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HOUSING 2

INTRODUCTION 2

1. TYPES OF HOUSES 3

1.1 A PLACE TO LIVE 4

1.2 BRITAIN EXPLORED 5

1.3 ACCOMMODATION 6

2. Exterior of your house and area 8

3. Rooms and utilities 10

3.1 THE HOUSE THAT HAS EVERYTHING 10

3.2 LOOKING ROUND A HOUSE 11

4. FurNiture, appliances and gadgets 12

4.1 WHAT IS THERE IN YOUR ROOM? 12

4.2 A ROOM WITH A VIEW 15

4.2.1 VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR PRACTICE 19

4.3 REVIEW 22

5. THE WAY WE LIVE 26

5.1 RENTING A HOUSE 26

5.2 BUYING A HOUSE 28

5.3 A PLACE OF YOUR OWN 29

5.4 DREAM HOME 30

6. WHAT NEEDS DOING 34

6.1 Mum, I've found a flat! 34

6.2 It definitely needs seeing to 35

7. MY FAVOURITE ROOM 36

8. HOME IDIOMS & PROVERBS 37

9. Review 39 housing

“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it. “

George Moore

Introduction

Task 1. What makes a real home – a lavish house or a happy family? Do you like your home? What makes it special for you?

Read the following quotes. Which one applies to you most? Speculate upon your choice. Share your ideas with the class.

“Home” is any four walls that enclose the right person. Helen Rowland A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and good conscience. Sydney Smith

Task 2. Discuss the following questions as a class.

 LISTENING

Task 3. You are going to listen to a song called “Home is where the heart is”. What is the way you understand the meaning of this expression? Do you agree to it? You will hear the song several times. Put down the script of the song. Share your results with your classmates. Enjoy singing in chorus.

Task 4. What is important in a home? Complete the table below. Think of more items to add your list. Talk about your table with your partner(s).

Thing	How important and why
Size
Large kitchen
Gardens
Expensive furniture
Good neighbourhood
Modern conveniences

Task 5. Brainstorm the ideas related to the topic of “Housing and accommodation”. What aspects of this life sphere appear to be important? Which ones would you like to get acquainted with?

TYPES OF

ACCOMMODATION NEIGHBOURHOOD

HOUSING

ROOMS AND OWNING OR

APPLIANCES RENTING

1. Types of houses

 VOCABULARY PRACTICE

1.1 A place to live

Task 1. Here are listed some types of houses people live in. Match the words to their definitions.

detached house housing estate semi-detached house (informal: semi-) terraced house cottage farmhouse bungalow bedsit villa houseboat time-share block of flats

joined to one other house a boat that someone lives in as their home bedroom and living room all in one a large group of houses built at the same time and in the same style holiday flat or house where you have the right to live one or two weeks a year small house in the country or in a village joined to several houses to form a row a multi-unit high-rise apartment building house with only one storey (no upstairs) large house with big gardens or a rented house in a holiday resort/tourist area not joined to any other house the main house on a farm, where the farmer lives

Task 2. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below. Then match your answers to the pictures.

1. I live on the 20th floor of a __________ of __________. In the mornings I use the stairs down but in the evenings I take the lift.

2. My home is a very pretty little __________ in a small village far away from the nearest town.

3. My family have lived in this __________ for hundreds of years and we have always raised sheep and horses here too.

4. This type of house is known as a __________-__________ because it shares one wall with another property.

5. A __________ house has houses on both sides and is very common in the older parts of the city.

6. It's so convenient for my grandmother to have everything on the same floor so I think she's really happy in her __________.

7. It's a bit difficult to remember where our house is because they all look the same on this __________ __________.

8. My brother lives on a __________ on the River Thames.

Task 3. Answer these questions about yourself and, if possible, find out how someone else would answer them.

1. Is your house detached? What sort is it if not?

2. Are time shares common in any part of your country?

3. Is it common to rent bedsits in your country? If so, what sorts of people do so?

4. Do you have any idea of what your dream house would look like?

5. Would your parents like to move into a country cottage when they retire?

6. What do you think living on a houseboat would be like?

7. Do many people live in terraced houses in your country?