House and Home 1) Buildings Look in your dictionary for the meaning of these words. Draw pictures to illustrate each word or phrase. apartment block bungalow castle kennel church cinema condominium cottage department store garage greenhouse hospital house igloo kiosk mosque office block palace police station railway station semidetached house factory tent terraced house shed shop skyscraper barn tower warehouse 2) Find and underline fourteen places from the table where people live. 3) Where do you do these things? Match the rooms and the activities. Complete the sentences. 1. I wash the plates and cups A. in the bathroom. 2. I eat my lunch B. in her bedroom. 3. I climb the tree C. in the garage. 4. My sister sleeps D. in my bedroom. 5. We watch television E. in the dining room. 6. My Dad parks his car F. in the kitchen. 7. I put my clothes G. in the garden. 8. I have a shower H. in the sitting room. 9. My dog lives I. in the hall 10. I put my umbrella J. in its kennel 1) F 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)
4) Where are these things? Are they inside the house? Are they outside the house? Are they on the house? a television aerial the chimney a corridor a satellite dish a drainpipe the attic a garden gate a lamp post a path the roof inside the house outside the house on the house 5) Can you help Tina to tidy her bedroom? Where should she put these things? Look at the list of things on the bed or on the floor. Put each thing in the correct place. Copy the words or phrases under the piece of furniture or accessory. a red party dress two pairs of tights a pair of black boots a pair of earrings a red lipstick a pocket calculator a geography exercise book a silver bracelet two blue pens a tennis racket a pair of blue jeans a pink raincoat a hairbrush two green T- shirts Tina s bus pass Wardrobe Chest of drawers Dressing table School bag
6) Home quiz. Write your answers in the shapes below. Choose a different shape for each answer. a) How many people live in your house? b) How many chairs are there in your house? c) How many radios are in your house? d) How many animals (not people) are in your house? e) How many rooms are there in your house? f) How many windows are there in your house? g) How many doors are there in your house? 7) Show your answers to your partner. Ask and answer questions about the numbers.
8) Where are these things in your house? a) Where is the washing machine? b) Where is the television? c) Where is the stereo? d) Where is the telescope? e) Where is the microwave oven? f) Where is the shower? g) Where is the sink? h) Where is your favourite chair? i) Where is the dustbin? j) Where is the hair dryer? k) Where is you favourite picture? l) Where is your favourite book? m) Where is the fridge? n) Where is your travel bag? o) Where are your best shoes? p) Where is a screwdriver? q) Where are the eggs? r) Where is the telephone? s) Where is the microscope? t) Where is your birthday present?
9) Draw a plan of your apartment or house. If your house has more than one floor, draw a plan of each floor. Write the letters a-t on your plan or plans to show your answers to exercise 8. 10) Show your plan/plans to your partner. Ask and answer questions with your partner. 11) Which floor do you live on? Read the notes below and give two different answers. Tell a someone from the U.S.A. Tell a someone from Britain. In American English, the floor at street level is called the first floor. The floor above that is called the second floor. The floor above the second floor is called the third floor and so on. In British English, the floor at street level is called the ground floor. The floor above that is called the first floor. The floor above the first floor is called the second floor and so on.