Speaking Boost · A1 · Lesson 15 of 50
Speaking Boost A1 · Block 3: Home

Which rooms do we use the most?

People use different rooms for different things. Which rooms do we use the most? Review there is and there are, questions, prepositions and this / that, and give the final talk of Block 3.

1

Warm-up

5 min
1.1

Rooms and furniture

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

  1. How many rooms are there in your home?
  2. What is your favourite room?
  3. Is there a sofa in your living room?
  4. What is on your desk?
  5. Which room do you use the most?
  6. What is in your bedroom?
2

Words and phrases

12 min
2.1

New words

Read each word and the example. Then say one sentence with the word.

2.2

Which word?

Choose the word that fits.

  1. You cook in the .
  2. Your family sits and relaxes in the .
  3. You sleep in the .
  4. You take a shower in the .
  5. A is a long soft seat for two or three people.
  6. You keep milk and cheese in the .
  7. You hang your clothes in a .
  8. You work at a .
2.3

Opposites and pairs

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

  1. a kitchen is a room for
  2. a bedroom is a room for
  3. a fridge keeps food
  4. a sofa is a long soft
  5. a desk is a table for
  6. a lamp gives
2.4

Useful phrases

Use these phrases to describe your home.

  • There is a... in the...У... є...There is a sofa in the living room.
  • There are... in the...У... є...There are two beds in the bedroom.
  • Is there a...?Чи є...?Is there a balcony?
  • It is next to the...Воно поряд із...The cooker is next to the fridge.
  • It is in front of the...Воно перед...The table is in front of the window.
  • This is my...Це моя/мій...This is my favourite room.
  • Those are...Ті — це...Those are my books.
  • I use the... a lot.Я багато користуюся...I use the kitchen a lot.
3

Read and react

8 min
3.1

Rooms in a home

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

Which rooms do we use the most?

Which rooms do we use the most? Surveys are different, but they say similar things. People spend about a third of their life asleep, so the bedroom is the room that we use for the most hours. After the bedroom, many people spend a lot of time in the living room and in the kitchen.

In a bedroom, there is a bed and often a wardrobe. In a living room, there is a sofa, a table and a TV. In a kitchen, there is a cooker, a fridge and a table. These are the most important things for a lot of people.

There are also other rooms. There is a bathroom with a shower, and there is a hall by the front door. In some homes, there is a balcony, and in others, there is a garden.

In 2020, a lot of people stayed at home for many weeks. They used the kitchen table as a desk, and the living room became a school or an office. Rooms are not always for only one thing.

Which room do you use the most?

3.2

True or false?

  1. People spend about a third of their life asleep.
  2. The bedroom is the room that we use for the fewest hours.
  3. There is a sofa in a typical living room.
  4. Every home has a balcony.
  5. In 2020, some kitchen tables became desks.
3.3

What do you think?

  1. Which room is the most important?
  2. What is your favourite thing in your home?
  3. What is not good in your home?
  4. How can you make a small room better?
4

Grammar for speaking

10 min
4.1

Grammar for speaking

Review: there is / there are and questions

There is + one thing, there are + more than one thing. In questions, put is / are before there. Short answers: Yes, there is. No, there aren't.

There is a sofa in the living room. There are two beds in the bedroom. Is there a balcony? Yes, there is. Are there any chairs? No, there aren't.

Review: prepositions and this / that

Use in, on, under, next to, near, between, in front of, behind. Use this / these for things near and that / those for things far.

The cooker is next to the fridge. The lamp is on the desk. This is my room. Those are my books.

Block 3 review

Use the grammar from this block.

there is and there are (L11) · questions with there is and there are (L12) · prepositions of place (L13) · this, that, these, those (L14)

Common mistakes: there is / there are, question word order, in / on / under and this / these. ✗ There are a sofa in the room → There is a sofa in the room. ✗ Is there two beds? → Are there two beds? ✗ This are my chairs → These are my chairs.

4.2

Choose the right form

  1. There
    a sofa in the living room.
  2. There
    two beds in the bedroom.
  3. there a balcony?
  4. Are there any chairs? No, there
    .
  5. The lamp is
    the desk.
  6. The cooker is
    the fridge.
  7. is my room.
  8. are my books. (far)
4.3

Fix the mistake

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

  1. There are a sofa in the room. →
  2. Is there two beds in the room? →
  3. The lamp is in the desk. →
  4. This are my chairs. →
  5. Where there is the fridge? →
  6. The cat is in the table. →
4.4

Talk about it

Answer with full sentences. Use the grammar of Block 3.

  1. How many rooms are there in your home?
  2. What is there in your bedroom?
  3. Is there a balcony in your flat or house?
  4. Where is your fridge?
  5. What is your favourite room, and why?
  6. What is on your desk?
5

Three homes and a final talk

8 min
5.1

Three homes

Three people describe their homes. Compare them. Who has got the biggest home? Who has got the simplest home? Which room do you use the most?

Person 1

Dina, 28

  • Lives in a flat
  • There are three rooms
  • There is a balcony with flowers
  • Uses the kitchen the most
Person 2

Mr Cole, 55

  • Lives in a house
  • There are six rooms
  • There is a big garden behind the house
  • Uses the living room the most
Person 3

Zoe, 17

  • Lives with her family
  • Has got a small bedroom
  • There is a desk next to her bed
  • Uses her bedroom the most
5.2

Final talk of Block 3: my home

This is the final speaking task of Block 3. Your teacher will time you.

  1. Plan for one minute, then speak for two minutes.
  2. Part 1: say what home you live in and how many rooms there are.
  3. Part 2: describe your favourite room (there is, in, on, next to).
  4. Part 3: point to things in the room (this, that, these, those) and say why you like it.
2:00
6

Personal questions

10 min
6.1

Part I: Me

  1. How many rooms are there in your home?
  2. Is there a balcony or a garden?
  3. What is there in your bedroom?
  4. What is on your desk?
  5. What is next to your bed?
  6. Which room do you use the most?
  7. What is under your bed?
  8. Is there a TV in your living room?
6.2

Part II: Other people

  1. Who cooks in your family?
  2. Who uses the bathroom the most?
  3. Who sleeps in the biggest room?
  4. Who sits on the sofa?
  5. Whose room is the nicest?
  6. Who works at a desk?
6.3

Part III: A bit deeper

  1. Is a big home better?
  2. Is the kitchen the most important room?
  3. Is a balcony useful?
  4. Is it good to have a desk at home?
  5. Is your home comfortable?
7

Roleplay

12 min
7.1

Final talk: my home

You

Speaker

A friend (your teacher) asks about your home:
  • say what kind of home you have
  • say how many rooms there are
  • describe one room
  • say which room you like and why
Speak for at least 2 minutes in total. Use the grammar of Block 3.
Your teacher

Friend

Says things like:
  1. Where do you live?
  2. How many rooms are there?
  3. What is in your bedroom?
  4. Why do you like it?
7.2

Showing a flat

You

Agent

You show a flat to a customer (your teacher):
  • say what there is
  • say where things are
  • point to things with this and that
  • ask if the customer likes it
You do most of the talking. Use: There is... · This is... · That is... · It is next to...
Your teacher

Customer

Says things like:
  1. How many rooms are there?
  2. Where is the kitchen?
  3. Is there a balcony?
  4. I like it!
8

Homework

at home

Your homework score

Do all four exercises, then press Check all homework. Correct answers will appear next to your mistakes.

– / 30
H1

Complete with a word

kitchenliving roombedroombathroomsofafridgewardrobedesk
  1. You cook in the .
  2. Your family sits and relaxes in the .
  3. You sleep in the .
  4. You take a shower in the .
  5. A is a long soft seat for two or three people.
  6. You keep milk and cheese in the .
  7. You hang your clothes in a .
  8. You work at a .
H2

Block 3 review: choose the correct word

  1. There a lamp on the desk.
  2. There three chairs.
  3. there a garden?
  4. Is there a cat? No, there .
  5. The book is the table.
  6. The shop is my house.
  7. is my bag.
  8. shoes are old. (far)
H3

Correct or incorrect? (Block 3 review)

Decide if each sentence is grammatically correct.

  1. There is a sofa in the living room.
  2. There are a sofa in the room.
  3. Are there any chairs?
  4. Is there two beds?
  5. The lamp is on the desk.
  6. The lamp is in the desk.
  7. These are my chairs.
H4

Match the two halves

  1. There is
  2. There are
  3. Is there
  4. The cooker is
  5. The table is
  6. This is
  7. I use the

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