In this section, we're going to explore some essential vocabulary related to common places in a city or town, the rooms in a house or flat, and furniture. These words will help you describe your surroundings and have simple conversations about where you live and what's inside your home.

Later on, you'll also discover the "prepositions of place," which will help you describe the location of places, people or objects and talk about where things are in your city, home, or any other location.

I live in a small town, in a semi-detached house between the bakery and the cinema. My house has two bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room and a kitchen. My room is great and I have my bed, two shelves, a desk and two chairs next to the window.

• town, semi-detached house, bakery and cinema are places in a town/city.
• bedroom, bathroom, living room and kitchen are rooms in a house/flat.
• bed, shelf, desk, chair, window are furniture you can find in a room.