American English · A1 · Unit 15
Where I live
My home
By the end you can
- Describe your home
- Say where you live and what it's like
- Understand a short flat advert
Words and phrases
| American English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| an apartment | an apartment (British: a flat) | I live in an apartment. |
| a house | a house | They live in a house. |
| a room | a room | I rent a room in New York. |
| the kitchen | the kitchen | We eat in the kitchen. |
| the bedroom | the bedroom | The bedroom is upstairs. |
| the bathroom | the bathroom | The bathroom is new. |
| big | big, large | The apartment is big. |
| small | small, little | The kitchen is small. |
| downtown | in or to the center of a city | I live downtown. |
| in the country | in the countryside (not in a town) | My parents live in the country. |
| neighbors | neighbors (people who live next to you; British: neighbours) | We have nice neighbors. |
| a yard | a yard (the land around a house; British: a garden) | Our house has a big yard. |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- I live in .
- It has rooms.
- My favorite room is .
Then talk it through
Telling a new friend about your flat or house. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.