My village, town or city

© Markéta Čeřovská, Lenka Lexová

HousesMatch the words to the pictures:

a cottage

a detached house

a terraced house

a semi detached house

a block of flats

What can you see in the picture?

kitchen

toilet

bedroom

bathroom

living-roomchildren’s- room

study garage

attic

hall

dining-room

Find the furniture

Talk about your home

1. I live in a flat/house/detached house/semi-detached house/farm house/block of flats.

2. It is …….. years old and has ….. rooms.3. Our place includes an attic/a cellar/a

balcony/a garage.4. In the kitchen we have …..5. In the dining room we have …..6. In the living room there is ……..7. Inside the home I most enjoy ……8. In the garden I really like …….

House chores

• do the laundry• make your bed• do the

shopping• wash the car

• do the washing up • do the ironing • clean your

bedroom • lay the table • do the cooking

Talk about tasks around home

What do you regularly do in your home?

Who is responsible for each chore? How often do you do each of your

tasks? Which job do you enjoy most and

which do you like least? Do you like working in the garden? Do you think that housework is mainly

woman‘s duty? Why?

Complete the crossword:1. bydlení2. krajina3. divadlo4. galerie5. knihovna6. nemít rád7. spokojený8. náměstí9. kino10. hrad, zámek

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.

cheap elegantcrowdedpopular

fast-food

industrial large

modern clean

comfortabletraditionalspacious

quiet

isolated

pretty

small

narrow

congested

wide

busy

local

corner

expensive

Learn more wordsa shop

a street

a village

a house

a town

a restaurant

Discuss:1. Do you live in a village, town or city?

I live in a (small / medium-sized / large /...) (village / town / city) called...

It has … inhabitants. I have lived here since ..., that´s … years. It´s situated (south-east / north-west …) from … It´s … kilometres from ... I´m satisfied living here because... I dislike it because... I´d rather (live in / move to ...)

2. What cultural places are there? There are (no / two / many/...) theatres / cinemas. We (have / don´t have) an art gallery. There you can see... We also have a (technical / mining / musical / …) museum

1. What sights can people visit at the place where you live? There´s a famous (church / castle / monument...) Near to where I live is … (a reservation / …) We have many well-known buildings, such as... You can also visit...

2. Where can we do sports there? Our town has (a football stadium / tenis courts / an ice rink /

swimming pool / aquapark / …) You can play (golf / squash / mini golf / …) there. You can (ride a horse / ride a motorcar / …) Near to where I live is an airport where you can get flights

over my town. In winter you can go (skiing / cross-country skiing / ice

skating / …) If you like cycling you can go …

Discuss:

Country life X city life

1. Describe a normal day of village life.

2. Describe a normal day of city life.

3. What are the advantages of living in a city / small town / village?

4. What are the disadvantages of living in a city / small town / village?

5. Where is life easier – in the city or in the country? Why?

Source: www.google.com, E. and A. Peck: Let's Talk, Fraus 1999