Talking About Your Home - How to Describe Your Home in English - Spoken English Lesson
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- Опубліковано 21 кві 2016
- Where do you live? What’s your home like? What about your neighbourhood? Talking about your home is a common conversation topic in English, so it’s good to have some things to say. Improve your spoken English with a certified English teacher: bit.ly/ooe-teachers.
By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to talk naturally and clearly in English about your home and where you live.
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Contents:
1. Introducing where you live 0:21
2. Describing the inside of your home 3:10
3. Saying what you like or dislike about your home 4:33
4. Saying who you live with 6:47
5. Talking about your neighbourhood 7:25
6. Review and practice 8:40
You can learn:
- English vocabulary to talk about different types of home.
- How to say what you like or dislike about your home.
- How to make your speaking more natural and interesting by adding details.
- How to make longer answers when talking about your home in English.
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I live in a two storey detached house. It contains 4 bedrooms, a store room, a large hall attached with dinning room and a kitchen. It is surrounded by a lovely garden. My house is quite convenient and cosy to stay but during summer season, rooms become very warm which I consider as a drawback. I live with my immediate family. Our house is located in a residential area within city. There are so many things to do like swimming, sight seeing, jungle safari near our community.
Thanks for sharing this answer about your home, Ree. Here are some suggestions:
1) '...large hall attached to a dining room, and a...' not, '...large hall attached with dinning room and a...'.
2) '...residential area within the city,' not, 'within city'.
3) '...sightseeing and jungle safaris...' not, '...sight seeing, jungle safari...'.
Hope this helps!
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I live with my husband and daughter in a spacious,well-ventilated 2bhk apartment on 7th floor of a high-rise building, located in the west of the city-center. This flat is full of wide windows that make it more airy and full of natural light! I also love my cosy bedroom, where I spend most of my time after work.the area has lots of grocery shops, restaurants, gardens and school near by, because of which I shifted here 5 months back.there is nothing in here which I would ever like to change! The house is so perfect for me making my nights peaceful and days productive.
Thanks for sharing another nice answer, Shalini. Here are some tips:
1) '...on the 7th floor,' not, '...on 7th floor'.
2) '...gardens and schools nearby,' not, '...gardens and school near by'.
3) 'There is nothing here that I would ever change!' not, 'there is nothing in here which I would ever like to change!'
Hope this helps you!
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Thank so much for your instruction to describe the home. It's very useful & I really like your teaching method
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I live in a small home with my family. My house has two bed rooms, a kitchen with a dining table and a cupboard which is my grandmother's gift to my parents at their wedding, a living room with two-window and a rock chair where I can consume coffee and read books. Our home is in the coffee plantation, it's cosy and in a quiet neighbourhood. There are some small shops, no pubs, no restaurants. it's not convenient for my work because I have been working in HCM city that is significant distance, around 350km from my hometown. I couldn't find a good job near there but I still really love my home.
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I live in a three-storey semi-detached house. It has two large bedrooms with a separate bathroom, a living room with a big window, a modern kitchen with a dining table, and a small balcony. It's light, spacious and airy but it gets drafty in the winters. I live with my parents and brother in Narela . Our house is near the railway station, in a lively neighbourhood and it is convenient for going anywhere by train but it is noisy as the railway is at the back of the house. There isn't much too do because there aren't many restaurants, clothing shops or malls only some small shops, cafe and restaurant
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Hi Kirti. Excellent response about your home. One tip: '...shops, cafes and restaurants,' not, 'cafe, restaurant'. Hope this helps you!
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I live in a two-storey detached house.My house has seven small bedrooms , a spacious kitchen, a light living room with windows and a green peaceful garden with plants and trees. I live with my grandparents and my family . There are lots of family members in my house but my house is spacious enough for us and it is very light and peaceful but it is far from my school.We live in the middle of the town but as our town is small we don't have much things to do
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I live in four-room apartment on the second floor of five-storey building. It has two small bedrooms, one of them with a balcony, a kitchen and a light living room with dining table. It's cosy but cramped and drafty in winter. I live with my familly near the city center in a nice quiet neighbourhood. There are coffes, restaurant,shops, gym, two party clubs and a park where we go on picnic during spring.
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Very nice response! Here are a few suggestions for you:
1) 'There are cafes, restaurants, shops, a gym...' not, 'There are coffes, restaurant,shops, gym...'.
2) '...where we go on picnics during...' not, 'picnic'.
Hope this is useful for you!
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I live with my immediate family in a 4 bedroom detached apartment. It contains a big sitting room, a dining room, a study room and a not so large kitchen, we also have a terrace in front and another at the kitchen area where we sit out during the summer. My neighborhood is quiet, in the outskirts secluded from the hustle and bustle of the city. There are flowers and shrubs planted all round the area that helps to keep the atmosphere breezy at all times. Even though my house is not comfortable for work and shopping, I still love it so much because it is cozy, warm during the winter, light and airy during summer. You can always retire to a quiet cozy house after the day's stress.
Nice answer! Here are three corrections for you:
1. 'Study' not 'study room'.
2. Even though my house is not *convenient* for work or shopping...
3. Don't use a comma by itself to join two full sentences. Put a full stop and start a new sentence, use a comma plus a conjunction, or use a semicolon.
Thanks for sharing your answer with us!
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I live in a three-bedroom apartment. the bedrooms are quite small, but there is a big living room with a big window, a modern kitchen with a dining table, and also a small balcony where we can sit outside when the weather is warm.
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I live on the first floor of an eleven-storey building with my employer. I has two spacious bedrooms, a study room, a living room, a wide kitchen and a terrace with flowering plants. It's easy and convenient for me to do shopping and buying my employer's medicine. The area has a small shops, coffee house and an amazing fountain in the park that gives me a relax feeling everytime we visit.
Nice answer about your home, Rovelynda. Here are some corrections:
1) 'It has two spacious...' not, 'I has...'.
2) '...to do shopping and buy my employer's medicine,' not, '...to do shopping and buying my employers' medicine'.
3) '...has small shops, a coffee house...' not, '...has a small shops, coffee house...'.
Hope this is helpful!
I live in an apartment s on the 2nd floor of a terraced house which has a balcony. I live with my friend from school. She is also a student at the University. My house has two bedrooms and a living room with study area which also has big windows and a door which opens to the balcony. The kitchen is not big but I like to spend time there, cook something delicious, and make my neighbors jealous. House is very light and cozy but the bedroom is very dark which makes me feel sleepy every time when I walking into. It also makes hard to wake up in the mornings in winter or in rainy autumn days. The house is convenient for the distance to the University where I am studying. The neighborhood is very quiet. There is a park next to the house. We like to spend a time in the park when the weather is good.
Thanks for sharing a good answer about your home, Ulduz. Here are a few corrections for you:
1) Don't capitalize 'university' unless it's part of the full proper name.
2) '...and a living room with a study area,' not, '...with study area'.
3) 'The house is very light and cozy...every time I walk into it,' not, 'House is very light and cozy...every time when I walking into'.
Hope this is useful for you!
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I live on the 14- storey of an 18 - storey high rise. It's a spacious house with a high ceiling. It's a 3 BHK flat . It overlooks the city. It has 4 balconies. I'm a kid( of 10 yrs) and i live with my family of 5 (including me). I live in an big society which is near the big industrial part of the city . There are many shops near my house . It's a cosy house fit enough to fit for 7 people. It is convenient to the nearest metro and it's a bit far from my school . It's a bit cold at the night but it's good in the morning.
Hi Pawan, thanks for watching and sharing your response. Here are a few suggestions for you:
1) 'I live on the 14th storey...' not, 'I live on the 14- storey...'.
2) Is it a flat or a house? It sounds like you live in a flat, so I would say, '...spacious flat.'
3) '...a big society,' not, 'an'.
Hope this helps you!
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I live in an apartment on the third floor of a four storey building. It has two small bedrooms, a medium sized living room a kitchen and a small balcony where we go to relax. It is cosy but dark and cramped when visitors come. I live in the middle of the city with my parents. It is quite noisy but there is nothing fun to do other than going to the mall.
Thank you for helping me improve my descriptive writing!
Hi Maya, thank you for watching and sharing! Great response, nicely done! Here is one tip:
'...living room, a kitchen...' not, '...living room a kitchen'.
Hope this helps!
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I live in a two-storey detached house in the suburb. It has 4 small bedrooms, 3 living room, a kitchen with dining table and a small garden. My home us spacious and cosy but it's inconvenient for going anywhere. I live wity my parents and brothers. Our neighbourhood is quiet near the city but there isn't much to do even though there are sone small shops and cafes. But I like to live there
So glad you enjoyed the video, Nasiba! Here are a few corrections for you:
1) '...in the suburbs,' not, 'suburb'.
2) '...living rooms, a kitchen with a dining table...' not, '...living room, a kitchen with dining table...'.
3) ''Our neighborhood is quiet and near the city,' or,' Our neighborhood is quite near the city,' not, 'Our neighborhood is quiet near the city'.
Hope this helps!
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"I live in a semi detached house with two small bed rooms, a morden kitchen with dining table, and a living room with a big windows and a small garden outside my house. There are many beautiful flowers in it. It's area is quite boaring. There isn't really anything to do. I live with my parents in sajod.Our house is near the city centre, in a quite neighbourhood. There are some small shops and the good environment and it's a good place for many families choose to live here. It's a very cool in the winter, but it can get a bit stuffy in summer.
Hope you will correct my grammer mistakes.
Thanks for sharing your answer. Here are a few suggestions for you:
1) '...bedrooms, a modern kitchen with a dining table...' not, '...bed rooms, a morden kitchen with dining table...'.
2) '...living room with big windows,' not, '...with a big windows'.
3) 'Its area is quite boring,' not, 'It's area is quite boaring'.
Hope this is useful for you!
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I live with my husband and my daughters on the ground floor of a six-storey flat in the city centre. My flat has two bedrooms,a large living room with a dining table in the middle,on which we eat and study together.Although I live on the ground floor,it’s not very dark most of the times since there are many windows a glass door opens to a small courtyard,where a tall tree nest to it that makes the temperature much cooler,especially during hot summer evenings.We like to sit outside and drink tea together as a family when the weather is agreeable.Outside the courtyard,there is also a small communal garden,sometimes when I play piano by the window I like to look at the scenery outside the window,opening the windows and the glass door to let in the fresh air. I love my flat, it’s very quiet and cosy.Although it’s a little cramped for a family of four.The doorman at reception is always very thoughtful and considerate,they makes us feel safe.
The area in which ma flat is located is a relatively quiet area of the Capital although there are many offers around,it can get crowded whenever people come to work and depart for home. There is a bus stop nearby which is very convenient for travel also,the underground station is only 10-15 minutes away by walking. I typically enjoy the calmness of the area at the end of a busy days.In the neighbourhood,grocery shopping is also very easy since there are two supermarkets scattered around.There is park near my home,there are many people exercising every morning around here and children who enjoys the playground,also,the area seem to be popular with dog owners because I see many of them walking their pets every morning.
Good answer! Here are three corrections for you:
1. ...on the ground floor of a six-storey *building* in the city centre...
2. Remember to leave a space after a punctuation mark (full stops, commas, etc.)
3. Try to write in full sentences ending with a full stop. Your writing will be much clearer!
Thanks for sharing your answer with us!
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I'm a student so I live by myself in a studio apartment. It just has one main room with a tiny kitchen. I know some people think that it's inconvenient but for me it's ok because I don't have to share my room for somebody else. It's warm in winter but it can get a bit stuffy in summer. But my neighbors are quite that makes me feel happy because I will not be interrupted by anyone else when I learn or do my work. Besides that, I live in the city center, very close to everything. It's lively with lot of restaurants, malls and markets. I think it's a good place for young people like me to live, but not many families choose to live here.
Thanks for sharing, MyHa! Here are a few suggestions for you:
1) '...share my room with somebody else,' not, 'for'.
2) '...summer. My neighbors are quiet and that makes me feel happy...' not, '...summer. But my neighbors are quite that makes me feel happy...'.
3) '...when I study or...' not, 'learn'.
Hope this helps you!
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