The description of the apartment is one of the conversational topics that is required for English learners. The fact is that it includes prepositions of place, lexical material on the topic “Furniture”, and tenses of the Simple group.
In addition, here, like nowhere else, you can flaunt your knowledge of adjectives and elegant phrases, proverbs and idioms. For the British, home is a very important place and special in its own way, because the mentality of this people is based on a certain clannishness, family dynasticity and the preservation of traditions. That is why, if an Englishman asks you to describe his apartment, there is no need to be shy. He does this not out of idle curiosity, but out of a sincere desire to find common ground with his interlocutor. By the way, this is unlikely to occur to an American. Below we will look at the general scheme of describing an apartment in English, and also get acquainted with one English proverb that reflects the British attitude towards the house in general.
An Englishman's home is his castle
No matter how hackneyed this proverb may seem, it is equally true for any nation. But if in our version it simply sounds like “My home is my castle,” then the English proverb sounds like "An Englishman's home is his castle". It can be used in the first sentences of an essay, along with phrases “East or West – home is best”(Away is good, but home is better) and "There's no place like home"(There is no place in the world better than home). You can use them all, or you can choose the one that best suits your description from the selection we have compiled.
Below we will provide a template for a simple school essay, which, however, can be used for the simplest description of an apartment in a conversation with.
Describing the rooms
A logical continuation of the text after the introductory phrase will be a general description of the apartment, its layout and number of rooms. For example:
“My flat is not very big but cozy. There are three rooms in it. There’s a living room, my parents’ bedroom and my room. I like it very much and I think that our flat is the best in the world” – “My apartment is not very big, but cozy. There are three rooms in it - the hall, the parents' room and my room. I love our apartment and think it’s the best in the world.”
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Then it makes sense to briefly describe each of the rooms without going into detail. It’s another matter if your task is to describe not the apartment as a whole, but a specific room. It is better to follow the order “Hallway - kitchen - bathroom - living room - living rooms”. The description might be something like this:
“We have a hall in our flat. There are a lot of clothes there, a wardrobe and a big mirror. If you go further you will see a kitchen on the left. It is very little but we like to spend time there drinking tea. On the right there’s a bathroom. It is little too. There are also three rooms in our flat. The first one is the living room. We watch TV, read and gather together in it. My parents’ room in smaller than the living room but it is bigger than my room after all. My room is the smallest one but I like it most of all because it’s my own cozy nook where I am a master” - “We have a hallway in our apartment. There are a lot of things in it, a dressing table and a large mirror. If you go further, you will see the kitchen on the left. It is very small, but we love to spend time there having tea. To the right is the bathroom. She's small too. Our apartment also has three more rooms. The first is the living room. In it we watch TV, read and spend time together. My parents' room is smaller than the living room, but larger than my room. My room is the smallest, but I like it the most because in it I feel like a master (hostess).”
If you are asked to write an essay “My apartment” in English with translation, use the text below, changing the corresponding description of the rooms.
My flat
My family lives in Odessa, Ukraine. We have got a four-room flat. It is not in the city center. It's clean, quiet and cozy. Our flat is on the sixth floor. There is a bedroom, a grandmother’s room there. There is also a father’s room and an uncle’s room. My uncle is my mother's brother.
The bedroom is big and light. It is also a living-room. There is a two-floors bed there. It is on the left from the window. My little brother and I live in a common children’s room. It is the largest in our flat. There are double table, two chairs, bookshelves and wardrobe there. I do my homework in this room.
We also have got a kitchen, a bathroom, a toilet and a balcony.
I like my flat. I spend most of my time there.
Translating to Russian language
My family lives in Odessa, Ukraine. We have a four-room apartment. It is not located in the city center. It is clean, quiet and cozy. Our apartment is on the sixth floor. There is a bedroom there, grandma's room. There is also a father's room and an uncle's room. My uncle is my mother's brother.
The bedroom is large and bright. This is also the living room. There's a bunk bed there. She's to the left of the window. My younger brother and I live in a shared children's room. It is the largest in our apartment. There is a double table, two chairs, bookshelves and a wardrobe. I do my homework in this room.
We also have a kitchen, bathroom, toilet and balcony.
I like my flat. I spend most of my time there.
Our flat
We live in Kiev in Gorky Street on the seventh floor of a large house with all modern conveniences. Our flat consists of three rooms and a kitchen. We have got electricity, central heating, a gas-cooker, running cold and hot water, a rubbish chute and a telephone.
First there is a small hall with a rack, a mirror and a small table with a telephone on it. The three rooms of our flat are: a living-room, our parents’ bedroom and the room I share with my younger brother.
A living-room is a room for general use during the day. It is a large room with a balcony facing the park. There is a carpet on the floor and lace curtains on the windows. In the middle of the room there is a table with some chairs around it. There is a sofa with two armchairs and a low table with a TV set in one corner.
A piano stands near the wall on the left-hand side of the room.
On the right-hand side of the room there is a cupboard. There are some crystal vases, wineglasses and cups on the shelves. There is a bookcase near the cupboard.
A chandelier with three electric bulbs hangs from the ceiling.
My parents’ bedroom is not very large. There are two beds, a wardrobe and a dressing-table in the bedroom. The bedding consists of a blanket, a pillow with a pillow-case, sheets and a mattress.
On the dressing-table one can see a comb, a hairbrush and a bottle of perfume.
My room is very nice. There is a bed and a cat for my little brother. On one side of the window there is a desk (a writing table). I do my lessons at it. On the other side of the window there are some bookshelves.
Our kitchen has got a large built-in cupboard with many shelves. We keep our food-stuffs, saucepans, basins and frying-pans there. A table stands in front of the window. On the left of the table is a refrigerator. On the right is a gas-cooker. A tea-kettle stands on it. There is a little store-room in the hall. A washing-machine, a vacuum cleaner, a floor-polisher stand in it. Our flat is very comfortable and cozy.
Translating to Russian language
Our flat
We live in Kyiv on Gorky Street on the seventh floor of a large building with all modern amenities. Our apartment consists of three rooms and a kitchen. We have electricity, central heating, gas stove, cold and hot water, garbage disposal and telephone.
At the beginning there is a small room with a coat rack, a mirror and a small table with a telephone. There are three rooms in our apartment: a living room, a parents’ bedroom and a room that I share with my younger brother.
The living room is intended for general use during the day. This is a large room with a balcony overlooking the park. There is a carpet on the floor and lace curtains on the windows. In the middle of the room there is a table with several chairs around it. In the corner there is a sofa with two armchairs and a low table with a TV.
There is a piano on the left side of the room near the wall.
To the right of the room is a closet. There are several crystal vases, glasses and cups on the shelves. There is a wardrobe next to the bookcase.
A chandelier with three electric bulbs hangs from the ceiling.
My parents' bedroom is not very big. The bedroom has two beds, a wardrobe and a dressing table. Bed linen consists of a blanket, pillow with pillowcase, sheets and mattress.
On the dressing table you can see a comb, a comb and a bottle of perfume.
My room is very nice. There is a bed and a cot for my little brother. On one side of the window there is a desk (desk). I do my homework on it. On the other side of the window there are bookshelves.
Our kitchen has a large built-in cabinet with many shelves. We store our food, pots, basins and pans there. The table is in front of the window. To the left of the table is a refrigerator. On the right is a gas stove. There is a kettle on it. There is a small storage room in the hall. It contains a washing machine, a vacuum cleaner, and a polishing machine. Our apartment is very comfortable and cozy.
If you need a sample speaking topic My flat– interesting and not very difficult – then you have found what you were looking for! Topic My flat is given with translation. You can use this topic when composing your own oral statement about the apartment, as well as when writing essays describing your apartment. The story 'My flat' will help you cope with the task of describing your apartment in English!
Level: Pre-Intermediate.
Will be useful for students in grades 6-9.
MY FLAT
My family and I live in a block of flats in the center of the town. We are lucky to live on the third floor so we don’t have any problems if the lift breaks down. Our flat is very comfortable: we have two bedrooms, a sitting room and a kitchen. We spend most of our time as a family sitting and talking in the kitchen where we prepare our food.
We usually use our sitting-room to entertain guests and it is my favorite room in the flat because it is always nice and cheerful. There are lots of paintings on the walls of the sitting-room and the bookshelves are full of literary classics which have been in my family for a long time. We have a sofa, two comfortable armchairs and a large table in the sitting-room.The room is covered in warm pink wall-paper which makes it a very inviting room to sit in.
I share my bedroom with my sister and I also like this room. We have decorated our room with a variety of pictures and have made it very cozy looking. We also have a bathroom and a toilet so this makes our flat very convenient and luxurious.
We are fortunate that we have very nice neighbors surrounding us so this makes living in a flat very easy and enjoyable.
MY APARTMENT
My family and I live in an apartment building in the city center. We are lucky enough to live on the third floor, so we have no problems if the elevator breaks down. Our apartment is very comfortable: we have two bedrooms, a living room and a kitchen. We spend most of our time as a family sitting and talking in the kitchen where we prepare our food.
We usually use our living room to entertain guests, and it is my favorite room in the apartment because it is always nice and fun. There are many pictures on the walls of the living room, and the bookshelves are full of literary classics that have long belonged to my family. The living room has a sofa, two comfortable armchairs and a large table. The room is covered with pink wallpaper in warm shades, which makes it very attractive.
I share my bedroom with my sister and I also like this room. We decorated our room with lots of pictures and it looks very cozy. We also have a bathroom and toilet, which makes our apartment very comfortable.
We are lucky to have very good neighbors, which makes living in the apartment easy and enjoyable.
Content:
We have a nice flat in a new block of flats. Our flat is on the fourth floor. It has all modern conveniences: central heating, gas, electricity, cold and hot water, a lift and a chute to carry rubbish down. There are three rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a hall in our flat. The living-room is the largest and most comfortable room in the flat. In the middle of the room we have a square-table with six chairs round it. To the right of the dinner-table there is a wall-unit which has several sections: a sideboard, a wardrobe and some shelves.
At the opposite wall there is a piano and stool before it. Between the two large windows there is a little table with a color TV set on it. Near the TV set there are two cozy armchairs. A small round table, a sofa-bed and a standard lamp are in the left-hand corner. This small table is for newspapers and magazines. My father is used to having a rest sitting on this divan-bed reading books, newspapers, magazines or watching TV.
The bedroom is smaller than the living-room and not so light as there is only one window in it. In this room there are two beds with a bedside-table between them. An alarm-clock and a small lamp with a pink lamp-shade are on the table. In the left-hand corner there is a dressing-table with a big mirror.. In this room we have a built-in wardrobe with coat-hangers to-hang clothes on. There is a thick carpet on the floor and plain light-brown curtains on the window.
The third room is my study. It is not large but very cozy. There isn’t much furniture in it, only the most necessary. It has a writing-table and an armchair before it. In the right-hand corner there is a bookcase full of books, magazines and newspapers. A small table with a radio is standing in the left-hand corner. Near it there is a sofa with some cushions. In my opinion, the study is the best room in our flat.
But the warmest place in our flat is the kitchen, I think – the place where the whole family gathers every evening not only to have supper together, but also to speak and rest. I like the English proverb: “My home is my castle” because my flat is, indeed, my castle.
My apartment (1)
We have a nice apartment in a new apartment building. Our apartment is on the fourth floor, it has all modern amenities: central heating, gas, electricity, cold and hot water, elevator and garbage chute. The apartment has three rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a hallway. The living room is the largest and most comfortable room in the apartment. In the center of the room there is a square dining table and six chairs. To the right of the table there is a furniture wall. It consists of several sections: a sideboard, a cabinet, several shelves.
On the opposite side there is a piano with a chair. Between two large windows there is a small table with a color TV. There are two cozy armchairs near the TV. In the left corner there is a small round table, a sofa and a floor lamp. This small table is designed for newspapers and magazines. Dad is used to relaxing, sitting on the sofa, reading books, newspapers, magazines or watching TV.
The bedroom is smaller than the living room and not as bright because it only has one window. In this room there are two beds and a bedside table between them. On the nightstand there is an alarm clock and a small lamp with a pink lampshade. In the left corner there is a dressing table with a large mirror. This room has a built-in wardrobe with clothes hangers. There is a thick carpet on the floor, and plain light brown curtains hang on the windows.
The third room is my office. It is small, but very cozy. There is little furniture in it, only the essentials. There is a desk with an armchair here. In the right corner there is a bookcase with books, magazines, newspapers. A small table with a radio is in the left corner. Near it there is a sofa with pillows. In my opinion, this office is the best room in our apartment.
But the warmest place in our apartment is the kitchen, the place where the whole family gathers every evening not only to have dinner together, but also to talk and relax. I like the English proverb: “My home is my castle,” because my apartment is truly my castle.
Questions:
1. Have you a house or a flat?
2. How many rooms are there in your flat?
3. Has your flat all modern conveniences? What are they?
4. What room is the largest in your flat?
5. What is there in the middle of the room?
6. Is there a piano in the living-room?
7. What is there near the TV set?
8. How many windows are there in the bedroom?
9. What is on the bedside table?
10. What color curtains are there on the window?
11. What room is very cozy?
12. Is there much furniture in the study?
13. What is there in the right-hand corner of the study?
14. What is standing in the left-hand corner?
Vocabulary:
Square - square
sideboard - sideboard
wardrobe - closet
opposite - opposite
cozy - cozy
divan-bed - sofa
alarm-clock - alarm clock
mirror - mirror
dressing-table - dressing table
lamp-shade – lampshade
a built-in wardrobe - built-in wardrobe
coat-hanger - coat hanger
to hang (hung) – hang up
study – office
furniture - furniture
necessary pieces – necessary things
cushion - sofa cushion
standart lamp – floor lamp
Each of us strives to have comfortable living conditions. The place where we sleep, relax, and spend time with family should have a comfortable atmosphere. A corner where we always happily come, where we rush to get after a working day or a long trip, can be both an apartment and a house. In this article we will tell you how to correctly write a description of an apartment in English.
This topic is not quite complicated. The main thing here is to draw up a description of the apartment one by one. If you want to describe all the details of the room, where everything is located, you can look at the article “Room Description”. When writing a story about the place where you live, try to give general information about the house, rooms, and a little about the furnishings. Any description of an apartment in English should begin with a nice introduction about what home means to you. At the end of the essay, you can indicate whether you like or dislike your home, whether you are satisfied or not, what you would like to change.
First of all I should say that I like my house. I agree with the conclusion that any home reflects the personality of his owner and his habits. Clothes you wear or food you buy and eat are reflection as well. So, we can make up a conclusion about a man looking at his house.
I prefer a comfortable life. I think it is necessary to have everything modern conveniences. It makes life easier, more enjoyable and pleasant. But the atmosphere is more important than conditions. I'd like to say some words about my flat.
We are a family of three. We live in a new five-storyed block of flats. Our flat is on the 5th floor. It is very comfortable. When you enter the flat you can see a small entrance hall. On the right side you can see a closet Then there is a corridor which is much larger than hall. On the left there is a bathroom and a lavatory in the corridor. On the opposite side you are welcome to my room. Walking along the corridor you will come to the kitchen. It is our dining and living room. My parent’s bedroom is on the left from the kitchen. We have all modern conveniences such as cold and hot running water, gas, electricity, central heating, a telephone and a chute.
Our living room is the largest one. It overlooks a park. The window is very large and there is much sunshine in the room. There you can see a sofa, a bookcase, a TV set and two armchairs. There are two pictures on the wall. If you look at the dining part of the room you will see a unit of modern furniture here such as a cooker, a refrigerator, a cupboard, a microwave. We have a table and four chairs. There is much light. My bedroom is not large. There is a sofa, a wardrobe, a table and a chair. There is a computer on the table. Near the table there are some bookshelves. I have a small carpet at my sofa where our dog sleeps. My parents' room is more spacious than mine. There is a large doublebed, a wardrobe, a dresser and a large mirror. Our bathroom and our lavotary are separated. They are not large but very convenient. There is a sink, a bath-tab, a mirror and a set of shelves where we keep our tooth-brushes, creams, shampoos and make-up.
So, I want to finish with the proverb: " Men make houses women make homes". I agree with these words and in my family it is really true. My mother makes a cozy and comfortable atmosphere. My father renovates the flat from time to time. But all of us try to keep it clean.
Vocabulary:
- reflection - reflection
- personality - personality
- reflect - reflect
- make up a conclusion - make a conclusion
- habits of their owners
- We are a family of three - we have three people in our family
- a new nine-storied block of flats - a new nine-story building
- lavatory- toilet
- closet - storage room
- cold and hot running water
- central heating - central heating
- chute - garbage chute
- overlook - goes out
- spacious- spacious
- doublebed - double bed
- dresser- dressing table
- unit of modern furniture— a complex of modern furniture
- are separated - separated
- a sink - sink
- a bath-tab - bath
- Men make houses women make homes - Men make houses, and women furnish homes.
- renovate - update
The story “My Apartment” will help you build your own description. Based on the structure that we have offered you, you can adapt the essay to suit you. For example, take the introduction, remove or add “rooms”, their location, some details regarding the overall construction of the house. Try it, you will succeed. If you live in a private house, then read the article “Description of a house in English?”, and all the necessary vocabulary is hidden in another article, which you can find here.
