3a Order the words to make questions. b Check your answers. c Practise saying the questions.

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1 3 Home sweet home Language focus there is / there are Jane is looking for a new flat. Look at her list of things in the area and complete the sentences with there s, there isn t, there are or there aren t. There's a corner shop pubs and clubs tennis courts a cinema cafés an underground station a market a swimming pool a corner shop. 2 pubs and clubs. 3 any tennis courts. 4 a cinema. any cafés. 6 an underground station. 7 a market. 8 a swimming pool. 2 Jane is talking to a friend about the area. Complete the conversation with is, isn t, are or aren t. Are PAUL: Is it OK? there shops near the flat? JANE: Well, there 2 a corner shop, but there 3 a market. PAUL: And tennis courts? 4 there any tennis courts in the area? JANE: No, there but there 6 a swimming pool. PAUL: Oh, good. And 7 there pubs and clubs? JANE: Yes, there 8 but there any cafés in the area. PAUL: Mmm. And a cinema? 0 there a cinema near the flat? JANE: No, there. PAUL: 2 there an underground station? JANE: Yes, there 3. There 4 an underground station about five minutes from the flat. there is / there are: questions 3a Order the words to make questions. shopping centre / there / a / is? Is there a shopping centre? 2 there / tennis courts / any / are? 3 a / market / there / is? 4 sports centre / there / is / a? are / there / parks / any? 6 is / there / swimming pool / a? b Check your answers. c Practise saying the questions. there is / there are: short answers 4a Answer the questions in Exercise 3 for where you live b In pairs, practise the questions and answers. there is / there are + a, an, some, any, lots of Complete the sentences with a, an, some, any or lots of. some There are parks in the centre. 2 There s market in Covent Garden. 3 There are theatres in the West End. 4 There aren t mountains near the city. What city is it London or Paris? There are great beaches. 6 There is underground. 7 There are bars, clubs and restaurants near the beaches. 8 There s mountain near the city called Sugar Loaf. What city is it La Paz or Rio de Janeiro? 6

2 6 Write about your town in your notebook. Use the table to help you. There s a(n) There are two / three / etc. There are some There are lots of There isn t a(n) There aren t any good nice great big new park(s) sports centre(s) café(s) cinema(s) swimming pool(s) restaurant(s) beach(es) shopping centre(s) in my town. in the centre. near my flat / house. just outside town. five minutes from the centre. There s a big sports centre near my house. There isn t a beach in my town. have / has got 7 Complete the conversation with the correct form of have got. 8 Complete the table in Exercise 7 for you. Write sentences using the information in the table. Bob Willis has got a TV and an MP3 player. He hasn t got 2 Jane Matthews 3 I have / has got: questions Bob Willis Jane Matthews You TV MP3 player DVD Computer Internet Mobile phone A: Excuse me. Can I ask you some questions? B: Yes, sure. A: What s you name? B: Willis. Bob Willis. A: Have you got a TV? B: Yes, I 2. A: And an MP3 player or DVD? B: Well, I 3 an MP3 player but I 4 a DVD. A: And you a computer? B: No, I 6, but my son 7. He s a student and he 8 a computer in his bedroom. A: he internet? B: No, he 0. A: And a mobile phone? you a mobile? B: Yes, I 2, but I only use it for work. a Write questions. your flat / a lift Has your flat got a lift? 2 you / a new flat 3 your bedroom / an en suite bathroom 4 your flat / a balcony you / a view of the sea 6 your block of flats / a garage b Check your answers. c Practise saying the questions. have / has got: short answers 0a Answer the questions in Exercise for where you live. Yes, it has. / No it hasn t b In pairs, practise the questions and answers. Unit 3: Home sweet home 7

3 Vocabulary Around the corner a Write sentences about where the people live. Use words and phrases in the box. in near just outside about two minutes from the centre the university the countryside a little village town the bus station BARBARA TRACEY TREVOR lives in the centre about two minutes Tracey from the university. 2 Gerard 3 Barbara 4 Jeff Rowena 6 Trevor b Write sentences about where you, your friends and your family live. ROWENA JEFF GERARD Rooms and facilities 2a Match the words with the numbers in the pictures sitting room en suite bathroom garden garage study bedroom lift rooftop terrace kitchen bathroom balcony b Now copy the words into your notebook. 8 Rooms and furniture: Try the interactive activity for this topic on your CD-Rom.

4 Places 3 Complete the crossword Across 2 You drink coffee here. (4) 3 A place with a lot of different shops. (8, 6) 6 You dance here. (4) A place with small shops, sometimes outside. (6) You get the underground train here. (, 7) Down You usually play tennis on these. (6, 6) 4 You swim here. (8, 4) You study here, e.g. medicine. (0) 6 You see films here. (6) 7 You get a bus here. (3, 4) 8 A local shop. (6, 4) 0 You drink beer here. (3) Colours 4 Write the colours of the objects. black blue brown green grey orange pink red white yellow red An apple is or. 2 A banana is. 3 A tree is and. 4 Metal is usually. The Coca-Cola logo is and. 6 Baby girls often wear and baby boys often wear. 7 Traffic lights are, and. 8 In children s pictures, the sun is. In the UK a letter box is. 0 In London taxis are. In New York taxis are. 2 Tom is a and cat and Jerry is a mouse. 3 The Panther is a funny cartoon. 4 The British flag is, and. The German flag is, and. Unit 3: Home sweet home

5 Vocabulary extension More places TAKEAWAY ENGLISH Booking a room in a hotel a Match the words with pictures. 2 an arts centre a beach a car park a cybercafé a language school a park a primary school a restaurant a sports centre a supermarket a theatre a train station o a Order the conversation in a hotel. 2 b 3. Listen and check your answers. c Practise saying the words. Listen and repeat. d Now copy the words into your notebook. Pronunciation /ɔ / and / / a Write the pronunciation of the underlined vowels. I walk /ɔ / to work. / / 2 We live on the fourth / / floor. / / 3 They don t work / / on Thursday. / / 4 This girl / / is thirteen. / / There s a tennis court / / at the sports / / centre. 6 Write thirty / / words. / / 7 It s the second door / / on the first / / floor. / / 3 It s 60 euros a night. What s your name, please? For how many nights? OK. You ve got a double room with an en suite bathroom for three nights in March. A double room or a single room? George and Amanda West. Yes, it has. It s got a balcony with a view of the sea. Thank you. Goodbye. Good morning. Hotel Sants. Can I help you? Fine. I d like to book it, please. Yes, please. I d like to book a room. A double room with an en suite bathroom, please. Has the room got a view? Three nights Thursday 2 st, Friday 22 nd and Saturday 23 rd of March. How much is it? b 3.3 Listen and check your answers. b 3.2 Listen and check your answers. c Practise saying the sentences. Listen and repeat. 20 A room of my own: Try the interactive activity for this topic on your CD-Rom.

6 Guided writing: Describing where you live there is / are, has / have got I live in the centre of London, about five minutes from the Marble Arch underground station. There s a park about five minutes from my flat, Hyde Park, and there s also a lake in the park. There are some shops in the area - supermarkets and corner shops. There s a good sports centre with a swimming pool and lots of bars and restaurants. My flat is near the historic centre and about minutes from the river. My flat is in an old building. It s got four bedrooms, a sitting room, a kitchen and a bathroom. It hasn t got a balcony or terrace but it s got big windows and lots of space and light. I really like the sitting room because it s got a view of Marble Arch. It s a comfortable and relaxing room with a sofa, a dining table, some shelves and a TV. Read the descriptions and order the information. a) What rooms has it got? b) What places are there in the area? c) What s the writer s favourite room? d) Where is the flat? e) What is in the room? f) Is it an old or a new flat / house? 3 Use your notes to write a description of your flat or house. Write two paragraphs. Paragraph : where you live and the places in the area. Paragraph 2: your house or flat, your favourite room and why you like it. 2 Make notes about where you live. Answer the questions in Exercise to help you. Look at the vocabulary in the unit. How to... listen for important words and information a Imagine you phone for information about a flat to rent. It s important to think about the vocabulary you expect to use and hear. Write some words here. _ bedrooms _ b 3.4 Listen and tick the words you hear. 2 It isn t necessary to understand every word, only the important information. Listen again and complete the notes. Listen two or three times if necessary. Number of bedrooms: Other rooms: Furniture: Yes / No Television: Yes / No Location: Cost: a month Address: Visit: 3 Read the transcript and check your answers. Circle words or expressions you would like to learn. Then listen a final time. 3 Now do Unit Test 3 on your CD-Rom. 2