A HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 1209.
REVIEW
? VOCABULARY PRACTICE
Task 1.Underline the most suitable word.
1. As you can see, the garden has two ornamental iron doors/gates and there is a stone path/pavement leading to the house.
2. This is the front entry/entrance, but there is another door at the edge/side of the house.
3. All the rooms have covered/fitted carpets.
4. All the cupboards/wardrobes in the kitchen and the bookshelves/library in the living room are included in the price.
5. There is a beautiful stone chimney/fireplace in the living room, and there are sinks/washbasins in all the bedrooms.
6. At the top of the stairs/steps there is a coloured/stained glass window.
7. The bathroom has a shower/washer and modern mixer pipes/taps.
8. At the top of the house there is a/an attic/cellar and the garden contains a glasshouse/greenhouse and a garden hut/shed.
9. There is a wooden fence/wall on one side of the garden, and a bush/hedge on the other.
10. This is a fine single/detached house in a quiet neighbourhood/suburb.
Task 2. Match the words in the box with a suitable explanation (a-l). Not all words given are possible.
| curtains drive parking shelf | central heating dishwasher
furniture
| radiator stool cook doormat | landing rug door knocker settee/sofa |
1. Rectangular hole in the front door ___letterbox___.
2. Long narrow rectangular piece of wood or metal fixed to the wall. __________
3. Short road between the street and a house or its garage. __________
4. Use this if you want someone to open the front door. __________
5. Put the dirty dishes in this. __________
6. This system makes the house warm. __________
7. A small carpet. __________
8. More than one person can sit on this. __________
9. An area at the top of some stairs. __________
10. Wipe your feet on this before you enter the house. __________
11. Pull these to cover the windows. __________
12. Small seat without back or arms. __________
Task 3. Complete each sentence with the words home, house or a word formed from one of these words.
1. The old couple decided to live in an “old people's ____home_____”.
2. Jane can't stand washing and ironing and other __________.
3. Graham bought a terraced __________ in a quiet city street.
4. Many __________ people sleep on the streets of London.
5. Jack was unable to look after his children so he employed a __________.
6. I come from Newcastle. It's my __________ town, you could say.
7. Paul used to live on the river on a __________ boat.
8. When I went to boarding school I felt very __________ sick at first.
9. Our first home was on the __________ estate on Oakwood Hill.
10. Pour yourself a drink and make yourself at __________.
Task 4. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
1) The view from the skyscraper _____D_____ over New York harbour.
A) shows up B) sees about C) stands up D) looks out
2) The old houses opposite are going to be __________.
A) broken down B) knocked down C) put down D) taken down
3) __________! You're about to push the wheelbarrow over my foot!
A) hang up B) stop off C) get away D) look out
4) Please __________ the rubbish because the dustman is coming tomorrow.
A) take in B) make up C) put out D) tie down
5) Please come and unblock our drains! I'm __________ you!
A) doing without B) counting on C) seeing to D) waiting for
6) I can't put these plants in pots. I've __________ earth.
A) run out of B) put up with C) given up D) come up with
7) We __________through the window by climbing up a ladder.
A) fell out B) got in C) ended up D) set off
8) I've been planting trees all day and I'm __________.
A) worn out B) taken in C) run down D) grown up
Task 5. Use the word given in capitals (1-10) to form a word that fits in the space.
| When Ann decided to move house, it was mainly because she was tired of the (1) __neigbourhood__ she lived in. It was crowded, there was a (2) __________ of parking places, and the view from her (3) __________ windows was of distant factory chimneys. Luckily she arranged the (4) __________ of her house very easily, and with a small (5) __________ from the bank, was able to buy a house in the country. It was an old farm building, which had been (6) __________and turned into a modern house. After loading all her belongings in a van, Ann managed to get them into the new house (7) __________. She (8) __________ most of the rooms with what she already owned. Even her curtains were the right (9) __________ for the windows and she only had to buy a new (10) __________ for the kitchen. It seemed too good to be true. Surely something would go wrong! | 1. NEIGHBOUR 2. SHORT 3. STAIRS 4. SELL 5. LEND 6. BUILD 7. DAMAGE 8. FURNITURE 9. LONG 10. COOK |
Task 6. Underline the most suitable word or phrase.
1. Laura was sitting beside the fire in a comfortable armchair/sofa.
2. We drove out of the village along a winding lane/path.
3. Steve redecorated his room with flowery posters/wallpaper.
4. Put the meat in the cooker/oven for two hours.
5. These plums are ripe. They need picking/picking up.
6. Peter was in the garden mowing the flowers/lawn.
7. We used to keep the coal downstairs in the cave/cellar.
8. Why don't you put the car in the car park/parking?
9. Kate lives in a flat on the first floor/storey.
10. Put your wet socks on the central heating/radiator to dry.
11. Let's take the runway/motorway, we'll get there faster.
12. Go and get the lawnmower. The grass is/are very long.
13. I like the painting but I don't like the frame/surrounding.
14. Mary has a lot of small ornaments on her window shelf/sill.
15. There's someone at/on the door. Can you see who it is?
Task 7. Match the words in the box with a suitable explanation (a-o).
| shutters ceiling chimney | blind cushion roof | rubbish urban pillow | bunk
| litter rural kennel |
1. Put this over you if you are cold in bed. ___duvet___
2. Put this behind your back if you are sitting uncomfortably. __________
3. This describes city places. __________
4. These protect your windows outside and can be closed in bad weather. __________
5. This is paper dropped in the street. __________
6. This is the top of the room. __________
7. This is a bed with others above it. __________
8. This describes country places. __________
9. This is the top of the house. __________
10. Put this under your head when you go to sleep. __________
11. Close this to keep the sunlight out of your room. __________
12. This is anything you throw away in the dustbin. __________
13. This is home for your pet dog. __________
14. This is the stone edge of the pavement at the side of the road. __________
15. The smoke goes up this from the fireplace. __________
Task 8. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the list below. Use each item once only.
| cellar landing share a flat doing the washing-up | converted lounge double glazing replace the fuse | gadget terraced household chores spare bedroom | installed wardrobe lay the table storage space |
1. When my mother came to live with us I had the garage __________ into a bed-sitting room.
2. Fitting __________ has made the room warmer and reduced noise.
3. Let's have supper in the __________ and watch the late-night news.
4. His kitchen is fitted with every kind of __________ from a coffee grinder to an electric tin-opener.
5. Since I had a shower __________ I've hardly ever had a bath.
6. I only have to __________ and the video will be working again.
7. If you could help clear the table, I'll start __________.
8. My bedroom has a spacious __________ where I hang all my clothes.
9. We live in a __________ house so we get noise from the neighbours on both sides.
10. They can easily put her up in their __________.
11. Dinner's ready so will you __________?
12. I really hate dusting, ironing and all the other __________.
13. We need some more __________ to put all the games and toys away.
14. She left a pile of clothes on the second-floor __________.
15. He used to __________ with a colleague before he found a place of his own.
16. There's a __________ under the house where we store the produce we grow in our garden.
Task 9.Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
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