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E' look at this house.

1. How many rooms can you see? Write their names.

2.

3.

4.

5.

How many rooms are there upstairs?

What can you see in the living room? Write the names of the pieces of furniture. Use:

there islthere are or it has got.

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Are there any pictures on the wall in the dining room?

Where is the clock?

6. Where is the computer?

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7. Where is the alarm clock?

8. Where ìs the car?

9. What can you see in the kitchen?

I *ri,ing a description

1. What sort of house do you live in?

Describe it in about sixty words. Use somethe house you live in if you want (to).

COLOUR. white. blue. yellow. green. rose

'grey

APPEARANCE/STYLEr attractive. old. new. beautiful. modern. classical

TYPE OF HOUSE FLOORS LOCATION. flat . ground floor . in the country

' detached house . first floor o in the city centreo semi-detached house . second floor . in the suburbs. bungalow . third floor . in a villageo cottage o in a fishing village. terraced house o in a seaside town

Structures:

It has got... There Ìs... There are... We have...

I *"t.tl to make new words. I *ni.n word or phrase refers to some-

thing used in a different place from

the others? Look at the examPle'

bed wardrobe c-:-- -- )rdwers

bedside table kitchen table

book .

bed .

dish .side .arm 'tooth .

Pillow 'coffee .

table o

cup '

, table

t washer

. chair

. board

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. room

. lamp

. brush

. board

. shelf

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I rrrnirhing a house

lmagine you have moved to a new

house and You want to helP Your Par-

ents furnish it.Choose six objects for each of these

different rooms in the house.

Each object can onlY be in one room,

not in two or three.

Each room must only have six objects'

3. dining table

sideboard

chai r

wine glass

blanket

toilet

bath

toothpaste

frying pan

toothbrush holder

sheet

pillowcase

knife

quilt

bedspread

. Hg'Nã LIFE il99 Home appliances

Label these pictures.

toaster - dishwasher - coffee maker -iron blender - vacuum cleaner -microwave oven

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Kitchen toolsLabel these pictures.

casserole - juq - dustpan - rubbishseparator - broom - tin opener - mop -kettle - mixing bowl - plastic bucket

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I RdlectivesUnderline all the adjectives in thisdescription of a house.

I live in a very modern house. Downstairsthere's a big hall, a large kitchen, a smalltoilet and the staircase. There,s also a com_fortable living room and a large diningroom.

Upstairs we've got three large bedroomsand a nice study. The two bathrooms arealso very big. One of them has got a bigwhite bath and a huge wall mirror.

I Adi".t'u",Put the adjectives in brackets into thecorrect place.

1. I live in a flat in the city centre. (very big)

There are two windows in my bedroom.(large)

3. I know the girl in reception. (short)

4. She likes to play games. (indoor)

5. My father has got a car. (new)

6. My sister is nine years old. Çounger)

7. She is a student. (good)

8. My mother is a writer. (famous)

My cousin lives in that block of flats.(high)

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9.

10. She looks beautiful in her dress. (blue)

I opposttes

Find the oppositeswords.

1. big

2. beautiful

3. young

4. dark

5. rich

6. clean

7. love

8. above

9. man

10. hello

1 1. mother

12. no

13. always

14. start

15. here

16. girl

I tr* one of the words above iempty space.

1. The lady was not _young.

2. The man was very rude. Thewas very nice.

3. He was not a rich man.

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a) old

b) light

c) poor

d)

e) ugly

f) hate

g) yes

h) dirty

i) there

j)

k)u

l) fa

m) boy

n)n

o) s

p) fin

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4. The lady5 bag was not dark. lt was a

beige colour.

5. The lady's house was not small. lt was

She never travels by bus. Shedrives to work.

7. She loves reading poetry but shereading the newspaper.

On Saturday morning my mother goesshopping and my reads thenewspaper.

9. He starts work at 9.00 o'clock andat 6.00 o'clock.

2. Put the right preposition of place intoeach space.

a) The ceiling light is the table.

b) ls anyone sitting you and thewall?

c) ls there anything your desk?What?

d) Throw that old paper the bin.

e) Take the gum _ your pocketand put it _ the table.

f) I waited for half an hour _ thebus stop.

g) I then walked the railwaystation.

I took a train the citymy home , .Íhe suburbs.

l'll meet you _ school.

There's a picture the wall.

l've got a sandwich my bag.

Theres some milk the fridge.

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i)

j)

k)

t)

I ,r"positions of place

1. Anton's mother is describing her favouriteroom. Study the picture and put in themissing prepositions.

ln the evening I like to sit and

relax (1) my comfort-able sofa. Q) me,

the coffee table,(4)_=_- my favourite book is

a Plan1. (s)

(6)

the fireplace,

the mantelpiece,

are my favourite photographs. ln

Winter, ; 5t1 (z)

the fire and I listen to the radio.

the sofa there's a

round table. The bookcase is

the window and my new hi-fi. (to)

ful plant. I like my living room very much.

the window there's a beauti-