Some of the words have been removed from the text.

Insert them in the correct

places. First letters of the missing words were left to help you.
bookcase
plumber
downstairs
yellow

electrician

microwave

terraced
driveway

freezer

shower

garden
garage

chairs

dishwasher
sofa

Anna lives with her husband and their two children in a

t________ house.
There are three bedrooms in her house.
There is a big kitchen.
There are a m____________ and a d___________ in her kitchen,
but she needs to buy a new fridge with a good f___________.
She doesnt have the washing machine yet, so she has to go
to local l______________ to wash her clothes.
There is a big bathroom upstairs with a bath, s_______ and a
toilet.
There is a small toilet d____________.
There is a large living room in the house. There is a s______,
two armchairs, a b__________, two coffee tables and a TV in
the living room.
There is also a dining room with a big dining table and eight
c______.
There are two gardens. The back g___________ is big. There
are some rose bushes and childrens swing in the back
garden.
The front garden is small and there is only grass and there
are also some geraniums.
There isnt a g__________, but there is a driveway. Anna
usually parks her car in the d___________ and her husband
parks his car in the street, in front of the house.
Last week Anna bought a new washbasin for her bathroom.
She called
a p___________
to install
it. true
She also
bought a new
Decide
whether
these sentences
are
or false:

True

False

1. Anna lives on her own.

2. Her house has three bedrooms.

3. The kitchen is small.

4. She doesnt have a dishwasher.

5. She doesnt have a washing machine.

6. The big bathroom is upstairs.

7. There is no second toilet.

8. There is a dining table in the living room.

9. There is a TV in the living room.

10.

There are six chairs at a dining table.

11.

There is one garden.

12.

The children have a swing in the garden.

13.

There is a garage.

14.

Annas husband parks his car in the garage.

15.

Anna parks her car in the driveway.

16.

Last week Anna bought a new washbasin for her bathroom.

17.

She also bought a new lamp for her bedroom.

18.
She found plumbers and electricians numbers in a local
newspaper.

Answer these questions:

1. With whom does Anna live in her house?
________________________________________________________________________
2. How many bedrooms are there in Annas house?
________________________________________________________________________
3. Is Annas kitchen big?
________________________________________________________________________
4. Where does she do her laundry?
________________________________________________________________________
5. Is there a shower in the upstairs bathroom?
________________________________________________________________________
6. Where is the small toilet?
________________________________________________________________________
7. What furniture does Anna have in her living room?
________________________________________________________________________
8. Is there a dining room?
________________________________________________________________________
9. How many gardens are there?

________________________________________________________________________
10.

What flowers are there in Annas back garden?

________________________________________________________________________
11.

Is there anything for children in the back garden?

________________________________________________________________________
12.

Are there any flowers in the front garden?

________________________________________________________________________
13.

Where does Anna park her car?

________________________________________________________________________
14.

Where does Annas husband park his car?

________________________________________________________________________
15.

What did Anna buy for her bathroom?

________________________________________________________________________
16.

What did Anna buy for her living room?

________________________________________________________________________
17.

Who installed the washbasin?

________________________________________________________________________
18.

Who connected the lamp?

________________________________________________________________________
19.

Did she pay much to have it done?

________________________________________________________________________
20.

Where did she find the advertisements?

________________________________________________________________________

Now answer these questions about yourself:

1. What type of house do you live in?

________________________________________________________________________
2. How many bedrooms are there?
________________________________________________________________________
3. How many people live in this house?
________________________________________________________________________
4. Is your kitchen big?
________________________________________________________________________
5. Have you got a washing machine or do you use a launderette to
wash your clothes?
________________________________________________________________________
6. What other appliances and kitchen equipment have you got?
________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________
7. How many bathrooms are there in your house?

________________________________________________________________________
8. Are there front and back gardens?
________________________________________________________________________
9. Are the gardens big?
_______________________________________________________________________

10.

Do you or anybody else in your household drive a car?

________________________________________________________________________
11.

Where do you park your car?

________________________________________________________________________
12.

Did you make any improvements or repairs in your house?

________________________________________________________________________
13.

What were they? Whom did you phone to help you?

________________________________________________________________________
14.
Where do you usually look for plumbers or electricians
offers and advertisements?
________________________________________________________________________

Here is a phone conversation between Anna and a plumber.

The sentences are in wrong order and you need to number
them. The first and the last ones were done for you.
Anna: Yes. Its 12 Station Road, BD4 1AB.
Anna: Yes, thats fine. See you in three hours then.
Plumber: Hello, Johnsons Plumbing Services, how can I help?
Plumber: Yes of course. Could I have your address, please?
Anna: Yes, its BD4 1AB.
Anna: Anna Smith. And I need to know how much it will cost?
Plumber: Can you repeat your postcode, please?
Plumber: Im afraid Im rather busy at the moment but I can come
in about three hours, if its fine with you.
Anna: Good morning. A pipe in my kitchen is leaking. Can you
come and fix it?
Plumber: I cannot give you the price yet, first I need to see what
the damage is. When do you want me to come?
Plumber: 1AB, thats right. And, now, can I have your name,
please?
Anna: Could you come now?

Now rewrite the above conversation in correct order:

Plumber:
Anna:
Plumber:
Anna:
Plumber:
Anna:
Plumber:
Anna:
Plumber:
Anna:

12
1

Plumber:
Anna:

Now choose the correct answer (a, b or c)

1. Whom did Anna call?
a) a plumber
b) an electrician
c) joiner
2. What time of day did she phone?
a) morning
b) afternoon
c)
evening
3. What was leaking?
a) a tap
b) a toilet
c) a pipe
4. Where was it leaking?
a) kitchen
b) bathroom
c) toilet
5. Which part of the address didnt the plumber understand?
a) house number
b) postcode
c) street
name
6. When is the plumber going to come:
a) now
b) in three hours
c) the next day

Match words with their descriptions:

1.
2.
3.
4.

plumber
electrician
painter
washing
machine
5. detached
house
6. terraced
house
7. dishwasher
8. garden
9. driveway
10.garage
11.attic
12.basement

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

a
)
b
)
c)
d
)
e
)
f)
g
)
h
)
i)
j)
k

a machine that washes clothes

an area of ground belonging to a house, often
containing grass, flowers, or trees
a room that is below ground level in a
building
the area of ground that you drive on to get
from your house to the road
a machine that washes plates, glasses and
other kitchen equipment
someone whose job is to repair or connect
water pipes and things like toilets and baths
one of a row of houses that are joined
together
someone whose job is to put in, check, or
repair electrical wires and equipment
a room at the top of a house under the roof
a building which is not joined to another
building
a small building, often built next to a house,

) that you can put a car in

l) someone whose job is to paint surfaces, such
as walls and doors