二、How to talk about your home
①I(mǎi)ntroducing where you live
-I live in a small two- storey house in the suburbs.
storey=floor ?floor, storey 這兩個(gè)名詞均可表示"樓層"之意。floor ： 指某一座高層建筑物的某一層。storey ： 通常僅用以表示某一建筑的高度。
-I live in an apartment on the third floor of a four-storey building.
Terraced house ?聯(lián)排別墅
Semi-detached house ?半獨(dú)立式住宅（雙拼房）
Detached house 獨(dú)立式住宅
apartment building / high-rise / tower block high-rise
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
-I live in a two-story terrace house.
-I live in an apartment on the 28th floor of a high-rise building.
-I live in a converted studio apartment. ?
②Describing the inside of your home
-My house has two small bedrooms,a kitchen with a dining table,a living room with big windows,and a small garden.
dining room / office study / balcony / terrace
-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.
③Saying what you like or dislike about your home
Positive words for your home:
-spacious = large,with lots of rooms
-cosy = comfortable in a warm,welcoming way
-light = describes a home which gets lots of natural light
-warm/cool = comfortable in winter/summer
-convenient = close to other places you need to go regularly
Convenient for ?eg: It’s convenient for the subway.
Negative words for your home:
-cramped = small,with not enough room
-dark = doesn’t get much natural light
-drafty = lets in cold air in the winter
-stuffy = uncomfortable and airless in the summer
-noisy
--My home is light and spacious, but it can get very drafty in the winter.
--I like my apartment because it's cozy, although it can get noisy, because there’s a restaurant just downstairs.
④Saying who you live with
-I live with my parents.
-I live in a shared house.I have four flatmates.
-I live by myself.
⑤Talking about your neighbourhood
neighbourhood = the area near your home
My home is ...in the city centre/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. There are lots of cafes, shops, and places to go.
-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.
⑥Review and practice
-I live in a two-storey terraced house. It has two bedrooms, a living room, a small kitchen, and a garden. It’s cozy 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 neighborhood. There isn’t much to 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 centre very closed 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.