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My name is Olivia. I have a house. My house is big and beautiful. My house has three floors. The rooms are big, light, cosy and spacious. The furniture is beautiful, modern and comfortable. My house has a living-room, a dining-room, a kitchen on the ground floor. My house has a bedroom, a childs bedroom and a bathroom on the first floor. My house has a study in the attic. My house has a garage.

Exercise 1 Find the names of the rooms in the text. On the ground floor______________________________________________________ On the first floor_________________________________________________________ In the attic______________________________________________________________ Outside the house________________________________________________________

Exercise2 Read the text and answer the questions. Tell about Olivias house. 1) How many floors does Olivias house have? 2) How does she describe her house? What adjectives does she use? 3) How many rooms does Olivias house have? 4) How does she describe the rooms? What adjectives does she use? 5) What rooms does her house have on the ground floor? 6) What rooms does her house have on the first floor? 7) What rooms does her house have in the attic?

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I like my living-room because it is modern, spacious and large. The living room is on the ground floor. In my living room I have a sofa. In my living room I have a comfortable arm-chair. I have a soft carpet in my living room. In this room I have a small table. I have a vase and a picture in the living room. I have a fireplace in the living room. I have a chandelier in the living room.

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I like my living-room because it is modern, spacious and large. The living room is on the ground floor. In my living room there is a sofa. In my living room there is a comfortable arm-chair. There is a soft carpet in my living room. In this room there is a small table. There is a vase and a picture in the living room. There is a fireplace in the living room. There is a chandelier in the living room.

Exercise 3 Read the text 2a) and find what furniture Olivia has in her house. Exercise 4 Find these sentences in the texts 2a) and 2b). Translate the sentences. Do the sentences mean the same? Underline parts of the sentences that mean the same.

In the living room I have a sofa. - In the living room there is a sofa.

Exercise 5 Read about Olivias living room and answer the questions. Tell about Olivias living-room. 1. Why does Olivia like her living-room? 2. How does she describe her living room? 3. On what floor is the living-room? 4. What furniture does Olivia have in her living room?

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I like my dining-room because it is modern, large and cosy. The dining-room is on the ground floor. In the dining room there is a large dining-table. In the dining room there are six chairs. In the dining-room there is a large and beautiful mirror on the wall.

Exercise 6 Read text 3 and say what furniture Olivia has in her dining-room. Exercise 7 Rewrite the sentences with there is. Use the phrase Olivia has

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I like my kitchen because it is spacious, light and modern. The kitchen is on the ground floor. In the kitchen I have a fridge. In the kitchen I have a dishwasher. In the kitchen I have a sink. In the kitchen I have a cooker. In the kitchen I have cupboards. In the kitchen I have a big window. In the kitchen I have curtains.

Exercise 8 Read text 4 and say what furniture Olivia has in her kitchen. Exercise 9 Rewrite the sentences with I have. Use the phrase there is/are

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I like my bedroom because it is light and cosy. My bedroom is on the first floor. In my bedroom there__________(1) a large double bed. In the bedroom there__________(2) a wardrobe. In the bedroom there___________ (3) a dressing table. In the bedroom there__________ (4) a rug. In the bedroom there are two pillows. I like the childs bedroom because it is light and cosy, but it is very small. The childs bedroom is on the ground floor. In the childs bedroom there___________ (5) a single bed. In the childs bedroom there____________ (6) a bedside cabinet. In the childs bedroom there__________ (7) a lamp. I like my bathroom because it is spacious and light. The bathroom is on the first floor. In the bathroom there___________ (8) a bath and a washbasin. In the bathroom there__________ (9) a toilet. In the bathroom there___________ (10) a rug. In the bathroom there___________ (11) two towels. In the bathroom there___________ (12) a mirror.

Exercise 10 Read text 5 about Olivias bedroom, childs bedroom and bathroom and fill in the gaps with is or are. Exercise 11

Read text 5 about Olivias bedroom, childs bedroom and bathroom and say what furniture she has in the rooms. In the bedroom___________________________________________________________ In the childs bedroom_____________________________________________________ In the bathroom___________________________________________________________

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I like my study because it is light and spacious. I have many books in my study. My study is in________ (1) attic. In___________(2) study there is________ (3) desk. In _____________(4) study there is__________ (5) chair. In_________ (6) study there is________ (7) lamp. In_________ (8) study there is__________ (9) bookcase. In_________ (10) study there is_________(11) computer. In________(12) study there is_______ (13) large window. In________ (14) study there is_________ (15) plant.

Exercise 12 Read text 6 about Olivias study and fill in the gaps with the articles a/an or the. Exercise 13 Read text 6 about Olivias study and say what furniture there is in Olivias study. Exercise 14 Tell about your flat or house.