Houses and homes

1. English file
Elementary
Unit 8B There is / there are

2. • Types of house quiz – lead in (5 mins)
• Discussion questions about houses (5 mins)
• Reading – intro describing a house (5 mins)
• Vocabulary building – rooms in a house (10 mins)
• Listening – tour of a house – which rooms? (5 mins)
• Listening – tour of a house – gap fill (5 mins)
• Listening – tour of a house vocab (5 mins)
• Listening – tour of a house part 3 (5 mins)
• Strange houses from around the world quiz – (10 mins) 55
• Grammar – highlighting - there is / there are (5 mins)
• Grammar – presentation - there is / there are (5 mins)
• Grammar – exercises - there is / there are (15 mins)
• Grammar – speaking - there is / there are (10 mins)
• Pronunciation focus – vowel sounds (10 mins)
• Writing focus – describing your home - checking vocabulary – (5 mins)
• Writing focus – describing your home - ordering – (5 mins)
• Writing focus – describing your home – planning – (5 mins)
• Words from the class quiz (5 mins)
• Extra speaking – describing and drawing your room (10 mins)

3. 1 2
3
4
5
6

4. • What types of houses are popular in your country?
• ................ and .................... are popular in ........................
• What type of house do you live in now?
• Now I live in a ........................................................................
• How many rooms do you have in your house? Which rooms?
• There are ........... rooms in my house.
• We have (a) ..............., (a) ...................... and (a) ...................................
• What do you like about your house?
• I like my house because .......................................................
• What would you change about your house?
• I would like to change ..................... because .....................

7. 1. a toilet
2. a bedroom
3. a living room
4. a bathroom
5. a study
6. a garage
7. a garden
8. a hall
9. a dining room
10. a kitchen

8. 11. a ceiling
12. a balcony
13. a wall
14. Stairs
15. a floor

9. 16. A plant
17. A wardrobe
18. A light
19. A bed
20. A sofa
21. A mirror
22. A fireplace
23. An arm chair
24. A shower
25. A bath

10. 32. A cooker
33. A dishwasher
26. A shelf
27. A carpet
28. A fridge
29. A microwave
30. A cupboard
31. A washing machine

11. They go into
• the living room,
• the library, and
• the kitchen.

12. living room
fireplace
kitchen

13. bathroom
downstairs
neighbours
upstairs

14. • She says the bedroom is cold.
• It was Barbara’s father’s bedroom
(Jeremy Travers).
• Yes, they do.

16. house
wrong
thought
tell
what
horrible

17. They decide not to rent the house.
They don’t want to live in a house where somebody was murdered.

22. A)Japan B) China C) South Korea

23. A) Czech Republic B) Poland C) Slovakia

24. A) Belgium B) Holland C) France

25. A) USA
B) UK
C) Canada

26. A) Holland
B) Russia
C) Germany

27. A) South Korea B) China C) Vietnam

29. isn’t
Is there
are
Are there

30. How many is some?
Three is a specific number.
Some means ‘more than one’, but
isn’t a specific number.

31. ?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?

35. Are there
Is there
There are
There’s
There are
Is there
There are
Is there
There‘s
Are there

38. 1. There’s a table in the kitchen.
2. Is there a fireplace in the living room?
3. There aren’t any plants in my flat.
4. Are there any people in the garden?
5. There are some pictures in my bedroom.

39. 6. There isn’t a TV in the kitchen.
7. There’s a computer in the study.
8. There aren’t any cupboards in the dining room.
9. Is there a bath in the bathroom?
10. There isn’t a light in the garage.

48. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7

49. 1. quiet street
2. small / light / pretty
kitchen
3. Great view
4. Beautiful park

52. there, careful, wear, they’re,
stairs, where
here, beer, dear, near, we’re,
hear

53. • there / they’re
• here / hear
• wear / where

54. 1. Here you are.
2. I can’t hear you.
3. Where’s the kitchen?
4. She always wears trousers.
5. Is there a washing machine?
6. They’re from America.

56. • Look at the prompts and make some
questions to ask your partner for the
information.
• Then changes roles and answer your
partner’s questions using the sheet
that you have.
• When you have finished check the
information.

57. Where is the weekend house?
Does the house have a garden? / Is there a garden at the house?
What rooms are there? How many rooms are there?
Can I / we borrow a boat?
How much does it cost?

58. Where is the flat?
How much does it cost?
Is there a subway nearby?
Can I / we keep a dog?
Are there any restaurants near the house?

61. Class two

62. • Lead in – dream homes pictures – what can you see? (5 mins)
• Discussion questions – my home and my dream home (10 mins)
• Dream homes reading – vocabulary building (15 mins)
• Dream homes reading – scanning questions (5 mins)
• Dream homes reading – key details of each home (5 mins)
• Dream homes reading – comprehension questions (5 mins)
• Dream homes speaking – discussing the homes (5 mins)
• Home of famous people quiz (10 mins) 60
• Dream homes reading – word building skills (5 mins)
• Grammar – speaking - there is / there are (10 mins)
• Pronunciation focus – vowel sounds (10 mins)
• Writing focus – describing your home - checking vocabulary – (5 mins)
• Writing focus – describing your home - ordering – (5 mins)
• Writing focus – describing your home – planning – (5 mins)
• Extra speaking – describing and drawing your room (10 mins)
• Speaking extra – asking for and giving information (10 mins)
• Words from the class quiz (5 mins)

64. • What kind of home do you live in? Describe it to your
partner
• I live in a ......................... There’s / there are ..........
• What’s your favourite room? Why?
• My favourite room is ......................... because .........................
• What new things would you like to buy for your home?
• I’d like to buy .......................... for my ......................
• What things are important for a home? Big rooms? Special
furniture?
• I think .................., ................ and ............... are important
because.............................................

68. 1. 3 homes
2. India / America / DRM (Democratic Republic of
Congo)
3. They are all very different

70. Six floors of the house for cars
A movie theatre on one floor of the house
Two floors with a health centre and a gym

71. A small house (3m by 4.5m)
Very little furniture (3 chairs, a bed , a table and a small desk)

72. It also has exam rooms and some beautiful gardens.
It has beds for 150 people.
It has an emergency room.

74. 3. It only has one bed
1. It has 27 stories.
2. 27 stories vs 3m by 4.5 m

75. 6. Special for the people
4. He moved to the USA / his home is in DRC.
5. 27 stories = expensive /hospital = expensive

78. owns
owners
building built
beautiful
different
difference

86. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7

87. 1. quiet
2. light, pretty, small
3. great
4. beautiful

90. there, careful, wear, they’re,
stairs, where
here, beer, dear, near, we’re,
hear

91. • there / they’re
• here / hear
• wear / where

92. 1. Here you are.
2. I can’t hear you.
3. Where’s the kitchen?
4. She always wears trousers.
5. Is there a washing machine?
6. They’re from America.

94. • Name / product?
• How / long?
• Cost / £?
• Have / special features?
• Where / buy?

95. • Look at the prompts and make some
questions to ask your partner for the
information.
• Then changes roles and answer your
partner’s questions using the sheet
that you have.
• When you have finished check the
information.

96. Where is the weekend house?
Does the house have a garden? / Is there a garden at the house?
What rooms are there? How many rooms are there?
Can I / we borrow a boat?
How much does it cost?

97. Where is the flat?
How much does it cost?
Is there a subway nearby?
Can I / we keep a dog?
Are there any restaurants near the house?

99. Rooms Answer Pictures
(1) Living room (A) Beach
(2) Bathroom (B) Cathedral
(3) Bedroom (C) Gemma’s parents
(4) Kitchen (D) Harry’s village
(5) Hall (E) Horses
(6) Dining room (F) Mountains
(G) Racing cars
(H) River
Listening practice – Pictures in a house
Listen to Gemma and her husband, Harry, talking about pictures
for their new house. Which picture will they put in each room?
Write a letter A-H next to each room.
You will hear the conversation twice.
B
A
H
E
D
C

102. 1. a toilet
4. a bathroom
2. a bedroom
9. a dining room
6. a garage
7. a garden
8. a hall
10. a kitchen
3. a living room
5. a study

103. 11. a ceiling
12. a balcony
13. a wall
14. Stairs
15. a floor

104. 23.
25.
19.
27.
32.
30.
33.
22.
28.
18.
29.
21.
16.
26.
24.
20.
17.
31.