V. Around the home. Rooms
The living-room or lounge (= where you sit, relax, talk and watch TV); the dining-room; the kitchen; the bedroom(s); and the bathrooms).
Some people also have a study (= room with a desk where you work), a utility room (= a room usually next to the kitchen, where you have a washing machine), a spare room (= a room you don't use every day. Often this is a room that guests can use), and possibly a playroom for small children
The Lounge
curtains (AmEng = drapes)
CD
player/ hi- fi/
music system
While the cat was asleep in the armchair, I sat on the sofa and had a look at the paper. Then I turned on the TV and went to make a cup of tea.
The kitchen
fridge
taps sink
cupboards,
food
mixer
saucepan
frying pan
I put the meat in the oven; put my dirty clothes in the washing machine? Made the coffee and put the milk back in the fridge.
The Bedroom
alarm clock
wardrobe
pillows
I put my pajamas, got into bed, set the alarm clock, switched off the light, and went to sleep.
The Bathroom
mirror
I didn't have time for a bath, but I had a wash, cleaned my teeth, and then I went to school
VI. Complete the descriptions.
Model : The bedroom, that's where you sleep
1 The kitchen, that's where you do the_____________________.
2 The bathroom, that's where you have a ______________and __________.
3 The lounge, that's where you_______________________.
4 The dining room, that's where you_____________________________.
5 A spare room that’s where __________________________________.
6 A study, that's usually where you ______________________________
Housework
My room is very clean and tidy (= everything in order), but my brother is very untidy; he leaves his clothes all over the floor and never makes his bed. What's worse, he doesn't clean his room very often, so most of the time it is quite dirty.
I do the washing-up every evening after dinner, and I normally do the washing and ironing at the weekend when I have a bit more free time. I also Hoover the carpets and polish the dining room table once a week.
VII. Find the correct ending on the right for each of these sentence beginnings on the left. Then put the sentences in the most logical order
VIII Read and translate the text our flat
We live in a comfortable flat in a new house. It is on the fifth floor It is neither large nor small. There are three rooms in it: a living room, two bedrooms. We have also a kitchen, a bathroom, and a hall. It is a great pity that we have no balcony.
Our living room is large and light because there are two wide windows in it. The walls of the room are blue, the curtains on the windows, and the carpet on the floor are of the same colour. There is no much, furniture there: a sofa, a table with four chairs, two armchairs, and TV set in the corner. All the members of our family spend a lot of time there.
Our parents occupy one bedroom which is not large but very cosy. There are two beds, a wardrobe, two armchairs, and a TV set in it. Then is a large thick carpet on the floor, and a nice picture on the wall above the beds.
My brother and I share another bedroom. There, you can see two beds, a small desk near the window, two chairs at the desk: for me and my brother. The bookcase is near the door. There are many books in. it. Besides, we have many shelves on the walls. There is a musical centre on one of them. We have a lot of friends. And when they come to see us, we invite them into our room. We usually listen to music or play different games.
Our kitchen is big enough. As a rule, we have breakfast and dinner in the kitchen together. Our mother is cooking for us, but sometime we prepare some tasty things with my brother for our parents.
Tine hall of our flat is not narrow. There is a big wardrobe there. And besides, there is a telephone on a small round table.
We like our flat very much. We are happy when our relatives and friends visit us.
1 Where do they live?
2 How many rooms do they have?
3 Where do their family spend a lot of time?
4 Can you describe their living room?
5 Where do they usually have breakfast (dinner, supper)?