1. a large house in the countryside is country house
2. a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building is apartment / flat
3. a large and luxurious house with a large yard and garden is villa
4. a terraced house in a city or town is town house
5. a house built on piles above the ground or water is stilt house
Đọc kỹ văn bản và trả lời câu hỏi
This is my house
Hello! My name's Peter and this is my house.
My house is quite big. It has got 2 floors - a ground floor and a first floor. It has also got an attic and a basement. On the ground floor, there is a kitchen, a living room, a big dining rom and a bathroom. On the first floor, there are 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and a big corridor. My bedroom is between my parents' bedroom and the bathroom. My sister's bedroom is in front of mine.
I love my bedroom, but I also like the attic. In the attic I keep some of my books and my old toys. I like to spend my time there because it's very spacious and there is a big sofa there where I sometimes take a nap.
At the back of the house, there is a garage where my parents park the family car, and a lovely garden with many green spaces, flowers, two swings and a small swimming pool. I love my house! It's very comfortable and cozy.
Question:
1. Is Peter's house big or small?
2. How many rooms are there on the ground floor? What are they?
3. Where is Peter's bedroom?
4. Why does Peter like to be in the attic?
5. Where is the garage?
6. Is the swimming pool in the garden?
7. Does Peter like his room?
Exercise 1. Write the questions to complete the conversation:
Hanh : ( 1 ) ..., Paul?
Paul : I live in Brookline, Massachusetts
Hanh : ( 2 ) ...?
Paul : No, I don't live in a house. I live in an apartment
Hanh : ( 3 ) ...?
Paul : No, it ín't. My apartment is small but very comfortable
Hanh : ( 4 ) ...?
Paul : There are 2 bedrooms
Hanh : ( 5 ) ...?
Paul : Yes, there are 2 bathroom
Hanh : ( 6 ) ...?
Paul : No, there isn't a dining room. The kitchen is quiet large so we eat meals in the kitchen
Hanh : ( 7 ) ...?
Paul : My favorite room is my bedroom
Hanh : ( 8 ) ...?
Paul : There is a bed, a wardrobe, a table, a chair and a bookcase in my room
Exercise 2. Put the conversation in the correct order ( 1 - 10 ):
_ Do you spend any time there?
_ It's a bit small and it isn't very sunny
_ What's the study like? Is it quiet?
_ It's quiet nice. It's got very big windows and some really comfortable armchairs
_ No, I don't. I prefer working in the study
_ What's your balcony like?
_ Do you like studying in your bedroom, Emma?
_ No, I don't. I prefer sitting in the living room
_ What's that like?
_ Yes, it is. It's very quiet and it's got a balcony
Exercise 3. Tell about your house or an apartment:
Teacher : Do you live in a house or an apartment?
You : ( 1 ) ...
Teacher : Where your house/ apartment?
You : ( 2 ) ...
Teacher : Is it big or small?
You : ( 3 ) ...
Teacher : How many rooms are there in your house/ apartment?
You : ( 4 ) ...
Teacher : What colour is your bedroom?
You : ( 5 ) ...
Teacher : What is there in your bedroom?
You : ( 6 ) ...
Exercise 4. Fill in each gap with a word from the box:
Stands ; music ; curtains ; bookshelf ; next ; rug ; favorite ; there
My ( 1 ) ... room is our living room. It's rather big and warm. There is a big window with lots of pot plants and green and yellow ( 2 ) ... In our living room, ( 3 ) ... is a green sofa and 2 green armchairs. There is a big yellow ( 4 ) ... on the floor. A modern floor light ( 5 ) ... in the right corner of the room. ( 6 ) ... to the sofa there is a small coffee table with a vase of flowers. By the wall there is a big table with 6 brown chair. We have a television and a ( 7 ) ... with a lot of books and pitures. We also have a CD player on the shelf
I often watch TV, listen to ( 8 ) ... or read books there. I really like my living room
Exercise 5. Read the passage and then decide if the statements are True ( T ) or False ( F ):
I live in a house near the sea. It's an old house, about 100 years old, and it's very small. There are 2 bedrooms upstairs but no bathroom. The bathroom is downstairs next to the kitchen and there's a living room where there's a lovely old fireplace. There's a garden in front of the house. The garden goes down to the beach and in spring and summer there are flowers everywhere. I live with my parents, and we have a lot of visitors. My city friends often stay with me. I love my house for many reasons : the garden, the flowers in summer, the fire in winter, but the best thing is the view from my bedroom window
1. The author lives in the seaside
2. There is no bathroom in her house
3. The house has got 2 floors and 4 rooms
4. There are flowers in the garden in front of the house
5. Her family rarely has visitors
6. The author likes her bedroom's window view best
my____ room is our living room. It is quite big and warm. There is a large window with lots of potted plants and green and yellow _____ In our living room, _____ is a green sofa and two green armchairs. There is a large yellow ___ on the floor. A modern floor lamp ___ in the right corner of the room. ____ to the sofa there is a small coffee table with a vase of flowers. Next to the wall was a large table with six brown chairs. We have a television and a_____ with lots of books and pictures. We also have a CD player on the shelf. I usually watch TV, listen to ___ or read books there. I really like my living room.
Exercise 1 : Complete the second sentence so that is means the same as the first
1. My house has got 5 rooms
- There ...
2. The bus station isn't far from the new shopping center
- The bus station is ...
3. There isn't a telephone in the living room
- We ...
4. The house is behind the trees
- There are trees ...
5. There are only a few biscuits in the packet
- There aren't ...
6. There are 2 bathrooms in that house
- That house ...
7. I like the kitchen most
- My favourite ...
8. Is there a garden in front of the house?
- Does the house ...
Exercise 2 : Describe your house or apartment. Anwer these questions, then write a test
1. Do you live in a house or an apartment?
2. Where is it?
3. Who do you live with?
4. How many rooms are there in your house/ apartment?
5. What are they?
6. Is there a garden?
7. Are there neighbours nice/ friendly/ noisy...?
8. Do you like your house/ apartment?
Exercise 1. Complete the questions with Is there or Are there:
1. ... many shops in your town?
2. ... a post office near here?
3. ... a table and chairs in the kitchen
4. ... any trees in your garden?
5. ... a book under the table?
6. ... any girls in the class?
7. ... any coffee in the cup?
8. ... a lot of children in the yard?
Exercise 2. Use the words to write positive ( + ) and negative ( - ) sentences and questions ( ? ) with there is/ there are:
1. a school in the neighbourhood ( ? )
2. some shops near our new house ( + )
3. a television in my bedroom ( - )
4. any cupboards in the dining room ( ? )
5. a swimming pool behind the house ( + )
6. any flowers in the garden ( - )
7. a lot of posters on the wall ( + )
Exercise 3. Put the verbs into the correct tenses:
1. It ... ( snow ) quiet hard - perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight
2. My mother ... ( not like ) buying food in supermarkets
3. Sorry, I'm busy at the moment. I ... ( do ) my homework
4. Sue ... ( not listen ) to music in her room now. She's outside
5. They ... ( not eat ) meat on Fridays
6. The teacher ... ( often/ give ) us a lot of homework
7. How often ... ( you/ go ) to the gym to work out?
8. Listen! What language ... ( they/ speak )?
9. We usually ... ( take ) a bus to school, but this week we ... ( go ) by car
10. Helen and Tom ... ( not wait ) for the bus at the moment
Complete the sentence with the correct preposition in, on or at
1. I've got a computer ... my bedroom
2. Do you live ... a house or an apartment?
3. He is sitting ... a sofa ... the corner of the sitting room
4. There is such a mess ... the kitchen!
5. The dog is sleeping ... the carpet
6. We live ... the 3rd floor ... 53 Pine Street ... London
7. Jane is waiting for a bus ... the bus stop
8. Are there any pictures ... the walls ... the living room?
9. We are staying ... the Roosevelt Hotel ... New York City
10. My camera is ... a box ... a shelf ... the bedroom closet
