English for Everyday Living

• "Come in and have a seat."
• "Come sit beside me on the couch."
• "Don't take a nap on the sofa; it ruins the cushions."
• Couch and sofa are different names for the same thing.
• "Every time I sit back in the recliner, I fall asleep."
• "Paul and Alice, I want you to help me clean the living room."
• "Alice, you dust and polish the tables."
• "Paul, you can run the vacuum cleaner."
• "Be sure to clean in the corners and under the tables."
• "Pick up all the toys before you run the sweeper."
• You will find a piano or an organ in some living rooms.
• A living room table set is made up of one or two end tables and a coffee table.
• A sofa table is tall and narrow and sits behind the sofa.
• In many homes, the television set in the living room is the center of family entertainment.
• "There's a good program on TV tonight."
• "Mom, Judy won't give me the remote!"
• "If you can't behave, I'll turn the TV off and nobody will watch it!"
• "Come sit beside me on the couch, Johnny."
• "Why do you have every light in the living room on?"
• "You kids are going to ruin your eyes by watching television in the dark."
• "Help me hang the drapes at the living room window."
• "Help me rearrange the furniture."

• "Do you like the new table lamps I just bought?"
• "The new lamps don't go with those old end tables."
• "I don't like glass coffee tables because they show everybody's fingerprints."
• "You children shouldn't roughhouse in the living room."
• "Children, stop wrestling on the couch!"
• "Sit still and be quiet; I'm trying to listen to the news."
• "Tommy, don't put your shoes on the sofa."
• "Mark, please don't prop your feet on the coffee table."
• A two-piece living room suit consists of a sofa and a matching chair.
• A three-piece living room suit has a matching loveseat, as well.
• A sofa usually has three cushions while a loveseat only has two.
• Many living rooms will also have a wing chair or a recliner.
• "Come on in and sit down, Jack."
• "Do you have to have the TV so loud?"
• "Do you like the new drapes in the living room?"
• "We should put the desk and book shelf in that corner."
• "Arnold, would you like to watch that TV special with me tonight?"
• "Be quiet now, kids.  The movie's ready to start."
• "Oh, Dad, that's only a commercial."
• Some living rooms have wall-to-wall carpeting on the floor.
• "I prefer a living room with a fireplace."