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A2 · suggested for 7th grade

My House: There Is and There Are

Students read the description of Hugo's new apartment, answer questions, complete sentences with the rooms of the house (kitchen, bedroom, living room…), use there is, there are, isn't, aren't, some and any to describe a bedroom, match the halves of sentences and questions (Are there any…? How many…?), answer open questions and describe their own home.

  • English
  • Reading
  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar
  • Writing
  • Other
  • 45 min
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What's in this activity

  1. Reading text Hugo's new apartment
  2. Multiple-choice questions Check your understanding
  3. Fill in the gaps Rooms of the house: complete the sentences
  4. Fill in the gaps My bedroom: there is, there are, some, any
  5. Match the halves At home: match the halves
  6. Open-ended questions Your turn: write your answers

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Hugo's new apartment

Hi, I'm Hugo. My family and I just moved to a new apartment in the city center. It is very different from our old house! In the new place, there is a big living room with a comfortable sofa and a TV. There is also a modern kitchen with a large fridge, but there isn't a dining room like in our old home. We now eat at a small table in the kitchen instead.

There are three bedrooms. My bedroom is small, but there is a big window and a tall bookshelf with all my books. There is only one bathroom, so it is always busy in the morning!

My favorite place is the balcony. There are two chairs and some plants there, but there aren't any flowers yet. In the evening, we sit outside and look at the city lights. There isn't a garden like in our old house, but I really like my new home.

2

Check your understanding

10 points
Select an answer for each question
1

What is the text mainly about?

2

What is in the living room of the new apartment?

3

Where does the family eat their meals now?

4

How is the new apartment different from the old house?

5

What is Hugo's favorite place in the new apartment?

3

Rooms of the house: complete the sentences

10 points
Click a word, then click a gap to fill it
We cook our meals in the Click the word.... We sleep in the Click the word.... We take a shower in the Click the word.... We watch TV on the sofa in the Click the word.... We park the car in the Click the word.... We grow flowers in the Click the word....
4

My bedroom: there is, there are, some, any

10 points
Click a word, then click a gap to fill it
In my bedroom, there Click the word... a big bed next to the window. There Click the word... two posters on the wall. There Click the word... a TV, but there is a computer on my desk. There Click the word... any plants. Are there Click the word... books? Yes, there are Click the word... books on the shelf.
5

At home: match the halves

10 points

Match the beginning of each sentence or question with its ending.

0 of 6 pairs matched

Left halves

Right halves

6

Your turn: write your answers

10 points
Write your answers for each question
1

How is eating meals different for the family in their new apartment compared to their old house?

2

Do you think the family's new living room is a good place to relax? Why or why not?

3

Now describe your bedroom or your home. Write four sentences with there is, there are, there isn't or there aren't.

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