English Vocabulary in Use Elementary » Unit 13: In the living room

Word List
  • armchair
  • book
  • bookshelf (bookshelves)
  • carpet
  • chair
  • close the curtains
  • coffee table
  • curtains
  • hi-fi
  • just relax
  • lamp
  • light
  • light switch
  • listen (to)
  • living room
  • pass
  • phone
  • picture
  • radio
  • read
  • relax
  • remote control
  • rug
  • socket
  • sofa
  • switch on
  • table
  • television (TV)
  • turn off
  • turn on
  • TV
  • window
Exercises

13.1 ‣ Write the names of ...

  1. somewhere you can put books.
  2. somewhere two or three people can sit. _____
  3. somewhere you can put down your cup. _____
  4. something you can look at on the wall. _____
  5. something for switching the light on or off. _____
  6. something for listening to music. _____
  7. something under your feet. _____
  8. something for changing channels on the TV. _____

13.2 ‣ Match the words on the left with the words on the right.

  1. switch on the
  2. relax in an _____
  3. close the _____
  4. pass the _____
  5. listen to the _____
  6. watch _____
  1. a) TV
  2. b) lamp
  3. c) remote control
  4. d) radio
  5. e) armchair
  6. f) curtains

13.3 ‣ Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

  1. This evening let’s just relax us at home.
  2. I don’t often listen the radio.
    _____
  3. We need some more bookshelfs in this room.
    _____
  4. I watched at television all evening yesterday.
    _____
  5. It’s dark now. Please make the curtains.
    _____
  6. Liam has some very nice furnitures in his house.
    _____

13.4 ‣ Find 10 more words from this unit in the wordsearch.

Over to you

Write about your living room at home. You can draw a plan of it first. What furniture is there in the room? What colour are the walls? Are there any pictures on them? What do you do when you are in your living room?

_____

Answer Key
A ‣ Things in the living room

B ‣ Useful verbs

  1. Every evening I watch television.

  2. Sometimes I listen to the radio or listen to music.

  3. Sometimes I read a book.

  4. Sometimes I just relax. [rest and do nothing]

C ‣ Expressions

  1. It’s getting dark. Can you close the curtains, please?

  2. OK. And I’ll switch the light on.

  3. Thanks. Now can you turn the radio off? And pass me the remote control. I want to turn on the TV. There’s a good programme on.

Common mistakes

The furniture in my room is white [NOT The furniture in my room are white].

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