D1 - Speak: Furniture & Decoration

D1 - Speak: Furniture & Decoration

Part 1

Furniture

  • Do you have a lot of furniture in your home?
  • What’s your favourite item of furniture?
  • When did you last buy furniture?
  • What kind of furniture would you like to buy in the future?
  • What styles do you prefer: modern or traditional furniture?

Decorations in your home

  • What’s the decoration like in your home?
  • What’s your favorite color when decorating your home?
  • Will you redecorate your house in the future?
  • Do people in your country like redecorating their homes?

Part 2 & 3

Describe a place where there are many decorations.

You should say:

  • what place it is
  • where it is located
  • what decorations it has

and explain how you feel about this place.

PART 3

  • Why do some people buy lots of things for their home?
  • Do you think it is very expensive to make a home look nice?
  • Why don’t some people care about how their home looks?

Casual Talk

  • Where do people buy funitures?
  • Do you need to take off your shoes on the entrance when entering the house
  • Where is the washing machine? Loundry room, balcony, or bathroom?
  • Do people usually put carpet on the floor in their home?
  • Is there any central heating system with radiator in the room? or People usually use fan heater and electric blanket？
    • Any tips to survive in the korean winter?
  • (Share) Free furnitures :
    • Most major city councils in Australia operate a free kerbside collection service Kerbside collection Sydney
  • Traditional decoration cultures/principles in your country?
    • “Feng Shui” is an ancient Chinese art of arranging buildings, objects, and space in an environment to achieve harmony and balance in a way that will bring peace and prosperity.
    • The door of bashroom can’t face your bed.
    • “Amethyst” can bring fortune
  • Decoration for Christmas/Halloween

Vocabulary

Notes

Accommodation:

  • Tiny <–> Spacious

Furniture I have/like/hate:

  • My parents give me a antique vase as the gift on the housewarming party

  • I bought a carpet with zebra print and the fabric has a very soft texture.

  • Most of my furniture is made out of woods/glasses.

    Notice: Furniture is uncountalbe. No Furnitures

Future buy:

  • It is widely believed that tumble dryer, robotic vacuum cleaner and dish washer can help people save marriage from divorce
  • Smart household appliances, such as google assistant and smart light bulb.

Home Decoration:

  • Previous/like/hate: warm tone -> floral curtain, flower-patterned curtain

  • Redecorate

    • Light curtains brighten up a wall and a light ceiling can brighten up an entire room
    • Paint the wall with light and neutral colors.
    • hang paintings and photographs

  • Why not Renovate/Redecoratwe?

    • unfit for human habitation
    • limited budget

Decoration Style:

  • Minimalism:

    • Minimalism is all about living with less. minimalists usually get rid of excess stuff and living life based on experiences rather than worldly possessions

  • Modern:

    • Furniture pieces were no longer made exclusively out of wood.
    • I prefer Modern style because traditional style needs too much of interior items which contradicts to me being a minimalist.

  • Traditional:

    • dark woods, elegant wallpaper, patterned rugs and intricate detail.

  • Back to 1980:

    • Poster of Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson
    • Antique JukeBox play songs from 1980 to 1990
    • Every nook and cranny of the bar was filled with artcrafts made at the period
    • American country style
    • It felt like I were in a 80s movie.

Why buying bits and pieces:

  • commemorate a moment of past
  • release their stress
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