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Let's learn some words and phrases to help us talk about our homes.

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Video

In this film Nazia and Filip help Jess tidy up her home before her mum comes back!

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Key words

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 5, A house viewed from the street, a home

Bathroom words

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 3, A bathroom scene: mirror, tap, soap, towel and sink labelled 1 to 5,

Living room words

Bedroom words

Bedroom scene: wardrobe, pillow, curtain, window, table, bed, labelled 18 to 23

Kitchen words

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 2, Kitchen scene: kettle, toaster, microwave, fridge, switch, counter, cupboard and floor, labelled 24 to 31,
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Activities

Sorting activities

Memory game

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 4, Filip tries to remember a number of household objects. The text 'Memory game' appears next to him, Get ready! Go to the next slide once you are ready to start memorising the picture.
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Make a sentence

Ask what something is

Jess points at a cushion and asks what it is
  • To ask what something is, you can say:

Jess points at a cushion and asks what it is
Jess points at a TV and asks if it is a TV
Image caption,
Is this a TV?
  • To check what something is, you can say:

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Jess points at a TV and asks if it is a TV
Image caption,
Is this a TV?
  • To reply you can say:
A green tick
A red cross

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Example:

or

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Example:

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 4, Jess points at a TV and asks if it is called a TV, Is this a TV?

Now try these questions and answers.

What is being asked, and what is the answer?

Is it a pan? No it's a spoon

Is it a toilet? Yes it's a toilet

Is it a chair? No it's a sofa

Ask where something is

Filip asks where something is.
  • To ask where something or someone is, you can say:

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Filip asks where something is.

Ask where these things are:

Where is the bin?

Where is the towel?

( To learn how to say where things are, check out our guide: Where things are: prepositions of place )

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Challenge

Play a memory game!

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 8, A hand draws home items on paper, 1. Ask a friend to draw 10 home items on paper.
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