MODULE 2 • LESSON 15

🏠 My House

Describe rooms, furniture and the place where you live.

🎧 Listening🗣 Speaking📖 Reading✍️ Writing🌎 Culture

Listen and Repeat

living room
living room
bedroom
bedroom
kitchen
kitchen
bathroom
bathroom
door
door
window
window
table
table
bed
bed

Listen to the Dialogue

A
Alex: Do you live in a house or an apartment?
E
Emma: I live in an apartment.
A
Alex: What's your favorite room?
E
Emma: My bedroom. I read and listen to music there.
A
Alex: My favorite room is the kitchen.
E
Emma: Do you like cooking?

Language Focus

Use There is for one thing and There are for more than one: There is a table. There are two windows.

🌎 Culture Corner — FLAT or APARTMENT?

In British English, flat is a common word for a home that is part of a larger building. In American English, apartment is more common. You may also hear differences such as garden/yard.

🇧🇷 What about Brazil?

What types of homes are common in your town or neighborhood?

📖 Emma's Apartment

Read the text. Then listen to the complete reading and answer the five questions.

Emma's Apartment

Emma lives in a small apartment with her mother. There are two bedrooms, one bathroom, a kitchen and a living room. Emma's bedroom is her favorite place. There is a bed next to the window and a small desk near the door. Her books are on a shelf above the desk. The living room has a sofa, a table and a television. Emma and her mother often watch movies there on Friday evenings. The apartment is not large, but Emma says it is comfortable and feels like home.

Reading Comprehension

1. Who lives with Emma?

2. How many bedrooms are there?

3. What is Emma's favorite room?

4. Where are her books?

5. How does Emma describe the apartment?

🚀 Your Mission

  1. Name the rooms in your home.
  2. Describe one room with There is/There are.
  3. Say which room you like most.