Card 19. Listening

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Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below. When I was born my parents were living in a ... house flat camp They lived in a rented flat for ... 5 months 15 months 10 months Our new flat was only … square metres. 108 68 38 We finally moved into the capital city at the beginning of ... 1988 1978 1998 True or false? True The family was living in a small village. The village was about 20 kilometres away from the capital. There was enough room for two adults and two small boys in a new flat. False When the man was thirteen years old his brother was born. The man’s parents liked the rented flat very much. Fill in the missing words. My parents decided we needed a larger house.So we moved into a rented flat and lived there for fifteen months.There was enough room for two adults and two small boys.Rents were quite expensive, so I decided to move into a shared flat.It’s more comfortable and there is more privacy. Answer the questions. Questions Answers Where did the family live when the man was born? They lived in a house in a small village. Why did the man’s family have to rent a flat for about a year? The man's family had to rent a flat for about a year because the man's brother was born and they needed a larger home. What was their flat in the capital like? It wasn't large, only 68 square metres, but there was enough room for two adults and two small boys. There were two bedrooms, a cosy living-room with a balcony, a small bathroom and a kitchen. Where did he move when he started university? He moved into a shared flat. How many people is he sharing the flat with at present? Now he is sharing a flat with only one person.