AROUND THE HOUSE

Speaking Activity

A.Use the illustrations below to talk about rooms in a house.

B. What are the items below? Where do they belong?

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F G H I J

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DISCUSSION

Discuss the following questions with your teacher and classmates.

1 Do you live in a house or an apartment?

2 Describe your house.

3 How often do you invite friends to your house?

4 Do you live close to a station?

5 Is your house easy to find?

6 Is your house clean or messy?

Watch the following YouTube Video:

https://youtu.be/kslzu2PC7fQ

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 Listening Questions

Watch the YouTube video and answer the following questions.

1 Who planted the flowers at Samantha and Tony’s house?

2 What room do they go to first?

3 Is Poppy’s room clean?

4 What is Samantha baking?

5 What do they often do in the backyard?

6 What is new in the living room?

7 What does Samantha need to do to the bathroom?

8 Which way do they turn to go to Tony’s office?

Vocabulary

show (someone) around | front yard – backyard | plant

garden | living room | kitchen | bedroom | office
stairs | smell | every day | straight (up) | messy | finally

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Vocabulary Builder

What word(s) from the video have the opposite meaning of the words below?

1 free _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 down _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3 clean _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4 front yard _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5 ugly _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6 old _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7 left _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8 first of all _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Fill-in-the-blanks

Match the following words from the vocabulary box below with the room where they belong.

1 bedroom _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 kitchen _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3 living room _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4 bathroom _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Vocabulary

TV | bed | sofa | bath | plate

dresser | toothbrush | silverware
closet | soap | coffee | table | table

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Grammar

Present Tense

Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the Present Tense.

1 I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (play) the piano now.

I (like) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ classical music.

2 He’s (go) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to the supermarket.

He (be) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ hungry.

3 Jack’s (swim) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ now.

He (swim) __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at the beach every day.

4 Sheila (Listen) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to music.

She (sing) __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a band.

5 Leslie and Coleen are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (cook) Italian food.

They (cook) __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ well.

Vocabulary

toilet | washroom | sink | laundry room

balcony | dining room | spare room | garage | shed

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MISSING WORDS

Watch the video again and complete the sentences.

Samantha: Welcome to our house Mindy.

Can I ………………………1 you around?

Mindy: Yes, that would be great, thanks.

Samantha: Well, this is our front yard. I love ………………………………..2

I …………………………….3 all of these flowers myself.

Mindy: Wow, they are beautiful.

Samantha: Please go ahead.

Okay, this is our living room and that is our new TV!

Turn left here.

This is our …………………………..4

Mindy: Mmm. Something smells delicious.

Samantha: Thank you! I’m baking a cake now.

Please turn …………………..5 here.

This is Tony’s office. He’s busy every day.

This is the bathroom. I’m sorry, I really need to ………………………6 it!

Please go straight up the stairs.

This is Poppy’s room. I’m sorry. It’s always …………………………7

And finally, this is our backyard. We often have barbeques.

Mindy: You have a really beautiful ……………………….8 Samantha.

Samantha: Thanks Mindy!

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 Listening Transcripts

Samantha: Welcome to our house Mindy.

Can I show you around?

Mindy: Yes, that would be great, thanks.

Samantha: Well, this is our front yard. I love gardening.

I planted all of these flowers myself.

Mindy: Wow, they are beautiful.

Samantha: Please go ahead.

Okay, this is our living room and that is our new TV!
Turn left here.
This is our kitchen.

Mindy: Mmm. Something smells delicious.

Samantha: Thank you! I’m baking a cake now.

Please turn right here.
This is Tony’s office. He’s busy every day.
This is the bathroom. I’m sorry, I really need to clean it!
Please go straight up the stairs.
This is Poppy’s room. I’m sorry. It’s always messy.
And finally, this is our backyard. We often have barbeques.

Mindy: You have a really beautiful house, Samantha.

Samantha: Thanks Mindy!

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Answer Key

Listening Comprehension

1 Samantha planted the flowers.

2 Samantha is baking a cake now.

3 No, Poppy’s room isn’t clean. It’s messy.

4 Samantha is baking a cake.

5 They often have barbeques in the backyard.

6 There is a new TV in the living room.

7 Samantha really needs to clean the bathroom.

8 They turn right to go to Tony’s office.

Vocabulary Builder

1. busy 2. up 3. messy 4. back yard 5. beautiful 6. new 7. right 8. finally

Fill-in-the-blanks

1. bed, dresser, closet

2. silverware, table, plate
3. sofa, TV, coffee table
4. toothbrush, bath, soap

Grammar Practice

1. am playing, like 2. is going, is 3. is swimming, swims 4. is listening, sings

5. are cooking, cook

Missing Words

1. show 2. gardening 3. planted 4. kitchen 5. right 6. clean 7. messy 8. house

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