Year 9 French: Home and local area

Au rez de chaussée il y a plusieurs pièces.

• On the ground floor there are a few pieces.

• On the ground floor there are several rooms.

• On the first floor there are several rooms.

• In the basement there are a few rooms.

Ma maison est entourée de champs.

• My house is in the middle of a field.

• My house is in the countryside.

• My house is on a hillside.

• My house is surrounded by fields.

Les voisins ne sont pas trop bruyants.

• The neighbours are not too noisy.

• The neighbours are very noisy.

• The neighbours are fairly noisy.

• The neighbours are noisy.

Il n'y a pas grand chose ici.

• There's not a big choice.

• There's not a lot.

• There's not much here.

• He's not often here.

Les hautes fenêtres offriraient des vues imprenables sur la mer.

• The high windows would look out onto the sea.

• The tall windows would offer stunning views of the sea.

• The high windows have views of the sea.

• The tall windows are by the sea.

Mon rêve serait d'avoir au moins quatre étages.

• My dream is to have at least 4 floors.

• My dream would be to have at least 4 floors.

• My dream would be to have 14 rooms.

• My dream is to have 4 floors.

Je voudrais une salle de musculation et une piscine intérieure.

• I'd like a weights room and an indoor pool.

• I'd like a gym and an outdoor pool.

• I want a weights room and a pool.

• I'd like a weights room and a play room.

Mon canapé serait couvert de coussins luxueux.

• There would be luxurious cushions everywhere.

• I would serve luxury canapés in the kitchen.

• My sofa would be covered in luxurious cushions.

• I'd have a luxury kitchen.

Ce serait une maison verte avec des panneaux solaires.

• The house would be painted and green and would be sunny.

• It's a green house with solar panels.

• The sun would stream through this green house.

• It would be an eco-friendly house with solar panels.

J'habite dans une maison jumelée de taille moyenne en banlieue.

• I live in a detached house in the suburbs.

• I live in a medium-sized detached house in the suburbs.

• I live in a medium-sized semi-detached house in the suburbs.

• I live in a medium-sized terraced house in town.