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)
chair (n)

A bedroom is a room where people sleep.

dining
room (n)
door (n)

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

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)

Someones 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)
live (n)

A kitchen is a room used for cooking.

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

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

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

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

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 dont need.
in vo ch trng t thch hp. C mt t khng cn thit.
bedroom
living room
dining room

addresses

lives

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.
Tm t khng cng loi vi cc t cn li.
1. Rooms :
kitchen
window
2. Places to live:
flat
3. Things in the dining room:
garden
table
4. Rooms to wash in:
shower
bathroom
5. Parts of a house:
address
6. Things in the bedroom:
bed
flat
KEY:
1. Window
2. Toilet

living room
toilet

house
chair

dining room
wall
window

door

3.
4.
5.
6.

Garden
Dining room
Address
Flat

Adjectives to describe home:

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answers:

Chn t ng in vo ch trng:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Its a very hard chair its very comfortable/ uncomortable.

Theres a lot of light in this room its very dark/ bright.
Its very quiet/ noisy near her flat. Its next to a busy road.
Its a very small/ large flat so there isnt so much space.
Her flat is very untidy/ cold. Her books are everywhere!
Its very cold/ warm in there. Can I open the window?

KEY:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Uncomfortable
Bright
Noisy
Small
Untidy
Warm

Exercise 4: Complete the descriptions using the words below:

Hon tt cc miu t bng cc t sau:

KEY: flat house bedsit student hall uncomfortable cold untidy.