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3 Read  4
Listen and read. Then answer
the questions.
The White House
e President of the United States of
America lives in Washington, DC. His
address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, or
‘ e White House’. And yes, it’s a big white
building.
ere are six oors in the White House
- two oors for o ces and visitors, two
oors for the President and his family
and two basements. ere are 132 rooms,
thirty- ve bathrooms and three li s in the
White House. ere are 412 doors and 147
windows. ere’s also a swimming pool, a
gym and a cinema and there are beautiful
gardens all around the building.
Lots of people work at the White House. e
President’s o ce is called ‘ e Oval O ce’.
It’s a round o ce without corners!
About 6,000 people visit the White House
every day. at’s about two million people a
year!
1. What’s the President’s address?
2. How many loors can visitors visit?
3. How many rooms are there in the White
House?
4. Is there a swimming pool in the White House?
5. What’s the President’s o ice called?
6. How many people visit the White House every
day?
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Speak Talk in pairs.
What’s your dream house like?
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How many rooms has it got?
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Has it got a lift / swimming pool / gym, etc.?
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Is there a garden in front of the house?
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Where’s your bedroom?
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What furniture is there in your bedroom?
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5 Write
A. Read the tip and circle the correct words
in sentences 1 and 2.
tip
When writing a description of a house,
don’t forget to use:
• there is/are and have got
There are ive rooms in my house.
My house has got ive rooms.
• also and too to say what else there is/are.
In my bedroom there’s a bed, a
bookcase and a wardrobe. I’ve also
got a TV. / I’ve got a TV too.
• prepositions of place to say where
things are.
There’s a big clock on the wall.
There’s a lamp on the loor next to my
bed.
In the living room there’s a sofa.
1. There are / Have got two bedrooms upstairs.
On / In the big bedroom has got / there’s a sofa
and an armchair also / too.
2. In / On the living room has got / there’s a nice
clock in / on the wall. My parents there are / have
got a clock in / on their bedroom also / too.
B. Draw your dream house and write a description
of it. Start with the sentence below.
My dream house
This is my dream house. It’s got…
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