You will learn how to:

 To talk about my dream house

 To describe and write what I have

GUIDE NUMBER 4
MY HOUSE
READING
1. A description of a house:
Look at the picture and read Richard’s description of his dream house. Would you like to live there?

My dream house is a large modern house in the city center. It’s has
two floors and a lift. Downstairs there’s a living room with the
biggest TV in the world. There’s also a swimming pool and a tennis
court.

My bedroom’s upstairs with its own bathroom. There’s a jacuzzi in

the bathroom and a huge brown bed in the middle of the bedroom
with lots of pillows. Next to it, there’s a machine for making fresh
juice in the morning. There’s a large window above my bed so I can
see the whole city from here when the curtains are open. You should come and visit me soon.

Read Richards description again and answer the questions:

1. Is Richard’s dream home a flat or a house? The Richard's dream home is a house.
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2. Where is it? It is in the city center
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3. Where’s Richard’s bedroom? What’s it like? Richard's bedroom is upstairs. It has its own bathroom.
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4. What can Richards do in his bedroom? Richard can see the whole city from his bedroom.
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LISTENING

Listen, write and complete what people say about their dream house:
swimming ocean Barcelona hot tub house airy modern ceilings
culture small meditate balcony really big noise nature elevator
spacious strong on wooden far away

Samir,Sweden
house
Oh, my dream ___________? It is on the beach. You have a great view of the ocean and the
really big
beach, and it should be _______________ elevator
- a big house - with maybe an ___________, and
maybe at least three cars and a cinema in the house as well. That would be cool.

Cheryl,Guam
ocean
If I had a dream house, I think that would first of all be next to the_______________. I love the
ceilings
ocean. Secondly, it would probably have really high _____________because I like places that are
airy
very __________ spacious
and big and _____________. Thirdly, my dream house would definitely have a
jacuzzi, a____________:
hot tub something like that, and a very big, big bathroom and a

balcony
big_____________.

Jonathan, Canada
To describe my dream house: it would actually be very simple. It would probably be as
small
_____________an strong on
apartment in a large city that was very ______________ points of culture -
Barcelona
maybe in __________________or some city like that. It would probably be a simple apartment in
 culture
an entertainment, nightlife district with lots of _________________around and a very lively scene.

Emily, Djibouti
My dream house? I don't want a big, big house, just as long as it's surrounded
nature
my______________. modern
I don't wanna live in a ______________country or a big cities like New York
meditate
or Tokyo. I prefer quite places where you can really __________________ and live your life fully.

Demelza, Australia
wooden
My dream house would be two stories high. It would be made of _______________floor boards
and plan white walls, and I think it would have a Thai style decor.

Hoa, Vietnam
My dream house? I would like to have my house near the beach because I
swimming
like________________, I like going to the beach, and I then a lot of windows, so my house should
have a lot of windows, so that I can see. I can have a view to the ocean, and it should be
far away
___________________from the city because I want to enjoy myself and stay away from
the__________________.
noise

GRAMMAR: THERE IS / THERE ARE

The structure that it is commonly used to talk about your house is there is and there are.

There is (singular /Positive) There are (plural/Positive)

1. There is a porch 1. There are two bedroom
2. There is a yard 2. There are four bathrooms
3. There is a swimming pool

There isn’t /is not There aren’t/are not

(singular /Negative) (plural/Positive)
4. There isn’t a window 1. There aren’t three chairs
5. There isn’t a tree 2. There aren’t three garage
6. There isn’t a jacuzzi

A. Write affirmative sentences using there is or there are. B. Write sentences in exercise A into the negative form.
There are
1. ___________________ five shops.
There aren't five shops.
1. _________________________________________.
There are
2. ___________________ a lot of restaurants. There aren't a lot of restaurants.
2. _________________________________________.
There is
3. ___________________ a building. There isn't a building.
3. _________________________________________.
There are
4. ___________________ some parks. There aren't some parks.
4. _________________________________________.
There is
5. ___________________a library.
There isn't a library.
5. _________________________________________.
There is
6. ___________________a bus station.
There is There isn't a bus station.
6. _________________________________________.
7. ___________________a sports center
There isn't a sports center.
7. _________________________________________.
TO HAVE
 I have four watches on my nightstand.
 My house has a big garden with an enormous swimming pool.
 My dream house has a big living room with a big television and two
Have: – I , You , We , They
comfortable sofas and a beautiful table.
Has - He , She , It
C. Circle the correct word in bold.
1 I has / have one brother have
2 He has / have a big cat. has
3 You has / have many pens. have
4 It has / have a long tail. has
5 Peter and Maria has / have much money. have
6 Sandra has / have a big farm. has

TO BE TO BE

 My house is beautiful Am is are

 My house is near the beach
 The neighborhood is a luxurious residential area I she/he/it they/we/you

Fill the correct form of verb to be into the blanks. (is, am, are)
are
1 You and I __________ sister and brother.
am
2 I __________ his friend.
is
3 His cousin __________ a good teacher.
is
4 David __________ a bus driver. He is a taxi driver.
are seven days in a week.
5 There ______

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACES

Choose the preposition from that matches each picture. Use each preposition only once.

1
under
1. There is a cat _______________ the coffee table. 2
near
2. There is couch ___________________ the recliner.
above
3. There is a painting _________________the sofa.
3 8
behind
4. There is a stereo _________________ the recliner.
on
5. There is a dog _________________ the sofa 4
in
6. There is a remote control_______________ the stereo cabinet.
between
7. There is an end table _______________ the sofa and the recliner. 7
next to
8. There is a coffe table _______________ the sofa.
5
6
 ORDER THE ADJECTIVES

Complete the table with the words in the box:

Small old green and yellow beautiful

Opinion Fact Noun

size Age color
Fantastic large new blue Pillow
1. beatiful 2. small 3. old 4. green and yellow towel

Rewrite the sentences with the adjectives in brackets.

1. I have a window. (old, big)

I have a big old window.
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2. I’m sitting in my kitchen. (white, modern)
I'm siting in my modern white kitchen.
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3. My grandparents have a sofa in their living room. (red, comfortable)
My grandparents have a comfortable red sofa in their living room.
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4. we have a fridge. (huge, silver)
We have a huge silver fridge.
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5. there is a carpet on the floor. (orange and black, strange)
There is a strange orange and black carpet on the floor.
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WRITING

Describe your dream house.

My dream house would be big and spacious, it would have a huge pool, a big
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kitchen, lots of rooms and a beautiful garden. It would be close to nature, outside the
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city, but close to it, in a quiet place.
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