LESSON 5. (Part 1). Towns and buildings.

1.  Underline the most suitable word.

a)      As you can see, the garden has two ornamental iron doors/gates and there is a stone path/pavement leading to the house.

b)      This is the front entry/entrance, but there is another door at the edge/side of the house.

c)       All the rooms have covered/fitted carpets.

d)      All the cupboards/wardrobes in the kitchen and the bookshelves/library in the living room are included in the price.

e)      There is a beautiful stone chimney/fireplace in the living room, and there are sinks/washbasins in all the bedrooms.

f)       At the top of the stairs/steps there is a coloured/stained glass window.

g)      The bathroom has a shower/washer and modern mixer pipes/taps.

h)      At the top of the house there is a/an attic/cellar and the garden contains a glasshouse/greenhouse and a garden hut/shed

i)        There is a wooden fence/wall on one side of the garden, and a bush/hedge on the other.

j)        This is a fine single/detached house in a quiet neighbourhood/suburb.


2.       Match the words in the box with a suitable explanation (a-l). Not all words given are possible.

curtains               drive     parking               shelf     central heating                                dishwasher        furniture               radiator               stool                     cook                      doormat              landing                                rug         door knocker                               letterbox            settee/sofa

a)      Rectangular hole in the front door…letterbox

b)      Long narrow rectangular piece of wood or metal fixed to the wall…………….

c)       Short road between the street and a house or its garage………………………….

d)      Use this if you want someone to open the front door…………………………..

e)      Put the dirty dishes in this……………………………………

f)       This system makes the house warm………………………

g)      A small carpet ……………………………

h)      More than one person can sit on this ……………….

i)        An area at the top of some stairs……………………

j)        Wipe your feet on this before you enter the house……………………

k)      Pull these to cover the windows…………………….

l)        Small seat without back or arms………………….


3.       Complete each sentence (a-j) with a suitable ending (1-10) so that the meaning of the word in italics is clear.

a)      I would prefer to live in a cottage …………………………………

b)      The shopping centre has a multi-storey car park …………………

c)       My grandmother bought a bungalow……………………………..

d)      Jenny lives in a small flat………………………………………

e)      This street is only for pedestrians ………………………………

f)       Helen and John live in a square ………………………………..

g)      Peter has moved to a London suburb …………………………

h)      This village is surrounded by lovely countryside……………………….

i)        Sue’s new house is unfurnished …………………………………….

j)        My house is semi-detached

1.       on the third floor of a modern block.

2.       and he commutes to work in the centre.

3.       with room for over 2000 vehicles.

4.       but the rent is so high that she cannot afford much furniture.

5.       which has a beautiful garden in the middle.

6.       in a small village in the country.

7.       and the neighbours often bang on the wall.

8.       because she had difficulty climbing stairs.

9.       with fields, woods, streams and a small lake.

10.   and cars and lorries are not allowed.

Correct answers

1.        a) gates, path                  b) entrance, side             c) fitted                               d) cupboards, bookshelves        e) fireplace, washbasins                       f) stairs, stained               g) shower, taps                               h) attic, greenhouse, shed         i) fence, hedge                    j) detached, neighbourhood

2.       a) letterbox       b) shelf                                c) drive                 d) door knocker               e) dish washer                 f) central heating                g) rug                    h) settee/sofa                  i) landing             j) doormat          k) curtains          l) stool

3.       a) 6,       b) 3        c) 8         d) 1        e) 10      f) 5         g) 2        h) 9        i) 4          j) 7


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