Unit 11: Houses & Homes | Vocabulary | A2

EXERCISE 1

Look at the pictures below. Write the names of the people next to the definitions and match the inhabitants with their homes:

1. This person lives very far north. __________________

2. He lived in North America before the Europeans arrived. __________________

3. In the Middle Ages, he was trained to fight on horseback. __________________

4. He or she is probably on holiday in the country or by the sea. __________________

5. He works hard in the fields. __________________

6. This man lives in primitive surroundings. __________________

7. He's the son of a king, or a nobleman of royal blood. __________________

8. He visits lots of houses every day. __________________

A ___     B ___     C ___     D ___

E ___     F ___    G ___     H ___

EXERCISE 2

Below are two pictures of houses in very different styles. Read the sentences below and then label each house correctly:

1. A loft or attic is the name given to a room at the top of a house.

2. A cellar is a cool place underneath the house; wine is sometimes kept there.

3. The courtyard is the area in front of the house, where plants are sometimes kept and people can sit to drink coffee or rest.

4. Every house has a roof which covers the top of the house.

5. If you are lucky, you may have a balcony outside your window, where you can sit and watch the stars!

6. A garden can be found at the back or at the front of the house.

7. A roof garden is the solution if you don't have a garden outside your house.

8. A porch is a wide step outside the front door; you can keep plants on it.

EXERCISE 3

Now complete these sentences with either house or home.

1. I live in the third ______________ on the left.

2. He said he'd be ______________ at 6 o'clock.

3. She usually works at ______________.

4. It's no fun being a                            wife.

5. His office is his second ______________.

6. My ______________ has two storeys.

EXERCISE 4

Below are five words for different containers found in the kitchen. Match the container with its use:

EXERCISE 5

Look at the pictures to find the names of these different kinds of house:

EXERCISE 6

Fill the gaps with the correct appliance; choose from the words given below:

1. I don't wash my clothes; the ____________ does it for me!

2. A ____________ heats water very quickly, if you want a cup of tea straight away.

3. I' m a good cook, but I couldn’t do much without my ____________.

4. The latest Guns' n' Roses album sounds great on my new ____________.

5. If it gets cold, I turn on the electric ____________.

6. The ____________ is a wonderful invention; I can watch films, cartoons, and videos from the comfort of my armchair.

7. Dad keeps his beer cool in the ____________.

8. My ____________ dries my hair in ten minutes.

9. The ____________ puts the creases back where I want them and gets rid of them where I don't want them.

10. If we didn't have a ____________, the carpets would stay very dusty.