LISTENING and READING COMPREHENSION

LISTENING COMPREHESION - HOW PEOPLE LIVE Read the statements FIRSTListen to people describing accommodation.Write in the table ONLY THE NUMBER OF THE DIALOGUE that matches the statements A–G.There is one extra statement. Mark it with: / STATEMENT:In which dialogue does the speaker… DIALOGUE: A describe a very small flat? 5 B want to buy a new flat? / C talk about how a situation improved? 4 D encourage someone to do something? 3 E feel disappointed with their decision? 2 F describe different options for places to live? 6 G try to sell a house? 1 Listen to the same audio once again.Answer for each person: Which of the following statements is correct?Dialogue 1: A garden window is in the north. The room with the view on the garden faces east. The living room is bright because of the light coming from the south. The living room window facing the garden is in the west. Dialogue 2: Which of the following statements is correct? Sue was happy with her holiday accomodation because is was quiet and not noisy. The accomodation looked much nicer in the brochure. Sue enjoyed at night listening to music and people laughing in the street. The beach was beautiful but too crowded for August. Dialogue 3: Which of the following statemens is correct? Ed hasn't visited his friend's new house yet. Ed has moved into a new house were he doesn't have to pay for electricity. Ed's friend moved into a house with mud walls a year ago. The eco house she moved into recently has solar panels. Dialogue 4: Which of the following statemens is correct? The holiday was a disaster because of the rain and the fact that the tend fell down. It is only a proper holiday when you don't have to do your own washing up or cooking. It is much cheaper to stay in this hotel. The girl is informing her parents that she has spent all her money on accomodation. Dialogue 5: Which of the following statemens is correct? Tom's brother lives in a new flat in Japan. Tom's brother is concerned about his sleeping arrangement. Tom sleeps on a futon he keeps in the cupboard. Tom's new flat has no other furniture in the living room apart from this cupboard Dialogue 6: Which of the following statemens is correct? The university offers more than two types of living in the dorm. Students can have a tour to check on accommodation at the university. Students always have to clean up after themselves. Eight students have to stay in one flat. LISTENING COMPREHENSION - WHERE DO YOU LIVE? Listen to the audio and match the pairs! three storeys terraced house in Oxford a nice four bedroom house a six bedroom house near a park a very small one-room- house Read the following sentences from A to F. Then read the text below.Complete gaps 1-4 with letters that match sentences A-F. There are two extra sentences.A On the other hand, he doesn’t have to stay in one place.B The house, which is only about forty square metres, is one of the world’s smallest houses.C That’s exactly how American teenager Austin Hay felt – before he built his own house at the age of sixteen!D He got the idea from a website which tells you how to build tiny houses.E As soon as the house was finished, Austin held the smallest party ever.F At the moment, the house is parked in his parents’ garden. Have you ever wished you had your own place? 1 C Using materials which mostly came from recycling centres, he constructed his own home. It’s got everything he needs, including a kitchen, a bathroom (with shower), a bedroom and a toilet. 2 B It’s unusual for another reason too – it’s built on wheels, so Austin can take it with him wherever he goes. He did most of the work himself although he had some help from his father and family friends. The whole thing took less than two years.3 E Then he moved in, and he’s lived there ever since. He likes the independence, and he likes ‘living small’, he says, because it’s cheap and green. 4 F However, when he leaves school and goes to university, he won’t leave it behind.He’s going to take it with him, and live in it while he studies. Then, when he gets a job, he plans to take his little house with him once more. Read about four people talking about living in the suburbs. Match the person (1–4) with the statements (A–E). There is one extra statement. Person 1: CI don't want to live in the suburbs all my life. Now I'm still at school and everybody knows that education in the suburbs is usually better. City schools are usually overcrowded and classes are bigger, which causes discipline problems and lowers the level of teaching. But I'd like to become a doctor so I'll have to leave to study at university. And I don't know if I'll come back to work as a doctor here.Person 2: BI've lived in the suburbs since I was born. I used to love it when I was younger - so much space to run, everything I needed was nearby. Now I work in the city centre so I spend two hours a day driving to and from work. I am completely dependent on my car because the public transport here is rather poor. Everybody says living in the suburbs is cheaper than in the city, but if you add the cost of transportation, it is more expensive than it seems.Person 3: EAccording to our recent survey, people living in the suburbs are happier than those living in cities. We asked the residents about different aspects of living in their areas, for example: job opportunities, cost of living, a place to raise children, cultural activities and many others. Over seventy-five percent of people from the suburbs gave their community a high rating, which is a larger percentage than any other community type.Person 4: DAre you looking for a family-friendly house in the peaceful suburbs, far from the noise of the city? We offer you a perfectly located detached house with a large kitchen, an open-plan living room, four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a garage. There are both north and south balconies with amazing views. And the three-acre garden is an ideal place for children. For more information, email us at [email protected] or give us a call at 8888088341...Extra statement: AAfeels a member of the community in the suburbs.Bhas changed his opinion about living in the suburbs.Cisn't sure if he will do his future job in the suburbs.Daddresses people who don't want to live in the city centre.Epresents people's opinions about living in the suburbs.