Vocabulary: House of the future

VInside and outside the home

1Match the places to the clues. Use the words in the box. 

MOVE
• bathroom
• garden
• kitchen
• living room

• 1You sleep in here.

• bedroom

• 2You cook in here. 

• 3You have a shower in here. 

• 4You relax and watch TV in here. 

• 5This is outside. 

VInside and outside the home

2Put the words in the box in the correct category. 

MOVE
• ceiling
• door
• roof
• wall
• window

Inside	Outside	Inside and outside
floor

 

VIn the home

3Which item in each group is the odd one out? 

• 1bedroom

  wardrobebidetbedside tablechest of drawers

• 2bathroom

  bidetwashbasinmirrorfreezer

• 3living room

  fireplacefridgearmchaircarpet

• 4kitchen

  freezerwashing machinedishwasherstairs

VinsightPrepositions of place

4Look at the picture. Choose the correct prepositions of place to complete the description. 

This is my house. I live here with my parents. ¹OnUnderIn front of the house is a small garden. The first room on the left is the living room. ²In front ofBehindBetween the living room is the dining room. The kitchen is ³next tobehindon the dining room. The back garden is ⁴in front ofnext tobehind the kitchen.

My bedroom is upstairs. It's a very small room. There's a big cupboard ⁵onbetweenbehind my parents' bedroom and the bathroom.

The bathroom is ⁶next tooppositeon my bedroom. ⁷NearInOn the bathroom, there is a shower, a toilet and a washbasin.

I love our back garden. We've got a table and chairs outside – they are ⁸nearbetweenunder a beautiful tree.

VinsightPrepositions of place

5Answer the questions about the house in the picture. 

MOVE
• a chair
• the cooker
• flowers and a newspaper
• a rug
• the sink
• a wardrobe
• the washbasin

• 1What is opposite the TV? 

• the sofa

• 2What is on the table in the dining room?  

• 3What is under the window in the kitchen?  

• 4What is opposite the door in the kitchen?  

• 5What is in front of the desk in the small bedroom?  

• 6What is opposite the bed in the parents' room?  

• 7What is in front of the bed in the parents' room?  

• 8What is between the shower and the toilet in the bathroom?  

6  Write a description of your bedroom. Include prepositions of place and names of furniture. Use the following questions to help you plan your description. Is your bedroom big or small? What colour are the walls, ceiling and floor? Have you got any posters on the walls? What furniture have you got? Where is all the furniture in your room? What is your favourite thing in your bedroom? What can you see out of the window?

1.  Write your task in another program (e.g. Word).
2.  Save the file to your computer.
3.  Upload your file.
4.  If you want to add a note to your teacher, write it in the Comments box.
5.  Select Submit to Dropbox to send your work to your teacher.

VInside and outside the home

1Match the places to the clues. Use the words in the box. 

• kitchen
• bathroom
• living room
• garden

• 1You sleep in here.

• bedroom

• 2You cook in here.kitchen

• 3You have a shower in here.bathroom

• 4You relax and watch TV in here.living room

• 5This is outside.garden

VInside and outside the home

2Put the words in the box in the correct category. 

• wall
• window
• door
• roof
• ceiling

Inside	Outside	Inside and outside
floor	roof	wall
ceiling		window
		door

VIn the home

3Which item in each group is the odd one out? 

• 1bedroom

  wardrobebidetbedside tablechest of drawers

• 2bathroom

  bidetwashbasinmirrorfreezer

• 3living room

  fireplacefridgearmchaircarpet

• 4kitchen

  freezerwashing machinedishwasherstairs

VinsightPrepositions of place

4Look at the picture. Choose the correct prepositions of place to complete the description. 

This is my house. I live here with my parents. ¹OnUnderIn front of the house is a small garden. The first room on the left is the living room. ²Behind the living room is the dining room. The kitchen is ³next to the dining room. The back garden is ⁴in front of the kitchen.

My bedroom is upstairs. It's a very small room. There's a big cupboard ⁵between my parents' bedroom and the bathroom.

The bathroom is ⁶opposite my bedroom. ⁷In the bathroom, there is a shower, a toilet and a washbasin.

I love our back garden. We've got a table and chairs outside – they are ⁸near a beautiful tree.

VinsightPrepositions of place

5Answer the questions about the house in the picture. 

• flowers and a newspaper
• the sink
• the cooker
• a chair
• a wardrobe
• a rug
• the washbasin

• 1What is opposite the TV? 

• the sofa

• 2What is on the table in the dining room? flowers and a newspaper

• 3What is under the window in the kitchen? the sink

• 4What is opposite the door in the kitchen? the cooker

• 5What is in front of the desk in the small bedroom? a chair

• 6What is opposite the bed in the parents' room? a wardrobe

• 7What is in front of the bed in the parents' room? a rug

• 8What is between the shower and the toilet in the bathroom? the washbasin