Workbook Smart Choice Unit 8

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The passages discuss furniture and items found in different rooms of an apartment or house. Vocabulary related to rooms and furniture are introduced.

Beds, desks, chairs, closets, lamps, and tables are some of the items mentioned in the bedrooms across the different passages.

Questions are asked about whether there is a lamp, table, chair, or desk in various rooms using 'Is there' or 'Are there'.

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VOCABULARV
1 Look at the pictures. Complete the crossword.
Across
Down

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c l o s e t

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6
7
c u r t a i n s
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D e s k

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2 Think about two rooms in your home. Which items from Activity 1 do you have?
In the bedroom
bed

Inthe _ _ __
bedroom
closet

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LANGUAGE PRACTICE
1 Look at the picture. Complete the sentences
with the words in the box.

behind in on under

in_ _ the bag.


1. The cell phone is _ _
on
2. The bag and the T-shirt are _ _ _ _ the bed.

3. The T-shirt is _under


_ _ _ the bag.

4. behind
The bag is _ _ _ _ the girl.

2 Write sentences. Use there's I there are or


there isn't I there aren't (X) and the words
in parentheses. , ,1\\ 1\~\
1. (a cell phone I on the table) X
There isn't a cell phone on the table.

2. (windows I in the bathroom)


There is a window in the bathroom

3. (a chair I behind the desk)


Behind the desk there are a chair
4. (a computer / on the table) X
There is on the table a computer
5. (any headphones / under the desk) X
There aren't under desk any headphones

3 Write questions with Is there or Are there and the words in parentheses.
Then look at the picture and write the answers.

1. (a lamp / on the table?)


Is there on the table a lamp

2. (a chair / in the living room?)


Are there in the living room a chair

3. (any curtains / on the window?)


Is there on the window any curtains

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4 Correct the sentences.

l. '.fhere!s sorne books on the desk X


There are some books on the desk.

2. There e:rett4: a TV in the kitchen . X


There are a Tv in the kitchen

3. Is a sofa in the living room? X

There is a sofa in the living room


4. There fte-is a closet in the bedroom. X
There is no a closet in the bedroom

S. There aren't a books in the drawer. X


There aren't any books in the drawer

6. Ate any windows in in the kitchen? X


There aren't any windows in in the kitchen

5 Complete the conversation with the questions in the box.


Is there a lamp? is there a table? Where's the chair? Where'3 the de3k?

Will This is the bedroom.


Jung-soo ' Where's the desk?

-•----=
Will There isn't a desk.
Jung-soo Oh, 2 is there a table
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Will Of course! There's a table in the kitchen . •


Jung-soo where 's the chair ........
Will Yes, there is. it's behind the chair.
Jung-soo is there a lamp
Will it's right behind you!

6 Write questions with Is there or Are there and the words in parentheses.
Then write true answers about your bedroom.

1. (any curtains / on the windows?)


there is_on 3. (a TV / in the bedroom?)
_the
__ windows
____ any
__ curtains
___?
___
There are_in_the
__ ____
bedroom _?
a tv
ye, there is No, there are
2. (a closet / in the bedroom?)
4. (any shoes / under the bed?)
There are in the bedroom a closet
- - - - - - - - - - - - -? There_____________
is under the bed any shoes ?
ye, there are
No there is

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usTENING
jé Pe Go to www.smartchoicepractice.com. Download the audio for Unit 8.

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1 Listen. Which apartment are they in? Choose the correct picture.
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:1 bedroom/living room

kitchen 1--
bedroom
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E - bathroom
kitchen
bi throom -00
A.
D I B.
D I

2 Listen again. Choose True or False.


True False
l. Monica and Valerie are talking
about their new apartment.
2. There aren't any beds in the apartment.
3. There's a kitchen.
4. There isn't a sofa.
5. There are two broken chairs.
6. There are two TVs.

PRONUNCIATION
G)1 l·isten to the sentences. Circle the stressed words.
l . ~ t o our n e w ~ !
2· This is the bedroom.
3· Well, it's really the bedroom and the living room.
4· Where are the beds?
5· Well, it's old, but comfortable.
6· Oh, is there a chair?
7· There are two brand-new chairs in the kitchen.
8· And where's the TV?

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READING
1 Read the texts quickly. Which bedroom does the picture show?
ROOMTORENT
Large room in an apartment
near center of town. There are
two beds and two brand-new
desks. There's also a large
closet and a sofa.

570 01month.
Call Julian at ""lla8_ _,__...,,,,,,,,_.

A
356-7287
Text_

Apartment Bedroom
Studio to rent. Nice room in house in center
In the bedroom / living room, there's a oftown. There's a small
comfortable bed, a sofa, a desk, and a chair. closet, a brand-new bed, a
In the kitchen, there's a table with four desk, and two chairs.
chairs.

$ 1, OOOimonth.
s3 5 Oamonth.
Call Klm at'-.
435-7698
B e

2 Which ad do these sentences describe: A, B, or C?


l. There are two rooms.

2. There isn't a sofa. c

3. There are two brand-new desks. a


4. There aren't any chairs. b
S. There is a small closet. c

6. There are five chairs. b

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