Listening
Listen to the conversation and fill the gaps
I hate paying rent. It’s _______________ money. And it’s a lot of money. When I pay rent. _______________ I’m throwing money away. My rent usually takes over half of my salary. Of course, landlords are very happy. They sit back and let the _______________. The rent they _______________ their housing loan on their house. The thing that annoys me most is that the rent I pay is more than what _______________ I had a housing loan. Sometimes I’ve paid rent _______________ place. When something broke, the landlord _______________. When I said I wouldn’t pay the rent, he told me he’d _______________. The worst thing about rent is rent increases. These are usually very unfair. That’s just the landlord _______________.
Writing
Situation: Mr. And Mrs. Roberts are renting a small two-story house right now. They have two children and a large dog. Soon Mrs. Roberts’ mother is coming to live with them and they will have to find a new place to live. She is very old and has difficulty walking. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts own a car.
Which ad do you think they should answer? Why?
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Task for individual work
1.Abbreviations In Housing Ads
Most newspapers use abbreviations in their advertisements. Abbreviations may not always be the same in all regions of the country. Some abbreviations are formed from the first few letters of the word: ex. balc. (balcony). Others are formed by using the first initials of com-pound words: ex. b.r. (bedroom). Still others may be formed by using the consonants, with-out the vowels of a word: ex. dntn. (downtown). The abbreviations given below may not be the only ones used.
1. adult - adlt. 26. large - lg.
2. after - aft. 27. laundry - laun.
3. air-conditioning - a/c 28. living room - l.r. or liv. rm.
4. appliances - appl. 29. manager - mgr.
5. apartment - apt. 30. modern - mod.
6. bachelor - bach. 31. near - nr.
7. balcony - balc. 32. newly decorated - new. dec.
8. basement - base. or bsmt. 33. parking - pkg. or pkrg.
9. bathroom - bath. or ba. 34. possession - poss.
10. bedroom - b.r. or bdrm. 35. refrigerator - refrig.
11. building - bldg. 36. security deposit - sec. dep.
12. close - cl. 37. separate - sep.
13. convenient - conv. 38. side by side - SxS
14. dining room - D.R. 39. small - sm.
15. downtown - dntn. 40. spacious - spac.
16. drapes - drps. 41. stove - stv.
17. elevator - elev. 42. sublet - sub.
18. floor - fl. or flr. 43. suite - ste.
19. furnished - furn. 44. transportation - trans.
20. garage - gar. 45. unfurnished - unfurn.
21. house - hse. 46. utilities - util.
22. immediate - imm.or immed. 47. wall to wall carpeting - w/w carp.
23. includes - incl. 48. washer/dryer - w/d
24. inquire - inq. 49. week - wk.
25. kitchen - kit. or kitch
Classified Ads – Comprehension Exercise
Directions: Read the Classified Ads below and answer the questions below.
Ad. #1. Does the room for rent have a private bath?
Are there laundry facilities?
When can you move in?
Ad. #2. Is this accommodation close to a bus stop?
Is lunch included in the board?
Ad. #3. Where is the apartment located?
Is it on the main floor?
How do you know this?
When is it available?
Ad. #4. Do you have to pay extra for parking?
Ad. #5. Is this a side-by-side duplex?
Is heating extra?
What does 1 _ baths mean?
Ad. #6. Is electricity included in the rent?
Which appliances do you think are included?
Ad. #7. What is not allowed in this accommodation?
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Room for Rent (Furnished)
260 Young St., cl. to Main St.nice furn. clean room, avail. for Dec.1. Rooms incl. fridge, & cable. Share kit., bath laund., clean & quiet tenants only. $300 mo.
Ph. 453-9860
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Room & BoardRoom & board avail., downtown
lcn., cl. to all conv. 3 meals, 7 days, T.V.,
ph. 452-3412
3
Apartment For Rent
Unfurnished large 2 b.r. ste., nr. dntn., balc., cable T.V., a/c, pkg., immed., poss., ph. 787-3426
4
T ownhouse For Rent
immed. poss., spac., 3 b.r., one level twnhse., 2 baths, prkg. incl., $950. ph. 772-9087
5
Duplex For Rent
3 b.r. upper duplex, 4 appls., 1 _ baths, cl to shop., bus & schools, $900, pkg. & all util. inc., avail. Sept. 15.,ph. 663-7869
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House For Rent
nr. shop. mall & parks, 3 b.r., 4 appls., $800/mo. plus util. w/w carp., avail.immed., No pets, ph. 895-0954
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Shared Accommodation
M/F Roommate wtd to share 2 b.r. house, $400/mo.
Incl. Util. & prkg. , no smk., ph. 489-6059