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Quiz

1) His kitchen is _____ .

a) small but new

b) big and old
c) small and old

2) His living room is good place to _____.

a) get work done

b) watch sports
c) do yoga

3) How many places does he have to bathe?

1420 The Home of ELLLO a) one
Todd talks about his house in Japan which is also the b) two
headquarters of elllo.org. c) three

4) His yard does not have _____ .

Complete the paragraphs with the words in boxes
a) flowers
b) grass
Meg: Hey, Todd, where do you live? c) bushes
Todd: I live on the east side of downtown
5) He sleeps on _____ .
Meg: Oh. Do you like it there?
a) a cot
Todd: I do. I live in an older house. But it's a b) the floor
big house, and it's really relaxing. It's a nice Meg Todd c) a bed
place to live. Reset Quiz Show Answers

Meg: Wow. Sounds nice. How many rooms does it have?

Todd: My house is pretty big. It's four
rooms. It has a big sleeping room. It's a
Set 1 Vocabulary
the • you • sleep
Japanese house. So it's not really a because • floor • on
bedroom _____________________ .
stove
Meg: Oh.
Todd: But it also has a living room. It has, like, an office room I have a small stove.
and it has a kitchen.
A stove is used to cook food. Usually
Meg: Is it a big kitchen? you can cook on an electric stove or on
a gas stove with fire. Notice the
Todd: No, it's a pretty small kitchen and following:
Set 2
it's a very old kitchen. I have a small a • table • nice
stove. So it's very difficult to cook. But, 1. I cooked a stew on the stove.
kitchen • eat • to 2. We loved to cook on the stove.
you know, I have a refrigerator. I have a
microwave. I have _______________ at.
So it's a pretty decent kitchen. refrigerator

Meg: It sounds okay. What about your living room? What do you I have a refrigerator. I have a
have in the living room? microwave.
Todd: My living room, it's pretty A refrigerator, or fridge, keeps food cool
cool for a guy because it's a good or cold. Notice the following:
place to watch sports. I have a
really big TV, and I have cable TV, 1. There is some soda in the fridge.
so I get all the football channels. 2. I put the eggs in the refrigerator.
And I have a really big sofa, so I
can sit on my sofa and watch sports decent
and drink beer. It's great.
So it's a pretty decent kitchen.
Meg: Sounds relaxing.
Here, decent means not great, but not
Todd: Very relaxing. bad. Notice the following:

Meg: Well, do you also have a nice 1. He earns a decent salary.

bathroom? 2. That cafe serves decent coffee.

Todd: I do. I actually have three hot spring

bathrooms.
Meg: Oh, really? I have a natural hot spring bath outside
my house.
Todd: It's kind of crazy, yes. A hot spring is a pool of hot water that
comes naturally from the ground. Notice
So in English, we say bathroom, but I Set 3 the following:
have ____________________ toilet and that • two • for
I have one room or the bathroom with are • the • rooms 1. We soaked in the hot spring.
the toilet for the guests. 2. The Japanese call hot springs
onsens.
And then I have a bathroom that I use. Set 4
And then also I have a natural hot take • a • want bushes
spring bath outside my house. So if I to • or • shower
____________________ bathe, I use
that room. There's an area for flowers and bushes.

Meg: Wow. I'd love to have a hot spring at my house. A bush is a short plant that has leaves
like a tree. Notice the following:
Todd: Yeah, it's very nice. It's very, very nice.
1. The ball disappeared into the
Meg: Does your house also have a yard? bushes.
2. His house has a wall made of bushes.
Todd: ____________________ . So Set 5
outside my house, there's an area for yard • It • a yard
flowers and bushes. And it's like a yard kind • has • of
or a garden around the house, but it's And it's like a yard or a garden.
not a place you can play sports. There's
no grass or anything. So it's a very, very small yard. But, you A yard is the space around a house with
know, it's a nice place. grass and plants. Notice the following:
Meg: Oh yeah. It sounds like a nice place to live. 1. I keep my dog in the yard.
2. Her yard is so big we play soccer
Todd: It is a nice place to live. I'm very, very lucky. there.
Meg: You said you have a sleeping room, not a bedroom. What
does that mean?
Vocabulary Quiz
Todd: Yeah. I live at a Japanese style Set 6
house. So it's called the tatami room. on • and • sleep
And you sleep in the tatami room you • floor • the
____________________ on a futon. So I stove • refrigerator • decent
don't have a bed. hot spring • bushes • yard
So it's not a bedroom. It's a room that Set 7 1. He lives in a neighborhood.
____________________ and you can you • day • during
eat and talk with guests. But it's also a 2. Unlike trees, are green all
sit • the • in
room that you sleep in at night. So yeah, year.
I call it my sleeping room. But I think in 3. On a cold day, I like to sit in the
Japan, they just call it the tatami room. .
Meg: Is it comfortable sleeping on the floor? 4. Put the milk in the .
5. I need to cut the grass in the .
Todd: Yeah, it's really comfortable. Now I Set 8
love it. So before, I slept on a bed. But sleep • I • now
6. Let's make pancakes on the .
____________________ on the floor futon • on • the
and I really like it. Actually, I prefer to
sleep on the futon on the floor.

Meg: Well, it sounds like your house is really comfortable.

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Speaking Challenge

Answer these questions related to housing.

Q1 Do you have a decent size kitchen?

A1

Do you cook on the stove much?

Q2
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A2

Q3 Would you like a house with a big yard?

A3

Q4 Now, what foods are in your refrigerator?

A4

Q5 Would you like a house with a hot spring?

A5