B1. Homes in Britain

 What are British homes like? Before you watch the video play the recording without images and do the exercises below as part of a listening comprehension test. Click here. When you finish, you can watch the whole video.

Source: Window on Britain (englishstudy5-11.blogspot.com)

Now listen and do the exercises.

Sequence 1(until 1' 09''). Put the types of houses in the order they are mentioned in the video:

a new house, a cottage, a large house, a small house, a semi-detached house, a detached house, a bungalow, a terraced house, an old house.

Select the blanks to see the answers --> 1 a bungalow, 2 a cottage, 3 a terraced house, 4 a semi-detached house, 5 a detached house, 6 an old house, 7 a new house, 8 a large house, 9 a small house.

Sequence 2 (until 2'45''). Answer the following questions: (Select the blank spaces to see the answers).

1. What do the Robinsons do in their living-room? Answer: They relax, watch television, play games or read the paper

2.- What is there in the kitchen? Answer: a fridge, a cooker, an oven, a microwave, a sink and a kettle

3.- What do they normally do in the dining room? Answer: They eat (special meals: birthdays, dinner parties and Sunday lunches)

Sequence 3:Write TRUE or FALSE (select to see the answers)

1.- The children's rooms are upstairs (Answer: TRUE

2.- Julie is doing her homework (Answer: FALSE. SHE IS LISTENING TO MUSIC

3.- Mrs. Robinson is a housewife (Answer: FALSE. SHE IS A WRITER)

4.- More than half of British homes have computers (Answer: FALSE The viedo says "over a quarter")

5. - The British are not keen on cats (Answer: FALSE. THEY ARE KEEN ON DOGS , CATS, RABBITS, FISH...

6.- Buckingham Palace is the most famous home in Britain (Answer: TRUE