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1) His kitchen is _____ .

a) small but new

b) big and old
c) small and old

2) His living room is good place to _____.

a) get work done

b) watch sports
c) do yoga

3) How many places does he have to bathe?

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Todd talks about his house in Japan which is also the b) two
headquarters of elllo.org. c) three

4) His yard does not have _____ .

Complete the paragraphs with the words in boxes
a) flowers
b) grass
Meg: Hey, Todd, where do you live? c) bushes
Todd: I live on the east side of downtown
5) He sleeps on _____ .
Meg: Oh. Do you like it there?
Meg Todd a) a cot
Todd: I do. I live in an older house. But it's a big house, and it's b) the floor
really relaxing. It's a nice place to live. c) a bed
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Meg: Wow. Sounds nice. How many rooms does it have?

Todd: My house is pretty big. It's four Set 1

rooms. It has a big sleeping room. It's a
Japanese house. So it's not really a
the • you • sleep Vocabulary
because • floor • on
bedroom _____________________ .
But it also has a living room. It has, like, an office room and it has stove
a kitchen.
Meg: Is it a big kitchen? I have a small stove.

Todd: No, it's a pretty small kitchen and
it's a very old kitchen. I have a small
stove. So it's very difficult to cook. But,
kitchen • eat • to
you know, I have a refrigerator. I have a
microwave. I have _______________ at.
So it's a pretty decent kitchen.
Meg: It sounds okay. What about your
living room? What do you have in the
living room?
Todd: My living room, it's pretty cool for
a guy because it's a good place to
watch sports. I have a really big TV, and
I have cable TV, so I get all the football
channels. And I have a really big sofa,
so I can sit on my sofa and watch sports
and drink beer. It's great.
Meg: Sounds relaxing.
Todd: Very relaxing.
Meg: Well, do you also have a nice bathroom?
Todd: I do. I actually have three bathrooms.
A stove is used to cook food. Usually
Set 2 you can cook on an electric stove or on
a • table • nice
a gas stove with fire. Notice the
following:
1. I cooked a stew on the stove.
2. We loved to cook on the stove.
refrigerator
I have a refrigerator. I have a
microwave.
A refrigerator, or fridge, keeps food cool
or cold. Notice the following:
1. There is some soda in the fridge.
2. I put the eggs in the refrigerator.
decent
So it's a pretty decent kitchen.
Here, decent means not great, but not
bad. Notice the following:

Meg: Oh, really? 1. He earns a decent salary.

2. That cafe serves decent coffee.
Todd: It's kind of crazy, yes.
hot spring
So in English, we say bathroom, but I Set 3
have ____________________ toilet and that • two • for I have a natural hot spring bath outside
I have one room or the bathroom with are • the • rooms my house.
the toilet for the guests.
 A hot spring is a pool of hot water that
And then I have a bathroom that I use. Set 4 comes naturally from the ground. Notice
And then also I have a natural hot take • a • want the following:
spring bath outside my house. So if I to • or • shower
____________________ bathe, I use 1. We soaked in the hot spring.
that room. 2. The Japanese call hot springs
onsens.
Meg: Wow. I'd love to have a hot spring at my house.
bushes
Todd: Yeah, it's very nice. It's very, very nice.

Meg: Does your house also have a yard? There's an area for flowers and bushes.

Todd: ____________________ . So A bush is a short plant that has leaves

Set 5 like a tree. Notice the following:
outside my house, there's an area for yard • It • a
flowers and bushes. And it's like a yard kind • has • of
or a garden around the house, but it's 1. The ball disappeared into the
not a place you can play sports. There's bushes.
no grass or anything. So it's a very, very small yard. But, you 2. His house has a wall made of bushes.
know, it's a nice place.
yard
Meg: Oh yeah. It sounds like a nice place to live.
And it's like a yard or a garden.
Todd: It is a nice place to live. I'm very, very lucky.
A yard is the space around a house with
Meg: You said you have a sleeping room, not a bedroom. What grass and plants. Notice the following:
does that mean?
1. I keep my dog in the yard.
Todd: Yeah. I live at a Japanese style Set 6 2. Her yard is so big we play soccer
house. So it's called the tatami room. on • and • sleep there.
And you sleep in the tatami room you • floor • the
____________________ on a futon. So I
don't have a bed.
Vocabulary Quiz
So it's not a bedroom. It's a room that Set 7
____________________ and you can you • day • during
eat and talk with guests. But it's also a sit • the • in
room that you sleep in at night. So yeah, stove • refrigerator • decent
I call it my sleeping room. But I think in hot spring • bushes • yard
Japan, they just call it the tatami room.
1. He lives in a neighborhood.
Meg: Is it comfortable sleeping on the floor?
2. Unlike trees, are green all
Todd: Yeah, it's really comfortable. Now I Set 8 year.
love it. So before, I slept on a bed. But sleep • I • now 3. On a cold day, I like to sit in the
____________________ on the floor futon • on • the
and I really like it. Actually, I prefer to .
sleep on the futon on the floor. 4. Put the milk in the .
Meg: Well, it sounds like your house is really comfortable.
5. I need to cut the grass in the .
6. Let's make pancakes on the .
Todd: It is. It is. I never want to leave.

Speaking of the Topic - Rooms in a House

Speaking Challenge
What are the names of the four rooms below?
Q1 Do you have a decent size kitchen?
A1

Q2 Do you cook on the stove much?

A2

Q3 Would you like a house with a big yard?

A3

Q4 Now, what foods are in your refrigerator?

A4

Q5 Would you like a house with a hot spring?

A5

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What are five things you can find in each room? Listen on your phone
Write them in the square for each room.
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