culture Homes in the UK

I can compare different types of homes. 2

Start thinking 4 Watch again. Are the sentences about Lauren’s
house (LH), the Royal Crescent (RC) or Broughton
Answer the questions.
Castle (BC)?
1 What sort of house do you live in?
1 There’s a moat around it.
2 How many rooms has it got?
2 There’s a small kitchen.
3 Which is your favourite room? Why?
3 The buildings are over two hundred years old.
4 There’s a small sofa, a big TV and a table.
Comprehension check 5 There’s a great park in front of it.
1 Watch the DVD. Choose the correct answers. 6 The building is about seven hundred years old.
1 How many people live in the UK? 7 A lot of the buildings are flats.
a  over 60,000  b  over 16,000,000 8 There are some unusual things in one of the
c  over 60,000,000 living rooms.
2 Where is the Royal Crescent? 9 It’s quite small.
a Bath  b Broughton  c Cambridge
5 Watch again. Complete the summary with the
3 What do people make at Broughton Castle?
words in the box.
a  radio programmes  b  TV shows
c  nature documentaries terraced houses  boat  stately homes 
moat buildings museum 
upstairs homes
2 Watch again. Choose the correct words.
1 There are over sixty / twenty-five million homes There are a lot of different
in the UK. 1 in the UK.
2 Lauren lives with her dad / mum in a terraced Many people live in
house. 2 , which
3 Lauren is making a cup of tea / coffee for Brian. are usually quite small.
4 There are thirteen / thirty houses in the Royal However, the
Crescent. 3 in the Royal Crescent in Bath are
5 Today, it’s very hot / cold in Bath. very large and beautiful.
6 Broughton Castle is very modern / old. Some people live on a 4 on the
7 There’s a church / cathedral at Broughton. canals, and a few people live in very old

8 Broughton is very noisy / peaceful at the 5 like Broughton Castle. Lord and
Lady Saye and Sele live here, but part of the
moment.
house is a 6 . There’s a great view of
3 Watch again. Order the homes you see 1–8. the garden from 7 and you can also
see the 8 , which is always full of
a boat
water.
a semi-detached house
a hotel
a detached house
flats
a stately home
a cottage
a terraced house

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 Language check Extension
Present continuous: affirmative and negative Look at the photos and answer the questions.
• Today, it isn’t raining.
•
A
The sun is shining.
• People are sitting in the park and playing games.

Present simple and present continuous

• People sometimes make films and TV shows
here.
• People aren’t filming at Broughton at the
moment.

6 Complete the sentences using the affirmative or

negative present continuous form of the verbs in
the box.
B
walk play decide talk 
make watch sit film

1 Lauren home from school with

Brian.
2 Lauren a cup of coffee for Brian.
3 Lauren and Brian about their day.
4 Lauren’s mum TV.
5 Lauren and Brian on the floor.
6 They what to listen to on the radio.
7 People games in the park.
Photo A
8 Nobody at Broughton Castle at the
• Where are Lauren and Brian?
moment.
• Describe the room.
• How is it different from your kitchen?
7 Choose the correct words.
• What are Lauren and Brian doing in the kitchen?
1 I can’t answer the phone. I have / ’m having a
• What do you do in your kitchen?
shower.
2 We’re vegetarians. We don’t eat / aren’t eating
Photo B
meat. • Where are Lauren and Brian?
3 I’m unhappy. My best friend doesn’t talk / isn’t • Describe the room.
talking to me. • How is it different from your living room?
4 Those people are very rich. They live / ’re living in • What are Lauren and Brian doing in the living
a stately home. room?
5 Dan hasn’t got any pets. He doesn’t like / isn’t • What do you do in your living room?
liking animals.
6 My new girlfriend is from Morocco. She
speaks / ’s speaking French and Arabic.
7 Wake up! You don’t listen / aren’t listening to me.
8 Look at that man! He drives / ’s driving too fast.

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