UNIT 1: HOUSE AND HOME

address (n) Your address is the number of the building, the name of the street, and the city or town where you live or work.

bath (n) A bath is a container that you fill with water and sit in to wash your body.

bathroom (n) A bathroom is a room that contains a bath or a shower and often a toilet.

bed (n) A bed is a piece of furniture that you lie on when you sleep.

bedroom (n) A bedroom is a room where people sleep.

chair (n) A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back and four legs.

dining room (n)

A dining room is a room where people eat their meals.

door (n) A door is a piece of wood, glass, or metal that fills an entrance.

flat (n) A flat is a set of rooms for living in, usually in one floor.

garden (n) A garden is an area by your house where you grow flowers and vegetables.

home (n) Someone’s home is the place where they live.

house (n) A house is a building where people live.

key (n) A key is a shaped piece of metal that can open or close a lock.

kitchen (n) A kitchen is a room used for cooking.

live (n) If you live somewhere, you have a home in that place.

living room (n)

The living room in a house is a room where people sit together and talk or watch television.

shower (n) A shower is a thing you stand under that covers you with water so you can wash yourself.

table (n) A table is a piece of furniture with a flat top that you put things on or sit at.

toilet (n) A toilet is a large bowl with a seat that you use when you want to get rid of the waste from your body.

wall (n) A wall is one of the sides of a building.

window (n) A window is a space in the wall of a building or in the side of a vehicle that has glass in it.

Exercise 1: Put the correct words in each of the gap. There is one word you don’t need.

Điền vào chỗ trống từ thích hợp. Có một từ không cần thiết.

bedroom addresses lives living room dining room kitchen windows

John ____________________ in a very nice flat. He has a small _________________ to sleep in, and a big _____________________ to sit in with his friends. He cooks all his meals in the __________________. He eats meals with his friends in the ______________________. He can see a part from his ___________________.

KEY:

lives – bedroom – living room – kitchen – dining room – windows

Exercise 2: Tick the word or phrase that does not belong to the group.

Tìm từ không cùng loại với các từ còn lại.

1. Rooms : kitchen living room window2. Places to live: flat toilet house3. Things in the dining room: garden chair table4. Rooms to wash in: shower dining room bathroom5. Parts of a house: address wall door6. Things in the bedroom: bed window flat

KEY:

1. Window2. Toilet3. Garden4. Dining room5. Address6. Flat

Adjectives to describe home:

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answers:

Chọn từ đúng điền vào chỗ trống:

1. It’s a very hard chair – it’s very comfortable/ uncomortable.2. There’s a lot of light in this room – it’s very dark/ bright.3. It’s very quiet/ noisy near her flat. It’s next to a busy road.4. It’s a very small/ large flat so there isn’t so much space.5. Her flat is very untidy/ cold. Her books are everywhere!6. It’s very cold/ warm in there. Can I open the window?

KEY:

1. Uncomfortable2. Bright3. Noisy4. Small5. Untidy6. Warm

Exercise 4: Complete the descriptions using the words below:

Hoàn tất các miêu tả bằng các từ sau:

KEY: flat – house – bedsit – student hall – uncomfortable – cold – untidy.