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Welcome to Unit 4.
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Do you live in a house or a flat?
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I live in a terraced house in the city centre.
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It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a big bright living room.
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There isn't a garage, but there's a good sized garden at the back.
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What's your place like?
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Do you have a garden?
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I live in a house.
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We have four bedrooms, a big kitchen and a huge garden.
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I live in a house.
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It has seven bedrooms, six bathrooms and two kitchens and two living rooms, but there isn't a garden.
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In this unit, you will learn how to describe your home using there is and there are.
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You'll also learn to say where things are, using the same structure and prepositions of place.
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There's a rug in front of the sofa.
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There's a plant behind the sofa.
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There are some flowers in the vase.
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In reading and speaking, you'll read some very interesting facts about the British Parliament.
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How many rooms does it have?
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Who is the speaker and what is under his chair?
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Read and find out.
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Everyday English looks at numbers up to one million, including fractions and decimals.
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You'll also roleplay a conversation in a shop and talk about how much different items cost.
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Are you ready for a challenge?
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Go online and complete the challenge task.
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Use the discussion board to share ideas with each other. Have fun.
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See you soon.
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Kitchen.
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Cooker.
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Fridge.
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Kettle.
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Plates.
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Bathroom.
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Shower.
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Towel.
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Mirror.
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Toilet.
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4.2.
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A flat to rent.
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Oh, there's a flat to rent in Medway Road.
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Is it big?
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There's a big living room.
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And there are two bedrooms.
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Great.
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What about the kitchen?
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There's a new kitchen.
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Really?
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How many bathrooms are there?
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Er, there's just one bathroom.
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Is there a garden?
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No, there isn't a garden.
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But it's opposite the park.
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Oh, it doesn't matter then.
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It sounds great.
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4.3 Questions about the flat. Is there a shower?
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Yes, there is.
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Is there a fridge?
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Yes, there is.
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Is there a dining room?
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No, there isn't.
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How many bedrooms are there?
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There are two.
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How many bathrooms are there?
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There's one.
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How many parking spaces are there?
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There are two. Are there any carpets?
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No, there aren't.
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Are there any bookshelves?
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Yes, there are. Are there any curtains?
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No, there aren't.
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4.4.
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Prepositions of place.
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1. The flat is in Medway Road and it's on the first floor.
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2. It's above a sports shop and it's next to a cafe.
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It's between the cafe and the newsagents.
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There's a post office near the flat.
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3 There's a dog outside the newsagents and there's a woman inside the newsagents.
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4 The park is opposite the flat.
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5 There's a bus stop in front of the park gate.
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There are two people at the bus stop.
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Six There's a bicycle on the road, behind a car.
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Seven There's a playground in the park, and there's a girl on the swing.
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Eight There's a park bench under a tree.
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Four point five Some, any, a lot of.
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1. She has some plates.
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2. She has a lot of cups.
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3. She doesn't have any curtains.
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4. She has some pictures.
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5. She has a lot of books.
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6. She has some bookshelves.
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7. She doesn't have any towels.
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8. She doesn't have any lamps.
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9. She has some cushions.
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10. She doesn't have any glasses.
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4.6.
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How much is that?
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1. How much is this lamp, please?
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It's 25 pounds.
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2. I love that picture.
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Yes, it's lovely.
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3. How much are these curtains?
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They're 60 pounds.
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4. I like those towels.
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Yes, they are nice.
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Five.
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Look at those cushions.
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They're fabulous.
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Six.
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Do you like that kettle?
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Yeah, it's a nice colour.
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Seven.
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How much are these glasses?
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Four pounds each.
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Eight.
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Look at this handbag.
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You don't need any more handbags.
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4.7.
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What's in your bag?
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What's in my bag?
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Err, well, there's my phone and my purse, of course.
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Erm, my purse has some money in it and credit cards.
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Oh, and I have a diary.
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I don't use my phone for that.
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And I have some pens, a blue one and a red one.
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I have some water, a bottle of water,
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and some keys, my house keys and my car keys.
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That's all.
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4.8.
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Verbs and places.
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1. You drink in a pub.
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2. You sleep in a bedroom.
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3. You sit on a bench.
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4. You eat in a dining room.
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5. You work in an office.
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6. You exercise in a gym.
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7. You live in a house.
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8. You use a toilet.
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4.9.
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It's wonderful!
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They're awful!
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She's fantastic!
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4.10.
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It's fantastic.
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1. Jerry has a new flat.
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Wow!
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Where is it?
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It's in the centre of town.
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Is it nice?
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Oh, yes, it's fantastic.
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The living room is fabulous.
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2. What a horrible day.
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Yes, it is.
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Rain, rain, rain.
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The weather's terrible at the moment.
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Oh, well, tomorrow's another day.
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There's always hope.
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Three.
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Mmm, this is a lovely meal.
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Thank you.
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I'm glad you like it.
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And the wine is wonderful too.
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Where's it from?
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I think it's French.
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Yes, it is.
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It's French.
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Four.
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I love your new shoes.
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They're great!
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They're nice, aren't they?
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They're Italian.
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What an amazing colour.
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Bright red.
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Wow!
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We have a new maths teacher.
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Her name's Mrs Porter.
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Is she nice?
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No, I think she's awful.
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I really don't like her.
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Oh, why?
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She talks too much and she gives us horrible tests all the time.
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4.11.
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Adverb plus adjective.
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1. Do you like my new jeans?
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Yeah, they're really nice.
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What make are they?
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They're Armani.
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How much were they?
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Oh, they weren't expensive.
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Well, not very expensive.
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2. Look, that's Adam's new girlfriend.
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Hmm, she looks nice.
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How old is she?
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She's 38.
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38?
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Wow, she's really old.
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38?
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That's not very old.
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I'm 36.
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3. Hmm, this hotel isn't great, is it?
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It's OK, but my room's not very big.
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My room's really small, and this place isn't cheap, you know.
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Well, yes, but it's not very expensive either.
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Dan's really clever, isn't he?
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Oh, yes.
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He's very intelligent.
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Do you like him?
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No, not really.
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He's not very nice to talk to.
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Yeah, I know what you mean.
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He thinks he knows everything.
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8. 10, 12, 15, 20.
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Ten.
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Twelve.
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Fifteen.
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Twenty.
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Thirty-two.
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Forty-five.
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Sixty.
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Seventy-six.
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Ninety-nine.
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A hundred and eighty-seven.
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Two hundred and fifty.
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Seven hundred.
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One thousand.
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One thousand three hundred.
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One million.
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Four point thirteen.
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How do we say it?
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One and a half.
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Two and a quarter.
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Six point eight.
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What numbers do you hear?
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1. There are 32 students in my class, 17 boys and 15 girls.
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2. I live at 62 Station Road.
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My mobile number is 07629 34480.
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Three.
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A kilogram is 2.2 pounds.
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A mile is about one and a half kilometres.
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Four.
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My father works in a big hotel.
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Well, there are 460 rooms on 13 floors.
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5. The population of my town is 280,000.
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4.15.
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Prices and numbers.
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1. How much is this book?
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£6.50.
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2. How much are these pictures?
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They're £24 each.
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Three.
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I only earn £18,000 a year.
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Four.
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How much is this car?
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£9,999.
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Five.
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Just this postcard, please.
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That's 60p then.
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Six.
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I'd like these jeans, please.
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Sure, that's forty-nine dollars.
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Seven.
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How much is a return ticket from Hamburg to Berlin?
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It's seventy-eight euros.
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Eight.
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At the moment, you get one point two euros to the pound.
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Four point sixteen.
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My new flat.
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My new flat is near the centre of town, so I often walk to work.
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It's not very big, but it's very comfortable.
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There's just one bedroom, a living room and quite a big kitchen, with a table in the centre.
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That's good because I love cooking and I can invite my friends to dinner.
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The living room has one big window.
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It faces south, so it's always very sunny.
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I have two comfortable old armchairs, but I don't have a sofa because the room is quite small.
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There isn't a garden, but there's a small balcony.
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I want to put a chair there so I can sit in the sun on summer evenings.
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I love my new flat for many reasons, the big kitchen and the sunny living room.
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But most of all, I love it because it's my first home.

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bedroom sostantivo/ˈbɛdˌɹum/camera da letto, camera
towel sostantivo/ˈtaʊ̯əl/asciugamano
curtain sostantivo/ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/tenda, cortina
sofa sostantivo/ˈsoʊ̯fə/divano, sofà
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horrible aggettivo/ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/orribile, terribile
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sunny aggettivo/ˈsʌni/soleggiato, soleggiata
lamp sostantivo/ˈlæ̝mp/lampada, lampadina
purse sostantivo/pɚs/portafoglio, borsa
cushion sostantivo/ˈkʊʃən/cuscino
kettle sostantivo/ˈkɛ.təl/bollitore, cucuma
earn verbo/ɝn/guadagnare

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