Furniture

 

chest of drawers -- buffet -- upright piano -- open-arm chair -- chaise longue -- camelback sofa -- coffee table -- wing chair -- four-poster bed -- end table

Name the furniture you see in the pictures.

What rooms do you usually see this furniture in?

What is each piece of furniture like?

• designer
• lightweight
• graceful
• quality
• functional
• linear
• complementary
• opulent
• tailored
• comfortable
• modern
• sturdy
• innovative

Watch the video and say which sentence reflects the message of this video the best:

• You are what you eat.
• Meals are meant to enjoy them.
• Nobody really cares what you eat.

1. What is the room that we see at the beginning?
2. What kind of painting does the artist make?
3. How much time does it take?
4. What is exaggerated?
5. What is being advertised?

"Each little moment we've got

No one must see, no one must know''.

• How do these lines respond to the message of the commercial?
• Do you take pictures of food? Do you find them interesting to see in social networks?
• Do you have a picture with food or a still-life painting in your home?
• If yes, what is depicted?

Watch another video and answer the questions:

1. What's the purpose of this video?
2. What pieces of furniture do we see?
3. Is it helpful?

Let's match together:

There are four ways to organise your living room:  Start off with closed storage for the    items  Next, group together a few smaller     cabinets Adjust your shelves  Next move on to your books.  Then add up more decorative items  You can also add glass doors  Up above hang some artwork  Now your trolley is set up

...you'd rather hide away.  ...to create a sculptural effect.  Place them horizontally or vertically, but they definitely don't need to be ...in a straight row.  ...at different heights.  ...to soften the area around the TV.  ...to keep your things dust-free and secure.  ...with closed, open, tech and movable storage.  ...like vases, photos and other collectibles.  ...and ready to serve your guests.

Look at the things we use at home and say what we can do with them:

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a clock -- a picture -- a photo -- a sofa -- a curtain -- a mirror -- plants -- a pillow -- a carpet -- a table -- a desk -- a shelf -- a TV -- a fan -- a drawer -- a glass door -- a cabinet -- an aircon -- a rug -- a trolley -- a coffee table -- the heating

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• put up
• hang up
• turn on / off
• open / close
• spread out
• vaccum
• set up
• stock up

Look at these sentences:

1. I want a house to live in.
2. He bought a ready-made desk in order not to assemble it.
3. I made this chair for you to sit on.
4. Mr Smith took pictures of food so as to publish them later.

What do the words in bold express:

• purpose
• cause
• intention

Make up your own sentences starting with:

1. Ikea makes flat-pack furniture for people ...
2. They had lots of cabinets in their home to ...
3. Peter made drawings of his new living room so as to ...
4. We buy off the shelf food in order (not) to ...

Furniture idioms!

Complete sentences with furniture idioms with one of these words:

armchair -- blanket -- furniture -- carpet -- curtain -- shelf -- tables -- rug -- door

1. Don't invite John to the party. He's only going to be a wet ... .
2. He is such an ... critic; he has no experience in the subject but he is ready to give plenty of advice.
3. She worked for that company for so long that she became part of the ... .
4. I am asking for a divorce. It's time to bring the ... down.
5. The couple impressed everybody when they cut a ... at the party.
6. You've made a terrible mistake. Don't try to sweep it under the ... !
7. Our team finally turned the ... on their old rivals.
8. The company decided to lift the ... on their new product.
9. Never darken my ... again! I don't want to see you any more.
10. It is often cheaper to buy off the ... goods.

Which idiom means the following?

• a person who spoils other people's enthusiasm or enjoyment
• a person who knows or pretends to know a lot about something in theory rather than practice
• to dance
• to bring something to an end
• to hide or ignore something
• change from being in a weaker position in relation to someone else to being in a stronger position
• to make something known or public
• to be an unwelcome visitor
• ready made for purchase
• have been somewhere so long as to seem an integral part of the place

Put the idioms in four categories:

1. relationships / partnerships
2. people
3. mystery
4. products

countable or uncountable, plural or singular?

1. furniture
2. clothes
3. jeans
4. button
5. research
6. travel
7. cotton
8. advice
9. bag
10. baggage
11. accommodation
12. lorry
13. traffic
14. drawing
15. economics
16. physics

• activity nouns:
• information nouns:
• group nouns:
• materials and substances:
• subjects:

Correct or incorrect?

1. The cabinet is stocked up with a paper.
2. Economics are very boring.
3. I think he bought too much furniture - there's no more space in the living room.
4. A chair, a table and a sofa, that's three pieces of furniture.
5. My wardrobe is stuffed with jeans, trousers and shorts. I have too many clothes.
6. There is a packet of flour in the cupboard.
7. There are too many traffics on the road: too much cars.
8. My clothes is wet, I need to change.
9. You’ll get a discount if you buy five or more items of clothing.