5280 my house

1
My name is Olivia. I have a house. My house is big and beautiful. My house
has three floors. The rooms are big, light, cosy and spacious. The furniture is
beautiful, modern and comfortable. My house has a living-room, a dining-room, a
kitchen on the ground floor. My house has a bedroom, a child’s bedroom and a
bathroom on the first floor. My house has a study in the attic. My house has a
garage.

Exercise 1
Find the names of the rooms in the text.
On the ground floor______________________________________________________
On the first floor_________________________________________________________
In the attic______________________________________________________________
Outside the house________________________________________________________

Exercise2
Read the text and answer the questions. Tell about Olivia’s house.
1) How many floors does Olivia’s house have?

2) How does she describe her house? What adjectives does she use?
3) How many rooms does Olivia’s house have?
4) How does she describe the rooms? What adjectives does she use?
5) What rooms does her house have on the ground floor?
6) What rooms does her house have on the first floor?
7) What rooms does her house have in the attic?


2 a)
I like my living-room because it is modern, spacious and large. The living
room is on the ground floor. In my living room I have a sofa. In my living room I
have a comfortable arm-chair. I have a soft carpet in my living room. In this room I

have a small table. I have a vase and a picture in the living room. I have a fireplace
in the living room. I have a chandelier in the living room.

2 b)
I like my living-room because it is modern, spacious and large. The living
room is on the ground floor. In my living room there is a sofa. In my living room
there is a comfortable arm-chair. There is a soft carpet in my living room. In this
room there is a small table. There is a vase and a picture in the living room. There is
a fireplace in the living room. There is a chandelier in the living room.

Exercise 3
Read the text 2a) and find what furniture Olivia has in her house.
Exercise 4
Find these sentences in the texts 2a) and 2b).
Translate the sentences.
Do the sentences mean the same?
Underline parts of the sentences that mean the same.

In the living room I have a sofa. - In the living room there is a sofa.


Exercise 5
Read about Olivia’s living –room and answer the questions.
Tell about Olivia’s living-room.
1. Why does Olivia like her living-room?
2. How does she describe her living room?
3. On what floor is the living-room?
4. What furniture does Olivia have in her living room?

3

I like my dining-room because it is modern, large and cosy. The dining-room
is on the ground floor. In the dining room there is a large dining-table. In the dining
room there are six chairs. In the dining-room there is a large and beautiful mirror on
the wall.

Exercise 6
Read text 3 and say what furniture Olivia has in her dining-room.
Exercise 7
Rewrite the sentences with “there is”. Use the phrase “Olivia has…”

4
I like my kitchen because it is spacious, light and modern. The kitchen is on
the ground floor. In the kitchen I have a fridge. In the kitchen I have a dishwasher.
In the kitchen I have a sink. In the kitchen I have a cooker. In the kitchen I have
cupboards. In the kitchen I have a big window. In the kitchen I have curtains.


Exercise 8
Read text 4 and say what furniture Olivia has in her kitchen.
Exercise 9
Rewrite the sentences with “I have”. Use the phrase “there is/are…”

5
I like my bedroom because it is light and cosy. My bedroom is on the first
floor. In my bedroom there__________(1) a large double bed. In the bedroom
there__________(2) a wardrobe. In the bedroom there___________ (3) a dressing
table. In the bedroom there__________ (4) a rug. In the bedroom there are two
pillows.
I like the child’s bedroom because it is light and cosy, but it is very small.
The child’s bedroom is on the ground floor. In the child’s bedroom

there___________ (5) a single bed. In the child’s bedroom there____________ (6)
a bedside cabinet. In the child’s bedroom there__________ (7) a lamp.
I like my bathroom because it is spacious and light. The bathroom is on the
first floor. In the bathroom there___________ (8) a bath and a washbasin. In the
bathroom there__________ (9) a toilet. In the bathroom there___________ (10) a
rug. In the bathroom there___________ (11) two towels. In the bathroom
there___________ (12) a mirror.

Exercise 10
Read text 5 about Olivia’s bedroom, child’s bedroom and bathroom and fill in the gaps
with “is” or “are”.
Exercise 11


Read text 5 about Olivia’s bedroom, child’s bedroom and bathroom and say what furniture
she has in the rooms.
In the bedroom___________________________________________________________
In the child’s bedroom_____________________________________________________
In the bathroom___________________________________________________________

6
I like my study because it is light and spacious. I have many books in my study. My
study is in________ (1) attic. In___________(2) study there is________ (3) desk.
In _____________(4) study there is__________ (5) chair. In_________ (6) study
there is________ (7) lamp. In_________ (8) study there is__________ (9)
bookcase. In_________ (10) study there is_________(11) computer.
In________(12) study there is_______ (13) large window. In________ (14) study
there is_________ (15) plant.

Exercise 12

Read text 6 about Olivia’s study and fill in the gaps with the articles “a/an” or “the”.
Exercise 13
Read text 6 about Olivia’s study and say what furniture there is in Olivia’s study.
Exercise 14
Tell about your flat or house.