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About Housing

This dialogue is a conversation between Betty Smith and one of her former school-mates, Mary Wilson. Betty invited her girlfriend for dinner, and now she has come. Mary knocks at the door, and soon Betty opens it. Now listen to the dialogue.

  • Oh, hi, Mary!

  • Hello, Betty!

  • I’m so glad you have come! Come in, please.

  • Thank you.

  • I haven’t seen you for ages. How’ve you been?

  • Just fine. And how are you?

  • I’m fine, thanks. How’s your husband? Why didn’t he come with you?

  • He is very good. But Tom is so busy now. You know, we have moved into a new house recently. Now we live in the suburbs of London.

  • Do you? My congratulations! And what kind of house is it? Is it a large house or a small one?

  • Well, it’s neither very large, nor very small. It is a two-bedroom, one-bathroom house with a big garden. There are all modern conveniences there, such as gas, electricity, running-water, central heating and telephone. I have some photos of it. Would you like to have a look at them?

  • Of course!

  • Look, this is our garden. There is a green lawn and some fruit trees there. Tom is very fond of gardening. So we are going to grow vegetables such as cabbages, cauliflowers, onions and tomatoes) and different flowers. You know, I like flowers so much, especially roses and tulips.

  • You do. And how many rooms are there in the house?

  • Let me see… There are 4 rooms downstairs: a small kitchen, a comfortable dining-room, a cosy sitting-room and a pantry; and also 3 rooms upstairs. There are 2 big bedrooms, my husband’s study, a bathroom and a lavatory on the first floor.

  • I see the house is not so small as you said. I think there are plenty of rooms for your small family there.

  • Yes, you’re right. Now look, this is our sitting-room. Do you like it?

  • I like it a lot! It’s wonderful! The furniture is quite modern and comfortable.

  • Thank you, I’m glad you like it. But you know it was so difficult for us to get a mortgage on it. And now we have to pay much money for it.

  • I see… And do you have a garage?

  • Yes, we do. There is a two-car garage at the side of the house.

  • It sounds great! I think your house is nice. And it looks so pretty and neat.

  • Thank you. Your house is also nice.

  • Thanks. It is small but very comfortable. Do you want me to show you the house?

  • I’d love to.

  • Come along. This is our kitchen. You see, there is a gas-stove, a sink and a fridge here. There is also a radio-set here. Old Mrs. Sandford likes to cook and listen to music at the same time.

  • Well, I like your kitchen.

  • And this is our dining-room.

  • It is marvelous!

  • We usually have breakfast here together. On the ground floor there is also Dr. Sandford’s study and the sitting-room. You have already seen it. There are several rooms upstairs: the Sandfords’ bedrooms, old Mrs. Sandford’s room, which is also Benny’s nursery, my room and the bathroom.

  • Oh, I like your house very much!

  • Thank you. Of course it is nice, but Dr. Sandford says he must pay much money for many years before he can call the house his own. Besides, there are five of us here. And Benny grows up so quickly that the apartment feels smaller every day. So I’m eager to have a house of my own. It is my cherished dream.

  • I hope your dream will come true soon. If you save enough money you’ll finally buy it.

  • Yes, let’s hope for the best. Now, would you like to have dinner together?

  • With great pleasure!

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