1 Circle the correct preposition. Then match the phrases 1 -6 to the pictures A-F.
1 A cottage with / on / in the country.
2 A house over / by / under the sea.
3 A skyscraper in / at / on the city centre.
4 A farmhouse above / behind / beside a lake.
5 A summer house before / in / after the mountains.
6 A block of flats on / in / for the suburbs.
2 CD 1 28 Two friends talk to each other about living in a city. Complete the dialogue with the words from the box. Listen to check.
3 Talk to your partner about living in the country. Decide who is going to talk about the advantages and the disadvantages of living there. Use the words below and add your own ideas:
Circle the odd one out.
5 CD 1-29 Listen to a fragment of a programme about a famous reality show called Big Brother and complete the sentences.
1 There is a in front of the house.
2 There is a room with a round table
downstairs.
3 The meetings will take place in the
room.
6 Complete the floorplan in a London shop with the words from the box.
4 There aren't any rooms .
5 There are no inside the building.
6 There is one huge for everyone.
7 The is at the back of the house.
7 Look at the picture of a typical living room in an English house. Circle the correct word.
1 The living room in the picture is dark / light and really cosy / unusual.
2 It is spacious / tiny and very messy / nicely decorated.
3 The furniture looks rather modern / old-fashioned and crowded / comfortable.
4 There is a small table between / behind the armchairs.
5 There is a lamp on / close to the coffee table.
6 There is a plant near / opposite the entrance.
7 There are some cushions above / under the windowsill.
8 There is a big painting above / next to the fireplace and a small rug in the corner / in front of it.
8 Complete the expressions with the words from the box.
Do you like doing the housework? Rank the activities from the one you like best (1) to the one you hate most (8). Talk to your partner to compare your lists. Use the phrases below.
9 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
10 Your class is preparing a website about typical Polish houses. Write a paragraph for the website. Answer the questions below.
1 What types of houses do Polish families usually live in?
2 Do Polish families prefer to live in cities or in the country? Why?
3 How many rooms are there in a typical Polish house?
4 Who does what type of housework in a typical Polish family?
Standard 6. Dobieranie zdań do luk
Standard 4. Test wyboru
1 If you want to understand the logical order of any text, you need to pay attention to some words. Look at the underlined words in PART 1 of the text below. What do they refer to?
2 Sometimes you need to use other methods to follow the logical order of a text. Look at PART 2 of the text and circle the correct answer - A, B or C. How did you decide?
1 What lit the room?
A The lamp.
B The candles.
C The lamp and the candles.
2 Why was the narrator surprised that no food wasoffered?
A Because there were silver plates, bowls, forks
and knives in the room.
B Because silver plates, bowls, forks and knives
shone in the darkness.
C Because he got hungry while walking around
the house.
3 Przeczytaj poniższy tekst, z którego usunięto cztery zdania. Wstaw zdania oznaczone literami A-E w luki 1 -4, tak aby powstał spójny i logiczny tekst. Jedno zdanie nie pasuje do żadnej luki. Następnie odpowiedz na pytanie dotyczące treści tekstu. Z podanych odpowiedzi A, B i C wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią tekstu.
A These are on three floors and include thirteen
bedrooms.
B The house is close to a motorway which is good
for those arriving by car.
C The owners are now waiting for one of them to
decide to move to England.
D You park your car on a marble driveway that stays
dry even in winter.
E It will surprise you but in fact it is in England.
5 The text was written to
A find a buyer for the house.
B inform readers about the house.
C tell the readers how to get to the house.
4 Imagine you can have a room in the house from the text above. What would it be like? First, prepare your list and then talk to your partner.
Standard 3. Test typu prawda-fałsz
Standard 3. Pytania do ilustracji
1 How are famous people's houses different from typical accommodation? Discuss in pairs.
1 Look at the following answers to the questions about the picture below and choose the best one. How did you decide?
2 CD 1-30 Usłyszysz dwukrotnie fragment programu telewizyjnego, w którym przedstawiane są domy sławnych osób. Zdecyduj, które zdania są zgodne z treścią nagrania (T), a które nie (F).
3 Look at the table below and complete the missing adjective forms.
4 You are going on a six-week language course to Bath in Great Britain. Work in pairs. Choose the best accommodation. Use adjectives from Exercise 3.
1 Who can you see in the picture?
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