VII. Read the two adverts from a website. Which one would you prefer to rent for a two-week holiday? Why?

It’s a spacious house with four bedrooms, a living room, a large kitchen, two bathrooms, and a store room. There are breathtaking views of the mountains from all the windows. It has a large balcony, which is ideal for eating outside in the summer. The house has wooden floors, a jacuzzi, cable television, and Internet.

It’s a quiet, safe neighbourhood and the neighbours are very warm and friendly. The house is walking distance from stores and restaurants in the local town and a short drive from areas with excellent skiing and hiking. In the area around the house you can see amazing wildlife such as bears, wolves, deer, and mountain goats.

This house is perfect for families or two couples. It’s a no-smoking house and sorry, no pets.

Two-bedroom apartment, Manhattan, New York City.

Rent this nice two-bedroom apartment. It’s perfectly situated between 43^rd Street and the 8^th Avenue, five minutes from Time Square and most of the theatres, and a fifteen-minute walk from Central park.

It’s a nice 150-square-meter apartment on the 19^th floor of a new building. It has two bedrooms, a nice living room with a huge balcony, a kitchen / dining room and two bathrooms. The flat has very big windows, so during the day it’s  verylight and at night you have a nice view of downtown Manhattan, especially on the 4^th of July when you can see all the fireworks!

The neighbourhood is colourful, and it’s nice for people who like eating out or going to the theatre and clubs. There’s a subway station on the street and it’s a ten-minute walk to Grand Central train station. JFK airport is less than half an hour away by taxi.

This apartment is nice for couples. Sorry, no children or pets and definitely no smoking.

VIII. Read about the house in Canada again. Highlight any adjectives which help to ‘sell’ the house.

IX. Read about the New York apartment again. Improve the description by replacing the word nice with one of the adjectives below. Often there is more than one possibility.

X. Write a description of your house / flat (real or imaginary) for a website using the following plan.

Paragraph 1A brief introduction. What kind of house / flat is it? Where is it exactly?

Paragraph 2 Describe the house / flat. What rooms does it have? Does it have any special characteristics?

Paragraph 3 Describe the neighbourhood. How far is it from places of interest, public transport, etc.?

Paragraph 4Say who the house / flat is suitable for. Are there any restrictions?

XI. Read the following phrases, try to memorize them, make up short dialogues, using some of them.

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