12 March 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Grammar Bank - p. 137.

1. I wish I was / were in Italy now!
2. I wish it would stop raining!
3. I wish I'd bought the washing in!
4. I wish I could afford a holiday this year!
5. I wish my husband would wash his own shirts!
6. I wish I hadn't moved to Britain!
   

• Speaking - I wish things could be different...
• New File. A question of taste...
• Vocabulary Bank - p. 152

1. Houses and Decoration

1. balcony
2. block of flats
3. chimney
4. detached house
5. fence
6. front door
7. gate
8. hedge
9. letter box
10. path
11. pavement
12. porch
13. roof
14. terrace
15. terraced house
16. wall

2. Adjectives

1. old-fashioned
2. well-designed
3. stylish
4. tasteful
5. original
6. practical
7. luxurious
8. comfortable
9. impersonal
10. relaxing
11. cosy

3. Furniture

kitchen: dishwasher - oven - sink - tap

bathroom: tap - toilet/loo - washbasin

bedroom: bedside table - chest of drawers - wardrobe

living room: bookcase - fireplace

any / all rooms: blinds - ceiling - curtains - rug - radiator/heater - (plant) pot - wall

• House quiz - p. 60 - c.

1. a. block of flats - b. a detached house - c. a terraced house
2. a. washbasin - b. heater/radiator - c. sink

a. fireplace the place in teh living room where you can have an open fire; chimney the place on a roof where smoke comes out.

b. ceiling the top part, inside a room: roof the top outside part of a house.

c. door can be found in any room; front door is the main entrance to the house /flat.

d. hedge a "wall" made of plants; fence a "wall" made of wood or metal.

e. antique furniture old, genuine, and usually valuable furniture; old-fashioned furniture any furniture which is out of fashion.

5. Possible answers

a. cosy, comfortable

b. old-fashioned, antique

c. luxurious

d. smart, wooden, stylish, practical

• Courtney

HOMEWORK

Workbook - pp. 37-39.