HOUSING 1. Home and its importance in people’s lives 2. Living in a town and village 3. My house 4. Ideal dwelling 5. Problems of young families with renting or buying a flat

A good home must be made, not bought. Comment on the following quotations. A good home must be made, not bought. Joyce Maynard It matters less to a person where they are born than where they can live. Turkish proverb

Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the following subtopics: HOUSING Living in a town/city Living in the country Location, types of dwelling/ shelter Exterior, interior Types of rooms, furniture Household appliances Activities around the house Description of the place where you live Problems connected with accommodation

What does home mean to you What does home mean to you? Explain your reasons connected with the following hints. FAMILY and RELATIVES FRIENDS SAFETY SECURITY SCHOOL / WORK

Talk about the pros and cons of living in a city. Look at the pictures. Talk about the pros and cons of living in a city. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Look at the pictures. Talk about the pros and cons of living in the country. 1. 2. 3. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 9.

Look at the pictures and describe the advantages and disadvantages of each type of dwelling. 1. 2. 3. 4. blocks of flats terraced houses caravan condominium 5. 6. 7. 8. bungalow houseboat hut 9. 10. 11. detached house 12. mansion house cottage chalet Which houses above are typical for Slovakia, Great Britain and the USA? semi-detached house

What changes would you make there? Look at the interior and exterior. Name the following places and describe them. What do people do there? 1. 2. 3. 4. 8. 5. 6. 7. 9. What changes would you make there?

Which of them can’t you imagine your life without? Name the household appliances in the pictures below. Which of them do you use and what for? 3. 4. 5. 2. 1. 9. 8. 10. 6. 7. Which of them can’t you imagine your life without? 11. 12.

What do you do around your house or flat? Look at the pictures. What are the people doing around their houses and flats? 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 4. What do you do around your house or flat?

Match the activities people do around the home with the pictures below. 1. 2. weeding the flowerbeds fixing leaking pipes mowing the lawn 3. 4. trimming the hedge sweeping fallen leaves 5.

sharing a room with siblings/parents renting/buying Discuss the following issues connected with accommodation. sharing a room with siblings/parents renting/buying taking out a mortgage intolerant and nosy neighbours homelessness Which of them do you have experience with? How do you solve the problems?

Where would you like to live in the future? Explain. Choose an ideal place to live from the pictures below. Give reasons for your choice. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Where would you like to live in the future? Explain.

the exterior and interior nearby amenities Describe the place where you live. Include the following things: the location the type of dwelling the exterior and interior nearby amenities relationships with neighbours Are you satisfied with this place? Explain. What would you change at your place and why?

You have inherited the house below. You can’t sell it or pull it down You have inherited the house below. You can’t sell it or pull it down. How would you repair the inside and outside of the house? How much money do you think you would need for all necessary reconstruction? 2. 3. 1. 4. 5. 6.