Some of the words have been removed from the text Insert them in the correct places First letters of the missing words were left to help you bookcase electrician plumber yellow microwave terraced driveway freezer garden garage chairs shower downstairs dishwasher sofa launderette Anna lives with her husband and their two children in a t house There are three bedrooms in her house There is a big kitchen There are a m and a d _ in her kitchen, but she needs to buy a new fridge with a good f _ She doesn’t have the washing machine yet, so she has to go to local l to wash her clothes There is a big bathroom upstairs with a bath, s _ and a toilet There is a small toilet d There is a large living room in the house There is a s , two armchairs, a b , two coffee tables and a TV in the living room There is also a dining room with a big dining table and eight c There are two gardens The back g _ is big There are some rose bushes and children’s swing in the back garden The front garden is small and there is only grass and there are also some geraniums There isn’t a g , but there is a driveway Anna usually parks her car in the d _ and her husband parks his car in the street, in front of the house Last week Anna bought a new washbasin for her bathroom She called a p _ to install it She also bought a new lamp for her living room and she called an e _ to connect it She didn’t pay much for these jobs because she found good advertisements in Y Pages Decide whether these sentences are true or false: Anna lives on her own Her house has three bedrooms The kitchen is small She doesn’t have a dishwasher She doesn’t have a washing machine The big bathroom is upstairs There is no second toilet There is a dining table in the living room There is a TV in the living room There are six chairs at a dining table There is one garden The children have a swing in the garden There is a garage Anna’s husband parks his car in the garage Anna parks her car in the driveway Last week Anna bought a new washbasin for her bathroom She also bought a new lamp for her bedroom She found plumber’s and electrician’s numbers in a local newspaper Answer these questions: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 True False                                     With whom does Anna live in her house? How many bedrooms are there in Anna’s house? Is Anna’s kitchen big? Where does she her laundry? Is there a shower in the upstairs bathroom? Where is the small toilet? What furniture does Anna have in her living room? Is there a dining room? How many gardens are there? 10 What flowers are there in Anna’s back garden? 11 Is there anything for children in the back garden? 12 Are there any flowers in the front garden? 13 Where does Anna park her car? 14 Where does Anna’s husband park his car? 15 What did Anna buy for her bathroom? 16 What did Anna buy for her living room? 17 Who installed the washbasin? 18 Who connected the lamp? 19 Did she pay much to have it done? 20 Where did she find the advertisements? Now answer these questions about yourself: What type of house you live in? How many bedrooms are there? How many people live in this house? Is your kitchen big? Have you got a washing machine or you use a launderette to wash your clothes? What other appliances and kitchen equipment have you got? How many bathrooms are there in your house? Are there front and back gardens? Are the gardens big? _ 10 Do you or anybody else in your household drive a car? 11 Where you park your car? 12 Did you make any improvements or repairs in your house? 13 What were they? Whom did you phone to help you? 14 Where you usually look for plumbers’ or electricians’ offers and advertisements? Here is a phone conversation between Anna and a plumber The sentences are in wrong order and you need to number them The first and the last ones were done for you Anna: Yes It’s 12 Station Road, BD4 1AB Anna: Yes, that’s fine See you in three hours then Plumber: Hello, Johnson’s Plumbing Services, how can I help? Plumber: Yes of course Could I have your address, please? Anna: Yes, it’s BD4 1AB Anna: Anna Smith And I need to know how much it will cost? Plumber: Can you repeat your postcode, please? Plumber: I’m afraid I’m rather busy at the moment but I can come in about three hours, if it’s fine with you Anna: Good morning A pipe in my kitchen is leaking Can you come and fix it? Plumber: I cannot give you the price yet, first I need to see what the damage is When you want me to come? Plumber: …1AB, that’s right And, now, can I have your name, please? Anna: Could you come now? 12 Now rewrite the above conversation in correct order: Plumber: Anna: Plumber: Anna: Plumber: Anna: Plumber: Anna: Plumber: Anna: Plumber: Anna: Now choose the correct answer (a, b or c) Whom did Anna call? a) a plumber b) an electrician c) joiner What time of day did she phone? a) morning b) afternoon c) evening What was leaking? a) a tap b) a toilet c) a pipe Where was it leaking? a) kitchen b) bathroom c) toilet Which part of the address didn’t the plumber understand? a) house number b) postcode c) street name When is the plumber going to come: a) now b) in three hours c) the next day Match words with their descriptions: plumber _ a) a machine that washes clothes electrician painter washing machine detached house terraced house dishwasher garden driveway 10 garage 11 attic 12 basement _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ b) an area of ground belonging to a house, often containing grass, flowers, or trees c) a room that is below ground level in a building d) the area of ground that you drive on to get from your house to the road e) a machine that washes plates, glasses and other kitchen equipment f) someone whose job is to repair or connect water pipes and things like toilets and baths g) one of a row of houses that are joined together h) someone whose job is to put in, check, or repair electrical wires and equipment i) a room at the top of a house under the roof j) a building which is not joined to another building k) a small building, often built next to a house, that you can put a car in l) someone whose job is to paint surfaces, such as walls and doors