Exercise 5. Fill in the missing words.

1. Mikes rents a flat from his distant … .

2. What does your window … ? It looks down on a public garden.

3. – Have you got a room of your own? – No, I … it with my brother.

4. It’s hard to buy a flat at a low … nowadays.

5. – How do you find my new cupboard? – It looks beautiful and it doesn’t seem to take much … .

6. – Is there much furniture in your sitting-room? – No, only the most necessary … .

7. The flat I live in … much to desire.

8. I’m not satisfied with the room I live in, the … is high and it is a long way from the University.

9. The flat needs decorating, the floor is … and the roof is leaking.

10. The wall looks quite … . Why not place the bookcase there?

11. Is there a supermarket on your … home?

12. Fred can spend up to $15 a week but he can’t … to spend any on heating.

13. I hear they are … for a house to buy.

14. She … all the dust off the floor with a large broom.

15. The child always leaves the toys in a … on the floor.

16. They got a new flat and are lucky now to have friendly … .

17. It’s very stuffy here. They should have the air-conditioning … .

18. He has a lovely … from the window.

19. Our house is … in a very busy street in town centre.

20. I don’t think we are going to buy this sofa. It’s too big and will take much … .

UNIT 5

Your Ideal Home

Read what Kate, Nick, Melinda, Richard and Karen think about their present homes in Britain and about places they would like to live in.

Richard

I like my present home because it’s in the country to start with and surrounded by fields and because it’s sort of the end of a no-through-road so very few people drive past, it’s on an old dirt track. Mind you, you hear them when they do. And because it’s an old cottage and it’s got an open fire and things like that and I’m a bit of a romantic.

If I had a lot of money I’d keep the house I’ve got but I’d get a nice flat in the middle of London, another one in the middle of Cardiff, because I work in those two places, and I think a small chalet in the Alps – that’d do me.

Karen

My ideal living room would contain absolutely everything that you need for everyday life. In fact it would even have the bed in it because I cannot stand having to go upstairs and downstairs having left something that I need upstairs to bring back down. So I’d have all mod cons and every single thing you could imagine that you might need throughout the day there.

Kate

I like my present home because it’s in the suburbs, in that there are a lot of trees around it but it’s only about half an hour’s ride from the centre of town. And it’s got this ridiculous patch at the end of the garden that’s owned by my next-door neighbour that has ducks and chickens and geese who are like guard geese and who quack in the night if there are strangers about. I like that.

Nick

I like my present home because it’s a flat near the City, about ten minutes out of the City and that’s very convenient for getting in, for cycling in, which is what I do. And it’s also got a lot of amenities close to it: there’s a swimming pool, cinema, library, theatres. And some very good markets as well: fruit and vegetables and clothes and that’s why I like the present flat that I’ve got. If I had a lot of money, I’d keep the flat that I’ve got in London and I’d buy one out in the country, probably up North which is where I came from originally. In fact, I could probably buy a house up there if I had a lot of money. So that’s what I’d do, I’d have the two places one for a ‘pied a terre’ in London and one for going up to at the weekends.

Melinda

I wouldn’t mind moving home if I had enough money to move into the country and live in the sort of house I’d really like to live in, something, preferably a beach, to wander on in the mornings. Yes, I’d move home for that!

v WORK IN PAIRS

2. Share your opinions about your present home. Speak about the advantages and disadvantages of its location and the things you like and dislike in your home.

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