English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate and Intermediate » Unit 18: Around the home
Answer the questions. If possible, compare your answers with someone else.
Look at section B on the opposite page again. Which do you prefer, and why? Compare your answers with someone else if possible.
“When we first got married, we lived in a one-bedroom flat with a small kitchen, a living room and a bathroom. When our first child was born, she had to share our bedroom. [use something at the same time as someone else] Now we live in a four-bedroom house. Our bedroom has an en-suite bathroom [a bathroom connected to the bedroom], our two teenage children have their own rooms [they do not have to share], we have a spare room for guests, and another bathroom. Downstairs, there’s a living room, a dining room and a study [a room where people can work]. We’ve also got a lovely big kitchen with a fridge-freezer, a cooker with two ovens and a dishwasher [a machine for washing dishes]. Next to it, there’s a small utility room where we keep the washing machine. ”
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