UNIT 2 LESSON 05: DESCRIBE YOUR HOME

Let’s talk about your home and the rooms in it! 🏠

MY HOME

Every home is different. Let’s learn how to describe yours!

Rooms in a home

Room	Things you can find there
bedroom	bed, wardrobe, desk, lamp
living room	sofa, TV, armchair, rug
kitchen	table, chairs, fridge, cooker
bathroom	shower, bath, toilet, sink
dining room	table, chairs
garden	trees, flowers, chairs
garage	car, bike, tools

Examples:

There is a sofa in my living room.
There are two chairs in my bedroom.
I’ve got a desk in my room.
My kitchen has got a big fridge.

💡 Remember: We can use different structures to describe our home.

THERE IS & THERE ARE

We use there is to talk about one thing.

There is a sofa in the living room.
There is a lamp on the desk.
There is a table in the kitchen.

We use there are to talk about two or more things.

There are two chairs in the kitchen.
There are three bedrooms in my house.
There are some books on the shelf.

Easy trick

1 thing → There is
2 or more → There are

There is a bed. 🛏️
There are two beds. 🛏️🛏️

WHERE ARE THINGS?

We can use prepositions to say where things are.

Expression	Example
on	The lamp is on the desk.
under	The rug is under the table.
next to	The sofa is next to the window.
in	The books are in the cupboard.
near	The desk is near the bed.
in front of	The table is in front of the sofa.

Look and describe!

There is a lamp on the desk.
There is a rug under the table.
The sofa is next to the window.

💡 These little words help us make our descriptions more interesting!

HAVE GOT + THERE IS / THERE ARE

We can use both structures when we describe our home.

Have got / Has got

We use it to talk about what a person or home has.

I’ve got a big bedroom.
My house has got three bedrooms.
My bedroom has got a desk.

There is / There are

We use it to say what exists in a particular place.

There is a desk in my bedroom.
There are two lamps in my bedroom.

Compare

My bedroom has got a desk and a bed.
There is a desk next to the window.
There is a bed near the door.

💡 Easy trick:
My room has got… → talk about what the room has.
There is/are… → say what you can see in a place.

A TOUR OF MY HOME

Meet Ben. He is going to show us his home.

Hi! I’m Ben. Welcome to my home!

I’ve got a small house with my family. My house has got three bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen and a living room.

My bedroom is my favourite room. There is a big bed next to the wall and there is a desk near the window. There are some books on my desk. I’ve also got a computer.

In the living room, there is a big sofa and a TV. There are two armchairs next to the sofa. Our kitchen has got a big table and four chairs.

I like my home because it is comfortable and cosy!

🔎 Let’s check!

1. How many bedrooms has Ben’s house got?
2. What is Ben’s favourite room?
3. Where is the desk?
4. What is on the desk?
5. How many armchairs are there in the living room?
6. How many chairs are there in the kitchen?

DESCRIBE YOUR HOME

Now it’s your turn!

Complete the sentences about your home.

I live in a __________.
My home has got __________.
My favourite room is __________.
There is a __________ in my __________.
There are __________ in my __________.
My __________ is next to the __________.
I like my home because __________.

🎮 GAMES «describe your home»

Practise what you’ve learned!
Try these games and practise rooms, furniture, prepositions and ways to describe your home.

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📝 Resumen

En esta lección de inglés A2 aprenderás a describir tu casa y las diferentes habitaciones utilizando vocabulario sobre el hogar, there is, there are, have got y has got. También practicarás las principales preposiciones de lugar, como in, on, under, next to y near, para explicar dónde están los muebles y objetos. Al final podrás escribir una descripción sencilla de tu propia casa o de tu habitación favorita.