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“Home is where

UNIT 10
HOME SWEET HOME
the heart is.”

CONTENT

LISTENING PRONUNCIATION
Where am I? /eɪ/ as in TAKE

READING SPEAKING
My House Tour Model Answers

VOCABULARY SPEAKING
Collocations with 'Take' Conversation Questions

GRAMMAR
There is - There are

Go online for self-study to access to


the video lessons, practice and progress check.
Where am I?
1. Listening Exercise

A. Watch the show and answer the questions below

1) What is the weather like in London?


______________________________________
2) What were there in the streets when she arrived?
______________________________________
3) Were there any accidents?
______________________________________
4) What are human castles?
______________________________________
5) What are Oliver's complaints about London?
______________________________________
6) Where is she?

2. Reading Exercise

Read the story below and answer the questions.

MY HOUSE TOUR

My house is in London. It has got two parts. One is upstairs


where we can find the bedrooms and the bathroom. There
are three bedrooms and three bathrooms. My parents'
bedroom is enormous, and the bathroom is inside the
bedroom. There is also a television in their bedroom. My
bedroom, I am Mary, is purple and it is very comfortable. I
have got a big bed, a desk with a computer on it and a
wardrobe full of clothes because I love clothes. I also have a
bathroom, but it is not as big as my parents' one. My brother's bedroom is like mine,
but it is painted yellow He has got a huge bed, a desk with a computer and a chest
of drawers. He has also got a bathroom, and it is bigger than mine. The other part is
downstairs, where we can find a huge kitchen where we have lunch and dinner daily.
We also have a living room, but we spend most of the time in the kitchen. Here we
can see a fireplace that, in winter, is always burning. It is fantastic having a fireplace
at home. There is a big sofa and two armchairs opposite the fireplace, and on winter
nights, we watch TV in front of the fire, and it is a fantastic experience listening to the
logs making this relaxing sound. My house has many windows, so the sunlight goes
into the house at the front and the back part of the house. We live near the country,
so we have a fantastic landscape. The sunset is my favourite part of the day
because we can see a fantastic one from our kitchen window. I love my house.
1. What do you like about her house?
2. Is there anything you want to take away from her house?

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3. Vocabulary Exercise

THE COMFORT OF HOME


Home is the most comfortable place to take a rest. You can take up a new hobby at
home, like painting, learning an instrument, practising meditation, or cooking. However,
when much work is done at home, you can forget what to do. In such cases, taking
notes is the best solution. Also, when your friends come to your city to visit you, you can
pick them up and take them home. If your house is far from the station or the airport,
you can take a taxi and go home quickly instead of taking a bus.

A. Match the two parts of these sentences.

1. After hours of hard work, a. can you take me to the airport?


2. I'd like to take up a new hobby, b. he needed to take a rest.
3. I had to take a taxi c. to make revision easier.
4. Students should take notes, d. like reading books or playing an instrument.
5. Taxi! I am in a hurry! e. because the heavy rain caused all the trains
to stop.

B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the collocations.

take his shoes off take a chance take the exam take a seat take offense

1. He added that all candidates should _______________ on the same day to avoid
'potential unfairness'.
2. Hi, Sean, thank you for coming to see me, please _______________.
3. You're never going to find real success unless you're willing to ________________.
4. Bill could _______________ at Mary for her thoughtless remarks.
5. His mother wants his son to _______________ before entering the house.

C. Write your example sentences with the collocations below.

1. To take a shower:
2. To take part:

3. To take time:

4. To take a decision:
5. To take a picture:

6. To take care:
7. To take a risk:

8. To take a survey:

9. To take medicine:

10. To take advice:

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4. Grammar Point
AFFIRMATIVE There is - There are

There is + singular noun. There is a book on the desk.

There is + uncountable noun. There is some milk in the fridge.

There are + plural noun. There are books on the desk.

There isn't + singular noun. There isn't a pen on the desk.


NEGATIVE

There isn't + any + uncountable noun. There isn't any juice in the fridge.

There aren't + any + plural noun. There aren't any pens on the desk.
QUESTIONS

Is there + singular noun? Is there a cat on the chair?

Are there + any + plural noun? Are there any cats on the sofa?

How many + plural noun + are there?

How many students are there in your class?

How many days are there in February?

4.1. Pronunciation

CONTRACTIONS
There is = There's
There is not = There isn't
There are not = There aren't

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4.2. Grammar Point Exercise

chair glass cushion watch telephone


lamp table clock pencil newspaper
vase carpet sofa milk cabinet

Write sentences with "there is" / "there are" using the words above.

There is a table in the room.


There
There
There
There
There
There
There
There
There
There
There
There
There
There

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4.3. Grammar Point Exercise

A. Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences.

1. _______________________ a library next to the park.


2. All the students went home. _______________________ students in the classroom.
3. _______________________ 50 states in the United States.
4. No, _______________________ polar bears at the South Pole.
5. A: _____________________ a message for me? B: No, ______________________.
6. Why _______________________ so many cars in the parking lot?
7. A: I’m hungry. B: _______________________ a restaurant across the street.
8. How many days _______________________ in March, thirty or thirty-one?
9. _______________________ a few things I have to do this afternoon.
10. A: _______________________ a post office nearby? B: I’m sorry, I don’t know.
11. _______________________ something I can help you with?
12. No, _______________________ public holidays next month.
13. How many countries _______________________ in the world?
14. _______________________ a woman in the picture. She is smiling.
15. _______________________ only three more days before the exam. Let’s study!

B. Write Is/Are there...? or How many...? questions from the prompts.

1. How many / desks?


How many desks are there in the classroom?
2. Projector?
Is there a projector in the classroom?
3. How many / posters?

4. TV?

5. How many / female students?

6. Light switches?

7. How many / computers?

8. Pens / on the teacher's desk?

9. How many / male students?

10. Cat / in the classroom?

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5. Pronunciation
/eɪ/ AS IN TAKE


haste makes great waste.
Take time for all things: great

1) Common Spelling Patterns


a + consonant +e late, came, take, save

ai

rain, wait, pain, aim

iay

say, away, play, Monday

ey
they, survey,
obey

eigh
weigh, eight,
neighbour,

Less Common:

April, alien, angel

2) Word Pairs for Practice

1. the same day


2. stay away
3. escape from jail
4. take a break
5. stay the same

3) Practice Sentences
1. She complained about her weight but ate the cake anyway.
2. Jake hates waiting for trains and planes.
3. It rains and hails in April and May.
4. I will stay in the game even though it’s late.
5. My neighbour from Spain moved away today.

4) Word Contrasts for /ɛ/ Versus /eɪ/


Note that we pronounce these pairs of words differently.
/ɛ/ /eɪ/ /ɛ/ /eɪ/
1. pen pain 6. tell tail
2. sell sail 7. Ed aid
3. wet wait 8. test taste
4. west waste 9. men main

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6. Conversation Questions

Find someone who has the items below and tick the box when you find.

Are there any pictures Do you have


1 15 Do you have a house?
on the walls of your house? friendly neighbours?

Is there a TV Do you have


2 in your living room?
16 Do you have a favourite TV show?
a summer house?

Is there a fireplace Do you have


3 17
in your house? a part-time job?

Is there a balcony Do you have


4 18
in your house? a professional camera?

Is there a pantry Do you have


5 19
in your house? a car?

Are there any roses Do you have


6 in your garden? 20 a bike?

Is there a coffee shop Do you have


7 in your neighbourhood?
21 a pet?

Is there a supermarket Do you have


8 in your neighbourhood?
22 a website?

Are there museums Do you have


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in your borough? a passport?

Is there a post Do you have


10 24
office near here? a mentor?

Are there any new Do you have


11 restaurants around here?
25 a best friend?

Is there any litter Do you have


12 26
in the classroom? a credit card?

Are there any pictures Do you have


13 27
in the classroom? an English dictionary?

Are there any international Do you have


14 28
students in the classroom? a favourite football team?

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