Have you got a DVD player?
We often use short answers when we answerhave got questions.
A: Have you got a television? B: Yes, I have./No, I haven't.
Usehave got to talk about our possessions and family/friends. Don't usehave got in very formal English.
/Vegot a sports car. They've got two sisters.
The words(not) very, quite and really are modifiers. We put them in front of an adjective to make it stronger or weaker. Usevery and really to make the adjective stronger. This car is very/really expensive!
Usequite ornot very to make the adjective weaker.
This car is quite expensive. This car isn't very expensive.
Adjectives and places
Use adjectives to describe nouns. These adjectives describe places: a hot, dry desert a busy, noisy city a long, wide river a beautiful lake a high mountain a lovely beach a green forest a popular islandWe usually put adjectives in front of the noun. We often put a comma between two adjectives in front of a noun.
Key vocabulary
Types of home house apartment studio cottage town house
Rooms and parts of a house bathroom bedroom dining room garden garage hall living room roof terrace terrace
Furniture
armchair bed bookshelves chair coffee table cupboard desk dining chairs/table sofa table
Equipment and possessions answering machine bath CD player coffee machine cooker dishwasher DVD player fridge microwave MP3 player music system shower sink toilet vacuum cleaner video washing machine
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5 Review and praeti
1 Look at the floor plan and complete the dialogue with there is or there are.
Write questions and short answers. Simon/sports car? No, .
Has Simon got a sports car? No, he hasn't.
Rachel/laptop computer? Yes,___________ .
they/big house? No,________ .
your flat/garden? No,______ .
Kelly/washing machine? Yes, Spain/king? Yes, .
Complete the sentences with modifiers. You choose the modifier. English isauitceasy to learn.
1 My town/city is________beautiful.
2 People in my country are________friendly.
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3 My country is_______ popular with tourists.
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4 My diet is_______ healthy.
5 My home is
5Match the words in the box to the places on the map (A-l).
a beach a city a desert a forest an island a lake mountains a river the sea
Good morning. Can you give me some information about the apartment on Chandos Road? Yes, of course. It's a very nice, big apartment.
(1) There arethree bedrooms. ...
(2 )_____a bathroom with each bedroom?
No. (3)_______. The main bedroom has got
a bathroom, and then (4) _____ one other bathroom in the apartment.
OK. Is the kitchen big?
Yes, it is, and it's got a lot of equipment.
What about the dining room?
Ah, well, (5)_______a dining room. But
(6)_______ a large living room with a dining area.
I know there's a garden but (7)________ any
terraces? No, (8) _
I'm afraid.
__ a garage?
And finally, (9)___
Yes, (10)_______ a garage at the front of the
house.
Write negative sentences. We've got an apartment in London.