WHERE DO YOU LIVE

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 359.

Richard: Um ... I like my present home because ... because it's in the country to start with and surrounded by fields and because it's sort of the end of a no-through-road so very few people drive past, it's on an old dirt track. Mind you, you hear them when they go. And because it's an old cottage and I like ... it's got an open fire and things like that and I'm a bit of a romantic.

If I had a lot of money I'd keep the house I've got but I'd get a nice flat in the middle of London, another one in the middle of Cardiff, because I work in those two places, and I think a small chalet in the Alps - that'd do me.

Karen: My ideal living room would contain absolutely everything that you need for everyday life. In fact it would even have the bed in it because I cannot stand having to go upstairs and downstairs having left something that I needed upstairs to bring back down. So I'd have all mod cons and every single thing you could imagine that you might need throughout the day there.

Kate: I like my present home because it's ... in the suburbs, in that there are a lot of trees around it but it's only about half an hour's ride from the centre of town. And it's got this ridiculous pitch at the end of the garden that's owned by my next-door neighbour that has ducks and ... er ... chickens and ... and geese, who are like guard geese and who quack in the night if there are strangers about. I like that.

Nick: I like my present home because it's a flat near the City ... er ... about ten minutes out of the City and that's very convenient for getting in, for cycling in, which is what I do. Er ... and it's also got a lot of amenities close to it: there's a swimming pool, cinema, library, theatres. Er ... it's ... er ... some very good markets as well: fruit and vegetable and clothes and that's why I like the present flat that I've got.

If I had a lot of money, I'd keep the flat that I've got in London and I'd buy one out in the country, probably up North, which is where I came from originally. Er ... in fact, I could probably buy a house up there if I had a lot of money. So that's what I'd do. I'd have the two places: one for constant living in London and one for going up to at the weekends.

Melinda: I wouldn't mind moving home if I had enough money to move into the country and live in the sort of house I'd really like to live in ... um ... something really old, with lots of land ... um ... preferably a beach to wander on in the mornings. Er ... yes, I'd move home for that!

a. Work in pairs and discuss which of these homes you would like to
live in and why. Give your reasons.

b. Share your opinions about your parents' home. Speak about the
advantages and disadvantages of its location and the things you
would like to have in your neighbourhood.

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