Rent a House. Prepositions of Place
Lesson 11
Rent a house. Prepositions of place
(To learn vocabulary connected with rent and prepositions of place)
1. Draw the outline of your favorite room at home. Draw only the windows and doors. Work in pair with your teacher. Describe the furniture in your room. Let your teacher draw the room. Take turns.
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2. Answer the questions:
- Do you rent an apartment\a house?
- Do you know anybody who rents an apartment?
- What does he\she like about the apartment?
- What doesn't he\she like about the apartment?
- Do you know anybody who works as an estate agent\realtor? Do you think it's a good job?
- What is the best way to find an apartment in your city? Internet? Newspapers? Realtors?
- What is the most important when choosing apartment for rent? Location? Price?
- Do you know the average price for one-bedroom apartment in your city?
- Which is the best zone to rent an apartment in you city? Which is the worst? Which is most expensive? The cheapest?
3. Study the vocabulary below (you can also ask students with good imagination to make their own sentences with new words for better understanding and memorizing):
#1 – “I checked theclassifieds, but there is nothing in myprice range.”
Theclassifiedsis the section of a newspaper
Yourprice rangeis the amount of money you hope to pay
#2 – “The apartment is fullyfurnished.”
Furnished means it has furniture – beds, tables, chairs
#3 – “I can’t affordto live there alone, so I’m looking for aroommate.“
I can’t afford means “I don’t have money.”
Aroommateis a person who lives with you in the apartment and pays the part for it.
#4 – “Tomove in, you need to pay asecurity deposit.”
Move inmeans to enter an apartment to live there.
Asecurity deposit –an amount of money that you get back at the end of your time living there if the apartment is in good condition.
#5 – “Thelandlordoffers a two-yearlease.”
Thelandlordis the person who owns the apartment
Aleaseis a contract for you to live in and use the apartment
#6 – “The building isrun-down, but the apartment wasrenovated.”
Run-downmeans the building is old
renovatedmeans everything was redesigned and made new
4. Watch the video. Are the statements true or false?
- He wants one-bedroom apartment with no furnitureF (2 bedroom, furnished)
- They have one apartment leftT
- The water, gas and electricity are includedF(gas and electricity - no)
- His price range is 500$F (400$)
- The second apartment is on the first floorT
- They don't need one month rent as a depositF (they need)
5. Practice the dialogues (pay attention to pronunciation):
Dialogue 1:
M: Hello, I'm calling about an apartment. I'd like to rent a furnished, two-bedroom place
W: We have one furnished apartment left. It's air conditioned and rents $565 per month
M: Are the utilities included?
W: The water is, but now the gas and electricity
M: That's a little more than I wanted to pay. Thanks anyway
Dialogue 2:
W: Hello, Breezeway Manor Apartments, how may I help you?
M: Do you have a furnished, two-bedroom apartment in the $400 range?
W: Why yes, you're in luck, one just came open today. It goes for $450 per month, including water.
M: Is it on the first or second floor?
W: The first floor, it's very close to our swimming pool. Shall I hold it for you? I need one month's rent as a deposit.
M: Yes, please, do. I'll be right over.
6. Grammar. Study the table below
7. We are going to practice and have some fun. Click the links and follow the instructions
8. Look at the picture and answer the questions:
e.g. Where is a cat? - It's under the table
- Where is a guitar?
- Where are books?
- Where is a surfboard?
- Where is a table?
- Where are posters?
- Where is a lamp?
- Where is a carpet?
- Where is a sofa?
9. Imagine that you need to rent an apartment. You want a fully furnished one-bedroom apartment on a second floor, renovated, price range is $650,utilities included, you have a dog. Look at these pictures and read the information. Role play the dialogues.
Apartment #1
One-bedroom apartment
Fully furnished
$670
no pets
All utilities are included
Second floor
Apartment #2
One-bedroom apartment
Fully furnished
$550
Utilities are not included
First floor
Apartment #3
One-bedroom apartment
Only bedroom furnished
$400
Water is included
Second floor
Thank you for the lesson!
HT:
- Watch the video and write your answers to the questions:
- How many bedrooms are there?2
- How much is the rent?550$
- Are utilities included?No
- Is there a dishwasher?Yes
- Does she have a roommate?Yes
- Is she a student?They work part-time
- Is that the first time she rents an apartment?No
- Click the link and do the exercises