In this task you are supposed to cross out the word which doesn’t belong to a certain room in the house.
In the living room (“la sala”) doesn’t belong the shower (“la ducha”), dishwasher (“lavaplatos“), and the night stand (“mesita de noche“)

In the bedroom (“habitación“) doesn’t belong the sink (“lavabo“) and the stove (“estufa”).

In the bathroom (“el baño“) doesn’t belong the TV (“televisor“), sink (“fregadero“).

In the kitchen (“cocina“) doesn’t belong the toilet (“inodoro“), armchair (“sillón“) and the carpet (“alfombra“).

1) ducha, mesita de noche, lavaplatos
2) lavabo, estufa
3) televisor, fregadero
4) inodoro, sillón, alfombra

1) pequeña 2) a la izquierda 3) enfrente 4) entre 5) a la derecha 6) cuadro 7) encima de

In this task you are supposed to write what should Emilio do in order to clean the house.

1) Hay que quitar el polvo.
2) Hay que regar las plantas.
3) Hay que bañar a los dos perros y al gato.
4) Hay que pasar la aspiradora a la alfombra.
5) Hay que lavar la ropa.
6) Hay que recoger los zapatos y la ropa.

This exercise is like a conversation between Luis and his mother. We have to order the words given to form what each one says.

Remember that we must place the corresponding punctuation marks.

Note that in this case, the mother tells Luis what needs to be done and he complains.

1. The words are: mom / oh / fed up / the / housework / of / I am.

In this case, Luis is complaining that his mother sent him to sweep the floor. If we order the words we will get the following response from his part:

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
| ¡Ay, mamá! Estoy harto de los quehaceres. | Oh mom! I am fed up with housework. |

2. The words are: dust / that / furniture / the / there are / room / the / of.

Note that the words above are the ones in the book. When we form the sentence, the use of those words in Spanish makes sense, but in English the expression is different.

What we must understand is that in this case Luis’s mother tells him what needs to be done.

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|Hay que sacudir los muebles de la sala. | It’s necessary to dust the furniture of the room. |

3. The words are: what / oh / a drag / times / already / thousand / it / I did.

In this case, Luis is complaining because he says he has already done that a thousand times. That is why he uses the expression *¡qué pesado!* *(what a drag!)* at the beginning of the answer.

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|¡Ay, qué pesado! Ya lo hice mil veces. | Oh, what a drag! I already did it a thousand times. |

4. The words are: favor / do / the / the / water / garden / of / plants / of / too.

In this case, Luis’s mother tells him what to do using the expression *haz el favor (do the favor*). We must remember that this expression is followed by *of* and the gerund verb.

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|Haz el favor de regar las plantas del jardín también. | Do the favor of watering the plants of the garden too. |

5. The words are: it is / fair / not / never / to water them / Julieta / her / to / turn.

| Spanish| English|
|–|–|
|¡No es justo! A Julieta nunca le toca regarlas. | It’s not fair! Julieta never has to water them. |

In this exercise, we must use the words in the box to indicate where what is being asked is.

1. This question says: Can you tell me where the washer and dryer are?

If we look at the picture, we can see that the washer and dryer are in a room near the kitchen or to the left of the shelf. So there are several possible answers. Let’s see some:

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|La lavadora y la secadora están cerca de la cocina. |The washer and dryer are near the kitchen.|
|La lavadora y la secadora están en el cuarto a la izquierda del estante. |The washer and dryer are in the room to the left of the shelf. |

2. This questions says: Can you tell me where the TV is?

In this case there are also several options. Let’s see some examples:

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|La televisión está en el estante. | The television is on the shelf. |
| Está a la izquierda del sofá. |It’s to the left of the couch. |

3. This question says: Can you tell me where the vacuum is?

We can say that the vacuum is to the left of the couch. However, since we already said that the TV is to the left of the couch, now we can say that the vacuum is in front of the TV or the shelf.

| Spanish|English |
|–|–|
| La aspiradora está delante del televisor. | The vacum is in front of the television. |
| Está en frente del estante. | It’s facing the shelf. |

4. This question says: Can you tell me where the dish soap is?

In this case, to quickly see the dish soap we can say that it is next to or to the right of the kitchen sink.

| Spanish|English |
|–|–|
|El jabón para lavar los platos está al lado del fregadero. | The dish soap is next to the kitchen sink.|
|Está a la derecha del fregadero. |It’s to the right of the kitchen sink. |

5. This question says: Can you tell me where the kitchen is?

We could say that the kitchen is in front of the washer and dryer room or that it is near the living room.

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|La cocina está delante del cuarto de la lavadora y la secadora. | The kitchen is in front of the washer and dryer room.|
|Está cerca de la sala de estar. |It’s near the living room. |

In this exercise, we need to describe our house. Think about what your bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and living room are like.

We will seek to describe the size of the rooms, their characteristics and what is in them, for example.

We must use the expressions *es (is)*, *hay (there is/are)*, and indications about where things are, like those in the table in the previous exercise.

Next we will see examples that can guide your answer.

1. My bedroom ____

| Spanish| English|
|–|–|
|Es grande. Está al lado del baño y hay pinturas en todas las paredes. |Is big. It is next to the bathroom and there are paintings on all the walls. |
|Es pequeña. Hay un televisor, una mesita de noche y una cama. Está a la izquierda de la cocina. |Is small. There is a TV, a nightstand and a bed. It’s to the left of the kitchen. |

2. The bathroom _____

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|Es muy bonito. Hay dos lavabos, una bañera y un inodoro. Está cerca de la sala de estar. |Is very pretty. There are two sinks, a bathtub and a toilet. It’s near the living room. |
|Está cerca de la sala de estar. Es pequeño pero hay una decoración muy bonita. | It’s near the living room. It is small but there is a very nice decoration. |

3. The living room _____

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
| Es muy grande. Hay un sofá, un televisor, una alfombra y muchas plantas. Está a la derecha de la cocina. | Is very large. There is a sofa, a TV, a rug, and lots of plants. It’s to the right of the kitchen.|
| Está delante de la cocina. Hay un televisor, estantes, sillones y una mesa. Es un lugar muy agradable. |It’s in front of the kitchen. There is a TV, shelves, armchairs and a table. It is a very nice place. |

4. The kitchen ______

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
| Es muy desordenada. Hay muchos platos y vasos en el fregadero. Está cerca de la sala de estar. | Is very messy. There are many plates and glasses in the sink. It’s near the living room. |
|Es bonita. Hay una nevera grande y un fregadero nuevo. Está en el primer piso de la casa. |Is pretty. There is a full size refrigerator and a new sink. It is on the first floor of the house. |