1)Your present home

I live in a block of flats and I'm really happy about my

home. First of all, it's located in a quiet area, but at the

same time it's convenient for a bus stop and an underground

station, so I can easily get to any part of the city. Moreover,

it's also got a lot of amenities close to it: there's a huge

supermarket, where I can buy almost everything I need, a

bank, a post office and a hairdresser as well. Besides, my

present home is not far from a sports center and a cinema.

But most of all I'm glad that my home is handy for a

beautiful small park. It is especially wonderful in winter,

when there is a brightly decorated Christmas tree.

I live on the 8th floor in a 3-roomed flat and I'm fully

satisfied with it. Firstly, it's well-planned and has all

modern conveniences, such as hot water, central heating,

electric light. Secondly, I have a good-sized room to

myself, so I can always have some privacy. In addition,

there are large windows in our flat, so it catches a lot of

sunshine during the day.

To sum up, I'd like to say that I really like my present home

and I think I wouldn't like to move to another place.

2)Your dream house

I think I'd like to have a flat near the city center because I

want it to be convenient for my university or future work.

And I also want it to be handy for a lot of amenities, such

as cinemas, sport centers, restaurants, and banks. And some

good markets as well, where I could buy everything I'd

need. I think I'd like to live in a huge studio flat on the 20th

floor overlooking the city beneath it. There should be really

enormous windows and I'd like my flat to catch a lot of

sunshine during the day. Moreover, I want to have all the

modern conveniences in my flat, such as hot water, central

heating, and electric light. What is more I'd like to have a

lot of electronic devices there. Also I'd like to hang a few

modern pictures on the walls to decorate my flat, because I

want it to be bright and colorful.

But I also think that it's impossible to live in a big city all

the time, so I'd like to have a detached house somewhere in

the country as well, where I could spend my weekends

away from the noisy city. I'd like it to be situated in a quiet

area, it should be surrounded by beautiful meadows and,

moreover, I'd it to face a lake. But still I'd like to have all

the modern conveniences there, because I want my house to

be a place where I could just relax and have nothing to

worry about.

I hope I will be able to make all my dreams come true in

the future.

3)Describe a house in poor condition

I want to tell you about the neglected detached house which

I saw near my grandmother's cottage in the country. That

house is very filthy and dark. Moreover, all the windows in

the house are broken. As far as I know the its roof is

leaking and I'm absolutely sure that all the floorboards are

rotten and the wallpaper is coming off. What is more, the

garden is in terrible condition and even doesn't have a

fence. It goes without saying that nobody's living there at

the moment. But I believe that it just needs decoration and

doing up.

Firstly, the roof needs to be repaired and I think that the

ceiling needs whitewashing. Secondly, the new windows

should be installed. What is more, the floor needs to be

seen to and the walls certainly should be papered. I suppose

that the house also needs rewiring and central heating needs

to be put in. And I think that after doing up that house will

be really suitable for living.