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43 Form small groups and discuss your plans for the future. How do you think your living situation will change once you’ve finished school? Where will you go? What will you need? Expand your vocabulary: Living arrangements – part 1 Study the expressions in the box below. How many of them can you translate or explain? Write down what you know already. Move around the room and ask your classmates for their ideas on any expressions you don’t know. Can you get all of them? Ask your teacher for any that are left. SPEAKING 3 Where to live after school LANGUAGE 4 a b a accommodation b campus c cleaner d common room e to commute f costly g dorm h flatmate i homesick j housework k mess l to move m on my own n to rent o studio flat p university One of your friends wants to study at an English university and is looking for inexpensive accommodation. He/She has found flatmate advertisement E on p. 42 in a magazine and has asked you to write an email to the person who posted the advertisement. In your email you should: give your reasons for writing comment on your friend’s situation specify what you need to know Write around 250 words. See Writing coach, Formal email , p. 178. WRITING 7 Listen to some people talking on a radio show about how they live after having finished school. Take notes on the points below. details of their living situation what they like about their living situation Use the expressions from the box above to write short summaries of each of the four interviews. Which of the living situations you heard about would be the most suitable for you? What might be potential upsides and downsides of them? Discuss in small groups. Can you think of any other living arrangements for students or people who have finished school and are starting to work? LISTENING 5 a 06 b SPEAKING 6 a b Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv