Living in an Apartment / a House

A. Talking About Home

 

• It’s in the city/the town/the country.
• I live in the suburbs/at the seaside.
• It’s near (Houston).
• It’s in a quiet area/a busy district.
• I live near a park/in Central street.
• It’s not very far from (the city centre).
• It’s near (the football stadium).
• Where do you live?
• What sort of area is it?
• Is it near (Milan)?

B. Describing the type of home

 

• We have a flat/a house/a room.
• It’s a (three-) room flat.
• It’s a flat/apartment is on the (third) floor.
• We rent a house/own our house.
• It’s got (three) bedrooms.
• It’s got (three) floors.
• There’s a (garden).
• It has a (garage)
• Do you live in a flat?
• Do you rent it?
• Have you bought it?
• Is it your own?
• How big is it?

C. Living in an Apartment: Dialogue

 

• Do you like your new apartment?
• Yes. I like the service in the building, too.
• Are there doormen and guards?
• Yes and the building is close to the shopping areas.
• What floor is your apartment on?
• It’s on the third floor.
• Is the building a walk – up?
• No. It has a small elevator.
• How large is your apartment?
• It has four and a half rooms
• Then you have two bedrooms.
• Right. A living room, a kitchen, two bedrooms, and a bath.
• Is this your apartment?
• Yes, it is.
• How many bedrooms do you have ?
• Two big ones and a small one.
• What’s co-operative apartment?
• In a co-operative, you actually buy the apartment.
• Just as you would buy a house?
• Yes. Then you only pay maintenance costs each month.

D. Living in a House: Dialogue

 

• Do you prefer a one-stair or a two-stair’s house?
• One –story, I think.
• I do too, because there are no stairs to climb.
• But one – stair houses take more land.
• Your house is very large.
• Yes. We have enough room for guests now.
• Our house is too small.
• You don’t have enough room, do you?
• Where’s the bathroom?
• The bathroom is opposite that big bedroom.
• Is this the kitchen?
• Yes. It’s a big kitchen, isn't it?
• I enjoy having a house in the suburbs.
• It’s wonderful to have trees and a big yard.
• The children can play outside most of the time.
• And it’s so much cleaner here than in the city.
• How much did you pay for your house?
• It cost eighteen thousand dollars and we've spent another two thousand on repairs.
• Did you have trouble getting a mortgage?
• No. We paid four thousand dollars, and the bank lent us the rest.