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Look at the picture.

What can you see?

Do you like the living room?

Now look at the sentences. Are they TRUE or FALSE? Circle the answer.

1 There are two sofas. TRUE FALSE

2 There is one big window. TRUE FALSE

4 There are some books. TRUE FALSE

5 There are two pictures. TRUE FALSE

6 There isn’t a television. TRUE FALSE

7 There is a rug under the coffee table. TRUE FALSE

Tell your partner about your living room.

Now write some sentences about your living room.

There is ................................................................................................................................................................................

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Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1 (Literacy)

The living room Worksheet 9

There are two pictures.There’s a television.

Look!There is a television.There’s a television.There are two sofas. There are some books.

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Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1

The living room Worksheet 10

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Write the words.

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Check the dictionary (page 14). Write again.

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Cover the words. Write them again. Then check.

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Do you know these words in English? Tell your partner. What’s this? It’s a sofa.

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Look at the picture on page 14 of the Longman Photo Dictionary.

Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE? Circle your answer.

1 There are three windows in the room. TRUE FALSE

2 There are four cushions on the sofa. TRUE FALSE

3 There’s a candle on the bookcase. TRUE FALSE

4 There’s a big plant on the floor in front of the window. TRUE FALSE

5 There are two pictures on the wall above the bookcase. TRUE FALSE

6 There’s a rug under the coffee table. TRUE FALSE

7 There are some plants on the coffee table. TRUE FALSE

8 There’s a DVD player in the cupboard under the television. TRUE FALSE

Put the paper away. Look at the picture. Say some sentences about the picture.

Look at the picture and the sentences. Write the missing word.

1 The books are …………….. the bookcase.

2 The candle is …………….. the table.

3 The coffee table is …………….. the sofa.

4 The rug is …………….. the sofa.

5 The picture is …………….. the bookcase.

Look!

1 Where’s the big plant? It’s .....................................................................................................................

2 Where are the flowers? They’re ............................................................................................................

3 Where’s the rug? ...........................................................................................................................

4 Where’s the picture? ...........................................................................................................................

5 Where are the photos? ...........................................................................................................................

6 Where are the blue cushions? ...........................................................................................................................

Put the paper away. Look at the picture. Practise the questions and answers with your partner.

Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1

The living room Worksheet 11

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Where’s the candle?

Where are the books?

It’s on the table.

They’re in the bookcase.

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Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1

The living room Worksheet 12

Look at the two living rooms.

How are they different?

Which one do you like?

Now read the description. Is it room A or room B? Tick (✓) the box. A B

Now write about your living room.

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My living room is small and modern. There are two sofas and there’s a big coffee table. There’s a rug under the coffee table. There are some books on the bookshelves above the sofa and there are three pictures above the bookshelves. There is a big plant behind one of the sofas. There are two big windows with a view of the garden. I like my living room because it’s beautiful and comfortable.