Unit 14. Parts of a residence.
A Luxury Housing Community
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Model/Starting Price: Oak-$150,000
· Spacious living room
· Cozy kitchen
· 1-car garage
· Utility room with extra storage space.
Model/Starting Price: Maple-$200,000
· Master bedroom with walk-in closet, plus two additional bedrooms
· 3 bathrooms
· Huge kitchen and living room
· Utility room with appliances
· 2-car garage.
Model/starting Price: Evergreen-$275.000
· Master bedroom, plus four more bedrooms-all with walk-in closets!
· 4 bathrooms
· Huge living room and kitchen with appliances, both with great views
· Utility room with appliances
· 2-car garage
· Landscaped backyard with patio and/or pool (optional)
1. Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.
1. In which area of a house is a car parked?
2.What feature is located at the back of a house?
Reading.
2. Read the advertisement from a new housing community. Then, mark the statements as true (T) or false (F).
1. What is the advertisement mostly about?
A. the size of different rooms.
B. a tour of a redesigned home.
C. the features of different houses.
D. room improvements the company provides.
2. What is NOT a difference between the Oak and Maple models?
A. Oak has fewer bedrooms.
B. Maple has two more bathrooms.
C. Oak has utility room appliances.
D. Maple has additional garage space.
3. What is true of Evergreen models?
A. Their patios are bigger than Maple’s.
B. They do not all have pools.
C. their bedrooms all have bathrooms.
D. Their living rooms have appliances.
Vocabulary
3. Check (˅) the sentence that uses the underlined part correctly.
1. __ A The room has a walk-in closet where you can hang all your clothes.
__ B We park our cars in the utility room at night
2.__A He watches TV in the bathroom after dinner. __B They eat dinner outside on the patio when the weather is warm.
3. __A The house has several leaks in the roof.
__B They got a new oven for the living room.
4. __A The bedrooms are on the second floor of the house.
__ B The garage has a walk-In closet and bathroom attached.
4. Fill in the blanks with the correct words and phrases from the word bank.
bathroom master bedroom kitchen garage utility room living room
1. The client asked for the _______ to be designed large enough for her bed and dresser.
2. The washer and dryer are in the ____.
3. The ______ needs a gas line for the stove and oven.
4. The ______ has two sinks and a large walk-in shower.
5. There are two couches and an armchair in the ___________________.
6. The ______ has enough room for two cars.
5. Listen and read the advertisement for a new housing community again. Which house would be best for a young couple?
Listening
6. Listen to a conversation between a construction company owner and a manager. Mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F).
1. _ The woman wants to add walk-in closets.
2. _ The man suggests making the utility room smaller.
3. _ The man wants to expand the kitchen into the living room.
7. Listen again and complete the conversation.
Owner: Let’s 1 ___ ___ the plans for the model home.
Manager: Sure. Construction starts in 2 _________ __________
Owner: Right. Now, the master bedroom has a walk-in closet. But I think the 3 ___ ___ need walk-in closets, too.
Manager: I 4 __ __. Homeowners love closet space.
Owner: Yes, they do. We can just make the 5 _________________ a little smaller.
Manager: 6_____ _____. People also like big kitchens.
Speaking.
8. With a partner, act out the roles below based on Task 7. Then, switch roles.
USE LANGUAGE SUCH AS:
But I think…
I agree completely.
That’s a great idea.
Student A: You are the owner of a construction company. Talk to Student B about:
· the features of your model home
· what home buyers want to see
· changes to make to a model home
Student B: You are a site manager. Talk to Student A about changes to the model home.
Writing
9. Use the advertisement and the conversation from Task 8 to fill out the advertisement.
Come See Our Model Home!
Rooms: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Features: _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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