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ARoomsinthehouse.
1Matchtheroomstothemostusualactivities.

1livingroom

awatchDVD's

2familyroom

btalktovisitors

3bathroom

ccook

4bedroom

dtakeashower

5diningroom

egrowhouseplants

6kitchen

fhavemorningcoffee

7breakfastroom

gservedinnertoguests

8sunroom

hsleep

9hometheater

idothelaundry

10study

jdohomeworkandworkassignments

11entrancehall

ksocializewithfriendsandfamily

12utilityroom

lgreetguests

2Matchthehouseholditemstotheroomsfromabovethatyouaremostlikelytofindthemin.Many
arepossibleinmorethanoneroom.
couch1,2bedeasychairsideboardrugTVarmoireovendeskbookcaserefrigeratortubsink
coffeetabletablemattrashcancarpetcomputer

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BVerbsfortakingcareofthehouse.
1Completethehousekeepingphraseswiththeverbsfromthebox.
sweepmopmakewashdoputawaymowtakeoutvacuumpolishcleanscrub
1sweep/mopthefloor
2_____thedishes
3_____thesilver
4_____thecarpet
5_____thewindows
6_____thetoilet
7_____thelawn
8_____thegarbage
9_____thegroceries
10_____thebeds

2Completethesentenceswithverbsfromthetable.Usethecorrecttense/form.
1I'llcarrythegroceriesinfromthecar,butcouldyou_____them_____?
2Iwishyou'd_____thelawnmoreoften.Thefrontyardlooksterrible!
3Idon'tknowwho______thesedishes,butthey'renotveryclean.
4Wehavethreedogsinthehouse,soIhaveto______thecarpetsalmosteveryday.
5Ifyoucan'twipeyourmuddyfeetbeforeyoucomein,youcouldatleast_____theflooronceinawhile.
6Wehardlyeveruseourgoodsilverbecauseittakessolongto_____.
7Couldyouremovesomestickersfromyourbedroomwindow?Icant_____thewindowsproperlywith
somanyofthemon.
8Imteachingmychildrento___theirbeds,buttheyfinditdifficultandcompletelypointless!
9Couldyou_____thegarbagebeforeyouleave?
10I'mgoingtoputinanewtoilet.EventhoughI___ithard,thisonedoesntlookasshinyasitshould.

CTypesofhomes.

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C1Ticktheonesyoualreadyknow.Whattypeofhousedoyoulivein?

teepeesinglefamilyrowhouseigloologcabin
apartmentranchyurtcondominiumcottage
C2Writethewordnexttothedefinition.
1aportablehomemadeofaconicalstructurecoveredwithskinsusedbyNativeAmericansTeepee
2abuildingwithunitsownedbyseveralindividuals__________
3asuiteofroomswithinalargerbuilding_________
4adomeshapedstructuremadeofsnow___________
5homesattachedtooneanotherbyacommonwall___________
6asmallsinglestoriedhouse,especiallyinthecountry___________
7arustichomeusuallymadeoflogs___________
8abighouseinwhichtheownerofafarmlives___________
9acircular,domed,portabletentusedbynomadicpeoplesofcentralAsia_____
10asmall,traditionalhousesurroundedbyagarden___________

Listening
D1Listentoacoupletalkingabouthowtoarrangetheirfurnitureintheirnewhouse.Writethenames
oftheroomsnexttotheitemstheymention.
livingroomfrontbedroombackbedroomscreenporchkitchenbathroom

1bigbedfrontbedroom
2chestofdrawers______
3oldbluechair_____
4desk_____
5tallblackbookcases_____
6shortbookcases______
7diningtable_____

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8couch______
9leatherchair______
10smalltables______
11gardenfurniture______

D2Listenagain.Answerthequestions.
1Whoismovingtheirfurnitureandboxes?
2Whycan'ttheyputthediningtableinthekitchen?
3Whatmighttheydowiththescreenporch?When?

EREADING

WhenJohnMilkovischsawthebeertruckheadingforthelocalgrocerystore,"He'drunover
thereandcleanthemout,"sayshissonRonald."Heneverhadlessthan8to10casesstackedup
inthegarage."Duringatwentyyearperiod,from1968untilhisdeath,Mr.Milkovischemptied
about50,000cansofbeer,andintheprocessdiscoveredauniquewaytodressuphishousein
anecofriendlyfashion.Heusedflattenedcanstocoverthesidesofhishouseandworkshop,and
madecurtainsforshadingthesunwithbeercantopsandtabs.
Localpeoplehavebeenadmiringorjuststaringatthehouseforyears.Nowafterbeing
restoredatacostofabout$400,000itisafolkartmonument,andisopentothepublic.When
themayorofHoustoncuttheribbononopeningdayhesaid,"Mostpeoplewhotaketheleadin
doingsomethingtrulyinnovativeareconsideredalittlebitcrazy."
Insidethehouse,thereisaquotefromMr.Milkovischononewall."Theysayeverymanshould
leavesomethingtoberememberedby.AtleastIaccomplishedthatgoal."
adapted from: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/us/07beer.html

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E1Answerthequestions
1WhatsinnovativeaboutJohnMilkovischshouse?
2WhatwastheprocessMr.Milkovischusedtomakehouseholdthingsoutofcans?
3Whatexactlydidheusethecansfor?
4WhatwasMr.Milkovischsgreatestaccomplishment?

E2Discuss
1WhatdoyouthinkofMr.Milkovisch'sidea?
2Doyouthinkhishouseisworthpreservingasamuseum?
3Doyouknowofanyinnovativeorunusualhousesinyourarea?
4Ifyoucouldmakeanykindofhouseyouwanted,whatwoulditbelike?

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AnswerkeyESLandEFLCONVERSATIONWORKSHEET:HOMEPart1:VocabularyBuilder

A1

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1b
2k
3d
4h
5g
6c
7f
8e
9a
10j
11l
12i

A2
bed:4easychair:1,2,4,8,9,10sideboard:5rug:allTV:1,2,4,6,7,9,10armoire:4oven:6desk:
4,10bookcase:1,2,4,10refrigerator:6tub:3sink:3,6coffeetable:1,2,9tablemat:5,7trash
can:6computer:1,2,4,6,10
B1
2do
3polish
4vacuum
5clean
6scrub
7mow
8takeout
9putaway
10make

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B2
1put...away
2mow
3washed
4vacuum
5sweep
6polish
7clean
8make
9takeout
10scrub

D
Tapescript
Dina:Itlookslikeeverything'spackedforthebigmovetomorrow.
Paul:Yeah,itdoes.Doyouwanttolabelstuffsothemoversknowwheretoputit?
Dina:Whatdoyoumean?Weknowwhereeverythinggoes,don'twe?
Paul:Weknow,butthepeoplecarryingthestuffdon't.Andwecan'tbeeverywhereatthesametime,
tellingpeoplewheretoputstuff.SoIthoughtit'dmakethingseasierifwejusttapenotestothefurniture
andboxessayingwheretheygo.
Dina:You'reright,thatmightmakethingseasier.I'llgetanotepad.[pause]Okay,sowheredoesthebig
bedgo,thefrontbedroomorthebackone?
Paul:Let'sputitinthefrontbedroom.Ithinkthebackbedroomwillmakeabetteroffice,'causeithas
twowindowsandtheviewisnicer.
Dina:Great.SoIguessthelongchestofdrawersgoestheretoo?
Paul:Yep.Andthatoldchairthecatlikestosleepin.Youknow,theblueone?
Dina:OK,sothebigbed,thelongchestandthebluechairgointhefrontbedroomIguessthatmeansthe
deskandallthebookcasesgointhebackbedroom?
Paul:Ithoughtwecouldputthetallblackbookcasesoneithersideofthefireplaceinthelivingroom.
Whatdoyouthink?

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Dina:That'sagoodidea.Thenwecankeepallthenicebooksinthere,andtheshortbookcasescangoin
thebackbedroom.
Paul:Great.Where'sthediningtablegoing?Itcertainlywon'tfitinthekitchen.
Dina:Iguessit'llhavetogointhelivingroom,alongwiththesofa,thebigleatherchairandacoupleof
smalltables.That'llprettymuchfilluptheroom,won'tit?
Paul:I'mactuallywonderingifwecouldputwindowsonthescreenporchanduseitasadiningroomyear
round?
Dina:Well,notrightaway.Wecanputthegardenfurniturebacktherefornow,andmaybenextyearwe
canturnitintoaneatingspace.
Paul:You'reright.Okay,nowwejusthavetolabeltheboxes....

D1
Frontbedroom:bed,chestofdrawers,oldbluechair
Backbedroom:desk,shortbookcases
Livingroom:tallblackbookcases,diningtable,sofa,bigleatherchair,twosmalltables.
Screenporch:gardenfurniture
D2
1movers
2theroomistoosmall
3putwindowsinnextsummer

E1
1Heusedcansofbeerstodressuphishouse.
2Heemptiedthecans,flattenedthemandremovedtopsandtabs.
3Hecoveredthesidesofhishouseandworkshopandmadecurtainswithtopsandtabs.
4Hebuiltsomethinguniquetoberememberedby.

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