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Discussion Focus. 1Work in small groups and find out from your partners:
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1 Work in small groups and find out from your partners:
· if they like or dislike their present home
· what differences between homes in their country and Britain are
· about the advantages and drawbacks of living with your (one’s) parents
2 Which of the facilities in the list do you use often? Which ones do you think are important? Are there any other facilities not mentioned which you would like to have in your neighbourhood?
What Do You Need in Your Neighbourhood?
Important Useful Not important
launderette ________ _____ ___________
library ________ _____ ___________
cinema ________ _____ ___________
supermarket ________ _____ ___________
bank ________ _____ ___________
post office ________ _____ ___________
swimming pool ________ _____ ___________
tennis courts ________ _____ ___________
newsagent’s ________ _____ ___________
football pitch ________ _____ ___________
basketball pitch ________ _____ ___________
park ________ _____ ___________
restaurant ________ _____ ___________
clothes shop ________ _____ ___________
art gallery ________ _____ ___________
bus stop ________ _____ ___________
video hire shop ________ _____ ___________
hairdresser ________ ______ ___________
pharmacy ________ ______ ___________
pub/cafe ________ ______ ___________
3 Describe the location of the house you live in. Make use of the vocabulary given below.
A The house you live in can be located
· in a superb modern complex
· in a side street
· in a lane
· in the city centre
· in the suburb
· in a residential area of the city (select area)
· on the main road
· off the main busy road / with heavy traffic
· far from the city centre
· convenient for public transport
· near the metro station
· close to the bus stop
· about ….. metres from …..
· some minutes’ walk from.....
· handy for.....
· a stone’s throw from.....
B A house can:
· overlook the river.….
· look over the public library …..
· face the garden.….
· have a lovely/pleasant view on…
C Name essential services/facilities that make life in your neighborhood easy and pleasant, i.e. a park, a shopping center, a cinema, etc.
4 A Discuss with your partners what your ideal living room should contain.
B Read the text below and do the tasks that follow.
We were to move in in a week and we spent every spare minute we had in the house making preparations. We got some wallpaper and paste, and borrowed buckets and brushes. We stripped the walls, and papered them, and I cleaned the place out and polished the big metal grate in the living-room. When we’d done that, on the Sunday evening, we looked round with pride. “Of course, ” Charlie said doubtfully, “it would look better if we had a bit of furniture.” We had bed linen and towels that Charlie’s mother had given us as a wedding present and some odds and ends of cutlery and crockery. Joe urged us to buy our furniture on the never-never system, and offered to lend us the money. Even though I hated taking it we agreed to accept the loan. We got a bed, oil-cloth for the living-room floor and a rug. That was all. We needed a table, but decided to get one second-hand. My grandfather gave us a chair and a small dresser. Nora and Joe gave us a little chest-of-drawers and another chair. We had newspaper curtains and a newspaper table-cloth but we were pretty pleased with ourselves and our new home.
Jane Walsh
1) Make a list of the furniture items and other household things the newly married couple got for their first home.
2) If you were in their place, would you need anything else essential for starting a family life?
3) Do you think the never-never or hire-purchase system is really helpful for many people, young couples in particular?
C Discuss with your partners the problem of flat repairs. Speak on the advantages and drawbacks of a) doing it by yourselves, b) having workmen to do it for you. Try to use the following words and expressions:
to re/decorate bright blinds
to install gloomy burglar alarm
to do up outdated smoke detector
to restyle modern electrical wiring
to freshen up attractive fitted carpets
to renovate ugly utility room
to build in worn-out curtains
to finish built-in chandelier
to enlarge convenient rug
to remove shabby settee
to transform cosy cushions
5 Country or City?
A highly debatable problem of nowadays is whether it’s better to live in the country or in a big city.
A Discuss your preferences with the partners.
B Read the text below and do the tasks that follow.
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