Reading Unit 1

A house in the trees 4 Choose the correct option.

1 Ben is from the United States / Argentina.
2 Kim and Nancy are the names of Ben’s
aunts / sisters.
3 There isn’t a dining / living room in the
treehouse.

Ben Miller is thirteen. He’s from Texas in the USA.

There are a lot of people in his family – his mum
and dad, his brothers, Tom and Brad, and his
sisters, Kim and Nancy.

The Millers’ new house has got an amazing garden

with lots of trees. In one of the trees, there is a big
treehouse. It’s got a bedroom, a bathroom, a living
room and a small kitchen. There are two sofas in
the living room, but there isn’t a TV. There are some
stairs. There’s also a balcony with beautiful views.
It’s really cool!

1 Read the text. Choose the correct option.

1 There are five / four children in the Miller family.
2 The Millers’ treehouse has got five / four rooms.

2 Find the names of seven parts of a house in the

text.
1 _____________________________________
2 _____________________________________
3 _____________________________________
4 _____________________________________
5 _____________________________________
6 _____________________________________
7 _____________________________________

3 Read the text again. Complete the sentences

with the words in the box.
beautiful brothers garden kitchen sofas TV
1 Brad and Tom are Ben’s __________.
2 The Millers’ treehouse is in their __________.
3 There is a small __________ in the treehouse.
4 There are two __________ in the living room.
5 There are __________ views from the balcony.
6 The treehouse hasn’t got a __________.