XXI. Read the advertisements below. Which of the places would it be worth your having a look at, why?
XXII. Complete the dialogue, then listen and check. (V. Evans, J. Dooley. Upstream. Intermediate. Teacher’s Book. – Express Publishing, 2002, p.8, ex.8a, class cassette 1.)
- Hello!
- Good morning. I’m calling about the house advertised for rent in Paddington.
- Oh yes?
- I wonder if you could give me a bit more ……. , please.
- Of course. What would you like to know?
- First of all, could you tell me exactly where the house is ……. ?
- Yes, it’s on 15, Bayswater Drive.
- And the lounge and ……. ……. – are they ……. ?
- Yes, but they’re joined by a sliding glass …… .
- And do all the bedrooms have fitted ……. ?
- No. only the two largest bedrooms.
- One last question. Is the ……. large enough for two cars?
- Oh, definitely.
- It sounds perfect. When do you think I could see it?
- How about ……. o’clock this evening?
- That’s fine – see you then.
XXIII. In pairs, take roles and act out dialogues about each of the advertisements in Ex. XXI.
Advertisements for Houses
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XXIV. Read the three advertisements below. Look at the style and decide where you would find them. |
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XXV. a) Look at the following abbreviations and fill in the blanks.
b) Rewrite advertisement A using the completed expressions above. |
XXVI. Your flatmate has just moved out and you need to find someone to share the rent. Use the information below and write three different advertisements for: the Internet, the section of your local newspaper and the notice board in your university cafeteria.
Location: |
large – view of the park – close to university and bus to the town centre |
Type: |
2 bedroom flat |
Special features: |
fully furnished, gas central heating, cooker, washing machine, dishwasher |
Rent: |
£280 a month |
Special requirements: |
non-smoker |
Availability: |
April 1st |
Contact: |
Robert Johnson, tel: 01865-515688 |
I. In the sentences below there are some common phrases with home. Look at the dictionary entries and underline the correct option in each sentence.
Make yourself at/as home.
All of our tomatoes are home-grown/-made.
I ordered some kitchen knives from the home-shopping/marketing
network last night.
Being away for so long you must feel homeless/homesick.
I’ve now made/settled London my home.
1. You can use home to refer in a general way to the house, town, or country where someone lives now or where they were born. At seventeen, Daniele was told to leave home by her father ... Ms Highsmith has made Switzerland her home ... 2. Home means to or at the place where you live. Do you want my home or mobile number? 3. If you feel at home, you feel comfortable and at ease in the place or situation that you are in. He appeared pleased to see us, and we soon felt quite at home... 4. In British English, you can use a home from home to refer to a place in which you feel happy and at ease, just as if you were in your own home. In American English, you say a home away from home. Many cottages are a home from home, offering microwaves, dishwashers, tvs and videos. 5. If you say to a guest ‘Make yourself at home’, you are making them feel welcome and inviting them to behave in an informal, relaxed way.
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6. home-grown. Home-grown fruit and vegetables have been grown in your garden, rather than a farm, or in your country rather than abroad. 7. home-made; also spelled homemade. Something that is home-made has been, made in someone’s home, rather than in a shop or factory. The bread, pastry and mayonnaise are home-made... 8. home shopping; also spelled home-shopping. Home shopping is buying things by ordering them by post or telephone, rather than going to a shop to buy them. ... the most successful name in home shopping in the UK. 9. homesick. If you are homesick, you feel unhappy because you are away from home and are missing your family, friends, and home very much. She’s feeling a little homesick.
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