Vocabulary: houses and furniture

a) Order the letters to make three rooms in a house

CHITKEN ________________ REDBOOM _____________ THOROBAM ______________

b) Put the furniture in each column. Use your dictionary to help you.

an armchair a fridge a television

a coffee table a shelf a plant a stereo

a lamp a cooker a washing machine

a telephone a cupboard a cup a sofa

The living room	The kitchen	Both

2. Prepositions of place:

on, in/inside, under, in front of, behind, between, next to/near, above, around, among, in the middle, to the right/left, in the corner, opposite, over

Look at the pictures and cover the prepositions. Where are the cat and dog?

Reading

“Two Special Houses in the American Southwest”

Every year, many people visit Arizona to learn about Native American tribes. Most people stay in hotels, but some people stay in traditional Native American homes, called hogans. Lorraine Nelson, a teacher from Arizona, invites visitors to stay in her hogan. It has three chairs, two beds on the floor, and a wood-burning stove. Ms. Nelson teaches her guests about Native American traditions.

In San Antonio, Texas, there is a purple house. This house is the home of Sandra Cisneros. Ms. Cisneros is a Mexican-American writer. She is famous for her interesting stories. The house has a porch with a pink floor. The rooms are green, pink, and purple. There are many books and colorful paintings. Many other houses near Ms. Cisneros's house are white or beige, so her house is very different. Some of her neighbors think her house is too colorful, but Ms. Cisneros loves it.

Read the article. What’s in each house? Complete the chart.

three chairs colorful paintings two beds on the floor

many books porch with a pink floor wood-burning stove

Sandra Cisneros’s house	Lorraine Nelson’s hogan
1. There is a ….porch with a pink floor 2. There are ………………………. 3. There are ……………………….	4. There is a …………………………. 5. There are …………………………. 6. There are ………………………….

Listening [6.1; 1]

Buying a present.

Read the advert and look at the photo. Would you like to live in this house? Why (not)?

Larry and Louise are from the USA. They want to rent the house. Cover the dialogue and listen. Which three rooms in the house do they go into?

Questions for computer based test

1. Choose the right answer.

There ______ seven days in a week.

a) is

b) are

c) will be

d) was

2. Choose the right answer.

There ______ a book on the table.

a) are

b) aren’t

c) is

d) am

3. Choose the right answer.

______ any letters for me today?

a) Is there

b) Was there

c) Were there

d) Are there

4. Choose the right answer.

“How many students _____ in the class?” “Twenty”

a) are there

b) is there

c) aren’t there

d) isn’t there

Home assignment

Write sentences with There are …. . Choose from the box.

s even twenty-six nine thirty fifteen fifty

l etters days players days planets states

September the solar system t he USA a week a rugby team the English alphabet

1 __There are seven days in a week_________

2 ______________________________________________

3 ______________________________________________

4 ______________________________________________

5 ______________________________________________

6 ______________________________________________