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III. Follow up activity
What would you like to change in the house you live in?
Ø Speaking
1. You and your husband have bought a house which is in poor condition. Say what is wrong with it and what jobs you’ll be able to do by yourselves and whether you’ll need any professional help.
2. You and your husband can’t afford buying a new house, so you have chosen one which has been rather neglected and needs a lot of repairing and redecorating. But as your husband is a Do-It-Yourself enthusiast your final decision is to buy it as you’re satisfied with the price.
3. You are newly-weds. You are moving into a new house. You have come to see it before you move in. You discuss what furniture you want to buy, how you are going to decorate and equip the house.
Self Check
Exercise 1. Fill in the prepositions where necessary.
1. Does John live … his relatives?
2. They would like to call you and ask … more information.
3. Have you got a room … yourself?
4. It’s hard to find lodgings … a low price nowadays.
5. When is he moving … a new flat?
6. It takes Nora 20 minutes to get … the office.
7. Who do you take the room … ?
8. The flat faced … the yard.
9. I hope you’ll drop … some day, won’t you?
10. They are pleased … their new wall-unit.
11. These windows look … … the garden.
12. We saw an advertisement … the room.
13. She has to pay … the telephone.
14. There are some particular house rules they’ve got to keep … .
15. Have a look … this drawing!
16. Sue lives apart … her parents.
17. He prefers to pay … advance.
18. We have a lovely view … the kitchen window.
19. … the right of the table there is a bookcase.
20. Fred is looking … a new flat.
Exercise 2. Choose the correct variant in each of the following sentences.
| 1. … It faces west. | a) How does your house face? b) What does your house face? |
| 2. They have got a … flat. | a) two-rooms b) two-room |
| 3. Have you got a room … yourself? | a) of b) to |
| 4. I am … about my new washing-machine. | a) satisfied b) happy |
| 5. She would like to … her flat in the coming month. | a) let b) rent |
| 6. It is a … room. | a) good-sized b) good-size |
| 7. It’s very … to have a balcony in your flat. | a) comfortable b) convenient |
| 8. There … much furniture in the living room. | a) isn’t b) aren’t |
| 9. The desk is standing … the window. | a) beside b) besides |
| 10. … the sides of the window there are beautiful curtains. | a) on b) at |
Exercise 3. Paraphrase the following using your active vocabulary:
1. to be expensive
2. the pay for a flat
3. a many / multi storey building with flats
4. a clean room
5. to face the garden
6. to rent a flat
7. to live in a hostel
8. to have a single room
9. a person you share a room with
10. a piece of furniture
11. to be dirty
12. to clean a carpet with a vacuum cleaner
13. to pay a rent every month
14. a new unit of furniture
15. to share a room with another person
16. to call on at a place
17. to switch on the light
18. to wash the dishes
19. to have a large room
20. to have a comfortable room
Exercise 4. Give the opposite of the following:
1. to be convenient
2. to pay a high rent
3. to live on the ground floor
4. to have modern furniture
5. to clean a room
6. to feel comfortable
7. to go upstairs
8. a quiet street
9. to turn on a tape recorder
10. to have a single room
11. a furnished flat
12. to take much room
13. to be satisfied with the living conditions
14. to have a lot of advantages
15. to let a room
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| B. I should have them cleaned (if you need professional help). | | | Exercise 5. Fill in the missing words. |