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Let’s talk about HOUSES
Conversation cards
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Where do you live?
Do you live in a house or a flat
(also: apartment)?
How many rooms are there in
your house?
Name them.
Describe your house or flat.
(both inside and outside)
What is there in your living
room?
Name as many things as you can.
What do you do there?
What is there in your kitchen?
Name as many things as you can.
What do you do there?
What is there in your bedroom?
Name as many things as you can.
What time do you usually go to
bed?
What is there in your bathroom?
Name as many things as you can.
What do you do there?
What is there in your garage?
Name as many things as you can.
What do you do there?
What is there in your garden?
Name as many things as you can.
What do you do there?
Do you prefer living in a house or
flat?
Explain why.
Are you in favour of renting or
buying a house?
Explain why.
Do you prefer living in the city
or the country?
Explain why.
How much does an average house
or flat cost where you live?
Where do people get the money
to buy one?
Give some reasons why people
can become homeless.
Who does the housework in your
family?
What do they do?
How many kinds of houses can
you name? (e.g. house, flat,
apartment, …)
Make a list of important things
to look for when buying (or
renting) a house.
(e.g. a garden, near a supermarket)
How many times have you moved
house?
Did you enjoy it?
kitchen
bathroom
garden
cellar
living room
dining room
study
bedroom
hall
attic
garage
Match BrE (left) with AmE (right)
1 cellar a apartment
2 lift b yard
3 garden c basement
4 flat d elevator
Explain and discuss
• Home sweet home.
• Home is where the heart is.
• A man’s home is his castle.
• Until the cows come home.
• Charity begins at home.

2. ANSWER KEY
There is/There are
Living room: sofa, TV, armchair,
coffee table, rug, table, chairs,
computer, lamp, bookcase,
cupboard, shelves, picture
Kitchen: cupboard, shelves,
cooker/stove, pots & pans,
microwave oven, sink,
dishwasher, table, chairs
Bedroom: bed, wardrobe,
nightstand(s), pillows, mattress,
sheets, duvet/comforter,
mirror, dressing table/vanity
Bathroom: toilet, bath, shower,
washbasin, mirror, medicine
cabinet
Garage: car, bicycle, motorbike,
lawn mower, shelves, tools,
garden hose
Garden: flowers, grass, trees,
shrubs, swimming pool, garden
furniture, swing, sandbox, flower
beds,
Discuss prices
Introduce: savings, inheritance,
mortgage
Cleaning, cooking, washing,
ironing, doing the dishes, setting
the tables, taking out the
rubbish/garbage
bungalow, detached house, semi-
detached house, villa, palace,
castle, mansion, farm, cottage,
terraced house (also row house
or town house), studio,
houseboat, igloo, tent/wigwam,
treehouse, condo (or
condominium), cabin, stilt house,
A-frame, hut, trailer
kitchen 8
bathroom 3
garden 2
cellar 10
living room 9
dining room 4
study 11
bedroom 5
hall 6
attic 7
garage 1
Match BrE (left) with AmE (right)
1 Cellar C a apartment
2 Lift D b yard
3 Garden B c basement
4 Flat A d elevator
Explain and discuss
• Home sweet home.
• Home is where the heart is.
• A man’s home is his castle.
• Until the cows come home.
• Charity begins at home.
• Bring home the bacon.