Vocabulary
| Living room | Bedroom | Kitchen | Bathroom | Hall(way) |
| Closet | Basement | Attic | Pantry | Fireplace |
| Rug | Carpet | Sofa / Couch | Ottoman | Futon |
| Entertainment center | Wall clock | Grandfather clock | Mantle clock | Pictures |
| Wallpaper | Chair | Lamp | Front door | Back door |
| Screen door | Window | Curtains / Drapes | Table | End table |
| Coffee table | Dining room table | Kitchen table | Bookcase | Shelf |
| China cabinet | Corner cabinet | Curio cabinet | Drawers |
1. What type of building is this picture probably taken in?
2. How would you get in and out of this building?
3. What kind of room do we see in this picture?
4. What might you do in this kind of room?
5. Where could you sit down in this room?
6. What other type of furniture might be found in this room?
7. What do you see on the floor of this room?
8. What could you have in this room if you wanted to know what time it was?
9. What could you do if you needed more light in this room?
10. What could you do if you needed more heat in this room?
11. What could you do if you wanted to have fresh air in this room?
12. What could you do if you wanted to decorate this room?
13. What other rooms might this building have?
14. What do you call the small room where you can store your clothes?
15. What do you call the room where you can sleep?
16. What do you call the room where you can wash up and brush your teeth?
17. What do you call the passageway that connects rooms to one another?
18. What kinds of storage rooms might there be in this building?
19. Where else could you put or display dishes or other items such as knickknacks or souvenirs?
20. What kind of table might be suitable for serving an afternoon coffee or tea?
Paragraph: Around the House
Write a brief paragraph about your home. Do you live in a house, or an apartment? Is it large, or small? How do you decorate it? In what room of your house/apartment do you spend most of your time? What sort of features would your “dream house” (ideal house/apartment) have?