PRONUNCIATION /'gecracs/ Jw Psela'/ Tpaetions lavatory /‘levotori/ terace ens! balcony —_/'baeikoni/ bungalow —/‘bangalao/ cottage /‘kotids/ WORDS IN ACTION A Your bathroom is much bigger than ours. B That's right but I think your kitchen is more modern, 1 door, front door 2 window 3 roof 4 chimney 5 garage 6 wall 7 lawn a 8 windowframe 9 windowpane 10 ledge, sill 11 shutter 12 drainpipe 13 tile 14 gutter 18 flower box 16 attic 17 cellar, basement 18 skylight seek 19 dormer window 20 patio PLAN OF A HOUSE GROUND FLOOR * 21 hall 22 toilet, lavatory, loo, W.C. 23 living room, lounge 24 sitting room 25 dining room 26 staircase 27 kitchen’ 28 garden * 29 terrace 30 driveway 31 storeroom ake 32 bay window FIRST FLOOR * 33 bathroom 34 bedroom ** 36 landing 36 balcony TYPES OF HOUSES ae 87 block of flats 38 terrace house 39 semi-detached house 40 detached house 41 bungalow 42 cottage* ee 1 door, frontdoor 16 knocker, doorknocker 2 mat 17 step, doorstep 3 floor 18 doorknob 4 letterbox 19 keyhole § light 20 handle, doorhandle 6 lamp 21 barometer 7 picture 22 corner cupboard 8 stair 23 chest of drawers 9 staircase 24 staircarpet 10 mirror 25 coat rack 11 plant 26 peg 12 telephone 21 rug 13 table, telephone table 14 telephone book, telephone directory 15 bell, bell-push WORDS IN ACTION A Oh, I lke this rug! B Thank you A And look at that chest of drawers. Beautiful! B I'm glad you like it ik 28 peephole 29 handrail 30 bannister, balustrade 31 ornaments 32 plantbox, flowerbox PRONUNCIATION picture I'piktfor/ plant Ipla:nt/ telephone —_/telifon/ knocker /'n0ko'/ doorknob —_/'do:npb/ keyhole P'kichooW barometer —/ba'romito'/ cupboard —_/‘kabad/ drawer Jaro! balustrade /,beelo'streid/ ormament —_/‘snement/* * Re 1 bath 19 laundry basket 24 bidet 2 towel 14 scales 25 cistern 3 soap - a bar of soap 18 bathmat 26 handle 4 mirror 16 towel rack, towel rail 21 toilet roll holder 5 toilet, loo, W.C., lavatory 17 radiator 6 shower 18 flannel, facectoth 7 toothbrush 19 sponge 8 toothpaste - a tube of 20 hot-water tap toothpaste 21 cold-water tap 9 comb 22 plug 10 washbasin 23 toothmug 11 tap 12 toilet paper PRONUNCIATION WORDS IN ACTION bath Toa:0/ A Where can I find the flannel ? towel Taoall B Near the washbasin toilet Poult & And the soap ? shower Nace B Just a minute, Oh, here it is, toothpaste —_/‘tu:Opeist/ comb Ikoom/ washbasin /‘wof berson/ laundry Pisndri/ radiator Preidien'/ face-cloth _/‘fetsklo®/ sponge Ispands/ . bidet /'bi:dew1 ceiling 2 wall 3 light 4 lamp, table lamp 5 table, coffee table 6 garden 7 picture 8 bookcase 9 book 10 sofa, settee, couch 11 armchair 12 carpet 13 window, french window 14 vase, a vase 18 flowers 16 curtain 17 magazine ae 20 standard lamp 21 lamp-shade 22 cushion 23 stool 24 ornament 25 ashtray ake 26 magazine rack PRONUNCIATION j ceiling /'silinl ‘couch Akal | flower /Maca'/ | curtain P'kaxtn/ magazine — /,mego'zi:n/ cushion Jkofon/ omament —_/’s:namant/ WORDS IN ACTION | A Weld better move the sofa B You want to move it? But why ? A I dont like it here. I want to put it between the french window and the standard lamp B Well, its your sofaLIVING ROOM * 1 table 2 chair 3 napkin 4 saucer 8 cup 6 coffeepot 7 plant, house plant 8 fire ** 9 milkjug 10 sugarbowl 11 leg, table leg 12 sideboard 13 wallpaper 14 mantelpiece 18 fireplace, hearth 16 mug 17 spotlight 18 wall lamp 18 wall cupboard 20 stereo, hi fi 21 candlestick wee 22. skirting board 23 grate PRONUNCIATION WORDS IN ACTION A You broke the coffeepot ¥/ B I'm sorry but I did nothing of the kind. A Yes, you did. And you put the piec chair Nfeo! saucer Psteriao/1 light 2 floor 3 ceiling 4 fridge, refridgerator 5 sink 6 tap 7 cooker, stove 8 cupboard 9 oven, grill 10 cake 11 pot 12 glass 13 cup 14 saucer 18 plate 16 teapot 17 coffeepot 18 fork 19 knife, knives 20 spoon 21 napkin ak 22 flat plate 23 soup plate, soup bow! 24 dessert plate 25 dish 26 wall lamp 27 dustbin, wastebin, rubbish bin 28 tile 28 socket 30 dishwasher 31 drawer 32 beer glass, tankard, beer mug 33 table mat 34 tray 38 sugar bow! 36 milkjug 31 butterdish PRONUNCIATION ceiling Peelinl refrigerator /rifridgaresta’/ stove Ista0v/ cupboard —/kabod/ oven V'svant saucer Psosol knife /nait/ ee 38 draining board 39 cooker-hood 40 worktop 41 spice rack 42 salt and pepper shakers 48 sauce boat 44 mug 45 tea cloth, tea towel 46 dish cloth 41 washing-up liquid 48 washing-up brush 49 scourer WORDS IN ACTION A Where's the teapot ? B On the worktop A And thecups ? B They'e all in the dishwasher dessert Idi'zat drawer ddro.0/ bowl Tbaol/ cloth /k108/ towel /aool liguid /ikwid/ scourer /'skaoora'/= | 1 spoon, wooden spoon 2 jug 3 tin, can 4 scissors, a pair of scissors 8 pan, frying pan PRONUNCIATION scissors I'sizoz! saucepan /sorspeen/ whistle Paso utensil /jutensol/ measuring jug _/'mesorin d3ag/ scale Iskei/ stew pan /'stiu: peen/ colander /'kalanda'/ syringe /strinds/ 9 carving knife, a set of carving knives 10 potato knife 11 utensils, a set of utensils 12 carving fork 18 skimmer 14 slice 15 ladle 16 can opener, tin opener 17 measuring jug 18 pepper mill 19 scale(s), kitchen scales 20 funnel eRe 21 stew pan, stew pot 22 colander 23 rolling pin 24 whisk 25 fruit squeezer, juice extractor 26 sieve 21 scraper 28 cake tin 29 grater 30 peeler 31 pressure cooker 32 kitchen timer 33 icing syringe WORDS IN ACTION A Would you be so kind as to help me in the kitchen ? B Of course ! What do you want? A Bring me the carving knife, will you? B Here you are.BEDROOM 5 blanket 6 sheet 7 alarm clock 8 clock radio +e 9 chest of drawers 10 wardrobe 1 headboard 16 coat hanger 7 mattress PRONUNCIATION double V'dabol/ drawer saro:0/ wardrobe —_/'wa:draob/ bedspread _/"bedspred/ mattress —_/‘metns/ It's a nice little bedroom. eiderdown —/‘aidadaon/ drobe is on the right side. tissues Pufuzzl On the double bed there's an eiderdown DS IN ACTIONSTOREROOM * towel sheet } shoe sink tap bowl washing machine toilet paper .cuum cleaner ) brush, handbru | bucket 2 cupboard, wall cupboard 2 pin 3 scissors, a pair of scissors RONUNCIATION wel /avoll owl Mba upboard —/'kabod/ owder —/'paodo'/ undry = /loindri/ loth 7k\o0/ on arn! egetable _/'vedstobol/ cissors —_/'sizoz/ ewing —/'soom/ ip fastener / zip'fa:sana'/ nread /ored/ neasure —_/'me3o"/ ** soap powder 14 laundry basket 15 cleaning materials 16 duster 17 oor cloth 18 broom 19 broomstick 20 ladder, stepladder 21 dustpan 22 bin, pedal bin 23 mop SEWING-THINGS 34 electric sewing machine 35 sewing box 36 safety pin 31 zip, zip fastener 38 needle 39 thread 40 button ee 24 tea cloth, tea towel 28 scrubbing brush, yard brush 26 carpet sweeper 27 ironing board 28 clothes airer, clotheshorse 29 clothes brush, brush 30 clothes peg, peg 31 vegetable rack 41 thimble 42 tape measure WORDS IN ACTION A What are you looking for ? B I'm looking for a bucket A Why? B Well, because I need itPRONUNCIATION vegetable _/'vedstabal/ fruit Meru! flower /flaoo'/ bush Jboff fountain —_/‘faontin/ seesaw — /'Siso:/ scarecrow _/'skeakroo/ chair, garden table, garden ta ock garden vegetable garden, patch ree fruit wee gate flower 9 lawn ee 10 shrub, bush deckchair hedge 3 bench pond fountain swing slide seesaw 19 shed 20 flowerbed, border 21 scarecrow 22 greenhouse 23 clothesline 24 path 25 flower-pot 26 fence WORDS IN ACTION A Now tell me, where were you a few minutes ago? B In the garden. ‘A Where in the garden? B Next to the fruit ee |GARDEN TOOLS 8 flower-pot 3 book, garden book 4 glove, garden gloves 10 watering can 11 wheelbarrow PRONUNCIATION Ielav/ /'flaca/ Mss Thao! /'maoo'! Ire! P'sprew'! Ptraoal/ /'sekots:z/ 12 edging shears 18 shears 14 edge trimmer 18 garden sprayer 16 hose reel 17 hose, hosepipe 18 nozzle 18 lawn sprinkler 20 trowel 21 secateurs WORDS IN ACTION A Would you object if I borrowed your rake ? B Of course not. A And your lawn mower ? B Not just now. I'm afraid I need it myself.