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
ornament2 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.
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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.
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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! jug4 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
67Englth 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
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2 Parts of the bed
Match the words with the pictures:
sheet mattress pillow blanket duvet
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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.
68Around 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 expressionsEnglish 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
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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