Lesson A GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

B Label the pictures.

kitchen dining room living room garage stairs bathroom bedroom closet

6. _______ 8. -------
O Complete the conversation. Circle the correct option.
Realtor: This house isn't big, but it's very nice. (1) ( There is !(There are)) two
bedrooms, and (2) ( there is I is there ) a nice living room.
Mr. Chang: (3) ( There are I Are there ) closets in the bedrooms?
Realtor: Yes, (4) ( there is I there are ). And (5) ( there are I there is ) a big kitchen.
Mr. Chang: That's good. (6) ( Is there I there is ) a garage?
Realtor: No, (7) ( there is I there isn't ). But (8) ( there is I there isn't ) a beautiful garden.

0 Write questions using the words given. Then write answers about where you live.
1. (two bathrooms) Are there two bathrooms in your house?
Yes, there are. OR No, there aren't.
2. (a garden) ______________________

3. (a living room) _____________________

4. (closets) _______________ ________

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 Lesson B GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
D Change the sentences. Make them plural.
1. There is one bedroom in his apartment. (two)
There are two bedrooms in his apartment.
2. There is one closet in my house. (three)

3. There is one bathroom in her house. (two)

4. There is one garage in their house. (two)

O Say the plural words from exercise A. Write them in the correct column.
Ends in /s/ sound Ends in /z/ sound Ends in /iz/ sound

0 Describe these homes. Use your ideas.

1. a. bedrooms There are ten bedrooms in this house.
b. bathrooms __________________
c. closets ___________________
d. garage ___________________
e. swimming pool _________________
f. (your own idea) _________________

2. a. bedrooms
b. bathrooms
c. garden
d. living room
e. swimming pool
f. (your own idea)

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Lesson c GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

D Label the things in the apartment.
microwave wfe bed table stove
armchair coffee table lamp refrigerator
chair TV bookcase

1. sofa 7.
2. 8.
3. 9.
4. 10.
5. 11.
6. 12.

D Look at the picture in exercise A. Complete the sentences with in, on, under, or next to.
1. The dog is _____o_n_____ the sofa.
2. The bookcase is the bed.
3. The picture is the living room wall.
4. The TV is the living room.
5. The coffee table is the flowers.
6. The refrigerator is the stove.

0 Complete the conversation with in, on, under, or next to. Use each preposition once.
A: Where is my cell phone?
B: Is it _______ the kitchen?
A: No, it isn't.
B: Is it _______ my phone _______ the table?
A: No, it isn't!
B: Here it is! It's _______ the sofa!

C:J Complete the sentences about your house or apartment.

1. is next to
2. is in
3. is on
4. The is in

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 Lesson D READING AND WRITING

What's in
Your Bedroom?
My name is Yoshi. I'm from Nagoya, in Japan.
This is my bedroom. It's small, but there are two
closets and a big window. There isn't a bed. There
is a futon-it's a Japanese bed. The futon is in the
closet during the day, but it is next to the window
during the night. There is a small table for my
books, but there isn't a chair. I sit on the floor.

I'm Jessie. I'm from Los Angeles, in the United

States. My sister and I have a bedroom together.
There are two beds. Her bed is next to the
door, and my bed is under the window. There's
a bookcase with many books and a lamp. The
computer table and chair are next to my bed.
Our bedroom isn't big, but it's very nice.

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D Check ("") all the correct answers.

D Draw a picture of your bedroom.

0 Write about the things in your bedroom.

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 Review
rJ Solve the crossword puzzle using vocabulary and
grammar from this unit.

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Across
3. The table is ___ the dining
room.

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II ill 5. The bookcase is
(2 words)
6. "Are there windows in your
the door.

mllllllll II kitchen?" "No, there "

7. The car is in the
II II 8. There

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two armchairs in the
living room.

II 1111111
9. The stove is in the ___

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10. There a sofa in the living
room.
11. The bed is in the ___
II II
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12. Is a coffee table in your
living room?

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Down
1. There are three bedrooms in 4. The books are in the ___
my ___ 6. I don't have a house. I have an
2. The flowers are the
table.
3. "Is there a TV in your
bedroom?" "No, there

O Complete the paragraph with words from the box.

This is my (1) __li_vi_n_g_ro_o_m
__. It's a (2) _______ room
and (3) _______ a big window. (4) _______ two
sofas and an armchair. The sofa is (5) _______ the window.
(6) a table. The table is (7) _______ the
(8) _____

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