Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1 (Literacy)

The living room

Worksheet 9
Look at the picture.
What can you see?
Do you like the living room?

Now look at the sentences. Are they TRUE or FALSE? Circle the answer.
1

There are two sofas.

TRUE

FALSE

There is one big window.

TRUE

FALSE

There are some books.

TRUE

FALSE

There are two pictures.

TRUE

FALSE

There isnt a television.

TRUE

FALSE

There is a rug under the coffee table.

TRUE

FALSE

Tell your partner about

your living room.

Theres a television.

There are two pictures.

Now write some sentences about your living room.

There is

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There are ..............................................................................................................................................................................

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Look!
There is a television.
Theres a television.
There are two sofas.
There are some books.

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Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1

The living room

Worksheet 10
Do you know these words in English?
Tell your partner.

Whats this?

Its a sofa.

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12

Write the words.

Check the dictionary

(page 14). Write again.

Cover the words. Write

them again. Then check.

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Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1

The living room

Worksheet 11
Look at the picture on page 14 of the Longman Photo Dictionary.
Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE? Circle your answer.
1

There are three windows in the room.

TRUE

FALSE

There are four cushions on the sofa.

TRUE

FALSE

Theres a candle on the bookcase.

TRUE

FALSE

Theres a big plant on the floor in front of the window.

TRUE

FALSE

There are two pictures on the wall above the bookcase.

TRUE

FALSE

Theres a rug under the coffee table.

TRUE

FALSE

There are some plants on the coffee table.

TRUE

FALSE

Theres a DVD player in the cupboard under the television.

TRUE

FALSE

Put the paper away. Look at the picture. Say some sentences about the picture.
Look at the picture and the sentences. Write the missing word.
1

The books are .. the bookcase.

The candle is .. the table.

The coffee table is .. the sofa.

The rug is .. the sofa.

The picture is .. the bookcase.

Look!

Wheres the
candle?

Its on
the table.

under
on
above
in front of
in

Where are
thebooks?

Theyre in the
bookcase.

Wheres the big plant?

Its . ....................................................................................................................

Where are the flowers?

Theyre . ...........................................................................................................

Wheres the rug?

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Wheres the picture?

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Where are the photos?

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Where are the blue cushions?

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Put the paper away. Look at the picture. Practise the questions and answers with
your partner.

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Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1

The living room

Worksheet 12
Look at the two living rooms.
How are they different?
Which one do you like?
A

Now read the description. Is it room A or room B? Tick () the box. A

My living room is small and modern. There are two sofas and theres a big coffee table.
Theres a rug under the coffee table. There are some books on the bookshelves above the sofa
and there are three pictures above the bookshelves. There is a big plant behind one of the sofas.
There are two big windows with a view of the garden. I like my living room because its beautiful
and comfortable.

Now write about your living room.

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