INTERCHANGE 2 UNIT 3 VIDEO

WARM UP
Have you ever shared an apartment with someone other than family?
Why would people who are not family share an apartment?
Do you think its easier or more difficult to share an apartment with people who are not family?
Why?
How do you find a new apartment in your country? Did you ever have to do it?
How did you find your apartment here in NYC?
Would you like to find a new apartment? How would you look for one? What would you like to
have in a new apartment?

VOCABULARY
Ridiculous
So far
Review
Location
Convenient
Dormitory
Noisy
Dingy
Bright
Plenty of..
Cautious
Privacy
Appliances
Take a vote
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GUESS THE STORY

Watch the first 1:07 minutes. What do you think will happen next?
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True False
The apartment on Hudson Street is near their school. ____ ____
The apartment on Hudson Street has 2 bedrooms. ____ ____
The girl in pink wants to live close to school. ____ ____
The kitchen is bright and clean. ____ ____
The bathroom is dark. ____ ____
The Lakeview apartment is close to school. ____ ____
The Lakeview apartment has a big kitchen. ____ ____
The Lakeview apartment is the cheapest. ____ ____
Molly likes the apartment on Third Ave. ____ ____
The Third Ave apartment is in the suburbs. ____ ____
The Third Ave apartment is in a dangerous neighborhood. ____ ____
The Third Ave apartment has 3 bedrooms. ____ ____

WHAT APARTMENT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

Which apartment do you think the girls chose? Why?
Which apartment would you choose?
What advice would you give them before they choose their new apartment?
If you have older children, have you had to help them find an apartment? Have you had to help
them pay for an apartment?

WHAT DID THEY SAY

A: I like the apartment on Hudson Street. ______ _______________ is great. We can walk to
school.
B. Yeah. There are 3 bedrooms but _____ ___________ ______ _______ ____________.
A. But its so ________________. We can walk to the library to study and __________
__________
________________ ________.
C: The apartment on Hudson Street is ______ _______ to school. Its like living in a
dormitory.
B. Yeah. Thats true. But ______ ________ _______ ________ ________ this place. And I
cant study when its noisy.
C. Yes. Its ______________ but it is also _______________. The kitchen is dingy and the
bathroom only has one tiny window.

C: The Lakeview Apartment is _______ ____________ and ______________. It has plenty of

windows.
A. Yeah but Lakeview Drive ________ _______ _________________ __________ Hudson
Street. Its in the suburbs. Itll take us at least an hour to get to school.
C: But it has _________ ______________ _______________. It has 3 bedrooms, a living
room and a big kitchen.

B: I like the apartment on Third Ave. Its nice and ______ _____ _______________
_________ the others. Its only $500 a month. Its also downtown so there is plenty of public
transportation.
A: Ok. The location is pretty good and the rent _________ __________ _________
__________ this place but is it safe? Isnt it dangerous downtown at night?
B: Its ________ __________ _____________ ____________ any other neighborhood. We
should be cautious no matter where we live but maybe ____ ___ __ ______________cautious
downtown