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  • Hello, I'm Oli. Welcome to Oxford Online English! In this lesson, you can learn about how to

  • talk about your home in English. Where do you live? What's your home like? What about

  • your neighbourhood? Talking about where you live is a common conversation topic in English.

  • So it's good to have some things to say. Part one: introducing where you live and talking

  • about types of home. Let's start with a simple sentence. "I live in a..." what could you

  • put there? You could say, "I live in a house," "I live in an apartment." In Britain, people

  • sometimes say, "Flat." 'Flat' and 'apartment' have the same meaning.

  • Next, let's add a bit more detail. What kind of house or apartment is it? For example,

  • "I live in a small, two-stoery house in the suburbs." When we say how many floors a building

  • has, we usually use the word storey, so you can say a two-storey house, a four-storey

  • apartment building and so on. "I live in an apartment on the third floor of a four-storey

  • building." There are many different kinds of house and apartment. For example, do you

  • live in a terraced house, a semi-detached house, or a detached house? Terraced houses

  • have other houses on both sides, a semi-detached house has another house just on one side,

  • and a detached house stands by itself. Detached houses are usually larger and more expensive.

  • Terraced houses are usually smaller and cheaper.

  • What kinds of houses are more common in your country? What about apartments? Many apartments

  • are in apartment buildings. Easy enough, right? If you live in a very tall apartment building

  • with many floors, you can say you live in a high-rise in American English or a tower

  • block in British English. Sometimes a house is divided into apartments, these are called

  • converted apartments. Apartments come in many different sizes, if an apartment just has

  • one room which is a bedroom and living room together, it's called a studio. Of course,

  • you can also have bigger apartments, a two-bedroom apartment, a three-bedroom apartment and so

  • on. Large apartments might be duplex apartments, this means the apartment has more than one

  • floor.

  • What about you? Where do you live? Do you live in a house or an apartment? Could you

  • make a sentence using the vocabulary from this section? For example, "I live in a two-story

  • terraced house." "I live in an apartment on the 28th floor of a high-rise building." "I

  • live in a converted studio apartment." Next, let's see how you can describe the inside

  • of your home in more detail. If you want to describe your home, what can you talk about?

  • Well, you could start by saying what rooms it has. For example, "My house has two bedrooms,

  • a kitchen, a living room, and a garden." It's always better to add adjectives or details

  • to make your speaking more interesting. Let's try: "My house has two small bedrooms, a kitchen

  • with a dining table, a living room with big windows, and a small garden."

  • What other rooms might you have in your home? You could have a dining room for people to

  • eat together. Maybe you have an office or a study where you can work, if you live in

  • a warmer country, you might have a balcony or a terrace where you can sit outside in

  • warmer weather. What about your home? What does it have? Does your home have a garden,

  • a balcony, or another outdoor area? Try to make a sentence describing your home. For

  • example, "I live in a two-bedroom apartment. The bedrooms are quite small, but there's

  • a big living room with a dining area, a modern kitchen, and also a small balcony where we

  • can sit outside in the summer." What can you say about your home?

  • Okay, next, saying what you like or dislike. So now you can hopefully describe your home

  • a little bit, but what about your opinion? What do you like about your home, and what

  • would you change if you could? Positive words you could use to describe your home include

  • 'spacious', meaning large with lots of room; 'cosy' which means comfortable in a warm welcoming

  • way; 'light' describes a home which gets lot of natural light. You can say your home is

  • 'warm' or 'cool', meaning that it's comfortable in winter or in summer. Finally, you can describe

  • your home as 'convenient', meaning it's close to your job, it's close to the shops, it's

  • close to your children's school and so on. You can use 'convenient' plus 'for.' For example,

  • "it's convenient for the subway," or "it's convenient for my office." Could you use any

  • of these words to describe your home?

  • Okay, but what if you don't like your home? Well, here are some words you could use: 'cramped'

  • means your home is too small, so you don't have enough space. 'Dark' means your home

  • doesn't get enough light, so that even when it's sunny outside, it's still dark inside.

  • 'Drafty' means cold air comes inside through the windows or through the doors in the winter.

  • 'Stuffy' means there's not enough air so it's very uncomfortable in hot weather. You could

  • say your home is 'noisy', for example if you live near a main road, your home might be

  • noisy even at night.

  • Can you make a sentence about your home using some of these words? For example, "My home

  • is light and spacious, but it can get very drafty in the winter." "I like my apartment

  • because it's cosy, although it can be noisy because there's a restaurant just downstairs."

  • Okay, so now you can talk about your home and what you think of it. What else can you

  • say on this topic? Let's look, part four: saying who you live with. Who do you live

  • with? Do live with your parents, your husband or wife, with your family? Do you live by

  • yourself or do you live with flatmates (people who you share a rented flat with)? Maybe you

  • live with friends.

  • Let's look at examples of what you could say here. "I live with my parents." "I live in

  • a shared house; I have four flatmates." "I live by myself." What about you? Okay, that

  • was easy. Let's look at one more topic you can talk about. Part five: talking about your

  • neighbourhood. First, be careful with the word 'neighbourhood'. A neighbourhood is not

  • a person; it's the area near your home. So where is your home? Is it in the city centre,

  • the suburbs, or outside the city? If you live outside the city, do you live on the outskirts

  • of the city, in a village, or in the middle of nowhere?

  • How could you describe your neighbourhood? Is it quiet or lively? Trendy or boring? Are

  • there many shops, cafes, bars, restaurants? Are there parks or sports facilities? For

  • example, you could say, "I live in a very lively area just south of the city center.

  • There are many cafes, shops, and places to go." Or, "I live in a quiet area in the suburbs,

  • in the north of the city. It's a nice area and it's quiet, but it's a bit boring. There

  • isn't really anything to do." What about you? Can you say something about your neighborhood?

  • Okay, finally let's put everything together. If you can use everything we've looked at

  • in this lesson, you should be able to speak very clearly and with lots of details about

  • your home and where you live.

  • For example, "I live in a two-story terraced house. It has two bedrooms, a living room,

  • a small kitchen, and a garden. It's cosy and convenient for getting to work, but it's a

  • bit cramped, especially when we have guests. I live with my wife and daughter. Our house

  • is near the city centre in a quiet neighborhood. There isn't much to do, but there are some

  • small shops and a park where we go if the weather's nice."

  • Here's one more sample answer: "I live by myself in a studio apartment. It just has

  • one main room with a tiny kitchen. It's very warm in winter, but it can get a bit stuffy

  • in summer. I live in the city center, very close to everything. It's very lively, with

  • lots of bars and restaurants. It's a good place for young people to live, but not many

  • families choose to live here."

  • What about you? Can you make an answer like this talking about where you live? Try to

  • use as much language from the lesson as you can. Okay, that's the end of the lesson. Thanks

  • very much for watching. You can see more of our free English lessons on our website, oxfordonlineenglish.com,

  • but that's all. Thanks again. I'll see you next time. Bye-bye!

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