Unit 1, Lesson 2, ex. 2a
Hi, my name is Sam. I live in a village not far from Lancaster in the north-west of England.

I live in a detached house. It is made of bricks and tiles. In my house there are three rooms downstairs and three rooms upstairs. We have central heating with radiators in each room which keep our house warm. We also have an open fireplace.

If you come into my house through the back door, you will find yourself in the kitchen. In the kitchen there is a fridge (refrigerator), a cooker and cupboards. There is also a freezer under the fridge. We have lots of cupboards and an electric cooker. Our microwave is very quick and easy to use. We wash our things in the washing machine and hang them out in our garden to dry. We wash up the plates in the sink as we don’t have a dishwasher.

Downstairs there is also a lounge. Some people call this room the living-room. In our lounge there is a table with chairs, a settee (in America I think they call this a sofa – it is a comfy 2-seater chair), two comfy chairs, a television, a DVD player and video recorder. We also have satellite TV. There are some cupboards and a bookcase.

Most houses have a bathroom upstairs but ours is downstairs. In my bathroom there is a toilet, a bath, a sink with two taps (one for hot water and one for cold), a shower and a laundry basket. This is where we put our dirty clothes for washing.

The three rooms upstairs are all bedrooms. They all have carpets on the floor, except my room. In my bedroom I have my own computer, a wardrobe – to hang clothes in, cupboards with drawers for other clothes, cupboards for all other stuff like old toys, etc. There is also a bookcase for my books and my bed. It is high up as I have my desk underneath it and my computer. I also have my own television.

Outside my house we have a back garden and a front garden. In the back garden there is an area of grass for us to play football on and for my little brother to ride his bike. Mum likes to grow vegetables in the garden and plant flowers. Welcome to my house!