talking+houses

where are the doors & windows in the floor plan above?

Draw a floor plan of your house or your favorite or dream house. Now explain it to your partner. If you want to challenger each other try describing it without the picture &

Renting an Apartment: //how? is/are there? interactive quiz// [] //ho// try the renting Quiz []

use //there is// and //there are// to describe your house/ flat. [] or this from the USA []

listen to a conversation about renting an apartment []

Click on the link below for a house market quiz [] if you were looking for a house or flat to rent an advertisement may look like this. What do the acronyms mean? WC = water closet? sto. ? 3 B.D 2 dbl Beds WIW = walk in ... BIR - built in R dbl lock up gge = A/C 4x2= cls park & shops= opp amens. =

renting a room or sharing a house? sing. male mat. fem. FF = share ut's = gsoh ns fly in/out =

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 * **Attic ** || **People store things in the attic. **

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 * **Ballroom ** || **A room in stately homes where rich people dance and concerts are held. **

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 * **Box Room ** || **A small room used for storage. **

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 * **Cellar ** || **Underneath the house. **

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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Cloakroom ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A small room where people put their coats. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Conservatory ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A greenhouse attached to a house for the display of plants. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dining Room ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A room where people eat. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Drawing Room ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A room in stately homes where rich people entertain. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Games Room ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A room in large houses where games are played. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Hall ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The entrance passage to a house. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Larder ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A small room used for the storage of food. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Library ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A room where books are kept. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lounge ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Another name for living room. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Music Room ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A room where people play music. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Office ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A room where people work. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Pantry ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A small room used to store kitchen and dining items. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Parlour ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Old fashioned word for living room. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sitting Room ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Another name for living room. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

|| Guest Room ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A room where guests sleep. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Spare Room/

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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Toilet ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A room where people go to the toilet (often known as WC) **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Utility Room ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A room where appliances such as washing machines are used. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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<span style="font-size: 15.5pt; color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Listen to the pronunciation (requires <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">[|Real Player Basic] ). **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">

[] making a complaint to the land lord! Finding a good apartment for rent sometimes takes time, but things always come up. What kinds of complaints or problems do tenants experience when renting a home or apartment? Briefly discuss these ideas with a partner. Explain one solution for each problem you came up with.
 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Singular ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Plural ** ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt;">[|attic] || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-align: center; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">attics ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt;">[|bathroom] || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-align: center; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">bathrooms ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt;">[|bedroom] || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-align: center; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">bedrooms ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt;">[|kitchen] || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-align: center; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">kitchens ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt;">[|living room] || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-align: center; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">living rooms ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt;">[|lounge] || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt;">[|lounges] ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt;">[|room] || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-align: center; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">rooms ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">[|Sound and pictures for this theme] **

listen to these problems. scroll to the bottom & press play > []

NS = non S UC = under cover parking GSOH = good sense... how do you get to know your neighbours, street or community? what are some 'ice breakers'