Oversea Survival English
3. Accommodation
-- by Nicole
Type
Homestay / Family Stay
Flat / Apartment
House
Types Advantage Disadvantage
* Include breakfast and
dinner * Limit bath time
* Improve English * No cooking
Homestay * Know about local culture * Awful food
and customs * Incoming call
* Provide garage * Expensive rent
* Save washing fee
* Near to campus * Not offer lunch
* Make new friends * Too crowed
Flat * Group work (study) * Too noisy
* Include all bills * No parking-lot
* No washing machine
* Freedom
* Unsafe
* Comfortable
House * Garden
* Too crowded
* Share bills
* Garage
* Unfriendly landlord/landlady
balcony
bathroom
kitchen bedroom
yard garbage
garage
microwave oven
stove fridge
kettle toaster water filter
air conditioning
heater
electric fan radiator
Dialogue 1: 咨询住房条件
Ariel: Good morning. Advisor: Alright. Anything else?
Advisor: Morning. Ariel: And I’d like to have my own
Ariel: I’d like to apply for a homestay. bathroom and balcony. I don’t
Advisor: Right, sit down please. I need want to share them with others.
to take down your details first. Advisor: OK, no problem.
What’s your full name? Ariel: I hope there are no young
Ariel: My name is Ariel Lee. children in the house. You know
Advisor: OK, and your age? children are usually too noisy.
Ariel: I am 18 years old. Advisor: Fine. Do you need a garage?
Advisor: Well, I need to check your Ariel: I don’t drive now. Maybe I would
requirements for the homestay. need it in the future, and I hope
Such as food or facilities, that the house would be near to
something like that. the campus.
Ariel: Firstly, I prefer to live in a family Advisor: Not far to campus. Anything
stay house with a nice landlady else?
and I hope she would be good at Ariel: No.
cooking.
Advisor: Fine. Let me check the two weeks’ rent as the deposit in
information … er … Mrs. White’s advance.
house is OK. Ariel: Is the deposit refundable?
Ariel: Really? Could you tell me the Advisor: Of course.
details of it? Ariel: Does the rent include all bills?
Advisor: It’s a large bed-sitting room. Advisor: No. It only includes water fee.
And it’s bright and quiet with a You have to pay your electric bill
large French-window facing the and telephone bill.
garden. Ariel: Oh, may I go and have a look?
Ariel: Great. What about the Advisor: Certainly, anytime you like.
furnishings? Ariel: How about 10 o’clock in the
Advisor: Well, it’s furnished and brand- morning this Saturday?
new. There is a big bed and Advisor: Fine. Tell me your contact
beautiful closet. number?
Ariel: How about the rent and the Ariel: My mobile phone is 7236 3947.
deposit? Advisor: That’s OK.
Advisor: The rent is 180 pounds per Ariel: Thanks for your help.
week and you will have to pay
Listening Understanding directions
Match each expression (a-g) with a picture (1-7).
2
1
a 4
on the left ______
3
b 2
on the right ______ 4
c 5
at the top of ______
d 7
at the bottom of ______
5
7
e at the end of ______
6 6
f 1
next to ______
g opposite ______
3
Listening Understanding directions 23
Mrs. Woods is showing Paula around the house. Listen and write the letter
(a-h) of each room in the correct place on the plan.
a bathroom b toilet c lounge d Mr./Mrs. Woods’ room
e Abigail’s room f kitchen g Paula’s room h dining room
study 4 upstairs 6
3
5
1
7
hall 2 downstairs 8
1 ______
f 2 ______
h c
3 ______ b
4 ______
d
5 ______ 6 ______
e g
7 ______ a
8 ______
Listening Understanding directions 23
Now listen to these sentences. Write true (T) or false (F) for each sentence.
T a The kitchen is downstairs, on the left.
____
T b The dinning room is downstairs, on the right.
____
____
F c The lounge is next to the kitchen.
F d The toilet is at the top of the stairs.
____
____
T e Mr. and Mrs. Woods’ room is at the top of the stairs, on
the left.
F f Abigail’s room is next to her parents’ room.
____
T g The bathroom is at the end.
____
T h Paula’s room is next to the bathroom.
____
Listening Understanding directions 23
Ok, so let me show you around. This is the hall, of course. On
the left is the kitchen … and on the right is the dining room. And
then along here, if you follow me, on the right is the lounge. This
is where we spend most of our time.
Ok, so that’s the downstairs. Oh, I nearly forgot, there’s a
toilet here just at the bottom of the stairs.
So, let’s go upstairs now … On the left is our room, that’s my
husband Kevin and me. And opposite is Abigail’s room. This is
your room, along here next to Abigail’s. It’s quite big. Oh, yes, and
the bathroom is at the end. Right, I think that’s everything … Do
you want to unpack?
Thanks for your time!
