CRISTIAN URREGO BILINGÜALISM

CENTRO METAL MECÁNICO

THE SMITHS' HOUSE

Mr Smith's house has got four bedrooms, a living-room, a dining-room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a
separate toilet. There is a toilet in the bathroom too. The bedrooms and the bathroom are upstairs,
and the living-room, the dining-room, the kitchen and the toilet are downstairs.

The first bedroom is Mr and Mrs Smith's, the second one is John's, the third one is Mary's, and the
fourth one is Anne's. Catherine's baby bed is in Anne's bedroom too.

When you enter Mr Smith's house, the room on your left is the living-room, and the room on your right
is the dining-room. Where is the kitchen? It is behind the dining-room. And where is the toilet? It is
straight on, in front of you. There is a garden behind the house, but it is not big. Is there a garden in
front of the house too? Yes, there is, but it is very small.

When you go upstairs, Mr and Mrs Smith's bedroom is on your left. The bedroom on your right is
John's, and the bathroom is between his bedroom and Mary's. Anne's bedroom is behind Mary's.

There is a big bed and two big wardrobes in Mr and Mrs Smith's bedroom, and there is a small bed and
a wardrobe in John's room. John and Mary's beds are big, and Anne's bed is small. The wardrobe in
Mary's room is very big, and the wardrobe in John's room is small.

Anne's room has got blue walls, and there are white ships and green islands on them, because it is a
child's bedroom. John's bedroom has got white walls, and Mary's has got grey walls. John has got
pictures of horses on his walls, and Mary has got pictures of beautiful clothes.

ACTIVITY I: Choose the correct statement about the Smith’s house.

3 Choose the correct answer:

A The living room is upstairs.
1 Which of the following is correct? B The living room is downstairs.
A Three of Mr Smith's bedrooms are C The dining room is upstairs.
upstairs, and one of them is downstairs.
4 Choose the correct answer:
B Mr Smith's four bedrooms are
downstairs. A There are two beds in Anne's bedroom.
C Mr Smith's four bedrooms are upstairs. B There is one bed in Anne's bedroom.
C There are three beds in Anne's
2 Choose the correct sentence bedroom.
A There is one toilet in Mr Smith's house.
5 Choose the correct answer:
It is downstairs.
A There are pictures in all of the children's
B There are two toilets in Mr Smith's
bedrooms
house. One of them is upstairs.
B There are pictures in some of the
C There is one toilet in Mr Smith's house.
children's bedrooms.
It is upstairs.
C There aren't any pictures in the
children's bedrooms.

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Identify the parts of the house. Use the

1 2
words below.
3
kitchen attic roof
hall living room front door
chimney bedroom bathroom
4 5
1. -----------------------------------------------
2. -----------------------------------------------
3. -----------------------------------------------
7 4. -----------------------------------------------
5. -----------------------------------------------
9 6. -----------------------------------------------
6 7. -----------------------------------------------
8
8. -----------------------------------------------
9. -----------------------------------------------
In the picture we can see some objects. -
bath – sofa – bedside table – toilet – chairs – lamp
– pictures – bed – washbasin – fridge – table – What’s in the rooms? Use the structure
mirror – cupboard – cooker – stairs there is / there are.
Put them in the correct places.
kitchen: --------------------------------------------- Is there a bath in this
hall: ------------------------------------------------- room?
living room: ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------
bedroom: ------------------------------------------- Is there a washbasin in this
bathroom: ------------------------------------------ room?
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Is there a bed in this room? Is there an armchair in this

------------------------------------ room?
Are there bedside tables in ------------------------------
this room? Is there a sofa in this
------------------------------------ room?
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Is there a table in this room? Are there any stairs in this
------------------------------------ room?
Are there two fridges in this ------------------------------
room? Is there a bath in this
------------------------------------ room?
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Answer about yourself. 4. Are there any pictures in your house?
1. Is there a sofa in your living room? ------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------- 5. Is there an attic in your house?
2. Are there two fridges in your kitchen? ---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------- 6. Are there mirrors in your house?
3. Is there a table lamp in your bedroom? ---------------------------------------------------

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ACTIVITY II: WATCH THE VIDEO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW

a. Is there an old apartment for rent in the woman’s building?

b. What is there in the living room?

c. Is there a wardrobe in the bedroom?

d. Is the kitchen big?

e. Is there an elevator in the building?

f. What is there in the bathroom?

ACTIVITY III: Look at the grid and complete the text. Use There is/isn’t – There
are/aren’t

In New York City __________________ ninety-seven

Places NYC
skyscrapers and _____________ a new one called One. new skyscraper 1
World Trade Centre. __________________ a beach but beach 0
_______________ sixteen bridges. bridges 16
casinos 0
_______________ casinos but _______________ skyscrapers 97
a famous statue. __________________ a zoo in zoo 1
statue 1
Central Park.
old castle 0
__________________ an old castle and trolleys 0
__________________ trolleys.