UJCV 2 - 2022 Basic 2 Unit 9

Unit 9
Housing

Introduction
a. Write the following words in the correct categories.

dishwasher • electricity • elevator • gas • gym • laundry room

microwave • refrigerator • water

Utilities Appliances Building amenities

electricity refrigerator elevator
water microwave gym
gas dishwasher laundry room

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b. Circle the correct prepositions of place according to what you see in the picture.

1. The blanket is on / in / next to the couch.

2. The bookcase is on / next to / in front of the couch.
3. The picture is on / above / under the couch.
4. The books are above / in / behind the bookcase.
5. The flowers are on / in / in front of the window.

Roommate Wanted!
a. Which housing option is the most suitable for each person? Match the housing
option in column B to the correct person in column A.

A B

1. “I’m looking for an apartment for my wife

a. Affordable two-bedroom
and me. We don’t have a car, so we’d like
apartment
to be close to the center of town.” ____
d

2. “I’m a student looking for a place where

b. Four-bedroom house with
the rent isn’t too high for myself and a
a yard
roommate.” ____
a

3. “I need an apartment with everything c. Fully furnished one-bedroom

included! I don’t have any furniture.” ____
c apartment.

4. “We are a family of five with three small d. Great apartment two blocks
children.” ____
b from the center of town!

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Apartment for Rent

a. How well do you remember the video from the computer lesson? Match the correct
response to the questions the man asks. There is one more response than you need.

Questions
1. Does the rent include utilities? ____
b
2. When’s the apartment available?____c
3. Where are they taking the furniture?____
a

Answers
a. The tenant is taking it. This is an unfurnished apartment.
b. No. You pay for gas, water, and electricity separately.
c. You’re in luck. The tenant is moving out today.
d. In fact, I think those are the movers now.

b. What happened in the video? Number the sentences in the correct order.

7 a. The agent informs James the apartment comes unfurnished.

1 b. The agent shows James the kitchen.
3 c. James asks about utilities.
2 d. The agent points out the view from the window.
4 e. James asks when the apartment is available.
6 f. The movers begin removing items from the apartment.
5 g. A group of movers enters the apartment.

c. Write an advertisment for the apartment that you saw in the video.

___________________________________________________________
welcome we are rentals apt.

___________________________________________________________
we offer you the best rental services we offer

___________________________________________________________
you the best options we have very nice and spacious

___________________________________________________________
placesanything do not delay in contacting us at tel: 9711571724

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Student Housing
a. Do you remember the dialogue “Student Housing”? Number the sentences below in
the correct order.
6 a. I guess it’ll be a good experience.
4 b. I never shared a room before.
1 c. What kind of student housing are you interested in?
5 d. Why not give it a try?
3 e. Would you like your own room?
2 f. I think I want to live in a dormitory.
7 g. I agree! Let’s find you a roommate.

b. Tina writes an e-mail to her friend Amy about her meeting with the student housing
administrator. Complete the e-mail by writing the missing words in the spaces
provided.

apartment • dormitory • experience • housing • roommate

From: Tina

To: Amy

Subject: Student Housing

Hi Amy!

Today I went to the student (1) ____________

roommate office. I told the administrator I want to live in a

(2) ____________.
apartment Then the administrator asked if I wanted my own room or if I preferred having

a (3) ____________.
dormitory You know, I’ve never shared a room before so I am a little nervous. But I

think it will be a good (4) ____________.

housing Are you living in a dorm at your college or are you renting

an (5) ____________?
experience Do you like it? Can’t wait to hear from you!

Love,
Tina

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Tiny Homes
a. What did you learn from the article “Tiny Homes”? The following sentences are false.
Correct them to make them true.

1. A tiny home can be the size of two parking lots.

______________________________________________________________
a small house may only be 300 square feet and 28 square meters

2. It costs more to heat and cool a tiny house.

______________________________________________________________
a small house and a large house also cost less to heat and cool

3. Big cities are crowded and homes are inexpensive.

______________________________________________________________
false because the cities are increasingly more people and the houses cost a lot of money

4. Some architects build low ceilings and small windows to make tiny homes look
larger.
______________________________________________________________
false `because they are big windows what do they do

5. Some tiny homes have refrigerators that fold up into the wall.
______________________________________________________________
they hide a refrigerator inside the closet

b. You read about four reasons people choose to live in tiny homes. List the reasons
mentioned in the article.

1. ______________________________________________________________
spend less money

2. ______________________________________________________________
architects make small houses look bigger

3. ______________________________________________________________
they have all the basics

4. ______________________________________________________________
help the environment

c. Exchange lists with your partner. Are your lists similar?

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Unusual Homes
a. Mark the correct boxes in the table below according to what you learned in the
computer lesson.

Coober West Papuan

Aogashima
Pedy rain forest

1. Many people live in caves underground.

2. It’s an island where 200 people live on

a volcano.
3. Residents get free heating, hot water
and steam for cooking.
4. Residents live in tree houses 8-12
meters high.
5. People have furniture and appliances
just like in regular homes.
6. People don’t have to worry about
mosquitoes or floods.

b. What did you learn about the Korowai people? Answer the questions.
1. What country to they live in?
______________________________________________________________
australia

2. Who do they live with?

______________________________________________________________
families

3. What kind of house do they live in?

______________________________________________________________
tree house, they live in caves, mining

4. What are two advantages of their houses?

no hay gnats
a. ____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
They live in caves because it is very hot in Cuba

c. Which of these unusual homes would you like to live in? Why? Discuss with a partner.

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