way2go! Kompetenztraining Writing & Language in Use B1

45 B1 | 5. Klasse | Unit 10: This is home Put these sentences in the correct order to complete paragraph (A). a So instead of our dream flat in Glasgow, I bought an old cottage in the village of Dunoon by mistake. b Unfortunately, the auctioneer had a very strong Glaswegian accent, and the screen where you can usually see the houses that are being sold wasn’t working. c It was built in the 1900s and needed a lot of repairs. d We did a lot of research and found an old flat in Glasgow which we liked very much and which we could afford e Fortunately, Claire was really cool about the whole thing. “It will be an adventure,” she said, and she was right. f As Claire didn’t have time, I had to go to the auction by myself. g As you can imagine, I was horrified. Complete paragraph (B) with the words in the box. bothered central charming cosy countryside equipped location messy spacious store view Revise the features of a blog post and highlight them in Cal’s text. b 2 1 a username 2 a catchy title 3 readers addressed directly 4 informal language and short forms 5 the writer telling the readers what to do Use your tenses Cal is happy with the house that he bought by accident, but what if he regretted it? Complete these sentences with the verbs in the correct tense. 1 We (have) more fun if we (follow) our original plan and (buy) a flat in Glasgow instead of the house. 2 We (spend) so much money on our house already. 3 Renovating (be) a lot of hard work – ask anyone who owns a house! 4 We (be) disappointed when we moved into our house in the village: our neighbours (be) unfriendly and arrogant. 5 We (miss) city life so much here in the village. 6 Over the last few months, we (become) impatient with each other. 7 Claire said our life (turn) into a nightmare because of that old cottage. 8 If I could go back in time, I (not buy, definitely) our house again. LANGUAGE 3 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv

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