A. the places where they lived before moved to Mango street.

B. the life on Mango street

C. a dream house and a real house on Mango street

D. the reasons why they moved to Mango street.

Answers:

1 DBCDD, 6 C

Vocabulary

American and British words

☆ Find words in American English in the text which mean the same as these:

garden (line 9), to repair (line 14), toilet (line 15)

1 yard 2 to fix 3 washroom 4 basement

☆ Match the American words with the British ones (underlined) in the text below.

After the (1)holidays I moved into my new (2)flat. It's not in the (3)centre of the city, but it's near an (4)underground station. It's on the (5)ground floor of an old house. It's got a living room, a kitchen and a bedroom. The only problem is the (6)lorry which goes past at 7 o'clock every morning to collect the (7)rubbish and which wakes me up!

1 vacation 2 apartment 3 downtown area 4 (a) subway 5 first floor 6 truck 7 garbage

Exercises

☆ How many of the objects below can you see in the photo of the room from Fallingwater House?

Key words

ceiling, walls, floor, door, window, French windows, curtains, chair, table, sofa, desk, bookshelves, bed, plants, lamp