ESL Connect - Homes and Accommodation

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Homes and accommodation

Talk about different homes and the things inside them.

Warm-up questions

Do you live in a house or a flat?
How many rooms are in your home?
What is your favourite room?
Is there a garden or balcony?

Key language

There is a kitchen.

There are two bedrooms.

There isn’t a garden.

Are there any chairs?

Vocabulary

Types of homes

Drag each word to the correct description.

flat house cottage apartment building farmhouse

1. A building where one family usually lives.

2. A home on one floor of a larger building.

3. A small house, often in the countryside.

4. A large building containing many flats.

5. A house on a farm.

Vocabulary 2

Rooms and furniture

Choose the correct word for each sentence.

1. We cook food in the ______.

bedroom kitchen bathroom

2. We sleep in a ______.

sofa table bed

3. The shower is usually in the ______.

bathroom living room garden

4. We often sit on a ______ in the living room.

wardrobe sofa fridge

5. We keep clothes in a ______.

wardrobe sink chair

Reading

My new flat

Read the text and answer the questions.

Hi, I’m Leo. I live in a small flat near the city centre. There is one bedroom, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. There is a small balcony, but there isn’t a garden. In the living room, there is a sofa, a television and a table. There are four chairs around the table. My favourite room is the kitchen because I love cooking.

1. Where does Leo live?

a farmhouse a flat a cottage

2. How many bedrooms are there?

two three one

3. What outdoor space is there?

garden balcony garage

4. How many chairs are there?

four two six

5. What is Leo’s favourite room?

bedroom living room kitchen

Grammar

There is and there are

Use there is for one thing and there are for two or more things.

Form	Singular	Plural
Affirmative	There is a balcony.	There are two bedrooms.
Negative	There isn’t a garage.	There aren’t any cupboards.
Question	Is there a garden?	Are there any chairs?
Short answer	Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.	Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.

1. There ______ a table in the kitchen.

are is be

2. There ______ three windows.

is are am

3. There ______ a garden.

aren’t isn’t don’t

4. There ______ any pictures on the wall.

isn’t doesn’t aren’t

5. ______ there two bathrooms?

Is Are Do

Questions

Ask about a home

Complete the questions and short answers.

1. ______ there a garden?

2. Yes, there ______.

3. ______ there any bedrooms upstairs?

4. No, there ______.

5. How many rooms ______ there?

Speaking

Describe your ideal home

Ask and answer questions with a partner.

Student A asks

Is it a house or a flat?
How many bedrooms are there?
Is there a garden or balcony?
What furniture is in the living room?
What is your favourite room?

Student B answers

It is a...
There is one... / There are two...
Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
There is a... / There are some...
My favourite room is...

Write about your home

Review

Final check

Drag the jumbled options into the correct gaps.

aren’t Are is isn’t are

1. There ______ a sofa in the living room.

2. There ______ two lamps beside the bed.

3. There ______ a garage.

4. There ______ any chairs in the bedroom.

5. ______ there any pictures on the wall?

Can you do these things?

Name common types of homes.
Name rooms and furniture.
Use there is and there are.
Make negative sentences.
Ask questions about a home.

Describe a home