way2go! 5, Schulbuch

134 Unit 10 | This is home Describing features and locations Here are some more phrases you can use to talk about the features and location of your home. Mark the phrases: F – if they refer to the feature of a house ( the house has … ); L – if they refer to the location of a house ( the house is … ). LANGUAGE 10 1 a good view of the mountains 2 in the middle of the countryside 3 spacious rooms 4 around the corner from my parents’ 5 in a safe neighbourhood 6 as far away from my parents’ as possible 7 on the outskirts of the town 8 a terrace or balcony 9 en-suite bathrooms 10 a huge garden 11 in an area where there’s lots going on 12 a double garage 13 a swimming pool and a sauna 14 close to the shops 15 a room where I can get away from everyone 16 air conditioning and central heating 17 a charming atmosphere 18 a nicely decorated lounge What’s your opinion on the ideas above? Do the following: 1 Pick the three aspects that are most important to you. Think about a reason for each one. 2 Pick the three aspects that are least important to you. Find reasons as well. 3 Present your idea of a perfect house to a partner. Talk for about two minutes. 4 Listen to your partner’s presentation and give him/her helpful feedback. SPEAKING 11 My perfect house would have to have/be … I’d rather have/be … I don’t want to have/be/live … Example: I’m a messy kind of person, and for this reason I would need a lot of space. I’m not that bothered about nature, so I wouldn’t need a particularly great view. It would have to have at least three bedrooms because I want lots of children. A big garden would be very important for the children to play in. There would have to be enough space for a huge TV as I spend most of my life watching films … Your family have just moved into the house of your dreams. Unfortunately, your next-door neighbours are rather noisy people. Your family are very unhappy about it and don’t really know what to do about the situation. You want to know what your English friends think by writing a blog post. In your blog post you should:  describe the new house  give examples of how the noisy neighbours are bothering your family  say how you feel about the situation Write around 200 words. Give your blog post a title.  See Writing coach, Blog post , pp. 172/173. WRITING 12 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv