Home

Do you live in a house or an apartment?

I live in a house and my brother lives in a flat (B.E.) / an apartment (A.E)

apartment ≠ department

Prepositions in and on

I live in an apartment on the third floor

Rooms at home

What rooms can you see here?

bedroom – living room – dining room – bathroom – kitchen

What’s in a bedroom, living room or kitchen? Put the following lexical items
in the correct columns. Add 2 more in each one.

wardrobe – tub – chest of drawers – coffeemaker – painting – cupboard –

coffee table – nightstand – rug – basin - blender

bedroom living room dining room bathroom kitchen

 Talking about your home

have

I have a big bed in my bedroom, but I don’t have a desk

My house has three bedrooms, a kitchen, a living-room, a dining room and a

garden, but it doesn’t have a pool

Don’t forget!

Affirmative

I – you – we – they have

He – she – it has

Negative

I – you – we – they don’t have

He – she – it doesn’t have

Questions

Do you live in a house? Yes, I do / No, I don’t

No, in an apartment

Do you have a tree in your garden? Yes, I do / No, I don’t

Yes, an orange one.

Complete

have – has – don’t – doesn’t

1-Peter ______ a bookcase in his living room

2-My parents ________ a big closet in their bedroom

3-In Australia all houses _________ a pool

4-Susan and David _______ have a car. They _________ motorbikes

5-George _________ have a microwave oven in his kitchen. He _____ an

electric one.
 There is / There are

There is

There is a fridge in the kitchen and there is an orange cushion on my bed

There are

There are some pictures in my bedroom, but there aren’t any rugs
Complete

In my bedroom…

is, are or aren’t?

1-There _____ any books on the desk

2-There _____ a closet

3-There ______ light blue curtains

4-There ______ any flowers

5-There ______ two shelves

Ask your partner

What’s in your bedroom?

Example

In my bedroom…

there’s a / an…

there are ….

I have … / I don’t have …

Don’t forget to ask a do you….? question in your conversation. Example:

Do you have posters on the wall?

Describing your home

cosy, cramped, dark, spacious, noisy, drafty, light.

1-Alexis Sanchez lives in a very big house in Milan. He lives in a ……………place.

2-I love my house because it’s comfortable. It’s really…………..

3-I don’t like my sister’s apartment because it’s too small. It’s pretty…..

4-My brother’s apartment is close to a main road, so it’s very ……….. at night.

5-Susan’s house lets in cold air through the windows in winter. Her house
is………..

6-Peter’s apartment doesn’t get much natural light. His apartment is quite
……

7-I hope your home is …………………. and gets lots of sunshine in the morning.
 and – but – because – although - so

Mary’s house is light and spacious, but it can get very drafty in winter.

The weather is beautiful today, so I’ll have lunch in the garden.

I like my apartment because it’s cosy, although it can get noisy because there
is a restaurant just downstairs.
Writing Activity

Describe the home where you live, the rooms and things (furniture) you have
in your bedroom, who you live with and what you like and dislike about it.

Example

I live in a house. It has three bedrooms, a living room, a dining room and a
kitchen. In my bedroom there is a desk, a bookcase and there are some
pictures on the wall. I like to work and read in my bedroom. Although it’s a
small house, it’s cosy and light, so I like it very much. My favourite place is the
garden because I can spend time in summer and when the weather is good.
Our house, by Madness
Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb
tell, see, slow, wear, have, send, need, get
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwIe_sjKeAY&list=RDKwIe_sjKeAY&star
t_radio=1
Father……………his Sunday best
mother's tired she………………..a rest
The kids are playing up downstairs
sister’s sighing in her sleep
brother’s got a date to keep
he can't hang around
Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our

Our house it……….a crowd

There's always something happening
and it's usually quite loud
our mum she's so house-proud
nothing ever………………………her down
and a mess is not allowed

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our street
(something……………..you)
(that you've got to get away from it)
Our house, in the middle of our

Father………………up late for work

mother………………to iron his shirt
then she……………………the kids to school
…………..them off with a small kiss
She's the one they're going to miss
In lots of ways
[Instrumental Interlude]

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our
I remember way back then when
Everything was true and when
We would have such a very good time
Such a fine time
Such a happy time
And I remember how we'd play
Simply waste the day away
Then we'd say
Nothing would come between us
Too dreamers

Father……………………..his Sunday best

mother's tired she………………..a rest
the kids are playing up downstairs
sister’s sighing in her sleep
brother’s got a date to keep
he can't hang around

Our house, in the middle of our street…

Our house, in the middle of our…
Our house, was our castle and our keep
Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, that was where we used to sleep
Our house, in the middle of our street…
Our house, Madness

Father wears his Sunday best

Mother's tired she needs a rest
The kids are playing up downstairs
Sister's sighing in her sleep
Brother's got a date to keep
He can't hang around

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our

Our house it has a crowd

There's always something happening
And it's usually quite loud
Our mum she's so house-proud
Nothing ever slows her down
And a mess is not allowed

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our

Our house, in the middle of our street

(Something tells you)
(That you've got to get away from it)
Our house, in the middle of our

Father gets up late for work

Mother has to iron his shirt
Then she sends the kids to school
Sees them off with a small kiss
She's the one they're going to miss
In lots of ways

[Instrumental Interlude]
Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our

I remember way back then when

Everything was true and when
We would have such a very good time
Such a fine time
Such a happy time
And I remember how we'd play
Simply waste the day away
Then we'd say
Nothing would come between us
Too dreamers

Father wears his Sunday best

Mother's tired she needs a rest
The kids are playing up downstairs
Sister's sighing in her sleep
Brother's got a date to keep
He can't hang around

Our house, in the middle of our street…

Our house, in the middle of our…
Our house, was our castle and our keep
Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, that was where we used to sleep
Talking points

1-Do you live in a house or an apartment?

2-Can you describe your home?

3-What’s your favourite place in your home? Why?

4-What do you like and dislike about your home?

5-Where do you want to live in the future? in a house or a flat? Why?