Unit VI:

“Neighborhoods”
PARTS OF THE HOUSE
Do you live in a house or in an apartment?

I live in a ……………..
Types of accomodation:

House
A three- storey house

A one. Storey house A two- storey house

A condominium
Apartment building

Walkup
High rise Apartment studio
Positive adjectives to describe your home:

• Spacious: large, with lots of rooms.

• cosy: comfortable.

• Light: describes a home which gets lots of natural light.

• Warm: comfortable in Winter.

• Cool: comfortable in summer

• Convenient: close to places you need to go regularly (universitiy, job,

supermarket, etc)
Convenient + for…
 Negative adjectives to describe your home:

• Cramped: small, with no enough rooms.

• Dark: doesn´t get much natural light.

• Drafty: Lets in cold air in Winter.

• Stuffy: Unconfortable and airless in summer (unconfortable in summer)

• Noisy
 Role play questions
“Describing homes”

• What kind of accomodation do you live?

• Can you describe your home?

• Can you describe your neighborhood?

• Is there a …………..in your neighborhood?

• Are there …………. In your neighborhood?

My home is in a trendy and lively neighborhood there
a lot of restaurants and stores but there´s no any
supermarket.
I live in a three- Storey house. My home is spacious
cosy and light. But it´s a bit noisy.
“My home is in a quiet neighborhood. There are a couple of gas stations but there´s no
grocery stores.
I live in a high rise apartment. My home is cosy and convenient for my office, but it´s a bit
cramped”.

“ My home is in a very boring neighborhood. There is a church and a bank but there are no
grocery stores. I live in a studio apartment. My home is very warm in Winter it´s a bit stuffy in
summer”.
Adjectives to describe your neighborhood

• Quiet

• Lively

• Trendy

• Boring
 There is / There are

Afirmative:
Afirmative:
• There are some stores in my neighborhood.
• There is a gas station in my neighborhood • There are a lot of stores in my neighborhood
• There are a couple of stores in my neighborhood
Negative:

• There´s no a gas sation in my neighborhood Negative:

• There are no stores in my neighborhood.

 My neighborhood

• Supermarket • Bank
• Gas station • Park
• Grocery store • Club
• Stores • Slicery
• School • Restaurant
• Football pitch • Hospital
• Fire station • Bakery
• Church • Police station