Listening Practice
Listen to the audio and answer the questions below.
Moving into a new flat
Moving into a new flat
Last weekend I moved into a new flat. There were boxes everywhere. But I had a plan.
I started with the living room. First, I took out the curtains. They are long and grey. I hung them on the window. The window looked much better. Next, I put a rug on the floor in front of the sofa. It is soft and warm. I like walking on it.
Then I took two cushions out of a box. One is blue, one is yellow. I put them on the sofa. They are very comfortable. On the wall, I hung a mirror. It is round and big. Next to it, I put a clock. It is white with black numbers. Now I can always see what time it is.
I put a shelf on the wall. On the shelf, I placed a photo frame with a picture of my family. Next to it, I put a vase. It is made of glass. I want to put flowers in it. I also put a candle on the shelf. It smells like vanilla. In the corner, I put a lamp. It gives warm light in the evening. Under the table, I put a wastepaper bin for old papers.
Then I went to the bedroom. I put a laundry basket in the corner. I put my dirty clothes there. I also put clothes hangers in the wardrobe. Now my shirts and dresses hang straight.
At the end of the day, the flat was clean and tidy. I sat on the sofa and looked around. I saw my rug, my cushions, my mirror, my clock, my photo frame, my vase, my candle, my lamp, my wastepaper bin, my laundry basket and my clothes hangers. Everything was in its place. I smiled. Now this is my home.
Comprehension Questions
1. What did the person do last weekend?
2. What colour are the curtains?
3. What did the person put on the floor?
4. Where did the person put the clock?
5. What is in the photo frame?
6. What did the person put in the bedroom corner?
Vocabulary
Learn new words, verbs and adjectives.
Match the home objects with the pictures and listen to the pronunciation
Match the verbs with their translation
Match the adjectives with their translation
Practice
Complete the exercises to practise the new vocabulary.
Complete the sentences with the correct home object
1. I put a soft on the floor in front of the sofa. It feels warm under my feet.
2. Dirty clothes go into the in the corner of the bedroom.
3. I throw old papers and receipts into the under the table.
4. There are two soft on the sofa — one blue, one yellow.
5. I put a on the shelf with a picture of my family inside.
6. In the evening, I light a on the shelf. It smells like vanilla.
7. I hung a large round on the wall. It makes the room look bigger.
8. I put fresh flowers in a glass every week.
9. I hung long grey on the window. Now the room feels private.
10. I hang my shirts and dresses on in the wardrobe.
11. I look at the on the wall to see what time it is.
12. When I read in the evening, I turn on the near the sofa.
Complete the sentences with the correct verb
1. I want to the curtains on the window. Can you help me?
2. I take my shirts out of the washing machine and them neatly.
3. The shelf is very dirty. I need to it with a cloth.
4. The rug needs cleaning. I will it this afternoon.
5. My room is a mess! I need to before my friends arrive.
6. I like to my books by colour on the shelf.
7. I moved into a new flat and now I need to all the boxes.
8. After I use something, I always it back in its place.
Complete the sentences with the correct adjective
1. I have a rug, a lamp and cushions. My living room is very .
2. Everything is in its place. The room looks very .
3. There are clothes, books and papers on the floor. The room is .
4. I washed the floor and dusted the shelves. Now everything is .
5. I haven't cleaned for a week. The shelf is very .
6. The window is large and the sun comes in. The room is .
7. The vase has no flowers in it. It is .
8. The sofa is soft and nice to sit on. It is very .
Final Test
Check your knowledge of home objects vocabulary.