LIVING ROOM, DEFINITION, SYNONYMS, TYPES, THINGS AND FURNITURE
DEFINITION
LIVING ROOM is a room in a home used, especially by a family, for leisure activities, entertaining guests etc.
3. West coast contemporary. It include some elements :
- large windows,
- exposed heavy timber structure
- grant entrances
- wood furnishes
- designs corresponding to the site
- stone fireplace
4. Modern. It includes some elements that separates modern from other design :
- clean straight lines
- over sized tiles with rectified edges
- sanded wood floors that minimize the grain
- wall bookcases and shelves pullouts
- open floor plans with few walls/
- lack of molding trimming windows, doors and walls.
- uses of metal
- bold accent color
- clutter free, no vases, no excess throw pillows and no rugs
Study the conversation and the picture of living room below!
CONVERSATION IN A LIVING ROOM
Mr. Cruise : Good evening
Mrs. Cruise : Good evening. Have you heard the headline
today?
Mr. Cruise : About the president election ? Yes I do
Where's the the newspaper ?
Mrs. Cruise : I put it on in the entertainment unit, on the TV
set.
Mr. Cruise : I didn't see it. Can you take my coffee and put
it on the coffee table.
Mrs. Cruise : OK. Im afraid our son put it on the mantel.
Mr. Cruise : I'll find it. and I will turn on the recorder. I
want to listen to the music.
Mrs. Cruise : Here is your coffee. Excuse me I have to leave
to see our kids in their bedrooms.
QUESTIONS ABOUT LIVING ROOM
1. Where is TV usually put in the living room?
2. What will we use to decorate or to cover the floor ?
3. Where do we usually put the end table ?
4. What do we usually use to protect the living room from the
shine?
5. What will we find on the sofa ?
6. Where is the picture usually put on ?
7. Where do we usually keep the books ?
8. Where is the fireplace placed in the living room?
THINGS AND FURNITURE IN THE LIVING ROOM
1. Coffee table BE/ˈkɒf.i ˌteɪ.bəl/AE /ˈkɑː.fi ˌteɪ.bəl/ˈ: a short rest from work in the morning or afternoon
2. rug BE/AE /rʌɡ/ piece of thick heavy, cloth smaller than a carpet, used for the floor or for decoration.
3. floor BE /flɔːr/ AE /flɔːr/ the flat surface of a room on which you walk
4.armchair BE /ˈɑːm.tʃeər/AE /ˈɑːrm.tʃer/ :a comfortable chair with sides that support your arms.
5. end-table BE/AE /end ˈteɪ.bəl/: a small table placed beside a chair or at the end of a table.
6. lamp BE/AE /læmp/ : a device for giving light, especially one that has a
7,lamp shade/ˈlæmp.ʃeɪd/ a device covering around an electric light that reduces its brightness or controls where it shines.
8. window
9. drapes (AE) curtains : curtains of thick cloth.
10. sofa AE /ˈsəʊ.fə/ BE /ˈsoʊ.fə/ a long, soft seat with a back and usually on which more than one person can sit at the same time. It is also called
12. ceiling BE/AE /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ : the inside surface of a room that you can see when
14. wall unit/entertainment unit : a unit of furniture
used for keeping entertainment units such a
set of TV, tape of recorder etc.
15. television BE /ˈtel.ɪ.vɪʒ.ən/ AE /ˈtel.ə.vɪʒ.ən/
19. love seat BE /lʌv siːt/ AE /lʌv siːt/: a chair
or small upholstered sofa for two persons.
20. plant BE /plɑːnt/ AE /plænt/ : a living thing
that grow in earth, usually has a stem, leaves,
roots and flowers
21. painting BE/AE /ˈpeɪn.t̬ɪŋ/ : a picture made using paint.
24. fireplace BE /ˈfaɪə.pleɪs/ AE /ˈfaɪr.pleɪs/ : a space in the wall of a room for a fire to burn in, or the decorated part that surrounds this space.
25. fireplace screen BE /ˈfaɪə.pleɪs skriːn/ AE /ˈfaɪr.pleɪs skriːn/ : a flat surface made of iron or other metals put in front of fireplace.
26.pictureBE/ˈpɪk.tʃər/ AE /pɪk.tʃɚ/ photograph AE/ˈfəʊ.tə.ɡrɑːf/
BE/ˈfoʊ.t̬oʊ.ɡræf
27. bookcase BE/AE /ˈbʊk.keɪs/: a piece of furniture with shelves to put books on.
SYNONYMS
There are some synonyms of living room : drawing room, sitting room, best room, fore room, front room, parlor, etc.
Words related living room : best room, common room, pariour. salon, withdrawing room
TYPES OF LIVING ROOM
1. Traditional living room. It often uses architectural embellishments in its design. While line, color, space, texture, and shape are among the main elements that should be considered.
2. Contemporary Contemporary is ever-changing and flexible, IT can be a combination of all types of traditional, modern or rustic design.
3. West coast contemporary. It include some elements :
- large windows,
- exposed heavy timber structure
- grant entrances
- wood furnishes
- designs corresponding to the site
- stone fireplace
- clean straight lines
- over sized tiles with rectified edges
- sanded wood floors that minimize the grain
- wall bookcases and shelves pullouts
- open floor plans with few walls/
- lack of molding trimming windows, doors and walls.
- uses of metal
- bold accent color
- clutter free, no vases, no excess throw pillows and no rugs
Study the conversation and the picture of living room below!
CONVERSATION IN A LIVING ROOM
Mr. Cruise : Good evening
Mrs. Cruise : Good evening. Have you heard the headline
today?
Mr. Cruise : About the president election ? Yes I do
Where's the the newspaper ?
Mrs. Cruise : I put it on in the entertainment unit, on the TV
set.
Mr. Cruise : I didn't see it. Can you take my coffee and put
it on the coffee table.
Mrs. Cruise : OK. Im afraid our son put it on the mantel.
Mr. Cruise : I'll find it. and I will turn on the recorder. I
want to listen to the music.
Mrs. Cruise : Here is your coffee. Excuse me I have to leave
to see our kids in their bedrooms.
QUESTIONS ABOUT LIVING ROOM
1. Where is TV usually put in the living room?
2. What will we use to decorate or to cover the floor ?
3. Where do we usually put the end table ?
4. What do we usually use to protect the living room from the
shine?
5. What will we find on the sofa ?
6. Where is the picture usually put on ?
7. Where do we usually keep the books ?
8. Where is the fireplace placed in the living room?
THINGS AND FURNITURE IN THE LIVING ROOM
1. Coffee table BE/ˈkɒf.i ˌteɪ.bəl/AE /ˈkɑː.fi ˌteɪ.bəl/ˈ: a short rest from work in the morning or afternoon
2. rug BE/AE /rʌɡ/ piece of thick heavy, cloth smaller than a carpet, used for the floor or for decoration.
3. floor BE /flɔːr/ AE /flɔːr/ the flat surface of a room on which you walk
4.armchair BE /ˈɑːm.tʃeər/AE /ˈɑːrm.tʃer/ :a comfortable chair with sides that support your arms.
6. lamp BE/AE /læmp/ : a device for giving light, especially one that has a
covering or contained within something.
7,lamp shade/ˈlæmp.ʃeɪd/ a device covering around an electric light that reduces its brightness or controls where it shines.
8. window
9. drapes (AE) curtains : curtains of thick cloth.
couch BE/AE /kaʊtʃ/
12. ceiling BE/AE /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ : the inside surface of a room that you can see when
you look above you.
13. wall BE/wɔːl/ AE /wɑːl/
14. wall unit/entertainment unit : a unit of furniture
used for keeping entertainment units such a
set of TV, tape of recorder etc.
15. television BE /ˈtel.ɪ.vɪʒ.ən/ AE /ˈtel.ə.vɪʒ.ən/
16. video cassette, recorder, VCD.
17. stereo system
18. speaker BE /AE /ˈspiː.kər/
19. love seat BE /lʌv siːt/ AE /lʌv siːt/: a chair
or small upholstered sofa for two persons.
20. plant BE /plɑːnt/ AE /plænt/ : a living thing
that grow in earth, usually has a stem, leaves,
roots and flowers
21. painting BE/AE /ˈpeɪn.t̬ɪŋ/ : a picture made using paint.
22. frame BE/AE /freɪm/ : a border that surrounds and supports a picture,
23. mantelpiece BE/AE /ˈmæn.t̬əl.piːs/ : a shelf above a fireplace, usually part of a frame that surrounds the fireplace (AE also mantel)
25. fireplace screen BE /ˈfaɪə.pleɪs skriːn/ AE /ˈfaɪr.pleɪs skriːn/ : a flat surface made of iron or other metals put in front of fireplace.
26.pictureBE/ˈpɪk.tʃər/ AE /pɪk.tʃɚ/ photograph AE/ˈfəʊ.tə.ɡrɑːf/
BE/ˈfoʊ.t̬oʊ.ɡræf
27. bookcase BE/AE /ˈbʊk.keɪs/: a piece of furniture with shelves to put books on.
