1. Moving House
Sue Fairfax
Lincoln College

2. Topic Aims Method Equipment Duration Level Hidden Moving House
To test student’s knowledge on a variety of topics already covered in class
To enable students to work independently
For revision – or to stretch further
Level
Level 1 and Level 2
Method
4 Tasks on, buying a house, furniture, carpets, decorating. Fun resource.
4 extra worksheets provided (if you need more, just make more copies)
Equipment
Hand-out
Pens
Calculators (if to be used),
Worksheet provided in resource
Duration
> 1 Hour
Hidden

3. Moving House
Task 1
Use the internet to find 3 houses you would like to buy in the area. List the properties with price of each
You will need to get a mortgage. Find 3 different mortgage deals and decide which one would be the best for you
Set out the advantages and disadvantages of each option for each house in a table, including the initial deposit, interest rate and the cost of repayments each month.
Decide which house you would like to buy and explain why
Work out the cost per month to repay the mortgage if the rates increases by a) 10% b)5%
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4. Task 1
WORKSHEET
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Task 2
You have a budget of £2000 to furnish the lounge and 2 bedrooms
Use the internet to find furniture for these rooms, within your budget. Set the information out in a table.
How much money do you have left? Explain what you might spend this money on.
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6. Task 2
WORKSHEET
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Task 3
You decide to decorate the lounge. It is 6 metres by 12 metres.
You put a border around the room. How many metres would you need? Explain why you might not need quite this much
Each roll costs £ How much will it cost in total?
You decide to replace the carpet. Use the internet to find a suitable carpet. List 3 carpets that you like with costs per metre, colours and type of carpet so that you can discuss which one to buy with your partner (remember to check what width the carpet is sold in). How much will you need to buy? (remember to check what width the carpet is sold in). What will be the cost for the whole room for each of the 3 carpets?
All the shops are giving a 20% discount on their carpets. What will be the cost now be for each of the 3 carpets with this discount?
Draw a bar chart to show the costs of the 3 different carpets at full price, and then with the 20% discount. Remember to label your chart.
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8. Task 3
WORKSHEET
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Task 4
Draw a scale drawing of hour lounge (show doors and windows) and show where you might put the furniture you have decided to but. Remember to show the scale and to label clearly
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10. Task 4
WORKSHEET
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