Homes: reading tasks

1 You’re going to read about a person who lives in a

lighthouse. Look at the picture below and think about the
following:
a The person living there
• What’s his/her name?
• What’s his/her job?
• What kind of person is he/she?
b The building
• What does it look like?
• How old is it?
• Does it still work?
c Living in the building
• What can the person see?
• What can he/she hear?
• Who does he/she live with?
• Does he/she have any neighbours?
• What does he/she like about living there?
• What problems does she/he have about living there?

© Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2007

Taken from the Skills section in www.onestopenglish.com