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Renting an apartment ENGLISH 1 Week 3

This lesson will help you

to reinforce the topics Houses and furniture.
learnt during the Household appliances.

week 3 Comparatives and superlatives.

Renting an apartment ENGLISH 1 Week 3

Houses
and
furniture
BUS ROUTES

ROUTE 1
ROUTE 2
ROUTE 3
ROUTE 4
ROUTE 5
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Houses and furniture

Welcome to
my house!

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Houses and furniture

Here you have some vocabulary about types of houses:

Word Translation

Block of flats: Bloque de apartamentos.

Detached house: Casa que no comparte paredes con otras viviendas.
Semi-detached house: Casa unida a otra vivienda por uno de sus lados.
Terraced house: Casa unida a otras viviendas por ambos lados.
Bungalow: Casa pequeña con una sola planta.
Cottage: Casa de campo.
Penthouse: Ático, por lo general, lujoso.
Condominium: Condominio.
Duplex: Tipo de casa o apartamento con dos pisos

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Houses and furniture

Here you have some vocabulary about the parts of a house:

Word Translation

Basement Sótano
Attic
Living room Sala
Kitchen Cocina
Bedroom Bathroom
Dining room Comedor
Bathroom Baño
Bedroom Habitación
Living room Kitchen
Laundry room Lavandería
Attic Ático
Library Biblioteca

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Houses and furniture

This is my
living room.

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Armchair: Sillón.
Chair: Silla.

Curtain: Cortina. Flower

Flo
Fl
llower
ower pot:
p Matera.
Matera
M

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Houses
ouses and furniture

Lamp: Lámpara.
Phone: Teléfono.
Teléfono

Wall clock: Relojj de p arred.

pared. Window:
w: Imagen
g d de una ventana.

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This is my
kitchen.

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Stove: Estufa.
Fridge:
ge: Nevera.
Fridg
F

Oven: Horno
Horno. Sink: Fregadero.
S Freg

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This is my
dining room.

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Houses and furniture

Table: Mesa.
Bottle: Botella.

Dish: Plato. Glass: Vaso.

Va

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Houses and furniture

This is my
bedroom.

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Houses and furniture

Bed: Cama
Door: Puerta.

Carp
pet: Tapete
Carpet: Tap
pete Pillow: Almohada.
Alm

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Sheet: Sábana.
Closet: Armario.

Blanket: Cobija.
Cobijja. Television: Televisor.
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Houses and furniture

This is my
bathroom.

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Houses and furniture

Bathtub: Bañera.
Ba
añera.
Mirror: Espejo.
Esp
pejjo.

h
Shower: Du
ucha.
h
Ducha. Tap:
p Grifo.
Grifo
Grif
fo.

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Houses
ouses and furniture

Floor tile: Baldosa.

Towel: Toalla.
Toalla

Washbasin: Lavamanos. Toilet: Inodoro.

Inod

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Houses and furniture

Hous

This is my
laundry room.

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Houses and furniture

Washing machine: Lavadora.

Dryer: Secadora.

Iron: Plancha.
Plancha Clothes
othes line: Tendedero.
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Household
appliances

BUS ROUTES

ROUTE 1
ROUTE 2
ROUTE 3
ROUTE 4
ROUTE 5
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Household appliances

I’m making some

coffee in my
coffee maker.

What are you

doing?

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Household appliances
Here you have some vocabulary about household appliances:

Word Translation

Hair dryer Secador

Hair straightener Plancha de cabello

Shaver Afeitadora

Fan Ventilador

Vacuum cleaner Aspiradora

Sewing machine Máquina de coser

Home theater Teatro en casa

Stereo Equipo de sonido

I listen to music in my stereo.
DVD DVD

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Household appliances

Word Translation

Coffee maker Cafetera

Blender Licuadora

Microwave Horno microondas

Can opener Abrelatas

Freezer Congelador

Toaster Tostadora

Dishwasher Lavavajillas

Juicer Exprimidor

Computer Computador

Camcorder Videograbadora I use my blender to make some juice.

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Household appliances

This is my DVD. Her microwave has many She is using her hair dryer.
functions.

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Comparatives
and
superlatives

BUS ROUTES

ROUTE 1
ROUTE 2
ROUTE 3
ROUTE 4
ROUTE 5
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Comparatives and superlatives

Miss Colombia is the

prett
prettiest lady in the
worl
world! She is Miss
U
Universe now!

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Comparatives and superlatives

Comparatives are used to compare 2 objects, 2 animals, etc. There are two ways to use them:

Type of Example
comparative Use

Short Jenny is taller than Linda.

adjectives Adjective + (er) + “than” My car is faster than yours.
(one syllable) My sister is older than me.

Long Your dog is more beautiful than my cat.

adjectives More + adjective + “than” That car is more expensive than this
(more than
one syllable) one.

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Comparatives and superlatives

Superlatives are used to compare 3 or more people, objects, animals, etc. There are two ways to use them:

Type of Example
superlative Use

Jenny is the tallest girl in the classroom.

Short My car is the fastest on the street.
adjectives The + adjective + est
(one syllable) My grandfather is the oldest person in
our family.

Your dog is the most beautiful pet in the

Long
adjectives house.
The most + adjective
(more than That woman is the most attractive in the
one syllable) party.

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