4 There’s a huge garden

A attic

B upstairs
1 bathroom
2 

C stairs

3 
4 
5 

6 

D downstairs

7  E basement
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house = the building itself Rooms in a house
Vocabulary
4
home = the place where you live
1 Put the names of the rooms in the correct place.
Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat.

garage study dining room garden bedroom
hall kitchen  bathroom   living room

2 Write the rooms in exercise 1 under the correct

heading.
8 
Downstairs Upstairs Outside
kitchen

3 Listen and label Camilla and Max’s apartments.

Flat A Flat B Flat C

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4 PAIRWORK Student A: describe one of
the apartments in exercise 3. Student B: guess
the apartment.
A It’s got two bathrooms.
B Is it Flat C?

Now describe your house or apartment.

My house has got two bedrooms and one bathroom
upstairs. Downstairs, it’s got a living room,
but it hasn’t got a study …

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DVDSTORY 04

What’s your flat like?

1 READ AND LISTEN Where is Sarah’s laptop?
Jazmin Wow! Your house is really big! Sarah There aren’t any clothes in the
Sarah Yes, it is. And it’s got a huge garden, wardrobe! Ricky’s so untidy!
as well! Jazmin Too right!
Jazmin Have you got a big house in Italy, too? Sarah This is my bedroom. Now, where’s
Sarah No, we haven’t. We’ve got a flat. my laptop?
Jazmin What’s your flat like? Jazmin There’s a laptop under those T-shirts
Sarah It’s quite big. There are three bedrooms, on that chair …
a big living room and a kitchen. Ricky appears.
Jazmin Is there a balcony?
Ricky See! I’m not the only untidy person
Sarah Yes, there’s a big balcony, but there in this family!
isn’t a garden.
Jazmin Oh, that’s a shame … Are there Listen again and repeat.
any parks near your flat?
Sarah Yes, there are. There’s a lovely park
opposite our flat. Everyday English
Jazmin Is that your bedroom? as well
Sarah No, it isn’t. That’s Ricky’s room. quite
Jazmin Look! There are some computer games That’s a shame!
under the bed! And all his clothes are lovely
on the floor. clothes
untidy
Too right!
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Dialogue
COMPREHENSION Read the dialogue again and match the two halves
4
of the sentences.
1   Jazmin is A near Sarah’s flat.
2   Sarah’s house has got B on her desk.
3   In Italy, Sarah’s family have got C very untidy.
4   There’s a park D at Sarah’s house.
5   Ricky’s room is E a flat.
6   Sarah’s laptop isn’t F a big garden.

3 Choose the correct answers.

1 You have got / Have you got a big house?

2 There are / Are there any parks
near your flat?
3 There’s / There are a lovely park
near the flat.
4 There are any / some computer games
under Ricky’s bed.
5 There isn’t / There aren’t any clothes
in the wardrobe.
6 There’s / There are a laptop on the chair.

4 Fill in the gaps with information from the dialogue on page 60,
using the words in the box. Listen, check and repeat.

What’s there It’s There are ’s Is there

Jazmin 1 your flat like?

Sarah  2
quite big. 3 three bedrooms,
a big living room and a kitchen.
Jazmin 4 a balcony?
Sarah Yes, there 5
a big balcony, but 6
isn’t a garden.

5 PAIRWORK Talk to your partner about his or her house or apartment.

Use the dialogue in exercise 4 as a model.
A What’s your house like?
B It’s very big. There are four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living
room and a big kitchen.
A Is there an attic?
B Yes, there is, but there isn’t a basement.

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4 Grammar
A There is / There are
Affirmative form
VI O
Singular There is (There’s) a garden.
Plural There are two bathrooms.
there is  there are 
There are has no short form.
For a list of words, we use there is if the first word is
singular.
There is a table and four chairs.
1 Complete the sentences with there is or
there are. Use the short form where possible.
There are two bedrooms in my flat.
1 a basement in my house.
2 a park near my school.
3 twenty-five students
in my class.
4 a computer in our classroom.
5 four people in my family.
6 a big kitchen and a study.
7 a book in my bag.
8 twenty classrooms
in my school.
Pronunciation
The sound /ɪ/
2 Listen and repeat.
living room  attic kitchen
3 Listen and underline the sound /ɪ/. Pay
attention: not all the words contain this
sound. Listen and check.
fish guinea pig bird
chicken lion sister
bike nice six
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B There isn’t / There aren’t
DE
Negative form DE
VI O
Singular There isn’t a study.
Plural There aren’t two bathrooms.
There aren’t any CDs in the study.
4 Choose the correct answers. Listen
and check.
There isn’t / aren’t a sofa in the living room.
1 There isn’t / aren’t any DVDs under the bed.
2 There isn’t / aren’t a TV in my bedroom.
3 There isn’t / aren’t any people in the shop.
4 There isn’t / aren’t any photos on my phone.
5 There isn’t / aren’t a study in my house.
6 There isn’t / aren’t any posters in our
classroom.
7 There isn’t / aren’t a car in the garage.
8 There isn’t / aren’t three bedrooms in my flat.
9 There isn’t / aren’t a radio in the kitchen.
10 There isn’t / aren’t any sofas in the living
room.
5 Rewrite the sentences in exercise 1 using the
negative form.
There aren’t two bedrooms in my flat.
6 Write the affirmative or negative form of
there is / there are to make true sentences
about yourself.
1 an interactive whiteboard
in my classroom.
2 a big kitchen in my house.
3 four people in my family.
4 a park near my school.
5 twenty-four students in my class.
6 a mobile phone in my schoolbag.
7 a cinema near my house.
8 three posters in my bedroom.
9 a study in my house.
10 two bathrooms
in my grandparents’ house.
 C Is there …? / Are there …?
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Grammar
Complete the sentences with there,
they’re or their.
4
Interrogative form and There are 200 students in our school.
short answers DE
VI O
1 Who are Sam and Ian? my best
Interrogative form friends.
Singular Is there a chair? 2 Here are Rosie and Joe with
dog.
Plural Are there any chairs?
3 You’ve got some new sunglasses!
cool!
Short answers
4 are two new students in our
Affirmative Negative class.
Singular Yes, there is. No, there isn’t. 5 names are Angela and John.
Plural Yes, there are. No, there aren’t. 6 Where are your headphones?
in my bag.
We do not use the short form in affirmative answers. 7 Luis and Ana are from Spain.
mum’s a doctor.
7 Put the words in order to make sentences. 8 Are any good films at the
cinema this week?
your / Is / desk / a / in / there / bedroom / ?
Is there a desk in your bedroom?
1 house / there / near / Is / café / your / a / ? D Some / any DE
VI O
2 any computers / in / there / classroom /
your / Are / ? Singular Plural
3 in / bedroom / Is / your / there / a / TV / ? + There’s a chair. There are some chairs.
4 there / on / Are / your / any games / phone / ? – There isn’t a chair. There aren’t any chairs.
5 in / there / any photos / your / Are / living
room / ? ? Is there a chair? Are there any chairs?
6 internet café / there / your / an / in / Is / town / ?
7 school / Is / your / a / park / near / there / ? I’ve got some photos. 
8 pencil case / Are / any felt tips / in / your / There aren’t any ice creams. 
there / ? Are there any pencils? 

8 Give answers that are true for you to the
questions in exercise 7. Use short answers.
Is there a desk in your bedroom?  Yes, there is.
Look out!
There, they’re and their are pronounced in
the same way.
There’s a red sofa.
They’re (They are) new students.
Their house is very nice.
10 Choose the correct answers.
Are there some / any sandwiches for me?
1 Are there some / any French teachers
at your school?
2 There are some / any cats in our garden.
3 There aren’t some / any interesting
programmes on TV.
4 Have you got some / any brothers or sisters?
5 He’s got some / any beautiful goldfish.
6 Are there some / any parks in your town?
7 There are some / any new DVDs near the TV.
8 There aren’t some / any chairs in our
classroom!

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