
- •Active vocabulary
- •Things you may find around the house
- •1. A) Match the words with their definitions.
- •2. A) Match phrasal verbs(1-5) with their synonym(a-e)s.
- •3. A) Match idiomatic expression s(1-6) with their definitions (a-f).
- •4. Listening.
- •5. Video-listening. Guided Tour of My House
- •6. Reading
- •7. A) Look at the title of the text. What do you think it is about? Where might you read it?
- •In Search of the Perfect Home
- •9. Speaking
- •10. A) How do you understand the following proverbs? Do you agree with them or not? Express your opinion.
2. A) Match phrasal verbs(1-5) with their synonym(a-e)s.
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to put smth in |
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to occupy |
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to move in |
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to repair |
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to throw smth out |
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to face |
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to do smth up |
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to get rid of |
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to look out on smth |
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to install |
b) Replace the words in italics in the sentences below with the phrasal verbs in the box.
to look out on smth |
to put smth in |
to do smth up |
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up to move in |
to throw smth out |
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Nothing has been done to this flat for a long time. It needs new curtains and a new carpet. The doors and walls need painting. It needs __________ (decorating, renovating). |
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The carpets were old and full of holes, so he __________ (disposed of them by putting them in the dustbin). |
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The house was cold and damp, so they had central heating __________ (installed). |
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We would like to __________ (start living there) as soon as possible. |
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The bedroom __________ (faces) the garden. |
3. A) Match idiomatic expression s(1-6) with their definitions (a-f).
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to be nothing out of the ordinary |
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make people laugh or clap very loudly |
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to put your house in order |
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to make sure that you do not say or do anything that causes you to get into trouble |
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to bring down the house |
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average and plain |
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on the house |
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free |
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to eat smb out of house and home |
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to solve your own problems |
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watch your step |
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to eat most of the food that someone has in their house |
b) True or false?
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This performance is really amazing. It always brings the house down. |
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That huge dog is eating us out of house and home. |
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Hey, don’t you see where you’re going? Watch your step! |
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There are three stores in this bungalow, so it’s nothing out of the ordinary. |
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It’s time to put our house in order. Let’s mop the floors and dust the furniture! |
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You’ll have to pay for the drinks. They are on the house. |
4. Listening.
Homes around the world
a) Match the places and photos. What do you know about them?
□ Lisbon |
□ Toronto |
□ Malibu |
□ Samoa |
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b) Listen to some people from these places. Complete the chart.
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Manola |
Ray and Eise |
Brad |
Alise |
from Lisbon |
from Toronto |
from Malibu |
from Samoa |
House or flat? |
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Old or modern? |
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Where? |
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How many bedrooms? |
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Extra information |
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c) Talk about where you live, using this listening as an example.