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Joy English · Level B1 · Short storiesjoy-english.com

The Furnished Room

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Hear relative clauses and descriptions of a room.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

furnished
With furniture already in it.
ragged
Old and torn.
hall
A long, narrow space inside a building.

Answer key

  1. Perhaps most of these stories would not be interesting.“Perhaps” shows that something is possible but not certain.
  2. The woman who owned the house came to the door.“Who owned the house” tells us which woman.
  3. The covering on the floor was old and ragged.“Ragged” means old and torn.
  4. The water is at the end of the hall.Directions often use “at the end of”.
  5. It was always there, waiting to be asked again.“Waiting to be asked” uses a passive form after “waiting”.

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