Compare the pictures
1) What it might be like to live in homes like these? Which of these homes would you prefer to live in? Make a list of the 10 most important things you would look for when choosing a house to live in.
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2) Compare the pictures. What do you prefer more, bathtub or shower?
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3) Compare the pictures. What is your favorite place at home?
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1 minute talk
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• How well do you know the people who live next door to you?
• What kind of problem do people sometimes have with their neighbours? • How do you think neighbours can help each other? • What things in your home couldn't you live without? • What makes 'a house' into 'a home'? |
You have to talk about the topic for 1 or 2 minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say.
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Talk about a house or an apartment you would like to live in
You should say: • What it would look like • How big it would be • Where it would be located And explain why you would like to live there |
Agree or disagree
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1. Working at home is better than working in an office
2. Living in a small apartment is more comfortable than in a big one 3. It’s better to rent a house than to buy it 4. Living in the centre of the city is better than living on the outskirts 5. It is a good idea to rent a house with one of your best friends |
You are asked to act out a situation
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Buying your first home You have finally saved enough money to buy a flat but you have no time to search for one, so you go to a real estate agency. Tell the agent (the examiner) what is important to you about the flat regarding its • location • size • arrangement of rooms • price The agent starts the conversation. |
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• Do you like the place where you are living? Why or why not?
• Which room do you spend the least time in? • Which room do you spend the most time in? • If you could change anything about your present home, what would it be? • What’s the first thing you do when you get home from a trip? • Is there something you constantly lose at home? • What do you think houses in the future will be like? • Have you ever been homesick? Have you changed anything in your house recently? If so, what was that? • How important is security? How do you make a house secure? |
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