雅思口语topic 2 home

雅思口语练习话题：part 1: introduce where you live，part 2: describing the inside of your home……

雅思口语topic 2 home

• part 1: introduce where you live
  • I live in a house.
    • I live in a small, two-storey house in the suburbs.
    • terraced house梯房-- has other houses on both sides, smaller and cheaper
    • semi-detached house半独立屋-- has another house just on one side
    • detached house独立屋-- stands by itself, it is usually larger and more expensive
  • I live in a apartment/flat.
    • I live in an apartment on the third floor of a four-storey building.
    • converted apartment改建公寓 -- when a house is divided into apartment
    • studio apartment一室公寓 -- a one-room apartment with the bedroom and living room together
    • duplex apartment复式公寓 -- an apartment with more than one floor
  • I live in a two-storey terraced house. I live in an apartment on the 28th floor of a high-rise buliding. I live in a converted studio apartment.
• part 2: describing the inside of your home
  • My house has two bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room, and a garden.
    • My house has two small bedrooms, a kitchen with a dining table, a living room with big windows, and a samll garden.
• part 3: saying what you like or dislike about your home
  • positive words for your home:
    • - spacious = large, with lots of room - cosy = comfortable in a warm, welcoming way - light = describe a home which gets lots of natural light - warm/cool = comfortable in winter/summer - convenient = close to other places you need to go regularly
  • negative words for your home：
    • - cramped 狭窄的 = small, with no enough room - dark = doesn't get much natural light - drafty 通风良好的 = lets in cold air in the winter - stuffy 闷热的，不通气的 = uncomfortable and airless in the summer - noisy
• part 4: saying who you live with
  • I live with my parents. II live in a shared house. I have four flatmates. l live by myself.
• part 5 : talking about your neighbourhood
  • My home is ...
    • ...in the city center ...in the suburbs 郊区 ...outside the city 市外 ...on the outskirt of the city 郊区 ...in a village ...in the middle of nowhere 偏僻的地方
  • I live in a very lively area just south of the city centre. There are lots of cafes, shops, and places to go.
  • I live in a quite neighbourhood in the subburbs, in the north of the city. It's a new area, and it's nice but also quite boring.There isn't really anything to do.