1 Work in pairs. Match the expressions to the places on the map Listen to four short dialogues. Correct the answers.

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1 Home sweet home Around the corner Listening & Speaking there is / there are Places in a town Booking a room have / has got Rooms /O / & / / Determiners Colours & furniture 1 Work in pairs. Match the expressions to the places on the map. 1 in the centre 1 2 just outside town about two minutes from the bus station 4 near the university 2.1 Listen to four short dialogues. Correct the answers. 1 about three five minutes from the station centre 2 about five minutes from the town just outside town 4 near the university Complete this sentence so that it s true for you. I live... 4 Ask all your classmates where they live. Find the people who live near you. Where do you live? In the centre, near the cinema. Complete the following sentences. lives near me. She / He lives. Diana lives near me. She lives about five minutes from my house. Vocabulary Places in a town 1 Match words 1 10 to icons a j below. 1 bar / pub 6 street market 2 cinema 7 swimming pool park 8 theatre 4 restaurant 9 train station 5 shopping centre 10 university a b c d e f g h i j 2 Tick ( ) the things in your area. Work in pairs. Tell your partner where the places you have ticked are. The park is five minutes from my house. 24 Try the internet activities for this unit at

2 Home sweet home Listening Language focus there is / there are Work in pairs. Look at the table and complete the examples using s, is, are, isn t and aren t. Lyon Positive Negative There s a There isn t a There are some There aren t any There a cinema just around the corner. There some nice cafés near the park. There (not) any big shopping centres. There (not) a train station. Questions Short answers Is there a? Yes, there is / are. Are there any? No, there isn t / aren t. there a good cinema in your town? Yes, there there any street cafés in the town centre? No, there Becky See Reference Guide, p. 5. See Workbook, p. 16, exs Becky is a student. She s studying at the university of Lyon, France, for six months. Listen to Becky talking to a friend and decide: 1 Is Becky happy in her flat? 2 Does she like Lyon? 2 Listen again. Look at the list of places in Vocabulary, Exercise 1. Circle the ones Becky talks about. Listen again and match the questions and the answers. 1 So, how s Lyon? And the course? d 2 Where is it? Is it in the centre? So, is it a nice flat? 4 And what about the area? a) It s OK. It s a bit small and a bit cold and there isn t a living room. b)no, but it s only about ten minutes from the university. c) There s a park just around the corner and there are some shops, but it s a bit quiet. There aren t any pubs or bars. d)it s great. I love the town. 5 How do you get in to the centre? 6 What s the centre like? Is it nice? 7 Are there any good pubs and clubs? 8 Is there an open air market at the weekend? e) It s really nice. There are theatres and cinemas f) Yeah, on Sunday, there s a great market down by the river. g)it s really busy at the weekend. And the music s great. h)there s an underground station five minutes from the flat. Practice 1 Read the sentences below. Are they true for where you live? If not, correct them. 1 There are three supermarkets near my house. 2 There aren t any car parks near my house. There are some nice parks in our area. 4 There isn t an open air swimming pool in the centre of town. 1 is false. There s one supermarket near my house. 2 Make questions from the prompts. 1 University in your town? Is there a university in your town? 2 Good sports centres in your area? Bus stop on your street? 4 Post office near where you live? 5 Nice parks near your house? Answer the questions in Exercise 2 for your town. Use short answers. 1 Yes, there is / No, there isn t. 4 Work in groups of three. You are going to play a guessing game. Student A: Think of an area in the town where you study English. Do not tell your partners. Students B & C: Ask questions to help you guess which area student A is thinking about. B: Is there a park in the area? A: Yes, there is. B: Is it in the centre? A: No, it isn t. Unit : Home sweet home 25

3 My house Reading a b 1 James, Emma and Luke are brothers and sister. They live in very different places. Look at photos of two of their homes. 1 Where do you think these homes are? 2 Which house would you like to live in? 2 Read the descriptions below and match the texts and the photos of the two homes. 1 I live in Oxford with my parents, in a small flat in the centre of town. It s in an old building but it s got a lift. It s on a quiet street about five minutes from the shops. It s got two bedrooms, my bedroom and my parents bedroom, a living room and a small kitchen. It s not very big and it hasn t got a garden but there is a lovely rooftop terrace. I spend most of my time in the living room watching TV or in my bedroom listening to music. 2 I live near Auckland, in a house in a small village on the coast, about twenty minutes in the car from my children s school. It s got a big garden with lots of trees and a tennis court. The house has got four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, a study and a kitchen. My bedroom has got an en suite bathroom and I can see the sea from the balcony. There s a double garage where we keep the car and our mountain bikes. Vocabulary Rooms and facilities 1 Use the underlined words in the reading texts to label the diagrams below. a terrace b garage Look at the words again. Which have you got in your home? 2. Now listen to James describing his flat. Which one is it? 26 Rooms and furniture: Try the interactive activity for this topic on your CD-Rom

4 Home sweet home Language focus have / has got Match the questions on the left to the answers on the right. 1 Have you got a new flat? a Yes, it has, next to the kitchen. 2 Has it got a living room? b No, not really, but I ve got a study. Is the living room big? c Yes, but I haven t got a car! 4 Has it got a garage? d Yes, I have and it s really nice!. Listen to Transcript. again and check your answers. Choose the correct form to complete the examples. Positive I ve / s got a new flat. It s got a big garden. Negative I haven t / hasn t got any trees in my garden. It hasn t got a swimming pool. Questions Short answers Have / Has you got a garage? Yes, I have / has. No, I haven t Have / Has it got any balconies? Yes, it have / has. No, it hasn t. See Reference Guide, p. 5. See Workbook, p. 17, exs The Real Thing: really 1.4 Listen to the three brothers and sisters. Do they like their houses? 2 Who says the phrases below? 1 I really love my house. Emma 2 I love the view of the sea. I really like the terrace. 4 It s really close to the centre. 5 I really love the garden. Practice 1 Complete these questions and answers. 1 Have you a garden? 2 Yes, I. I a small rooftop garden. your block of flats got a garage? 4 No, it. We park the car in the street. 5 your sister a big bedroom? 6 Yes, she. She a really nice bedroom. It two big windows and a balcony. 2 Finish these sentences so that they are true for your home. 1 It s got a / an... 2 It s got some... It hasn t got a / an... 4 It hasn t got any... Pronunciation /O / and / / 1.6 Listen carefully and repeat. /O / / / I can walk to work. 2 Look at the words in the box and write them in the correct column. Thursday four thirty floor girl world corner door 1 /O / 2 / / four Thursday Listen and check..5 We use really to emphasise what we re saying. Listen and repeat..7 Listen to four short sentences. Which word do you hear? 1 thirteen / thirty walk / work 2 fourteen / forty 4 work / walk 1 It s really nice. I really like the terrace. 2 I really love my house. 4 It s really close to the centre. 4 Practise saying the following questions. 4 Complete the following phrases for your home. 1 Where do you work? I really love... I really don t like... 2 Do you walk to work? I really like... It s really....8 Listen and check. 5 Work in pairs and tell your partner about your home. Use the phrases in Exercise 4 to help you. Unit : Home sweet home 27 11

5 A room to live in Vocabulary Colours and furniture 1 Which photo looks most like your living room? 2 Work in pairs. Which items can you find in the photos? There s a TV in photo c. a TV some plants a sofa a big window an armchair a fireplace a dining table a CD player some bookshelves a coffee table Have you got these things in your living room? Ask your partner about his / her living room. Is there a TV in your living room? Yes, there is. a 5 Choose adjectives and match them with the photos. modern comfortable colourful traditional stylish 6 Read this short letter. Which room is it describing? Hi Stevie, This is a photo of my living room! There s an old clock. There are some chairs and a sofa and, of course, there are lots of books and CDs! There aren t any plants, but it s really comfortable. We spend a lot of time here, We eat here, watch TV and listen to music. It s a great room! Anyway, you can see it for yourself when you come to visit! See you soon, Bianca x Language focus there is / are + determiner Look at Vocabulary, Exercise 6. Complete the box using a, an, some, any, or lots of. b Positive There s + / : There s sofa and armchair. There are + / : There are chairs in the corner and books. Negative There isn t + / : There isn t fireplace. There aren t + : There aren t book shelves. Questions Is there + a / an: Is there a CD player? Are there + any: Are there any windows? See Reference Guide, p. 6. See Workbook, pp , exs 5 6. c 4 Which colours can you find in the photos? red green yellow blue orange black white grey brown pink There s a white chair in photo a. Which can you find in your living room? Practice 1 Complete the description. Use a / an, some, any, or lots of. This is my favourite room. It s the living room. There s 1 big window and 2 fireplace. There are plants near the window. About 15, I think! And there are 4 flowers on the table. There s isn t 5 TV and there aren t 6 bookshelves or books, but there s 7 CD player and 8 CDs. I love listening to music in this room. 2 Write three sentences about a room in your home. Work in pairs. Tell your partner about your room. In what way are your rooms a) similar? b) different? 28 A room of my own: Try the interactive activity for this topic on your CD-Rom

6 Home sweet home Listening 1 Work in pairs. Match the rooms on page 28 with the people. I think this is Bianca s room because there are.9 Listen and check. 2 Work in pairs. Look at the sentences. Write the name of the person who said them (Mike, Bianca or Darren). Sanjiv, Bianca and Rudi Flatmates 1 It s fun and the sofa s really comfortable. Bianca 2 There s a great view. There isn t a TV in the room. 4 We eat there, we watch TV, we listen to music. 5 I really love the fireplace. 6 There s lots of space and light. Listen and check. Mike and Rosa Husband and wife Discuss these questions with your partner. 1 Do you like your living room? Why? Why not? 2 Do you spend a lot of time in your living room? What do you do there? Darren Single TAKEAWAY ENGLISH: Booking a room in a hotel 1 Work in pairs. Look at the list of things you can find in a hotel room. Which three are the most important? en suite bathroom mini bar TV balcony single bed a view double bed room service 2.10 Listen to someone booking a room at the Belle Vue Hotel. Tick the services on the list. Listen again and complete the booking form. Belle Vue Hotel Booking form Name: 1 Sue Johnson Date of arrival: 2 Number of nights Type of room: 4 4 Look at the expressions. Who s speaking? a) the receptionist b) the guest 1 I d like to book a room, please. 2 Double or single? For how many nights? 4 A double room with en suite bathroom, please. 5 Is there a TV in the room? 6 Has it got a balcony? 5 You want to book a room in a hotel. Look at the questions and decide on the answers. 1 How many nights? 2 Would you like a single room or a double room? Would you like a room with en suite bathroom? 4 What other things are important for you? Work in pairs. Practise booking a room. Unit : Home sweet home 29

7 Ideal homes Listening 1 Look at the phrases in the box. Write them in the correct column below. on a tropical island a penthouse flat in the centre of a capital city in the country a 1 bathrooms a cinema a farmhouse a sauna a castle a private lake a helicopter pad 2 locations types of homes facilities on a tropical island 5 Work in pairs. Compare your answers with your partner. Add two more phrases to each column Listen to three people describing their idea of a perfect home. Tick the things they talk about. Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker a penthouse flat a farmhouse a castle b in the centre of a capital city in the country on a tropical island 1 en suitebathrooms 2 a cinema a sauna a private lake a helicopter pad 4 On the right are sketches of the three ideal homes. Use the words in the box to complete the labels. bathrooms en suite bathrooms bedrooms a fireplace an enormous living room fabulous gardens a big terrace a swimming pool c Listen and check. 4 Look at these sentences. Match them with the houses. 2 1 It s got old walls, but inside the rooms are modern and comfortable. house b 2 It s got a big terrace and a swimming pool. There s a cinema a small, private cinema in the house. 4 It s got amazing views of the centre of the city. 5 And it s got fabulous gardens with tropical fruit. 6 There s a private helicopter pad near the lake. 1 0

8 Home sweet home Speaking 1 Work in small groups. You want to enter a competition in Ideal Homes magazine. You need to describe your ideal home. The most imaginative home will win a two week holiday. Discuss these questions and make notes of your answers. 1 Where is your ideal home? 2 What is it like? How many rooms has it got? 4 What other services or facilities has it got? 5 Why is it ideal? 2 Prepare to tell the other students in the class about your ideal home. Our ideal home is on a tropical island. It s an old castle and it s got a private lake. There s a sauna in every bathroom and there are private balconies in every room. It s perfect because... Describe your ideal home to the class and listen to the other students describing their ideal homes. Decide which home is the winner. Writing Ideal Homes catalogue 1 Look at the photo on the cover of the magazine. Read this description of an ideal home. This beautiful old house is in the historic centre of a fishing village in Greece. It s got beautiful gardens with superb views of the beach. There s a swimming pool and a jacuzzi in the gardens. Inside the house there s a sauna and a beautiful old fireplace in the living room. It s got three bedrooms, two bathrooms and two living rooms. There are big balconies in all of the bedrooms, with tables and chairs and lots of flowers and plants. It s very quiet and relaxing and a perfect holiday home, ideal in summer and in winter. 2 Discuss these questions with a partner. 1 Why is it ideal for summer? 2 Why is it ideal for winter? Would you like to live there all year? Why? Why not? 4 When would you like to go there on holiday? In summer or in winter? Why? Write your entry for the Ideal Homes competition. Use your notes in Speaking, Exercise 1, and write a short description of it. Include... 1 the location. 2 the number of rooms. the facilities and special features. 4 why you think it s an ideal home. Ideal Home 56 This wonderful house is... Now do Unit Test on your CD-Rom Unit : Home sweet home 1

9 1 World English DVD At home Introduction 1 Meet the characters. Where do they come from? Work in pairs. Think of a city or country for each person. Before you watch Travis & Sarah Michael 1 Discuss these questions with your partner. 1 Where do you live? 2 Who do you live with? What is near your house / flat? 4 What is there in your bedroom? 2 Look at the photos and answer the questions. Julieta & Oliver Gill a b Zheng Iqbal 1 Which bedroom is a boy s and which a girl s? Why? 2 Which do you prefer? Tracey Luke 2 [00:00 01:24] Watch the introduction. Check your answers. While you watch Sequence 1 [02:05 0:15] Vox pops [01:25 02:0] Watch the vox pops and answer the on-screen questions. 1 Watch again. Who says it? 1 I live in a flat. 2 We live in a terraced house. I live in an apartment. 4 I live in a shared house. 2 Who lives with... 1 her partner? 2 her family? his housemate? Watch again and check your answers. 2 Travis is staying in London with his girlfriend, Sarah, and her family. Watch sequence 1 and answer the questions. 1 Are the sentences below true or false? 1 Travis is from Australia. 2 Travis works as a photographer in England. Sarah works in London. 2 Why does Travis like his job? Why does Sarah like her house?

10 Sequence 2 [0:16 05:00] 1 Watch sequence 2 without sound. Tick the things you see. a cupboard a radio a fireplace a television an armchair a wardrobe a shower a desk a guitar air-conditioning some flowers a mirror 2 Watch with sound and check your answers. World culture: Australia Travis is from Australia. There are a large number of Australians and New Zealanders living in England, especially London. How much do you know about Australia? Do this quiz and check your answers on page 124. AUSTRALIA QUIZ Where are these things from? 1 the lamp 2 the mirror the chest 4 Match the adjective with the nouns. 1 dark sofa 2 soft curtains blue / old clock 4 broken dining room Sequence [05:00 06:0] Watch sequence and answer the questions. 1 Who is doing what? Match the names to the actions. Matthew Dad Harry Travis 1 He s studying at university. Matthew 2 He s snowboarding. He s doing his homework. 4 He s making supper. 2 In what order does Sarah introduce these things? Write a number by each object. dishwasher kettle oven 1 washing machine fridge Watch the whole DVD again and answer the on-screen questions. After you watch Can you remember? 1 Which is Sarah s favourite room or place? Which is her least favourite? Why? 2 Which is your favourite and least favourite room in her house? Why? 1 The capital city of Australia is... a) Sydney. c) Canberra. b) Melbourne. d) Perth. 2 Which is not a native Australian animal? a) koala c) kookaburra b) kiwi d) kangaroo When does winter begin in Australia? a) March c) September b) June d) December 4 Today, Australia... a) has a monarchy. b) is a republic. c) is a British colony. d) is an independent state within the Commonwealth. 5 Which typical beer comes from Australia? a) Heineken c) Red Stripe b) Fosters d) Guinness 6 How many states are there in Australia? a) six c) nine b) three d) twelve Check your answers on page 124. AUSSIE LINGO! In informal language, Australians are often called Aussies and their country is Oz. In colloquial language, Australians also have a tendency to add -ie to popular words. Here are some examples: brekkie breakfast sunnies sun glasses prezzie present lippie lip stick cabbie taxi driver mozzie mosquito bikkie biscuit barbie barbecue