Lessons 9 - 12 - A Place To Live

9 VOCABULARY : RENTING ACCOMMODATION
Anagram Time!
lalh hall
rmboaoht bathroom gviinl moro living room
itkcenh kitchen dombreo bedroom
nniigd oomr dinning room eggaar garage
aoyncbl balcony gdnrae garden
What other words do you know about accommodation?
Flat is more common in British English, Americans usually use apartment.

Another vocabulary difference is that in British English ground floor means at
street level, and first floor means one level above the street. However, in
American English first floor means at street level
Key vocabulary, e.g.

own = propio
above = encima
plenty = mucho
furniture = mueble
cupboard = alacena
oven = horno
fridge = nevera
Find the word that fits in the gap.

I live in a ___ flat ( my own, first floor)
Maria is talking about her flat. Complete what she says with these
words.
I live in a first floor flat. I live with two _flatmates. We don’t own the flat. We rent it. Our
_landlord lives in the flat above us. The flat’s furnished, so the furniture isn’t ours. It’s in
an old house, but it’s got central heating, and it’s very warm. Unfortunately, it hasn’t got air
conditioning, so it can get too hot in the summer. We’ve got a fitted kitchen, with plenty of
cupboards, and a new oven and fridge.
We’ve all got our own bedrooms, but we _share_ the other rooms.
We share _the rent_, too, of course. The bedrooms are small, but the living room is quite
_spacious. The flat isn’t very convenient the shops, but it’s in a nice location and it isn’t
noisy.
Your Life
Go through the questions.
Use the questions to ask about the place
where your partner live.
• Now Read the questions again and
make notes about where do you live.
Describe the place where you live

Use the text in exercise 2 as a model to talk
about the place where you live. E.G. I live in (house). I live with (my
husband). We (don't own the house)
say sentences about the places where you live.

Pronunciation
A syllable is a single sound. It can be a whole word (e.g. work, go), or it can
be one sound within a word (e.g. English, lesson).
tenant
How many syllables are there? ------> te - nant = 2
location
How many syllables are there? ------> lo-ca-tion = 3
A. How many syllables are there: 2 or 3?

tenant = 2 location = 3 area = 2
furniture = 3 flatmate = 2 furnished = 3
fitted = 2 properly = 3 spacious = 3
10 GRAMMAR : Articles
Why is Cindy wearing new shoes?
Look the picture

What are Ryan and Cindy doing?
What is Ryan carrying?
What are they wearing?
Why do you think Cindy looks
unhappy?
Vocabulary
block of flats = bloque de pisos
lift = ascensor
out of order = fuera de servicio
comfortable = cómodo
get something wrong = hacer algo mal
Read the story again

Why did it take a long time to find the flat?
Why can't they use the lift?
What's wrong with Cindy's shoes?
What did Ryan get wrong?
READ IT
a desk, a clever student, an apple, an old desk on the board.
Elicit that we use an before a vowel sound and a before a consonant sound.
Look at the examples of a/an and the in the story. Match the uses to the rules
above.
“Cindy and Ryan are going to a party.”
Look the grammar table and answer: Why do we use ‘a’ here?
Look at the examples of a/an and the in the story. Match the uses to the rules
above.
4A.Choose the correct Article

Vocabulary:
- Escalator = Escalera mecánica
- Shirt = camisa
- Tie = corbata
- Market = Mercado
- Play = Jugar
- Afterwards = Luego
Choose the correct article while reading the conversation

“Is there a toilet near here?”
“Yes, it’s on the second floor”

READ THE TEXT, FILL THE GAPS
Vocabulary
Van = Camioneta
door bell = Timbre de la puerta
surprised = sorprendido
old times = viejos tiempos
suddenly = repentinamente
parking ticket = boleto de estacionamiento
Complete the sentence
Jordan delivered _a_ computer to _the__ office in __the_ city
ANSWERS
1. a 10. the
2. the 11. the
3. the 12. an
4. a 13. a
5. the 14. a
6. the 15. the
7. the 16. the
8. a 17. the
9. a 18. the
Imagine you are starting a new course at the school or college, list questions
they might need to ask about the building, the course, and the lessons.
Now Student A is going to ask and student B is going to answer. Let’s

practice!
11 SPEAKING : Showing Interest in other people
Conversation
Emily is having lunch in the company canteen with a new team
member, Casper.
Casper It's a very different way to do business here in Singapore, compared to Germany.
Emily I know what you mean. Do you find it difficult?
С No, not at all. It's interesting.
E Interesting?
С Yes. For example, in Singapore you discuss prices much earlier in a negotiation than
we do in Germany.
E Really? So, you mean that you leave price negotiations till the end of a discussion?
C: Oh, yes. In Singapore you start talking about prices for products when in Germany
we're still trying to define exactly what's wanted.
E How amazing! I didn't realize. I suppose we think it's a waste of time discussing
something if the price is always going to be unrealistic.
С I see.
E Whereas in Germany you feel you can't begin to think about price until you know all the
details.
С That's right.
E So, do you like Singapore?
С Oh, yes. Very much, especially the food. But I need to do some sport. I've put on two
kilos already! Back in Berlin I play centre forward for the company football team.
E Really?
С Yes, urn... anyway, urn...
E Do you notice any other differences between business life here and in Germany?
С Well, another difference is the flexibility that a manager has here.
E Flexibility?
С Yes. In Germany it's very difficult to be a manager because every time you want to
introduce a change in the organization or in communication processes, you have to ask
the Workers' Council for permission. This makes innovation very slow, which isn't good for
the employees at all.
E: So, what you're saying is that the Workers' Council in Germany makes things more
difficult for employees, not easier.
C: Sometimes, yes.
E That's terrible!
Saying it accurately
To show empathy To paraphrase

1 I .......know........what you mean. 6 So in .....other..........words.
2 ..........really............ ? 7 So what you're....saying...........is...
3 That's.......wonderful.......! 8 So you ..........mean..............that...
4 ..........that’s........ so true. 5 .................that’s.......amazing!
Group these expressions that show empathy under the correct heading, following
the example.
1 That's wonderful! 6 How amazing!

2 How terrible! 7 Great!
3 Fantastic! 8 Oh no!
4 That's unbelievable! 9 How incredible!
5 That's awful! 10 That's dreadful! (that’s sad)
To show empathy about something good: 1, 3, 6, 7

To show empathy about something bad: 2, 5, 8, 10
To show disbelief: 4, 9
ROLEPLAY
12 That’s Life!
What sort of things can go wrong?
Travelling : You miss your bus, you lose your ticket.

Meeting a friend: You get lost, you arrive late
Taking an exam: You fall the exam, you are ill.
READ Episode 1 Again

Questions about characters
Who is Lucy?
Who is Jordan?
Where does Ryan work?

Who is Peter going to marry?
Questions about the story

What was Lucy planning to do?
Where do her parents live?
Who was she going to go with?
Let’s keep going on with the story
Vocabulary
picture 1:
cold = frío
shame = vergüenza
short notice = aviso corto
annoyed = molesto
look forward to = esperando
de antemano
flirting
picture 2:
jogger = corredor
pity = lastima
wind = viento
shorts = pantalones cortos
freezing = congelación
waste of time = pérdida de
tiempo
SPEAKING ----TALKING
Let’s look the pictures of

the story.
Picture 1: Who is in the Coffee

Shop? What’s wrong with
Jordan?
Picture 2: What are Sarah and
Jordan doing? Does Jordan
look happy?
Picture 3: Is Sarah upset? Why
do you think is Sarah
laughing?
Now Let’s read
What did Jordan do at the weekend?

Why was it a waste of time?
Basic Comprehension
picture 1: When did Jordan's cold start? What was Jordan doing at the weekend?
picture 2: Why couldn't they make the advert on Saturday? How did Jordan get his cold?
Where did Sarah go on Sunday?
picture 3: What was wrong with the advert?
Is the Statement true or false?

“ Jordan's got a cold.”
Work with your partner

Look the remaining false statements, and
correct them.
He went to see Lucy’s parents on Sunday

He didn’t go to see Lucy’s parents on Sunday. He
was in an advert.
Complete here
the expressions
Bless __you__! (only for sneezes)
___Oh___, dear.
That’s ___a___shame.
I _can___ imagine.
What __a__ pity.
Poor __you__!
when we use each one:
Bless you! ------->when someone sneezes.

I can imagine--------> to show you understand someone's reaction when something
happens.
Oh, dear. / What a shame. / What a pity-------> to show sympathy when something
doesn't go as planned.
Poor you! ------------>to show you are sorry that someone is unhappy or unwell.
Vocabulary
burn = quemar
finger = dedo
painful = doloroso
scratch = rasguño
Practice saying and responding to the statements, use the expressions.
“It started at the weekend”

Why does Jordan use 'the weekend' here, not 'a weekend?
A: He's talking about a specific weekend
idiomatic expression note: “Hit the roof” = she was very angry
HIT THE WALL

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9 VOCABULARY : RENTING ACCOMMODATION

What other words do you know about accommodation?

Flat is more common in British English, Americans usually use apartment.

Key vocabulary, e.g.

Find the word that fits in the gap.

Describe the place where you live

say sentences about the places where you live.

A. How many syllables are there: 2 or 3?

Why is Cindy wearing new shoes?

Look the picture

Read the story again

“Cindy and Ryan are going to a party.”

4A.Choose the correct Article

Choose the correct article while reading the conversation

“Yes, it’s on the second floor”

Now Student A is going to ask and student B is going to answer. Let’s

11 SPEAKING : Showing Interest in other people

To show empathy To paraphrase

1 That's wonderful! 6 How amazing!

To show empathy about something good: 1, 3, 6, 7

What sort of things can go wrong?

Travelling : You miss your bus, you lose your ticket.

READ Episode 1 Again

Where does Ryan work?

Questions about the story

Let’s keep going on with the story

Let’s look the pictures of

Picture 1: Who is in the Coffee

Now Let’s read

What did Jordan do at the weekend?

picture 3: What was wrong with the advert?

Is the Statement true or false?

Work with your partner

He went to see Lucy’s parents on Sunday

Bless you! ------->when someone sneezes.

Practice saying and responding to the statements, use the expressions.

“It started at the weekend”

A: He's talking about a specific weekend

HIT THE WALL

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