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2 A HOUSE WITH A HISTORY

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1. Do you live in a house or flat? Where would you like to live – in a house or flat and why?

2. VOCABULARY PRACTICE. Read the advertisement for a house to rent. Would you like to rent
it? Why (not)?

3. Cover the advertisement. What can you remember about the house?

4. Think of three things you can usually find in a bedroom, a bathroom, and a living room.

5. Match the words and pictures.

ROOMS
Match the words and pictures 1-10.

PARTS OF A ROOM
Match the words and pictures 11-15.

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THINGS IN A ROOM
Match the words and pictures 16-31.

6. Learn the words.

существительные
1. a balcony балкон
2. a bath ванна
3. a bathroom ванная комната
4. a bed кровать
5. a bedroom спальня
6. a carpet ковер
7. a cooker плита
8. a cupboard сервант, шкаф

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10. a fireplace камин

11. a fridge холодильник
12. a garage гараж
13. a garden сад
14. a hall зал
15. a kitchen кухня
16. a lamp лампа
17. a light свет, освещение
18. a living room гостиная
19. a mirror зеркало
20. a plant растение
21. a shelf полка
22. a shower душ
23. a sofa / a couch диван
24. a study кабинет
25. a toilet туалет
26. a washing machine стиральная машина
27. an armchair кресло
28. the ceiling потолок
29. the floor пол
30. the stairs лестница
31. the wall стена

7. LISTENING PRACTICE. (Recording 8.5) Kim and Leo are a young couple from the USA. They
want to rent the house. Cover the dialogue and listen to their conversation with Barbara. Which
three rooms in the house do they go into?

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8. Listen again and complete the dialogue.
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9. (Recording 8.6) Listen to this recording. What does Kim say about one of the bedrooms? Whose
bedroom was it?

10. (Recording 8.7) Kim and Leo go to the local pub. Listen and answer the questions.

11. GRAMMAR PRACTICE. Complete the chart.

12. What’s the difference between …?

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13. GRAMMAR PRACTICE: There is / there are. Study the table.

14. Complete with (+) or (?) of There is or There are.

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15. Write (+), (–) or (?) sentences with there is/are + a/an, some or any.

16. Fill in the gaps with some or any.

17. Make two columns – Countable and Uncountable – and put the words below in the correct column.

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18. Match a phrase in column 1 with one in column
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19. Look at the questionnaire “Your home”. Interview your teacher. Ask for and give more
information if you can.