3. Grammar

3.1 Complete the sentences about the house from 2.3 with is, isn’t, are and aren’t.

There ____ a piano.	There ____ six rooms on this floor.
There ____ a fridge.	There ____ any showers.
___ there a television? – No, there ___.	____ there any glasses? – Yes, there ____.

3 .2 Listen to Rory describing his room. Make sentences about

sofa armchair table PlayStation book picture poster lamp

his room, use the words from the box. Listen again and check.

e.g. There is a sofa in his room.

Make six sentences about your room. Use there is/isn’t, there are/aren’t.

3.3 Look at the photo of a dormitory/hall of residence room and answer the questions.

1. How many girls are there in the room?

2. Is there a television?

3. Are there any flowers in the room?

Student A: Ask three more questions about the room.

Student B: Cover the picture and answer the questions.

Swap the roles.

3.4 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about your room/flat.

3.5 Match the prepositions and pictures. Use between, next to/beside, on, under, above/over, in, opposite, behind, in front of, near.

a.	b.	c.	d.	e.
f.	g.	h.	i.	j.

3.6 Complete the sentences about the picture.

1. T he lamp is on the table.

2. The flowers are ___ the vase.

3. The cat is ___ the armchair.

4. The ball is ___ the table.

5. The clock is ___ the table.

6. The chair is ___ the table.

7. The carpet is ___ the table.

8. The lamp is ___ the vase and the book.

9. The cushions are ___ the armchair.

3.7 Listen to Jerry and his mum.

What is she looking for?

• TV remote control

• lamp

• cat

Where is it?

• on the sofa

• behind the sofa

• under the sofa

3.8 Describe Rory’s room. Use the prepositions of place.

4. Listening

4 .1 Look at the pictures of rooms. What is different?

4.2 Listen to a description of one of the rooms. Which room is it?

5. Reading

5.1 Read this advert from a site where students can find rooms for rent. Check the meaning of the underlined words with a dictionary.

Studentrooms.co.uk Room for rent in a nice big house

We are offering a room for rent in a nice big furnished house. The house has three floors: 1 - a huge living room with a digital TV, surround system, fireplace, big dining table, sofa, armchairs, coffee table; a well-equipped kitchen and a bathroom; 2 - two bedrooms, occupied by Erasmus University students and a bathroom with a shower; 3 - the bedroom offered for rent: a huge king-sized bed, desk, arm-chair, coffee table, night stand and clothes shelves. The house has front and back yards with a barbecue and some garden furniture. Parking is free. Everything is well equipped: there’s central heating for the bedrooms, a dish-washer, washing machine, hair dryer, microwave oven, coffee machine. The neighbourhood is very peaceful: mostly families with children. There is a beautiful park with a lake and a beach next to the neighbourhood. Shops are located in 10 minutes’ walk. You can go to Erasmus University by metro, and Alexandrium shopping center is within 5 minutes’ walk. We also have a bicycle that you can use. Address: 17 Raymond Brulezpad, Zevenkamp, Rotterdam, 3069JX.

5.2 Mark the statements true or false.

1. There’s no furniture in the room for rent.

2. The room for rent is on the third floor.

3. There are no other people living in the house.

4. There are mostly student houses near the house.

5. There’s a metro station in the neighbourhood.

6. There are some shops near the house.

5.3 Cover the advert and try to remember the details about:

1. the room for rent

2. the house

3. the neighbourhood