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Home Sweet Home 3

C. Read the text. Match words in bold with the meanings below.

1. a machine to wash clothes
2. a machine to wash plates and cups, etc.
3. someone who rents a flat or house

4. a large stone
5. a wooden house
6. steps made with two long pieces of wood and many
short pieces
7. part of a sink or washbasin. You turn it to get water.
8. a solid square

D. Complete the sentences with one of the types of homes described in the text.

1. You can stay in the when you go on holiday.
2. The is less than a metre wide in some places.
3. The only has one floor.
4. The can help someone with nowhere to live.

5. You can’t keep much cold food in the .
6. The doesn’t have a bathroom.
7. The is the oldest of the four homes.
8. The width of the is the same as its height.

E. Do the activity in pairs.

Student A Talk about one of the homes. Don’t say its name.

Student B Listen. Which house is Student A talking about?

F. Discuss the questions in pairs or groups.

1. Do you know about any interesting houses? Think about:

a small house a tall house a big house an ugly house

a luxurious house a narrow house a strange house a beautiful house
2. Choose a home and prepare a talk about it. Think about:
adjectives to describe:
• the rooms in it.
• the furniture in it.
• the inside and outside.
• upstairs and downstairs.
3. In groups, describe the house. Try to talk for two minutes.

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