Elementary

Describing people and things

My home

1 Speaking
Work with a partner. Discuss the following questions.

• Where do you live?

• How many rooms are there in your house? What are they?
• What’s your favourite room in the house? Why?

2 Vocabulary
Look at this list of things around the house in the box. Underline the ten most important items for a
new apartment.

armchair
armchair cooker shelves wardrobe
dining table coffee table lamp fridge
bed cupboard sofa dishwasher
bookcase desk desk chair
sink microwave bedside table chest of drawers

Compare your answers with a partner.

3 Vocabulary
Write the name of the room next to the descriptions 1–5.

1. The room where you sleep

2. The room where you relax

3. The room where you shower

4. The room where you cook

5. The room where you eat

Look back at the words in 2 Vocabulary. In which room would you find these things?

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4 Language
Look at the room and complete gaps 1–5.

TV
bookcase

coffee table

lamp
sofa

table

shelves

1. The is in the corner of the room.

2. The is between the sofa and the TV.

3. The is beside/next to the sofa.

4. The is on the table.

5. The are behind the sofa.

Discuss the following question with a partner.

• Do you like the room? Why/why not?

5 Listening
Listen to two people describing their favourite room in their house. Tick () the vocabulary you
hear from 2 Vocabulary.

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6 Listening
Listen again. Label the items in each room.

Speaker 1

8.
2.

7. sink

6. 1. dining table

5. 3.

4. shelves

Speaker 2

4. wardrobe

3.
1.

5.

2. table

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7 Language
Read the description of an apartment and complete gaps 1–7.

My apartment is quite big. My favourite room is the kitchen. I spend lots of time there because I love

cooking, so I’ll describe that. It’s actually a kitchen and a dining room, because it’s pretty large. In the centre

of the room 1. a dining table and chairs. To the right of the entrance

2. the fridge, and to the left 3. some

shelves. Next to the shelves 4. a cooker. Next to that

5. a sink and, oh, hang on, no. 6. the

microwave between the cooker and the sink. Beside the sink 7. a

dishwasher.

Listen and check.

8 Pronunciation
Look at the phrases 1–4 from the text. Underline the contractions and mark the weak forms
with /ə/.

1. In the centre of the room there’s a dining table and chairs.

2. Next to the shelves there’s a cooker.

3. There’s a nice king-sized bed in the corner.

4. ... to the left of the door there are some shelves.

Work with a partner. Practise making sentences to describe the classroom. Use ‘There is/are’.
Use contractions and weak forms.

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9 Task
Make notes about (or draw) your favourite room in the house.

Describe your favourite room in the house to your classmates.

Listen and make notes on (or draw) your classmates’ rooms.

Which room do you like the best?

Notes

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