Describing Your Home
1. Introducing Where You Live—Types of Home
I live in a house/apartment.
For example:
I live in a small, two-storey house in the suburbs.
I live in an apartment, on the third floor of a four-storey building.
A terraced house has other houses on both sides
A semi-detached-house has another house on one side
A detached house stands by itself.
Apartment buildings
studio - an apartment with just has one room, which is a bedroom and a living
room together
two-bedroom apartments
three-bedroom apartments, etc.
2. Describing Your Home
My house has two bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room and a garden.
Add adjectives or details to make your speaking more interesting!
My house has two small bedrooms, a kitchen with a dining table, a living
room with big windows and a small garden.
I live in a two-bedroom 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.
3. Saying what You Like and Dislike
Positive words
to describe your home:
Spacious
Cosy
Light
Warm/cool
Convenient –> convenient + for
o It’s convenient for the subway.
o It’s convenient for my office.
Negative words to describe your home:
Cramped
Dark
Draughty
Stuffy
Noisy
o My house is light and spacious, but it’s also very draughty in winter.
o I like my apartment because it’s cosy, although it can be noisy because
there’s a restaurant just downstairs.
4. Saying Who You Live With
I live with my parents.
I live in a shared house. I have four flatmates.
I live by myself.
5. Describing Your Neighbourhood
in the city centre
in the suburbs
outside the city
on the outskirts of the city
in a village
in the middle of nowhere
quiet or lively
trendy or boring
Are there many cafés, bars, restaurants, or other things to do? Are there shops,
parks, or sports facilities?
I live in a very lively area just south of the city centre. There are lots of
cafes, shops, and places to go.
Or:
I live in a quiet neighbourhood in the suburbs, in the north of the city. It’s a
new area, and it’s nice but also quite boring. There isn’t really anything to
do.
6. Review
1) 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
centre, in a quiet neighbourhood. There isn’t much to do, but there
are some small shops and a park where we go if the weather’s nice.
2) 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 centre, 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 here.
