World English page 30 - Lesson and Listening

Describe your home

Listening activity

​Listen to the conversation:

​(0:00) Hello. My name is Heidi and I am from Norway. This is my house in winter.

It is not a big house. There are just two bedrooms in my house. In Norway, it is cold in the winter, but my house is warm inside.

(0:27) My name is Joe and this is my house. It is a big house with a very big garden. On the first floor, there is the kitchen, dining room, living room, and a bathroom.

On the second floor, there are three bedrooms and two bathrooms. My favorite place though is the garden. (0:53) Hello, my name is Ali and I come from a small country called Oman.

I have a big family and so I have a big house. There are seven bedrooms in the house. It is very hot and dry in Oman and our houses do not have big gardens.

(1:12) Hello, my name is Lee. I am from Hong Kong and this is my apartment. I am single so I do not need a big apartment.

(1:29) This room is my bedroom and my living room. There is also a kitchen and a bathroom.

Guess how many bedrooms there are in these houses. Listen and check your guess. Then write the person's name for each house.

1. Heidi's home a.

2. Joe's home b.

3. Ali's home c.

4. Li's home d.

• big, no garden

• not big, one bedroom

• big, garden

• not big, two bedrooms

Listen again. Circle T for true and F for false.

1. It is cold in Heidi's house.

2. There are three bathrooms in Joe's house.

3. There is a dining room in Li's apartment.

4. There are six bedrooms in Ali's house.