Something suitable.

a) Sam, a student, wants to rent a cheap room. He can't afford more than $ 6 a week. He doesn't mind sharing a flat.

b) George and Martha Lane have got a lot of furniture but they haven't got enough money to buy a house.

c) Harry only wants to spend a few nights in a town.

d) Fred can spend up to £ 15 a week but he can't afford to spend any more on heating, etc.

e) The Greens (Mr. and Mrs. Green and two children) are looking for a house. They can afford up to £ 15,000.

f) The Pikes (Mr. and Mrs. Pike and the twins) want to rent a house for six months only, before they emigrate to Australia.

g) Jack Hilton wants to buy a luxury house with air conditioning system and a garden.

h) Samuel James is looking for a quiet, single room in Northwest London.

Note: modern air conditioning system includes cooling, heating and balancing the humidity level.

Houses and Flats to Let

LARGE sunny bedsitter in quiet house. Suit middle-aged business gent. $ 12 p.w. 58 Richmond Rd., N.W.3. After 7.

F/F FLATLET, all fac, bus. man only S 15 p.w. inc. h/ w. After 2. 681-2101.

3RD GIRL to share fla%. Own room. Z321 POST.

MAN wanted. $ 6 p.w. 902-4561

3^rd PERSON wanted. Near rube. Z322 POST.

SINGLE AND DOUBLE rooms to let. From $ 12 per week. 031 -4551.

NEAR Green Park, s/c flat, 2 beds., bath., kit, l.r., $ 39 p.w.

HOUSE 5 rooms. Suit small family. Six month let. Z324 POST.

DOUBLE room, use of bath, and kit. Suit business couple. No children or pets. 602-5421

UNFURNISHED Flat. 2 beds. $ 1,300 p.a. $ 1,500 for carpets, etc.

LUXURY flat, large drawing room, dining room, 2 beds., c/h. Rent $ 60 p.w. inc rates/ garage.

Houses and Flat for Sale

DRAB AND WORMWOOD

£ 22.000. An attractive, 3 beds, semi-detached house, only a few steps from shops and railway station. Small garden front and back.

£ 14.000. Delightful, one bedroom fourth-floor flat, balcony, superb view (very quiet neighbours).

£ 22.000. Bungalow, in pleasant estate, close to shops. 2 beds, large garden. Mortgage can be easily arranged.

7, SOUTH STREET, EASTING 528-5431

MILLDEWS 90 West street Easting

£52.000 a detached property with the benefit of full, gas-fired central heating. Lovely garden. Accommodation inc. spacious hall, roomy kitchen, 4 large-bedrooms, lounge, dining room, 2 baths.

Telephone: 737-5860

BED and BREAKFAST B&B from £ 3.50. 543-2101 B&B (home-made beer) 632-4321

ACCOMMODATION WANTED

O.A.P. with parrot seeks comfortable room. Z 432 POST

Abbreviations
p.w. - per week	- gent.	- gentleman
f/f - fully furnished	inc. -	-including
l.r. - living room	- O.A.P.	- old age pensionnaire
Fас. - facilities	- kit. -	kitchen
B&B - bed and breakfast	- beds	-bedrooms
h/ w - hot water	- cal. -	-calendar
c/h - central heating	- bath.	- bathroom
s/c - self-contained

Ex. 10 Read the dialogue and find out a) what information Angela Smiley wants to get from i b) what information she got from the landlord. First give the facts then Angela's impressions.

Phoning a Landlord

Angela is a student at a university. She is looking for a room to let. She saw an advertisement and has decided to phone the landlord.

А - Angela, L - Landlord

L.Hello. 6785423

A. I saw your advertisement for the room.

L. Oh, oh yes. That's right.

A. I wonder if you could give me some more information?

L. Yes, well, well, what would you lie to know?

A.Well, I was wondering .. Er ... What's the rent?

L. $ 35 a week.

A. And what does this include?

L. The room, obviously. It's your own room. You don't have to share. It's a

single room. You share the bathroom and you can use the kitchen, but there are

no meals included.

A. Right, uhm ... and what about heating?

L. No, no, you don't have to pay for that. There's central heating in all the rooms,

so there's nothing extra to pay there.

A. Oh, lovely, and do you want the rent weekly? Is there a deposit?

L. You have to pay weekly, on a Monday. And there's one-week deposit payable

in advance.

A. Right, that sounds fair. Are there any particular house rules, you know, that

I've got to keep to?

L. What do you mean?

A. Well, like what about guests and hours?

L. Oh yes, well you can come and go as you want, of course, but you must pay a

deposit for the front-door key. That's separate from the other deposit, I'm

afraid. As for guests they should be out by eleven o'clock. We don't like to say

that, but we've had a bit too much trouble, so we have to say it.

A. Right. Is it quite near public transport?

L. Oh, yes. Five minutes to the tube station, and the bus stop is just round the

corner with buses into town every ten minutes or so.

A. Lovely, it sounds very interesting. Do you think I could come and have a look

at it this evening?

L. Yes, of course. I'll give you the address. Now, it's 35 Chestnut Avenue,

Walton. How will you be coming?

A. By car.

L. Well, it's just by the police station and the library.

A Yes, well, I know it. If I come about eight, is that all right?

L. That's fine. Could you tell me your name?

A. Angela Smiley.

L. Right. I'll see you around eight. Goodbye.

A. Bye-bye.

Ex. 11 Complete the following. Make use of the words and phrases in brackets.

I. I'm quite unhappy about the room I live in (the rent is high, a long way from the

University, to have to share, the landlady looks fussy, hard to find cheap lodgings).

2. Mary is pleased with her new room (to rent a room from one's acquaintance, the

rent is reasonable, to have privacy, to keep to house rules, to have some company

at home).

3. I don't mind sharing a room with people of my age (to be cheaper, to pay in

advance, to room together, to live apart from one's parents, to have a lot of fun, to

share household chores).

Ex. 12 Work in pairs. Ask your partner to describe where he or she lives. Try to use phrasal verbs, and idiomatic expressions in your questions and answers.

Ex. 13 A. Read the text and exchange your opinions about the advantages and disadvantages of rooming together.