If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen.

Allison Pearson, British writer

1 VOCABULARY flats and houses 2 GRAMMAR there is / there are

a Write the room.
a Complete with the correct form of there is I there are and, if
study hall dining room necessary, a, some, or any.
bedroom living room kitchen A Could you give me some more information about the house?
garage bathroom
B Of course. What do you want to know?
Where do you usually... A i Js there a garden?
1 ... take off your coat? In the hall . B Yes,2 large garden, with a swimming pool.
2 ... have a shower? In the A Oh, very nice! And how many bedrooms 3 ?
3 ... have dinner? In the B Three, I think...yes, 4
three bedrooms.
4 ... use a computer? In the A And 5
dining room?
5 ... park your car? In the B No, 6 But 7 big kitchen.
6 ... make lunch? In the A 8
shelves in the kitchen?
7 ... watch television? In the B No, 9
But 1 0 cupboards.
8 ...sleep? In the Do you have any more questions?
n
b Complete the crossword. A Yes. The furniture... armchairs in the
living room?
B No, I'm sorry. 12 armchairs, but
13 sofa.
b Write the sentences in the plural. b Underline the stressed syllable. Which two words are
1 There's a cigarette on the floor. not stressed on the first syllable?
There are some cigarettes on the floor. 1 carpet 4 fantastic 7 armchair
2 Is there a plant in your living room? 2 mirror 5 cooker 8 information
? 3 cupboard 6 sofa
3 There's a key in that door. c Practise saying the words in a and b.

4 Is there a toilet in this restaurant? More Words to Learn

? Write translations and try to remember the words.
Word Pronunciation Translation
5 There isn't a window in this room, price noun
paintings noun
c Circle the correct form. estate agent noun
plants noun
large adjective
quiet adjective
local (pub) adjective
original adjective
rent verb
draw verb
2
'(jfs)/ There's a very nice house. There's / It's a large
3
garden, and there are / they are some trees in the Study idea
garden. I think 4 there are / they are apple trees.
5 Irregular verbs
There's / It's a living room, with a big blue sofa. In the
kitchen,6 there aren't / they aren't any shelves, but 1 When you learn new verbs, check in the dictionary to
7
there are / they are some cupboards.8 There are /
see if they are regular or irregular in the past tense.
They are quite old, but the fridge and cooker are new. 2 If they are irregular, write IRR next to the verb in your
And the bathroom's fantastic - 9
there isn't / it isn't very vocabulary notebook, and write the past simple form
big, but'° there's / it's a shower and a bath! next to it too.
3 Look up rent and draw in your dictionary. Which one
is irregular? What's the past simple form?

3 PRONUNCIATION and , word stress

a Circle the word with a different sound. Can you answer these questions?
How many bedrooms are there in your house?
Is there a study?
Is there a computer in your living room?
brother thirsty here engineer Are there any plants in your kitchen?
(think) thing hair wear Is there a sofa in your bedroom?
then that where near
together thanks stairs beer