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Exercises

Where in a typical house would you look for the following things?
1 a rake 5 suitcases 9 a grater
2 cutlery 6 a tumble-dryer 10 old empty boxes
3 dental floss 7 a power point
4 a coat-hanger 8 a porch

Fill in the room and place labels on the plan of the house.

Fill the gaps with a suitable word.
1 I've got a darkroom in the ............................... where I develop films. It's perfect
because there are no windows down there.
2 Is there a ................................. where I can plug in this radio?
3 You'd better have a ................................. under your drink in case you mark that side-
table. It's an antique.
4 The waste-bin's full again. I'll empty it. Are there any more ................................. ?
Where are they?
5 We keep our skis up in the ................................. during the summer. They're out of the
way up there.
6 You'll find the garden-chairs in the ................................. at the bottom of the garden.
Bring them up and we'll have a drink on the ................................. and watch the sunset.
7 The light-switch for the stairs is on the ................................. as you come out of your
bedroom.
8 I've moved to a ................................ now as I found I couldn't manage the stairs any
more at my age.

Answer these questions about yourself and, if possible, find out how someone else would
answer them.
1 Is your house detached? What sort is it if not?
2 Are time-shares common in any part of your country?
3 Do houses still have pantries in your country?
4 Is it common to rent bedsits in your country? If so, what sorts of people do so?

Everyday objects.
1 How can you make very small pieces of cheese to sprinkle on a dish?
2 What might you fetch if someone dropped a saucer and it broke into small pieces on the
floor?
3 What could you put under a dinner plate to prevent it marking the table?
4 How can you switch off the TV without leaving your chair?

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