Speaking and listening Elementary to Intermediate

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Where do you live? Do you live i a house or a !lat "also# a$art%e t&?

HOUSES
'o( %a y roo%s are there i your house? )a%e the%*

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Des+ribe your house or !lat* "both i side a d outside&

What is there i your livi , roo%? )a%e as %a y thi ,s as you +a * What do you do there? What is there i your bathroo%? )a%e as %a y thi ,s as you +a * What do you do there?

What is there i your bedroo%? )a%e as %a y thi ,s as you +a * What ti%e do you usually ,o to bed? What is there i your ,arde ? )a%e as %a y thi ,s as you +a * What do you do there?

What is there i your kit+he ? )a%e as %a y thi ,s as you +a * What do you do there?

What is there i your ,ara,e? )a%e as %a y thi ,s as you +a * What do you do there?

Do you $re!er livi , i a house or !lat? -.$lai (hy*

Do you $re!er livi , i the +ity or the +ou try? -.$lai (hy*

/re you i !avour o! re ti , or buyi , a house? -.$lai (hy*

'o( %u+h does a avera,e house or !lat +ost (here you live? Where do $eo$le ,et the %o ey to buy o e? 'o( %a y ki ds o! houses +a you a%e? "e*,* house1 !lat1 a$art%e t1 2&

Who does the house(ork i your !a%ily? What do they do?

0ive so%e reaso s (hy $eo$le +a be+o%e ho%eless*

'o( %a y ti%es have you %oved house? Did you e 4oy it?

3ake a list o! i%$orta t thi ,s to look !or (he buyi , "or re ti ,& a house*
"e*,* a ,arde 1 ear a su$er%arket&

Match BrE (left) with AmE (right)

1 2 3 4 +ellar li!t ,arde !lat a b + d a$art%e t yard base%e t elevator

kit+he bathroo% ,arde +ellar livi , roo% di i , roo% study bedroo% hall atti+ ,ara,e

8 11

Explain and discuss

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Bedroom# bed1 (ardrobe1 i,htsta d"s&1 $illo(s1 %attress1 sheets1 duvet9+o%!orter1 %irror1 dressi , table9va ity %arden$ !lo(ers1 ,rass1 trees1 shrubs1 s(i%%i , $ool1 ,arde !ur iture1 s(i ,1 sa dbo.1 !lo(er beds1

!itchen$ +u$board1 shelves1 +ooker9stove1 $ots ; $a s1 %i+ro(ave ove 1 si k1 dish(asher1 table1 +hairs %arage# +ar1 bi+y+le1 %otorbike1 la( %o(er1 shelves1 tools1 ,arde hose

Dis+uss $ri+es < trodu+e# savi ,s1 i herita +e1 %ort,a,e

6lea i ,1 +ooki ,1 (ashi ,1 iro i ,1 doi , the dishes1 setti , the tables1 taki , out the rubbish9,arba,e

bu ,alo(1 deta+hed house1 se%i= deta+hed house1 villa1 $ala+e1 +astle1 %a sio 1 !ar%1 +otta,e1 terra+ed house "also ro( house or to( house&1 studio1 houseboat1 i,loo1 te t9(i,(a%1 treehouse1 +o do "or +o do%i iu%&1 +abi 1 stilt house1 /=!ra%e1 hut1 trailer

Match BrE (left) with AmE (right)

1 kit+he bathroo% ,arde +ellar livi , roo% di i , roo% study bedroo% hall atti+ ,ara,e 8 3 2 10 9 4 11 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 6ellar C Li!t & 0arde B >lat A a b + d a$art%e t yard base%e t elevator

Explain and discuss

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