Home, sweet home Lesson 5

1. Read the proverbs. What do they mean? East or west, home is best.

Home is where the heart is.

2. Listen or read the texts and describe the places. Remember the words in bold.

This lovely house is half a mile from the city This attractive flat is in a quiet street near the city

centre, and is near the shops and the main road. It centre. It is rather small, but it is in a very pleasant

is quite expensive, but it is very large. Upstairs, there area. It is also very cheap. It has got a pretty

are three bedrooms, each with a wardrobe and a bath- bedroom, a bathroom with a shower and a toilet,

room. There is also a study with a big bookcase. Down- a modern kitchen with a cooker, a dishwasher

stairs, there is a small bathroom with a shower and a and a fridge, and a comfortable living-room.

toilet, a huge kitchen, a dining-room and a spacious The flat has also got a balcony with a wonderful view.

living-room with a fireplace. The house has also got a There is a garage behind the building.

beautiful garden and a swimming-pool.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the past simple.

1. b)

A: What …………………………………………… (you/do) last A: I don’t know where to go on holiday this year.

weekend? Have you got any ideas?

B: I ………………………….. (spend) the weekend in Bristol B: ……………………………………………………. (you/ever/be)

and I ………………………………………… (just/return). to Spain? I ……………..……………. (go) to Madrid and

A: I …………………………………………………… (never/be) to Barcelona last year and I really …………………………..

Bristol. What’s it like? (enjoy) myself.

B: Friends of mine ………………………………. (live) there A: I …………………………..….. (spend) two years in Spain

for five years so they know some interesting places. while I ……………. (be) at University. I …………………..

A: ………………………….…………..… (you/enjoy) yourself? (never/visit) South America, though.

B: Yes. It ……………. (be)great! I …………………………………… B: A friend of mine ………………………… (work) in Brazil

(not/have) such a good time for ages. before. I think you ……………………………. (meet) her

A: That’s good. …………………………………….. (you/decide) once. Do you remember Kate?

what you’re doing this weekend. A: Oh, yes. ……………………… (she/love) it in Brazil?

B: I ……………………………………………………. (already/invite) Maybe I’ll talk to her about it.

my friends from Bristol to stay with me for the

weekend.

4. Complete the sentences with correct form of used to as in the example.

1. Karen used to drink (drink) sweet tea, but now she prefers tea without any sugar.

2. Sandra …………………………..................….. (live) in Rome, but now she lives in Paris.

3. The Robsons ……………………………………....... (not/have) any pets, but now they have two dogs.

4. Dave …………………………………………… (wear) jeans and T-shirts when he was younger, now he wears suits.

5. …………………………………………………………….. (you/go) to the cinema every week when you were a child?

5. Fill in used to or the correct form of be used to.

1. Tom …………………………………. eating sushi because he’s lived in Tokyo for years.

2. …………….. he ……………………….waking up so early?

3. I ………………………… spend my holidays in France when I was younger.

4. He …………………………………. low temperatures because he’s from Sweden.

5. Beatrice …………………………………. have long hair at school, but now she doesn’t.

6. When we were children, our father ………………………………. take us fishing on Sundays.

6. Choose the correct variant.

1. I ………………… the piano three hours a day. 7. I ………………….. read lots of books at school.

1. plays b) played c) play a) used to b) am used to c) likes

2. Look! It ………………………… now. 8. When I came they ……………………… football on TV.

1. is raining b) rain c) was raining a) are watching b) were watching c) watched

3. Take an umbrella or you …………….……. wet. 9. He ………………… two hours ago.

1. get b) will get c) got a) has called b)called c)is calling

4. We ………………….. to the theatre yesterday. 10. Willy ……………………….. a birthday party on Sunday.

1. went b) go c) are going a) is having b) has c) will have

5. I …………………………………... Ann since Friday. 11. I usually …………………………………………. to the radio.

1. don’t see b) didn’t see c) haven’t seen a) didn’t listen b) haven’t listened c) don’t listen

6. ………………… you help me with the dishes? 12. I ………………………………. drinking green tea.

1. will (help) b) do (help) c) did (help) a) enjoys b) am used to c) used to

Nice to meet you Lesson 6