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__
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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________
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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.
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) _____.
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1) contemporary 2) impressive 3) lively area
4) conveniently located 5) cramped 6) spacious
Transcript
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
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______________
______________
______________
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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 ______________
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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 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 ______________
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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. ______________
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1) charming 2) cosy 3) lively 4) dilapidated
5) cramped 6) contemporary