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Ex. 15. Tell the class what you like and what you don't like about the place where you live. Then tell what things you would like to have done to improve your flat.

Ex. 16. A. Discuss the possible reasons for moving out or choosing a new place to live. Here are some of them. Guess the age group and social status of each person.

Liza wants

-to be near the shops

-to know she could stay there permanently

-to have a good view (not facing north) and a light room

-to be able to walk her dog nearby

-not to be disturbed by noise of kinds, traffic or parties

Rebecca wants

-to spend as little as possible

-to have a safe place for small children

-to live at or near the ground level

-to have all conveniences in the house

Sebastian wants

-to be near his elderly parents

-to have a bus stop handy

-to save money by sharing a kitchen and a dining-room

-to save money by having an upstairs room

Simon wants

-to have breakfasts cooked and his room cleaned

-not to be responsible for maintenance

-to be free to come and go when he wants

-to be comfortable, even if it means paying more rent

B. Look at the advertisements below. Which of the places would it be worth your having a look at, why? Which of them would suit Liza, Sebastian, Rebecca and Simon?

ADVERTISEMENTS

Accommodation to Let

Large fully furnished bedsit for professional man near town center. £20. - Box N AB47.

Lodgings required for professional person, bedsitter of family lodgings, £20 per week. - telephone Northhampton 363954 between 9 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. and ask for Mr. Clyde.

New Hampshire. Unfurnished semi-detached house, in excellent order with carpets and curtains. One year tenancy, rent - 120 per calendar month exclusive Details Underwoods, 16 St. Paul's Street. Telephone 363954.

Professional person to share modern house, village location. - Call Readings 98341895 after 6 p.m. for details.

Self-contained mobile home. Fully furnished lounge, kitchen, fully fitted bathroom, double bedroom, connected to all main services. No children or pets. - South Berwick, Station Road, telephone.

Houses in Let

C. Read each of the advertisements (ads) again to answer the following questions.

1.Do all the advertisements give the telephone number? Why not?

2.What's the preferable time for calling?

3.Are all the advertisements for rooms or are there any for flats and houses?

4.Are there any advertisements for flats that have furniture in it?

5.Do the advertisements include amenities?

Ex. 17. Learn the dialogue and reproduce it in pairs.

Finding a House

When inquiring about a room it is always a good idea to look in "want ads" or "the flats to let" column of an evening paper for advertisements like: 3d girl shr. s/c Hamilton fit. 1698 351897 evenings. This means that a third girl is required to share a self contained flat in the city of Hamilton, and that enquiries should be made by telephone in the evenings. If you decided to rent the room you negotiate with the landlord.

- Good evening. I've read in the Hamilton Advertiser that you have a vacant

room. I believe you take in students, don't you?

-Yes, if you don't mind sharing. I've two other girls living in.

-I need any accommodation at a reasonable price. What price are you asking?

-₤40 per week for Bed and Breakfast (B&B).

-Are laundry and heating included in the price?

-Heating is, but laundry is excluded, I'm afraid.

-Could I've a look at the room, please?

-Sure, come along. The room is fully furnished, it faces south, overlooks the city park and is not far from the University.

-Yes, it is comfortable here. But what about other girls living here?

-They are both very smart without any bad habits. I think you get on well together.

-Yes, I think it's very enjoyable to share a room with people of your age. Do you mind if I come over and have a look?

-You are mostly welcome. Come any time. Bye for a while.

Ex. 18. After having chosen the houses to rent and to buy Eliza and Сhris went to the bank manager to discuss the details of getting credit. Read the conversation below and fill in with own, let, lend, rent, borrow or their derivatives.

2.You've just seen the room. A friend of yours asks you about the impressions both of the room and the landlady. The impressions are favourable/ unfavourable.

- How do you find the room? (a beautifully modernized flat/badly-planned flat, a built-in wardrobe/no wardrobes at all, convenient/inconvenient)

- How much do you think of the landlady? What does she look like? (talkative, sociable, a smiling type of a person,.../untalkative/reserved/a gloomy sort of person).

- Do you hope you'll get a long well together?

3.You are speaking with your mother / father over the telephone. You are very unhappy about the lodgings (the roof is leaking, it faces north, very dark and cold; a kindergarden is in front of the house; a great deal of noise; the bed is creaking, the room-mate is too much talkative, to get on nerves). Begin with:

- Hello, mum. That's Helen speaking. How are you getting on?

4.Improvise the conversation in the accommodation agency, as the clerk tries to interest a foreign student in the accommodation he/she has. The more expensive the accommodation the clerk lets, the more he/she earns. The student has to find something cheaper to live in. Discuss the following points:

- rent price

- living close to the center/the cinemas/the theatres/the museums - transport

- facilities

- living near shops/places to eat

- living in a quiet/safe/attractive/busy area

Ex. 21. Read the text and describe the favourite room in your flat.

important

room in many houses, but it is particularly so in our house because it's not only where we cook and eat but it's also the main meeting place for family and friends. I have so many memories of times spent there: special occasions such as home comings or cooking Christmas dinner; troubled times, which lead to comforting cups of tea in the middle of the night; ordinary daily events such as making breakfast on dark cold winter mornings for cross, sleepy children before sending them off to school, then sitting down to read the newspaper with a steaming hot mug of coffee.

Whenever we have a party, people gravitate with their drinks to the kitchen. It is always the fullest and noisiest room in the house. So what does this special room look like? It's quite big, but not huge. It's big enough to have a good-sized rectangular table in the center, which is the focal point of the room. There is a large window above the sink, which looks out onto two apple trees in the