Mrs Ainul Homework

Vocabulary

The American Living Room (ALC BOOK 7 page 87)
      

         Every American house has a living room. People put their good furniture in that room. It's also the room people use for siting and talking with friend or family when visiting their house. Sometimes people also use their living room to watch TV. They may drink coffee or tea there, but they seldom eat their meals in that room. A dinning room is used for eating meals, but sometimes people eat some of their meals in the kitchen, too.
        Living room can be large or small, their ceilings can be high or low, but they usually have a number of pieces of furniture. An American living room will usually have a couch or sofa,armchair,a coffee table, end tables next to the armchairs or couch, table lamp,floor lamp, a bookcase or a shelf for books, and cabinets. There will often be a rug or carpet on the floor and drapes or curtains in front of windows.
       To make the room look nice, people usually hang picture or photographs on the walls. They often lay books on the coffee table or an end table for people to look at. Sometimes they also put flowers or plant with green leaves on the coffee table to add color to the room and make it pretty.


Exercise A

1. What is the name of the store?
Fred's Furniture

2. Where can you find this furniture in house?
Living room

3. Does the store sell rugs?
Yes it does

4. Will you pay more money for the short end table or the tall end table?
Yes i will, the tall end tables is more expensive 

5. How much does the bookcase cost?
The bookcase cost $85

6. How many shelves does the bookcase have?
The bookcase have 4 shelves

7. How much does the arm chair cost?
The arm chair cost $435

8. Will you pay more money for the couch or the armchair?
Yes i will, the price of couch is $675, so more expensive than the armchair

HW
Please record the dialogs

Exercise B Read and repeat the dialogs

a furniture store...

Sales clerk : May I help you?

        Marry  : Yes, i'm looking for a new couch. I want one  that's the right color and size for                         my living room.

Sales clerk :  Did you bring a photograph of your living room?

          Mary : Yes, i did. Here it is. You can see my old couch. I think it,s old and ugly. We                           kept it for ten years, but now we need a new one.

Sales Clerk : The picture will help us find the right piece. Whe have lots of sofas to choose                          from. Let me show you.

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Sales Clerk : Here's a sofa. It's the nicest one in our store. I'm sure you'll like it.

          Mary : It's very pretty. I like the color of this couch. It goes with the carpet on my floor.                       The size and the price are right, too. I think i'll take it. Can you deliver today?

Sales Clerk : Sure. We always have same-day delivery. I just need your address

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          Mary : Yes, i sure do, Can you help me with those things?

Sales Clerk : Yes, i can. Come this way, please.

Exercise A

Use the words in the box to complete the sentences

 Tim will be on a Navy base near the city for a year. Tim pays a small amount of money to a store every month for some living room furniture. He has a couch, a coffee table, and end table, and some chairs. After the year is finished, Tim will return them to the store near the base. There are some things that he wants to keep with him when he leaves. He will buy a lamp so he can study at night. He also wants a small bookcase with two shelves to keep his book from school. They’re in many places on the floor right now. He’ll go to the BX on Saturday morning to buy these things.   

Homework

Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks.

 John wants to fix up his kitchen and make it nicer. He wants to put in a new  sink with new hot and cold water faucet for washing dishes. He also wants a new stove to cook on. He needs a newer refrigerator, too. His old one doesn’t keep his food cold. John will put new cabinets in the kitchen for dishes and pots and pans. There will be drawer above some of cabinets. He’ll keep the knives, forks, and spoon in there. John needs to put in new outlets before he can make coffee, open cans, and toast bread in his kitchen. He needs to put a new plug on a little TV for the kitchen. He will also put some shelves near the stove for cookbooks. His wife has lots of them. And, finally, he will hang a new fan from the ceiling to cool the room.