There are four rooms in the house including a kitchen. There is a large living room, two small bedrooms, and a large kitchen. There are two bathrooms, one upstairs and one downstairs. While there are no cupboards, there is a wardrobe. There are three bookshelves but no bookshelf. There is a shower but no bath. A dishwasher is present. There is no school near the house but a bus stop out front allows quick access to school. There are no shops in the village. A swimming pool is located on the ground floor of the block of flats.

1. Houses & Places Describing a house

2. Describing a house or flat Ask about the number of rooms Answer about the rooms Ask information about a house Answer info about a house How many rooms are there? There are four rooms, including the kitchen. There’s a big living room, there are two small bedrooms, and there’s a large kitchen. Is there a bathroom? No, there isn’t a bathroom. There are two bathrooms. There’s a bathroom upstairs and a bathroom downstairs.

3. Describing rooms Ask about furniture Answer about furniture Ask about fixtures & fittings Answer about fixtures & fittings Are there cupboards? Is there a bookshelf? No, there aren’t cupboards. There’s a wardrobe. No, there isn’t a bookshelf. There are three bookshelves. Is there a bath? Is there a dishwasher? No, there isn’t a bath. There’s only a shower. Yes, there’s a dishwasher.

4. Describing places Ask about places Answer about places Ask about facilities Answer about facilities Is there a school near your house? No, there isn’t. But there’s a bus stop in front of our house. You can get to the school in no time. Are there shops in the village? Is there a swimming-pool in your block of flats? No, there aren’t. Yes, there is one on the ground floor.