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B. I should have them cleaned (if you need professional help).

USE A DICTIONARY IF NECESSARY

- to fix the door (creaking)

- to install air-conditioning (stuffy)

- to clean the windows (filthy)

- to paint / to do the ceiling (peeling)

- to install / to put in central heating

- to repair the roof (leaking)

- to solve a problem

- to rewire the house

- to redecorate the house / flat

- to repair the pipes (dripping)

- to put in kitchen units

- to paint kitchen

- to put in more power-points

- to redecorate lounge

- to convert a small bedroom into a bathroom

- to put a toilet in the bathroom

- to double-glaze windows.

 

The notes below describe what is wrong with the building. Read the notes and describe what needs doing before it can be used, and why. Use the constructions from the exercise above: it needs doing, to have smth. done, to do smth.

Most rooms very small, not enough light in them (small windows), but some rooms have a large fireplace. Next to railway, but noise not really noticeable. Some floorboards are missing or rotten, windows are broken, and some ceilings have fallen down. Water comes in through the roof. Large garden but very overgrown, and full of old junk. Faulty electric wiring, dripping pipes. Only one toilet. Inside doors tend to stick. Difficult to open some of them. Some stairs are dangerous. There are no carpets, of course. Most walls have wallpaper but it’s all filthy, and there are too many dark colours. The whole place is in generally dirty condition.

 

Listening

House for Sale

I. Pre-listening tasks

1.1. Look at the advertisement “House for Sale”. This house is old and in very bad condition. But there are people who are interested in buying it. Can you guess why? Notice that terraced houses are several houses, usually two-storey, joined together in a row or terrace.

TERRACED house. Built 1872. 3 bedrooms. Needs some attention. Ideal for keen do-it-yourself enthusiast. Very reasonable price. Gatsby & Stahr., Estate Agents.

Make sure you understand who is the doer of the action in the sentences in each pair.

1. a. I’ll do the ceiling myself.

b. We’ll have to have the ceiling done.

2. a. We’ll put more power points in.

b. We’d need to have more power points put in.

3. a. I can do most of the things in the house.

b. We’d have to get most things done for us.

II. Listening and comprehension tasks

Listen to the conversation between an estate agent (àãåíò ïî íåäâèæèìîñòè) and Robin and Jean Harvey, who are looking at the house and answer the questions below.

1. Where is the owner of the house staying at the moment?

2. What rooms are there in the house?

3. What does the estate agent say about the price?

4. How many storeys are there in the old house?

5. Do you think Robin will buy the house?

6. What saying did you hear on the tape?

When Robin and Jean are talking about the house, they mention several things they can do themselves and some other things that they will have done. Listen to the conversation again, and complete the chart.



  Do it themselves Have it done by someone else
Put in kitchen units Do kitchen ceiling Paint kitchen Rewire house Put in more power points Redecorate lounge Convert small bedroom into bathroom Put toilet in bathroom Repair roof Put in central heating Double-glaze windows    

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