _______.
- There are many things to do, for example _______.
- It’s a perfect place for _______.
Step 4: Write About Your Trip (Past Tense)
Imagine you spent one week at your vacation home. Write ten sentences in the past tense describing what you did there.
Sentence Starters (translate into target language):
- I went to _______.
- I swam in _______.
- I walked around _______.
- I visited _______.
- I ate _______.
- I saw _______.
- I played _______.
- I talked with _______.
- I bought _______.
- I loved it because _______.
Transition Words: first, after, then, later, finally
Step 5: Visual Presentation
Choose one format:
- Digital slide deck or Canva poster: include photos, labels, and your text.
- Paper poster or hand-drawn version: label rooms and add captions.
Your project must include:
- Title: “My Vacation Home”
- Six labeled parts of the home
- One short descriptive paragraph
- Ten past tense sentences
Step 6: Optional Speaking Extension
Record or present your project to the class. Include:
- Where your home is located
- A brief description of the house
- Three things you did there
Grading Rubric (20 points total)
| Category | Description | Points |
| Description of Home (Present) | Clear, detailed description using home vocabulary in full sentences | 5 |
| Description of Location | Mentions city, country, and nearby features | 3 |
| Past Tense Sentences | At least ten complete, accurate sentences in the past tense | 5 |
| Visuals / Labels | Attractive, labeled, and easy to understand | 4 |
| Creativity & Effort | Unique details, thoughtful effort, and overall presentation | 3 |
Vocabulary Support (translate to target language as needed)
Rooms: living room, kitchen, dining room, bedroom, bathroom, garden, terrace
Furniture: bed, table, chair, sofa, television, lamp
Places: city, beach, mountain, downtown, countryside
Travel Verbs (past tense): went, saw, visited, ate, swam, bought, talked, rested
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