1. Complete the types of home with a, e, i, o and u.
1 m__ns__ __n
2 f__rmh__ __s__
3 v__ll__
4 m__b__l__ h__m__
5 fl__t
6 b__ng__l__w
7 h__ __s__b__ __t
8 t__rr__c__d h__ __s__
9 s__m__-d__t__ch__d h__ __s__
10 th__tch__d c__tt__g__
11 d__t__ch__d h__ __s__
Answer
1 mansion 2 farmhouse 3 villa 4 mobile home
5 flat 6 bungalow 7 houseboat 8 terraced house
9 semi-detached house 10 thatched cottage
11 detached house
2. Look at the picture and complete the labels.
1 f________________
2 e________________
3 b________________
4 s________________
5 g________________
6 b________________
7 f___________ b___________
8 p________________
9 c________________
10 s__________ d___________
11 p________________
12 l________________
13 p________________
14 p________________
15 d________________
16 g________________
17 h________________
Answer
1 fence 2 extension 3 balcony 4 shutters
5 gate 6 basement 7 flower bed 8 porch
9 conservatory 10 sliding doors 11 patio 12 lawn
13 path 14 pond 15 drive 16 garage 17 hedge
3. Listen to someone describing their ideal home. Complete the description with the missing words.
My ideal home is in the city. It’s a 1………………………….. flat, in an 2………………………….., modern building in a 3………………………….. . It’s 4………………………….. for shops, restaurants and cinemas. Inside, it isn’t at all 5………………………….. . In fact, it’s very 6…………………………..
Answer
1 contemporary 2 impressive 3 lively area
4 conveniently located 5 cramped 6 spacious
Transcript
My ideal home is in the city. It’s a contemporary flat, in an impressive, modern building in a lively area. It’s conveniently located for shops, restaurants and cinemas. Inside, it isn’t at all cramped. In fact, it’s very spacious.
4. Write a short description of your ideal home. Include the information below. Use words from exercises 1 and 2 and phrases from exercise 3 to help you.
– Where is it?
– What type of home is it?
– Rooms and other features
– Adjectives to describe it
…………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
Answer
your own answers
Extra exercises
1. Match the definitions with the types of home below.
bungalow flat mansion semi-detached house
terraced house thatched cottage
1 a set of rooms usually on one floor, often in a tower block ………………………………
2 a house which shares one wall with another to form a pair of houses ………………………………
3 a house without stairs which is on one level ………………………………
4 a small, old house with a roof made of straw ………………………………
5 a house in a line of similar houses ………………………………
6 a very large house ………………………………
Answer
1 flat 2 semi-detached house 3 bungalow
4 thatched cottage 5 terraced house 6 mansion
2. Complete the sentences with the words below.
attic basement conservatory drive
fence landing patio shutters
1 We often have lunch outside on the ……………………………… when the weather is fine.
2 There’s a wooden ……………………………… around the garden to keep people out.
3 They’re building a ……………………………… onto the outside of their house.
4 His flat doesn’t get a lot of light because it’s in the ………………………………
5 Go up the stairs to the ……………………………… and the bathroom is on the left.
6 All of my old toys are up in the ………………………………
7 It’s dark in here because I haven’t opened the ……………………………… yet.
8 Our garage is full of old furniture, so we have to leave our car on the ………………………………
Answer
1 patio 2 fence 3 conservatory 4 basement
5 landing 6 attic 7 shutters 8 drive
3. Replace the underlined words with the adjectives below.
charming contemporary cosy
cramped dilapidated lively
1 We’ve just bought a very attractive old farmhouse which we’re going to restore. ………………………………
2 The living room looked extremely warm and inviting in the firelight. ………………………………
3 I’m looking for a place in a fun and exciting part of town. ………………………………
4 Nobody has lived in the family home for years, so today it looks in very bad condition. ………………………………
5 Their living quarters are uncomfortably small because four of them are sharing the same room. ………………………………
6 She lives in a flat in a modern building which is very conveniently located. ………………………………
Answer
1 charming 2 cosy 3 lively 4 dilapidated
5 cramped 6 contemporary
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