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CHAPTER 20
What Is Your House Like?
Learning Objectives
In this lesson you will:

• Learn how to talk about your home.

Practice 1
Warm-up
Listen and repeat these words and sentences with your tutor.

Apartment House
I live in an apartment. He lives in a house.

Let's Practice
Answer the questions by filling in the blanks.
For example:
"Do you live in a house or an apartment?"
"I live in an apartment."

Teacher : Do you live in a house or an apartment?

Haruto : I live in an (1)……………...
1. Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank 1

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Teacher Does she live in a house or an apartment?

Haruto She lives in a (2)………………..
2. Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank 2

Teacher : Does he live in an apartment?

Haruto : No, he lives in a (3)……………...
3. Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank 3

Teacher Do they live in a house?

Haruto No, they live in an (4)……………….
4. Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank 4

Answer Pool (Questions 1-4)

house house apartment apartment

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Practice 2
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

Kitchen Living room

Bedroom Bathroom

Garage swimming pool Yard

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Let's Practice
Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks.
For example:
"I have a bedroom and a bathroom."

Haruto : I have a bedroom and a (1)…………..

1. Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank 1

Ling : We have a (2)……………….

2. Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank 2

Arisa : We have a (3)……………….., a living room and three bedrooms.

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3. Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank 3

Ling : I have a (4),………………. a bathroom and a kitchen in my

apartment.
4. Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank 4

Answer Pool (Questions 1-4)

• bathroom
• garage
• kitchen
• bedroom

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Practice 3
More Vocabulary
Listen and repeat these words and sentences with your tutor.

• new

• It is new.

• small

• It is small.

• cheap

• It is cheap.

• old

• It is an old house.

• big

• It is a big house.

• expensive

• It is an expensive apartment.

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Let's Practice
Tell your tutor the answer that has the opposite meaning to each sentence.
For example:

• "It is expensive." → "It is cheap."

1. It is expensive.
A. It is cheap.
B. It is new.

2. It is an old house.
A. It is a small house.
B. It is a new house.

3. It is big.
A. It is cheap.
B. It is small.

4. It is a new apartment.
A. It is an old apartment.
B. It is a small apartment.

5. It is a small house.
A. It is a big house.
B. It is a cheap house.

6. It is a cheap apartment.
A. It is a small apartment.
B. It is an expensive apartment.

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Practice 4
Dialogue
Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor. You will be Ling.

Teacher : Do you live in a house or an apartment, Ling?

Ling : I live in a house.

Teacher : What is your house like?

Ling : It is big.

Teacher : Is it new?

Ling : Yes, it is.

Teacher : What rooms do you have in your house?

Ling : I have four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and

a living room.

Teacher : Do you have a yard?

Ling : Yes, I have a yard and a garage. How about you?

Teacher : I live in an apartment. I don't have a yard.

I have a swimming pool!

Ling : Cool!

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Practice 5
Matching
Tell your tutor the correct answer to each question.

1. Do you live in a house or an apartment?

A. I lives in a house.
B. I live in a house.
C. I am a house.

2. Does he live in an apartment?

A. No, he lives in a house.
B. No, he live in a house.
C. No, she lives in a house.

3. Do you have a yard?

A. No, I don't.
B. No, I doesn't.
C. No, I do.

4. What rooms do you have in your house?

A. I has a bedroom, a bathroom and a kitchen.
B. I have bedroom, bathroom and kitchen.
C. I have a bedroom, a bathroom and a kitchen.

5. What is your house like?

A. It is a new house.
B. It is new house.
C. It new house.

6. Is it old?
A. Yes, it is.
B. Yes, it isn't.
C. No, it is.

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Practice 6
Fill in the Blanks
Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor and fill in the blanks. You will be Arisa.

Teacher : Do you live in a house or an apartment?

Arisa : I live in (1)…………. apartment.

Teacher : What is your apartment like?

Arisa : (2)……….. is small.

Teacher : Is it new?

Arisa : No, it (3)……….. old.

Teacher : What rooms do you have in your apartment?

Arisa : I (4)………. a bedroom, a kitchen (5)………… a bathroom.

Teacher : Do you have a garage?

Arisa : No, I (6)…………. have a garage.

Teacher : Do you have a swimming pool?

Arisa : No, I don't have a swimming (7)…………….

Choose answers from the options below that fit in blanks 1 to 7

Answer Pool (Questions 1-7)

• don't
• have
• and
• an
• It
• pool
• is

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Practice 7
Ordering
Put the words into the correct order.
For example:

• "live in I a house." → "I live in a house."

1. live in I a house.
2. live you in an apartment Do?
3. new it Is?
4. yard you Do have a?
5. three I have bedrooms.
6. have a garage don't I.
7. small It is.
8. have a pool swimming We don't.

Exercise 8
Your Turn to Ask
Ask your tutor these questions.

1. Do you live in a house or an apartment?

2. What rooms do you have in your house or apartment?
3. What is your house or apartment like?
4. Do you have a yard?
5. Do you have a swimming pool?
6. Do you have a garage?

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Exercise 9
Your Turn to Answer
Answer using the language you have learned in this lesson.
Talk about yourself!

1. Do you live in a house or an apartment?

2. What rooms do you have in your house or apartment?
3. What is your house or apartment like?
4. Do you have a yard?
5. Do you have a swimming pool?
6. Do you have a garage?

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