IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

• skim a text quickly to understand the general idea
• scan a text for specific information to answer, short-answer questions
• use skimming and scanning to locate the answer quickly
• understand and produce paraphrasing
• use the present continuous and present simple correctly. 

01. A common topic in the exam is 'home'. Put these words under the correct heading in the table. 

Location

Building type

Style

Rooms

Parts of a room

Materials

02. In pairs, use the vocabulary from exercise 1 to help you describe your dream home.

My dream house would be on the beach near the sea. It would be a simple bungalow with wooden floors. It would have a large dining room ...