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English Vocabulary Organiser Around the house 1 In the living room Match the words and phrases with the numbers in the picture: carpet fireplace mantelpiece sofa curtain cushions coffee table television remote control stereo system lamp rug armchair bookcase blind clock —29. The livingroom dining chair picture dining table ornament 2 Athome You are having friends round to your home. Match the beginnings and endings of these comments: 1. What a a. at home. 2. Come in and b. have tea, actually. 3. Would you like c. lovely house! 4. Black d. your jackets? 5. These cakes look —_¢. sit down, 6.1'd rather £. delicious. 7, Where’s g. or white? 8. Make yourselves _h. some coffee? 9. Can T take i. your loo? 3 Paying a compliment Match the comments and follow-up questions: 1. Llike your speakers. 2. What a fantastic view! 3. What an interesting picture! 4. You've got a lot of books. 5. Llove your clock. 6. What a lovely carpet! 7. Your plants are wonderful. 8. I've never seen such a lovely house. a. Can you see the sea? b. Is it Turkish or Persian? c. Have you read them all? d. Have you lived here long? e. Who is it? £, What's this one called? g. Does it work? h, What do they sound like? Now add the responses: i, Oh, yes, it just needs winding up. j. Yes, since we were married. k. They're great ~ really great sound, 1. My great-great-grandfather, actually. milt’s a kind of geranium. n. Ona clear day, yes. o. It’s Indian, actually p. Yes, every one. I love reading. Around the house English Vocapwary Orgone 4 Things on the dinner table Match these words with the pictures: knife fork placemat plate in dessert spoon coaster wine glass soup spoon 5 Dinner conversation Complete these common expressions with endings in colour below: Could you pass What about Can I give + Help Are there any What lovely Is there Pm allergic the the pepper, please. to prawns, I’m afraid. litele fruit tarts! you some more salad? potatoes left? any dressing on it? some more wine for anyone? . yourself, everyone. PS BO TE PNAW AYN -R Is it common in your culture to comment on the food during a meal? For example: “This is lovely.” Add your own words and expressions __30 The kitchen 1 Kitchen appliances Match these words with the pictures: tridge freezer cooker microwave dishwasher washing machine 1 2. 3. 4. 5. oO SO PD) 2 Sinks and things Now do the same with these words: work surface sink tap cupboard drawer plug 3 Plates and cutlery Match these words with the pictures: plate dish cup saucer glass mug, knife fork spoon teaspoon bow! jug 4 Kitchen equipment 5 Common verbs in the kitchen Match the words and pictures below: Use the correct form of these verbs to complete the sentences: teapot saucepan wok large cooking pot boil do set kettle frying pan heat dry open whisk food processor 1. Let's . a bottle of wine, Can you ay rater get the corkscrew out of the drawer? sea tin mre eae 2, The kertle’s just. . . Would you corkscrew casserole dish like a cup of tea? mugs oven glove 3. Here’s the cutlery. Could you... +++ the table, please? 4, The problem with having a dinner party is that someone has to... 02. the dishes! STIL e cece the dishes if you like. Where do you keep the tea towels? 6. If the soup’s a bit cold, why don’t you . it up in the microwave? 6 Test yourself Use words from this unit to answer these questions: 1, What do you dry the dishes with? 2. What do you open a bottle of wine with? 3. What do you use to boil water in? 4, Where do you keep ice cream? . What do you beat eggs or cream with? . What do you open a tin with? What do you make tea in? Where do you wash the dishes? . What do you use to weigh food? ). What do you grate carrots with? . What do you use to de-frost food which is frozen? ‘What do you use to carry something which is very hot? ‘Add your own words and expressions 67 Englth Vocabulary Organiser Around the house __31_ The bedroom and bathroom _ 1 In the bedroom Match the words and phrases with the pictures: bed wardrobe rug chest of drawers lamp alarm clock bedside table mirror ih ag | \ LI) ; 8. Ss_ NS —— [ux 2 Parts of the bed Match the words with the pictures: sheet mattress pillow blanket duvet 5. . = Don't forget these different types of bed: single, double, bunk-beds, sofa-bed. Which one of them is one bed on top of another? 3 What do you wear in bed? 4 Saying how you slept Match these words with the pictures: Complete the following sentences with these pyjamas nightdress (nightie) expressions: dressing gown boxer shorts I fell asleep I overslept Thad a nightmare I felt so sleepy I woke up Tcouldn’t get to sleep while [ was watching the film, Jane had to wake me up. 2. After two chapters of the book, .......... «Thad to put it down and go to sleep. 3. Last night my next door neighbour was playing music until 3 o'clock. ....02. 0.0 till 4! Twas so annoyed. .. in the middle of the night, and couldn't get back to sleep. 5. sees. +this morning. I didn’t get to the office until nearly ten. last night. I dreamt I came off my motorbike and broke my neck. 68 Around the house 5 In the bathroom Match the words and phrases with the numbers in the picture: bath shower shower curtain washbasin toilet mirror towel tiles towel rail toilet lid Now match these words and phrases with the pictures: shampoo, soap toilet roll toothbrush toothpaste shaving foam comb razor 6 Don’t forget to brush your teeth Add the following nouns to the verbs below. You will need to use one of the nouns twice. your hair a shower a bath your teeth a shave your face your hands a quick wash have wash brush In Britain you will often bear the bathroom or toilet informally called the loo ~ “I'm just going to the loo before we go.” ‘Add your own words and expressions English Vocabulary Organiser Answer Key Unit 26 In hospital Exercise 2: 1b 2d 3c 4f Sa 6c Exercise 3: 1g 2e 3d 4c Sh Of 7a 8 Exercise 4:1. surgeon 2. ambulance 3. nurse 4. patient 5. stretcher 6, paramedic Exercise 5: 1. have 2. gave 3. give 4. do 5. put 6. need 7. leave 8. need Exercise 6: seriously injured, rushed ro hospital, fighting to save his life, treated for shock Exercise 7; 1G 2B 3G 4G SB 6B 7G 8B Exercise 8: 1. treated 2. cured 3. treatment 4. heal Unit 27 A healthy lifestyle Exercise 1: Fresh fruit, plenty of fresh air, fish, regular exercise, salad are all good for you. Smoking, lots of sugar, a lot of stress at work, too uch alcohol, too much salt are all bad for you. 1. keeps 2. stay 3. give up 4. cut down 5. avoid 6. keep 7. cut down 8. give up 9. avoid 10. stayed Exercise 2: 1b,f 2a,d 3a,d 4cg Se,h 6e,h (dialogue) put on, cut it out, resist, join Exercise 3: fit and healthy: in really good shape, as fit as a fiddle, gor loads of energy not fit: unfit, gets out of breath, out of condition Exercise 4: 14 or 15 a's — Congratulations! You're as fit as a fiddle. 10-13 a's - You're in pretty good shape. Keep it up! 6-9 a's ~ You could be in better condition. Perhaps you need to go on a diet or join a gym. 0-5 a’s ~ Oh dear! You'd better go to the doctor for a check-up before it’s too late! Exercise 5: la 2d 3c 4b Exercise 6: - cat between meals 2. my waist size 3. drink in moderation 4. on a regular basis 5. get rid of spots 6, look carefully at your diet 7. eat more healthily 8. try cutting out all sugar and butter, Unit 28 Houses and homes Exercise 1: 1b 2d 3a 4f Se 6c Exercise 2: 1. the top floor 2. the first floor 3. the ground floor 4. the basement Exercise 3: 1. fence 2. lawn 3. hedge 4. roof 5. chimneys 6, balcony 7. front door 8. steps 9. gate 10. garage Exercise 4: 1, ceiling 2. light switch 3. power point 4. radiator 5. wall 6. floor Exercise 3: 1e 2f 3d 4b Sa 6e Exercise share 2. furnished 3. deposit 4, advance 5, tenants 6. landlord Exercise 7: 1c 2a 3g 4d Sf 6b 7e Exercise 8: 1. home 2. home 3. house 4. home 5. house 6. home 7. house 8. home 9. home, house 10. home 212 Unit 29 The living room Exercise 1: 1. blind 2. curtain 3. bookcase 4. stereo system 5. television 6. cushions 7. lamp 8. picture 9. mantelpiece 10. clock 11. omament 12. fireplace 13. dining chair 14, sofa 15. coffee table 16. armchair 17. rug 18. carpet 19. dining table 20, remote control Exercise 2: 1c 2e 3h 4g Sf 6b 7i 8a 9d Exercise 3: Ih 2a 3c 4c Sg 6b 7f 8d 1k 2n 31 4p Si 60 7m 8} Exercise 4: 1. napkin 2, dessert spoon 3. plate 4. wine glass 5. knife 6. coaster 7. soup spoon 8. placemat 9. fork Exercise $: 1a 2g 3d 4h Se 6¢ 7F 8b Unit 30 The kitchen Exercise 1: 1. cooker 2. microwave 3. dishwasher 4. fridge $. freezer 6. washing machine Exercise 2: 1. tap 2. plug 3. sink 4. work surface 5. drawer 6. cupboard Exercise 3: 1. jug 2. mug 3. dish 4. fork S. spoon 6. bowl 7. cup 8. glass 9. plate 10. knife 11. saucer 12. teaspoon Exercise 4: 1. casserole dish 2. kettle 3. teapot 4. grater 5. oven glove 6. corkscrew 7, tin opener 8. whisk 9. frying pan 10. wok 11. scales 12. toaster 13. large cooking pot 14. saucepan 15. food processor 16. mugs Exercise 5: 1. open 2. boiled 3. set 4.do 5. dry 6. heat Exercise 6: 1. a tea towel 2. a corkscrew 3.a kettle 4. in the freezer 5. a whisk 6. a tin opener 7.a teapot 8. in the sink or ina dishwasher 9. scales 10. a grater 11. a microwave 12. an oven glove Unit 31 The bedroom and bathroom Exercise 1:1. wardrobe 2. chest of drawers 3. mirror 4, lamp 5. bedside table 6. rug 7. alarm clock 8. bed Exercise 2: 1, pillow 2. duvet 3. sheet 4. blanket S. mattress 8 bunk-bed is one bed above another. Exercise 3: 1. boxer shorts 2. pyjamas 3. nightdress 4. dressing gown Exercise 4: 1. 1 fell asleep 2. I felt so sleepy 3. Icouldn’t get to sleep 4. I woke up 5. I overslept 6. Thad a nightmare Exercise 5: 1. toilet lid 2, mirror 3. washbasin 4. towel 5. towel rail 6. tiles 7. shower 8. bath 9. shower curtain 10. toilet 1. shampoo 2. comb 3. soap 4. toothbrush 5. razor 6. shaving foam 7. toilet roll 8. toothpaste Exercise 6: have: a shower, a bath, a shave, a quick wash wash: your hair, your face, your hands brush: your hair, your teeth

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