Saturday, December 29, 2012

Tell me about it


Conversation session 3
Tell me about it
Mr. Syahyuri
November 19, 2012
Written By Sutriono

Describing a house 
Ways to say it.
  1. A. How big is the house?
    How big is your house?
    Is it very big house?
B  It’s very big.
    It’s quite big.
    Yes, it is.
    No, it’s quite small.
  1. A. How many rooms has it got?
    How many rooms are there altogether?
B. It’s got eight rooms altogether.
    There are eight rooms altogether.
    There are three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and bathroom.
    There are three bedrooms upstairs and a kitchen and a dining room     downstairs,
  1. A. Has it got a garage?
    Does it have abasement?
    Is there a dining-room?
              Is there a balcony?
     B. Yes, it has/No, it hasn’t.
         Yes it does/no, it doesn’t.
         No, there is no (basement).
         No there isn’t.

Describing a room
Ways to say it.
  1. A. What’s the living room got in it?
    What furniture is there in the living room?
    What’s in the living-room?
B. It’s got two chairs and small table.
   There is a sofa, three chairs, and bookshelf.
  1. A. Is there a television?
    Has it got?
B. yes, there is/No, there isn’t.
    Yes it has/No it hasn’t...
  1. A. Are there any curtains?
    Has it got?
     B. yes there are. /No, there aren’t.
         Yes, it has. /No, it hasn’t.
  1. A. where are the plates?
B. They’re in the cupboard above the stove.
              They’re in the cupboard next to the stove.
         They’re in the cupboard near the stove.
         They’re under the sink.
  1. A. Where is the telephone?
B. It’s on the wall near the door.
   It’s on the shelf near the window.
The neighborhood
Ways to say it.
  1. A. What sort of house do you live in?
B. A single storey wooden house.
   A two storey concrete house.
   A terrace house.
   I live in a ten-storey block of apartment/flats.
  1. A. do you have a garden in front of your house?
    Is there a garden around your apartment building?
    Are there any grounds around your apartment building?
    Are there any trees around your apartment building?
B. Yes, we do. /No, we don’t
    Yes, there is. /No, there isn’t.
    Yes, there are. /No, there aren’t.
  1. A. Do you live close to a bus route?
B. Yes, our place is close to the bus route.
    No, not very close.
  1. A. Are there any shop near by?
B. Yes there are quite a lot.
    Yes there are some about ten minutes away.
    No, there isn’t any shop near by.
  1. A. How far is your house from the airport?
         How far is your house from the bus station?
         How far is your house from town?
     B. About half an hour away.
         About ten minutes away.
         It’s in the middle of town.

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