LESSONA

Lifeat home LESSON B LESSONC LESSON D

Things in a home
Making a request Household chores Reading: Unusual
How many/much; Agreeing to a Separable two- Homes from
quantifiers before request word phrasal around the World
nouns
verbs Writing:
home
Dream
AL B

Warm Up
A These are the homes of world leaders. Match the countries and the pictures. Check your answers on page 44.

Brazil France Iceland Japan

BRank the homes you would like to visit from 1 (really want to visit) to 4 (don't want to visit).

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1 Vocabulary Things in a homne
A BLabel the pictures with the correct words. Then listen and check your answers.

bathtub bed coffee table refrigerator

a. curtains

C. shower
C. closet
b. dresser

b. toilet
a. sink

d.
d.
bathroom bedroomn
b. cupboards
a.

b. shelves

C . armchairs
C . stove sofa

d. dishwasher
d.
kitchen living room
B PAIR WORK Which of the things in Part A do you have in your home? Tell your partner.

2 Language in context A new apartment

A OListen to the conversation. Beth hasa new apartment. Which room does Lori like?

Lori Your new place is nice. How Lori I really like your kitchen. Lori Look at all the windows in you
many rooms are there? Beth Thanks. There aren't many living room!
Beth There are four - a kitchen, a
cupboards, and there isn't Beth Yeah, there's a lot of light in
living room, a bathroom, and a much space, but that's OK. I here. But.. . there's also a lot

bedroom. hardly ever cook. of noise!

B What about you? What is important to you when you move into a new house or apartment?

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3 Grammar O How many/much; quantifiers before nouns

How many cupboards are there? How much light is there?
a lot of
a lot of
There are Some
cupboards. There's some light.
a few a little
There aren't many cupboards. There isn't much light.
any
any
A Complete the questions with many or much. Answer the questions about the homme
in Exercise 1. Then
practice with a partner.
1 How.
space is there in the kitchen?.
2 Are there
Cupboards in the kitchen?
3 How chairs are there in the living room?
4 Are there.
shelves in the bathroom?.
5 How light is there in the bedroom?.
B PAIRWORK Ask and answer questions about the apartment in Exercise 2.
rooms/apartment cupboards/ kitchen space/kitchen
light/ living room windows /living room noise/apartment
A: How many rooms are there in the apartment?
B: There are four rooms. Are there many cupboards in the kitchen?

4 Speaking My home
PAIR WORK Add three questions below. Then interview your partner.
Find out three things that are similar about your homes.

Do you live in a house or apartment?

How many rooms are there?
A r e there many closets in the bedroom?

Is there much space in the bathroom?

A: Do you live in a house or apartment?

B:1 live in a small apartment.

A: Me, too. house apartment

5Keep talking!
Go to page 133 for more practice.

I can ask and answer questions about my home.

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Home sweet homne

APAIR WORK Look at the picture for two minutes.
Try to remember the rooms,
furniture, and other details.

B PAIR WORK Coverthe picture. Ask and answer these questions. What do you remember?
How many rooms are there in the house?

Which rooms are on thefirstfloor? the second floor?

How much light is there in the living room? How many windows are there?
Is
there much furniture in the living room? What's there?
What's on thecoffeetable? What's on the kitchen table?
Are there many pictures in the house? Where are they?
How are the two bedrooms different?
How are thetwo bathrooms different?
I s there much space in this house? Do you think there is much noise?
A: How many rooms are there in the housef

B:1think there are. .. rooms.

A: I think so, too. Which rooms are on the first floor?

Look at the picture again and check your answers.

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 Can you turn down the music?

1 Interactions Requests
A What are your neighbors like? Do you like them?

B Listen to the coversation. Why does Keisha call her neighbor? Then practicethe conversation.

Carlos Hello? Carlos Sure. I can do it now.

Keisha Hi. It's Keisha from downstairs. Are you Keisha Thank you. I have an exam tomorrow,
having a party? and I'm trying to study.
Carlos Uh-huh. Are we being noisy? Carlos I understand.
Keisha I'm afraid so. Can you turn down the music, Keisha Thanks again.
please?

COListen to the expressions. Then practice the conversation again with the new
expressions.
Making a reque
Agreeing to a request
Can you turn down the music, please?
Sure.

Could you turn down the music, please?

Noproblem.
Would you turn down the music, please? l'd be happy to.
D Match the requests and the responses. Then
practice with a partner.
1 Can you turn down your TV, please? a l'd be happy to. I'm going to work now, anyway.
2 Can you move
please?
your car, b Sure.Ithink it's for me.
3 Could you answer the phone,
please? c No problem. Sorry about the noise.
4 Would you open the curtains,
please? d Sure. There isn't much
light in here.

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2 Pronunciation Intonation in
A Listen and repeat.
requests
Notice the falling intonation in these requests.
Can you turn down the
music, please? Can you move your car, please?
B PAIR WORK Practice the questions in Exercise 1D again. Pay attention to your intonation.
3 Listening Friendly requests
A DListen to three people call
the correct answers.
their neighbors. Where does each caller live? Circle
1 apartment/ house
2 apartment/ house
3 apartment/ house
B OListen again. What does each caller want the
correct answers.
neighbor to do? Check () the
1 stop the party 2 g e t the cat 3 stop exercising
turn down the TV move the car exercise earlier
turn down the music buy some milk stop the party

4 Speaking Neighbor to neighbor

A Match the requests and the
problems.
1 Can you move it, please? 3 Could you come and get it, please?
2 Could you put it in the garbage can, please? 4 Would you keep it down, please?

Your neighbor's cat is at Your neighbor's guests are Your neighbor's car is in Your neighbor's garbage
your door. very noisy. your parking space. isn't in the garbage can.

B PAIRWORK Call your neighbor. ldentify yourself and explain the situation.
Make a request. Take turns.

A: Hello.
B: Hi. It's Mike from downstairs. Your cat is at my door. Could you come and get it. pleasee
A: Sure. ld be happy to.

C PAIR WORK Think of two more requests. Then call

your partner to make the requests. Take turns.

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1 Vocabulary Household chores
up my clothes!

A OLabel the pictures with the correct words. Then listen and check your answers.

clean out the closet pick up the magazines take out the garbage
drop off the dry cleaning
clean up the yard hang up the clothes put away the dishes wipe off the counter

5 6 7 8

B PAIR wORK Which chores in Part Ado you do? Tell your partner.
1 always clean up the yard on the weekend. I also drop off the dry cleaning"

2 Conversation Let's clean it up!

A OListen and practice.
Ken This place is a mess. Let's clean it up before
Mom and Dad get home.
Paul Good idea. Well, I can put the dishes away and
wipe off the counter.
Ken And, the garbage is full. Could you take it out?
Paul Sure. No problem.

Ken And you know, your bedroom isa mess, too.

Your clothes are all over the floor. Would you
pick them up, please?
Paul Yeah, Iguess.
Ken And then hang them up in the closet?
Paul OK, but what are you going to do?

BOListen to the rest of the conversation. What chore is Ken

going to do?
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3 Grammar O Separable two-word phrasal verps
I take out the
garbage. Could you hang up your clothes, please?
Itakethe garbage out. Could you hang your clothes up, please?
I take it out.
Could you hang them up, please?
Not:Htakeottit Not:
Eottdyotthang up-them,ptease?
A Rewrite the sentences. Then
compare with a
partner.
1 Let's hang up the
dry cleaning. Lets hang the dry cleaning up.
2 Could you put away your clothes,
please?
3 How often do you take out the
garbage?
4 Iclean out my closets once a year.
B Complete the sentences with the correct verbs. Use either it or them. Then compare with a partner.
clean out drop off pick up take out
clean up hang up put away wipe off

1 The living room is a clean it up

mess. Let's beforethe party.
2 Why is your coat on the chair? Can you. in the closet?
3 The garbage isfull.Could you rightaway, please?
4 This closet is full of old clothes and books. Let's -

5 The dishes are in the dishwasher. Would you for me?

6 This table isn't clean. Can you beforedinner, please?
7 These books belongto the library. Could you. for me?
8 Your magazines are all over the floor. Would you . please?

4 Speaking What a chore!

A PAIRWORK Interview your partner. Check () his or her answers.

C t

Howoften do you...2 My partner How often do you..2 My partner

1 put away the dishes 4 clean out your closet

2 clean up your bedroom 5 hang up your clothes

3 take out the garbage

B GROUP WORK Tell your group about your partner's answers. Who does a lot of chores? Who doesn't?

"Daniel does a lot of chores. He puts away the diehes and takes Out the garbage every day

5 Keep talking!
Go to page 134 for more practice.

Icantalk about household chores.

 What a home!
1 Reading n
A Look at the pictures. Describe each home.

B Read the article. Check ( ) the best title for the article.

Crazy Houses in the United States Daily Life in a Strange House

Unusual Homes from Around the World How to Build Your Dream Home

The Storybook House The Shoe House

The classic children 's story "Hansel and Grete This house in the U.S. hasa living room, two bathroomns
inspired this unusual home in the U.S. The owners a kitchen, and three bedrooms. There's even a shoe
built the house by hand and included five fireplaces mailbox. The owner had a few shoe stores. No one lives
inside there now, but there are tours of the house.

The Upside-down Housse

People in Vietnam call this house the Crazy House because In this house in Poland, the furniture hangs from the
it looks strange. Part of the house is a tree, and it has ceiling! No one lives there, but it's a popular tourist
unusual twists and turns. You can also see big animals on attraction. It took the workers a long time to build the
the outside. The house is a hotel and a tourist attraction. house. They often felt sick inside.

C Read the article again. Answer the questions.

1 How did the owners build the Storybook House?
2 How many rooms are there in the Shoe House?
3 What can you see on the outside of the Crazy House?
4 What is unusual about the inside of the Upside-down House?

D PAIRwORK Which house would you like to stay in? Why? Tell your partner.

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2 Listening A tour of Graceland
A Graceland was Elvis
Presley's home in Memphis, Tennessee. Look at the pictures in Part B of four rooms in the
home. What do you see? What do
you think the house is like?
B OListen to Sam and Haley take a tour of Graceland. Number the rooms from 1 to 4.

TV room kitchen

diningroom living room

C OListen again. What is each person's favorite room? Complete the sentences.
1 Sam's favorite room is the -

2 Haley's favorite room is the .

3Writing and speaking Dream Home

A Imagine your dream home. Answer the questions.

Where is your dream home? What does it look like?

H o w many rooms does it have?
I s there anything unusual about your home?
B Write a description of your dream home. Use the model and your answers from Part A to help you.

C PAIR WORK Share your writing. Ask and answer questions for more information.

My Dream Home
dream home is on the beach
in Hawaii. 1t's a very big house. It
My and space. There
has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and a lot of lüight
other kitchen is
kitchen is inside the house, The
are two kitchens. One

outside because we have a

Lot of babecues on the beach

A: What color is the housef

B:It's white. house?

A: What is your favorite part of the
B: The swimming pool.
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 Wrap-uup
1 Quick pair review
Lesson A Brainstorm!
Make a list of the rooms in a house and the things that go in each room. How many do you know?
You have two minutes.

Lesson B Do you remember?

Complete the conversations with the correct words. You have two minutes.
1 A COuld you turn down the music, please?
B Nop

2 A W
you answer the phone, please?
B l'd be h to.
3 A Could you buy some milk, p-
B S

LessonC Test your partner!

Act out a chore. Can your partner guess what it is? Take turns. You and your partner
have two minutes.

Lesson D Guess
Describe a room in your house, but don't say its name. Can your partner guess what
room it is? Take turns.
You and your partner have two minutes.

A: This is my favorite room. There are three posters on the wall.

B:ls it your bedroom?
A: Yes, it is.

2 In the real world

Go online and find information in English about an unusual house.
Then write about it.
Why is it unusual?
What are the rooms like?
Find a picture of the home, if possible.

An Unusual Home

Fallingwater is a famous house at

the top of a waterfall. It has rooms

thatlook like..
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