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1 Uocabulary Thingsin a home
[ : Labelthe pictures
with the correctwords.Thenlistenand checkyouranswers.
I
bed coffee table refrigerator i
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B Pair work Whichof the thingsin PartA do you havein yourhome?Tellyourpartner.

2 Language in eontext A new apartment

Listento the conversation.
Bethhasa new apartment.
WhichroomdoesLorilike?

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Lori:Yournew placeis nice! Lori:I reallylikeyourkitchen. Lori:Lookat all the windowsin
Howmanyroomsare Beth:Thanks. Therearen't yourlivingroom!
there? manycupboards, and Beth:Yeah,there'sa lot of light
Beth:Therearefour- a kitchen, thereisn'tmuchspace, in here.But. . . there's
a livingroom,a bathroom, but that's0K. I hardly alsoa lot of noise!
anda bedroom. evercook.
B Whataboutyou?Whatis importantto you whenyou moveintoa new house
or apartment/
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How many cupboardsarethere? How much light is there?
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a lot of a lot of
Thereare some cupboards. There's some light.
a few a little

many much
Therearen't cupboards. Thereisn't lioht.
any any

A Completethe questionswith manyot much.Answerthe questions

aboutthe home
with a partner.
1. Thenpractice
in Exercise
1. How spaceis therein the kitchen/
2 . Arethere cupboards in the kitchen?
3 . How chairsaretherein the livingroom?
4 . Arethere shelves in the bathroom?
5 . How lightis therein the bedroom?

B Pair work Askandanswerquestions

aboutthe apartment
in Exercise
2.
rooms/ apartment cupboards/ kitchen space/ kitchen
light/ livingroom windows/ livingroom noise/ apartment
Az Howmany roomsare therein the apartmentT
B: Thereare four rooms.Are theremanycupboardsin the kitchen?

4 Speaking My home
Pair work Addthreequestions below.Theninterviewyour partner.
Findout threethingsthataresimilaraboutyourhomes. rl
. Doyou livein a houseor an apartmentl i! -7J /
o Howmanyroomsarethere/ ii t;
r!. rl
o Aretheremanyclosetsin the bedroom?
ii = [
. ls theremuchspacein the bathroom? 27 is
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A: Do you live in a houseor an apartmentT
B: I live in a smallapartment.
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A: Me, too. fE f
5 Keep talkingl
Goto page133 for morepractice.

I can askandanswerquestions
aboutmyhome
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 Canyouturndownthemasic?
l lnteractions
A whatareyourneighbors
like?Doyoulikethem?
B {)) tistento theconversation.
WhydoesKeisha
callherneighbor?
Thenpracticethe conversation.

Carlos:Hello? Carlos:Sure.I cando it now.

Keisha:Hi.lt's Keisha
fromdownstairs.Are Keisha:Thankyou.I havean exam
you havinga party? tomorrow, and l'm tryingto study.
Carlos:Uh-huh. Arewe beingnoisy? Carlos:I understand.
Keisha:l'm afraidso.Canyou turn down Keisha:Thanksagain.
the music,please?

Thenpractice
C {1, Listento the expressions. the conversation
againwith the
newexpressions.

Canyouturn downthe music,please/ Sure.

Couldyouturn downthe music,please? Nop ro b le m.
Wouldyou turn downthe music,please/ l'd be happyto.

D trlatch
the requests Thenpracticewith a partner.
andthe responses.
1. CanyouturndownyourTV,please? a. l'd be happyto. l'm goingto work now,anyway.
2. Canyoumoveyourcar,please? b. Sure.I thinkit's for me.
youanswer
3. Could the phone,
please? c. No problem. Sorryaboutthe noise.
4. Wouldyouopenthecurtains,
please? d. Sure.Thereisn'tmuchlightin here.

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2 Pronunciation Intonationin requests
n <D Listen
andrepeat. thefallingintonation
Notice in theserequests.

C a ny o u t urn d o w n th e mu si c,p l " r - lZ Canyou moveyour car ,please?

the questions
B Pair work Practice in Exercise
1Dagain.Payattention
to
yourintonation.

3 Listening Friendly
requests
A {D Listen to threepeople Where
calltheirneighbors. doeseachcallerlive?Circle
the correct
answers.
1. apartment
/ house 2. apartment
/ house 3. apartment
/ house
B {)) tistenagain.Whatdoeseachcallerwantthe neighbor (/) the
to do?Check
correct
answers.
1. E stopthe party 2. ! getthecat 3. ! stopexercising
D turndowntheTV D movethe car E exercise
earlier
D turndownthe music D buysomemilk E stopthe party

to neighbor
4 Speaking Neighbor
andthe problems.
A uatchthe requests
1. Canyoumoveit, please? Couldyou comeand get it, pleasel
2. Couldyouput it in the garbage
can,please? Wouldyou turn it down,please?

f,
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Yourneighbor's
catis Yourneighbor's
TVis Yourneighbor's
caris Yourneighbor's
at yourdoor. verynoisy. in yourparking
space. garbage
isn'tin the
garbage
can.
ldentifyyourself
B Pair work Callyourneighbor. andexplain
thesituation.
Makea request.
Taketurns.
AzHello.
Yourcat is at my door.
B: Hi. lt's Mikelrom downstairs.
Couldyou comeandget it, please?
AzSure.l'd be happyto.
G Pair work Thinkof two morerequests.Thencall
yourpartnerto makethe requests.
Taketurns.
I canmakeandagreeto requesfs.
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1 Uocabulary Househotd
chores
A -', Labelthe pictures
with the correctwords.Thenlistenand checkyouranswers.
I

I cl ea no ut the closet drop off the dry cleaning pick up the magazines take out the garbage i
I

i clean up the yard hang up the clothes put away the dishes wipe off the counter
i

2.

B Pair work whichchoresin PartA do you do?Tellyour partner.

"l alwayscleanup theyard on the weekend.I alsodrop olf the dry cleaning."

2 Gonuersation Let'scleanit up!

A qii Listenand practice.
Ken:Thisplaceis a mess.Let'scleanit up before
Momand Dadget home.
Paul:Goodidea.Well,I can put the dishesaway
andwipeoff the counter.
Ken:Andthe garbage is full. Couldyou takeit out?
Paul:Sure.No problem.
Ken:Andyou know,your bedroomis a mess,too.
Yourclothesareall overthe floor.Wouldyou
pickthemup, please?
Paul:Yeah,I guess.
Ken:Andthenhangthemup in the closet?
Paul:0K,but whatarcyou goingto do/

B4 , Listento the restof the conversation.

Whichchoreis Kengoingto dol

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3 Grammar {D
I take out the garbage. Couldyou hang up yourclothes,please?
I take the garbageout. Couldyou hang yourclothesup, please?
I take it out. Couldyou hang them up, please?
Nof:ltare eut it, Nor:

A Rewrite
thesentences. witha partner.
Thencompare
1. Let'shangup the dry cleaning.
2. Couldyou put awayyourclothes,please?
3. Howoftendo you take out the garbage?
4. I cleanout my closetsonceayear.

B Complete the sentences

with the correctverbs.Useeitherit or them.Thencompare
with a partner.

cleanout drop off pickup takeout

/clean up hangup put away wipe off

1. Thelivingroomis a mess.Let's cleanit up beforethe party.

2. Whyis yourcoaton thechair? Canyou in the closet?
3. Thegarbage is full.Couldyou rightaway,please?
4. Thisclosetis fu[[of oldclothes
andbooks.Let's
5. Thedishesarein the dishwasher. Wouldyou forme?
6. Thistableisn'tclean.Canyou before pleasel
dinner,
7. These booksbelong to the library. you
Could forme?
8 . Yourmagazines areall overthe floor.Wouldyou , please?

4 Speaking What a chore!

yourpartner.
A Pair work Interview (/) hisor heranswers.
Check

1. put awaythe dishes

2. cleanup yourbedroom
3. takeout the garbage
4. cleanoutyourcloset
5. hangup yourclothes

B Group work Tellyourgroupaboutyour partner'sanswers.

Whodoesa lot of
choreslWhodoesn'tl
"Danieldoesa lot of chores.He puts away the dishesand takesout the garbage
everyday."

5 Keep talkingl
Goto page134 for morepractice. talkabout
I can household
chore
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 Whata home!
1 Reading <D
A tookat the pictures. eachhome.
Describe

B Readthe article.Check(/) tfre besttitlefor the article.

Z CrazyHouses
in the UnitedStates ! DailyLifein a Strange
House
Houses
E Unusual fromAroundthe World ! Howto BuildYourDreamHome

t{

The Storybook House The Shoe House

The classic children's story "Hansel and
Gretel" inspired this unusual home in the
U.S. The owners built the house by hand
and included five fireplaces inside.
This house in the U.S. has a living room,
two bathrooms, a kitchen , and three
bedrooms. There's even a shoe mailbox.
The owner had a few shoe stores. No one
lives there now. but there are tours of
the house.

The Clranl House The Upside-down House

People in Vietnam call this house the
Crazy House because it looks strange.
Part of the house is a tree, and it has
unusual twists and turns. You can also
see big animals on the outside. The
house is a hotel and a tourist affraction.
In this house in Poland, the furniture
hangs from the ceiling! No one lives
there, but it's a popular tourist attraction.
It took the workers a long time to build
the house. Thev often felt sick inside.

c Readthe articleagain.Answerthe questions.

House?
1 . Howdid the ownersbuildthe Storybook
2 . Howmanyroomsaretherein the ShoeHouse?
3. Whatcanyou seeon the outsideof the CrazyHouse?
4. Whatis unusualaboutthe insideof the Upside-down
House?

D Pair work Whichhousewouldyou liketo stayin/ Why?Tellyour partner.

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2 Listening A tour of Graceland
A Graceland was ElvisPresley's
homein Memphis, Lookat the pictures
Tennessee.
in PartB of four roomsin the home.Whatdo you seelWhatdo you thinkthe
houseis like?

B {:l) tistento Samand Haleytakea tour of Graceland.

Numberthe rooms
from I to 4.

G {D Listenagain.Whatis eachperson's
favoriteroom?Complete
the sentences.
1. Sam'sfavoriteroomis the
2. Haley'sfavoriteroomis the

3 Writing and speaking Dreamhome

A lmagineyourdreamhome.Answerthe questions.
. Whereis your dreamhome? o Whatdoesit looklike?
. Howmanyroomsdoesit have? . ls thereanythingunusualaboutyour home?

of yourdreamhome.Usethe
B writea description
modelandyouranswers in PartA to helpyou. My Dream Home
My dream homeis on the beachin
G Pair work Share yourwriting.
Askandanswer Hawaii.It'e a very big house,It has five
questions
for moreinformation. bedrooms,five bathrooms, and a lot of
A: Whatcoloris thehouse? Iight and space. Thereare two kitchens.
B: It'swhite. Onekitchen is inside the house.The
A: Whatis yourfavoritepart ol the houseT other kitchen ia outside becaueewe
B: Theswimming pool. havea lot of barbecueeon the beach!

a home.O
I candescribe
4s
Wrap-up
I Ouick pair review
Lesson A Brainstorm! Makea listof roomsin a houseandthethingsthatgo
in eachroom.Howmanydoyouknow?
Youhavetwo minutes.
Lesson B Do you remember? Complete
theconversations
withthecorrect
words.Youhavetwo minutes.
1, A: Could please?
youturndownthemusic,
B: N op
2 .A:W you answerthe phone,please?
B: l'd be h to.
3. A: Couldbuysomemilk,p
B:S

Lesson C Test your partner! Actout a chore.Canyour partnerguesswhat

it is?Taketurns.Youandyour partnerhavetwo minutes.

Lesson D Guess! Describe a roomin your house,but don'tsayits name.Can

your partnerguesswhat r0omit is?Taketurns.Youandyourpartnerhave
two minutes.
A: Thisis my favoriteroom. Thereare threeposterson the wall.
B: ls it your bedroomT
A: Yes,it is.

2In the real world

Goonlineandfind information
in English
aboutan unusualhouse.
Thenwriteaboutit.
. Whyis it unusual?
. Whatarethe roomslike?
. Finda pictureof the home,if possible.

An UnusualHome
TheHouseon the Kock has
manyinteresting rooms.)ne
roomis 21 B feet longand has
3,264 windowe.

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