English topics

Posted by Learning libs on December 18, 2019

English Topics


Topic one: <font color=#900>Introduce your home</font>

Part one: introducing where you live

I live in a two-dedroom apartment. The bedrooms are quite small, but there’s a big living room with a dining area, a modern kitchen, and also a small balcony where we can sit outside in the summer. ```

  • Terraced house
  • Semi-detached house
  • Detached house
  • High-rise(us) = tower block(en)
  • Converted apartment = when a house is divided into apartments
  • Studio apartment = a one-room apartment, with the bedroom and living room together
  • Duplex apartment = an apartment with more than one floor
  • Balcony = terrace

### Part two: describing the inside of your home

  • Kitchen
  • living room
  • garden ```

    Part three: saying what you like or dislike about your home

    Positive words for your home:
    • Spacious: large, with a lots of room
    • Cosy: comfortable in warm, welcoming way
    • Light: describes a home which gets lots of natural light
    • Warm/cool: comfortable in winter and summer
    • Convenient+for: close to other places you need to go regularly ##### negative words for your home:
    • Cramped: small, with not enough room
    • Dart: doesn’t get much natural light
    • Drafty: lets in cold air in the winter
    • Stuffy: uncomfortable and airless in the summer
    • Noisy

Part five: Talking about your neighbourhood = the area near your home

Suburb, Outskirts: 郊区

My home is .. …in the city center …In the suburbs …Outside the city …On the outskirts of the city …In a village …In the middle of nowhere

I live in a very lively area just south of the city centre. Thee are lots of cafes, shops, and places to go.

I live in a quiet area in the suburbs, in the north of the city. It is a nice area, and it’s quite but it’s a bit boring. There isn’t really anything to go.

Part six: conclusion

I live in a two-storey terraced house. It has two bedrooms, a living room, a small kitchen and a garden. It’s cosy and convenient for getting to work, but it’s a bit cramped, especially when we have guests. I live with my wife and daughter. Our house is near the city center, in a quiet neighbourhood. There isn’t much tod do, but there are some small shops and a park where we go if the weather’s nice.

I live by myself in a studio apartment. It just has one main room, with a tiny kitchen. It’s very warm in winter, but it can get a bit stuffy in summer. I live in the city center, very close to everything. it’s very lively, with lots of bars and restaurants. It’s a good place for young people to live, but not many families choose to live herer.