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Unit6

Task1.

Mydreamhouseisnotverybigbutnotverysmall.Itisveryquietanditisnearthecenterofcity.

Iimaginealargegardenwithpetsincludingthreedogsandtwocats.Idreamofalargekitchenandacomfortablelivingroomwithabigsofaandbigwindows.Ilikebrightly-litrooms.

Thereareonlytwofloors,withtwobedroomsandtwobathrooms.Thefurnitureismodernandnotdark.Iwouldliketohaveahobbiesroomwithplentyofbooksandmapsonthewalls.

Finally,Iwouldliketohaveasmallswimmingpoolforthesummerandagoodsaunaforthewinter.

Thisismydreamhouse.

Task2

R:

Hello.IsthatOxford40414?

M:

Yesitis.

R:

Em…I’menquiringabouttheflatwhichwasadvertisedinthelocalpaper.

M:

Ohyes?

R:

Wonderifyoucouldtellme,howmuchistherentamonth,please?

M:

It’s£112.

R:

Isee.Isitfairlynearthecitycentre?

M:

Yes,it’sonlyaboutakilometeraway..

R:

Isee.Isitquitehandyfortheshops?

M:

Yes,withinaminuteortwoonfoot.

R:

Good.Whataboutagarden?

M:

Wellyouhavetheuseofthegarden.

R:

Isee.Andcentralheating,isthere?

M:

Yes,yes.Gascentralheating.

R:

Isee.Em…howmanyroomsarethere,please？

M:

Well,there’soneverylargebed-sittingroom,akitchenandabathroomandasmallhall.

R:

Isee.Em…whichfloorisiton?

M:

Onthefirstfloor.

R:

Ohgood.Em…woulditbepossibleformetovisitittomorrow,sayabout5o’clock?

M:

Yes,certainly.

R:

Ohgood.That’sfine.Couldyoujustgivemeyourname,please?

M:

Yes.ThenameisMaryJones[Yes.]andtheaddressis41NorthParade.

R:

41NorthParade.Fine.Thankseversomuch.I’llseeyoutomorrowat5o’clockthen.

M:

Yes.[OK?

]Good.

R:

Bye-bye.

M:

Goodbye.

Task3

Mr.Henschelistalkingabouthishouse.

I:

Mr.Henschel,you’refromGermany,andyou’renowlivinginThailand.

M:

Yes,that’sright.Ibuiltthishourseightyearsago.

I:

WhydidyouchooseatraditionalThaihouse?

M:

BecauseIcollectThaiantiquesandIthinktheylookbestinatraditionalhouse.

I:

It’sreallyverybeautiful.Andverycoolhereinthegarden.What’saboveus?

M:

There’salarge,.openverandahaboveus.See?

There’sanopeninghere.Youcanseethesky.

I:

Andsomeoneontheverandahcanlookintothegarden.

M:

That’sright.That’sthelivingroom,atthefrontofthehouse,withthestairsnexttoit.There’satoiletunderthestairsandnexttothestudy.

I:

Whatelseisthereonthegroundfloor?

M:

There’sadiningroomatthebackofthehouse,acrossfromthestudy.

I:

Andupstairs?

M:

Thebedrooms,andtheverandah.Themainbedroomisabovethelivingroom.ButIdon’tneedalotofbedrooms.Ijustneedroomformyantiques.

I:

Butwhere’sthekitchen?

M:

Thenkitchenisoutside,there,intheotherbuilding.Thaihousesareoftenlikethat.Thentheheatandthecookingsmellsaren’tinthehouse.

Task4

Electricitycomesthroughanundergroundcable.Thenathincableentersyourhomethroughaspecialbox,calledafusefox,andameter.Thismetercountsunitsofelectricity,andattheendofamonthoraquarteryourparentspaytheirelectricitybill.Differentwiresgofromthemetertoalltheroomsinyourhouseorflat.Youcannotseethesewiresbecausetheyareunderthefloorsorinthewalls.Somewiresareforthelightsintheceiling,andothersareforallourmachines.Weuseelectricityforrefrigerators,cookers,waterheatersandwashingmachines.Whatdoesyourfamilyuseelectricityfor?

Task5

1）Sonething’sdefinitelywrong.It’snotcoolingproperly.ThefoodthatIputinityesterdaywasspoiledbytoday.

2）It’sbeenoutoforderforseveralhours.Ican’tgetadialtone.I’dliketogetitfixedassoonaspossiblebecauseIhavetomakesomeimportantbusinesscalls.

3）Iwishyoucouldfixthecentrealheatinginthere.WhenIgottobedatnightit’ssocoldthatIcan’tgettosleep.

4）Ithasn’tbeenheatingrightforsometime.Sometimesitgetstoohotandburnseverything.Othertimesitdoesn’tgethotenough,andthingsdon’tgetcooked.

5）It’sbeendrivingmecrazyallsummer！

Itkeepsbreakingdownanditdoesn’tkeeptheroomcool.It’ssohotinthisroommostofthetimethatIcanhardlybreathe.

Task6

WhenMrs.Kienast’squintupletswereborn,theyweretoosmalltoleavethehospital.Theycouldn’tleavethehospitaluntiltheyweighedenough.Duringthetimewhenthebabieswereinthehospital,Mrs.Kienastwasbusyathome.

AftertheKienasts’neighborslearnedofthequintuplets’birth,theydecidedtoaddsomeextraroomstothefamily’shouse.Thehousewastoosmallforabigfamily.Ithadonlyfiverooms.Theneighborsdecidedtoaddsevenmore.Theyaregivingtheirlaborwithoutanypaybecausetheywanttohelp.

Task7

MaryFargoandPeteRussellaretalkingabouthowtheyfeelabouttheirhouse,nowthatthey’refinishedrenovatingit.

M:

Yes,yes.Ireallyfeelthatitwasallworthitnow.Whenpeoplecometoseeit,theyalwayssaytheyloveit,andthatwe’vedoneasuperjob,andit’sgoodtohearthat.

P:

Isometimeswalkaroundandjusttouchvariousthings-someofthesebooksareveryrareandthey’relovelytohold-here,feelthisleathercover.Ithinkahouseshouldbeallaboutthesenses.IhearMaryworkingoutinthemorningonherexercisebar,orplayingthepiano.Itreallysoundslikeahomeaswell.

M:

IthinkIhavetwofavouriterooms-themusicroomishere.Wehadthecarpetspeciallymade.Youcanfeelthethicknessofit,eveninshoes.It’saninformalsittingroom,really.Alotofourfavouritethingsareinthisroom.Sometimes,afteraheavyday,Iliketojustsithereandlookatthepaintings,orplaythepiano,orlistentomusic.Myotherfavouriteisthebreakfastroombecauseit’ssobrightandcheery,andinthesummerwethrowthewindowsopenandIcanhearthebirds,orPeteplayingwiththedog.

P:

SomeoneaskedmetheotherdayifIcouldbeartodoitallagain.

I:

Andwhatdidyousay?

P:

Wellofcourse,it’sallworthwhileintheend.Buttotellyouthetruth,Iwasalmostsadwhenitwasfinished.Well,youknowthat,IwonderedwhatIwasgoingtodonext.Iloveddesigningthecurtainsforexample.AndIlikeddoingthewallpaper.Anditwasespeciallygoodbecauseweweredoingitforourselves.Ihateddoingsomeofthemundanethings,though.

M:

Ithinkit’saquestionofdegree,really.Ilikesometypesofshoppingforantiques,forexample.Andchoosingfurnitureandfabrics.Ilikedoingthat.WhatIhatedoingisordinaryday-to-dayshopping.Iloveshoppingforadinnerparty,forexample.Goingintoallthesmallspecialityshops,thecheeseshop,thefishmonger’sandsoon.ButIhateshoppingforwashingpowder,forexample.Idon’tlikedoingtheordinaryboringthings.

Task8

Inrecentyears,therehavebeenimportantsocialadeconomicchangesintheUnitedStates.And,thesechangeshaveaffectedalmostallofAmerica’shousingsystem,fromhomebuildingtohomebuying.

Firstofall,Americanfamiliesaregrowingsmaller.Peopletodayarehavingfewerchildren,orchoosingnottohavechildrenatall.Manypeoplearemarryinglaterinlife.And,about40percentofallAmericanmarriagesendindivorce.

AllthismeansthatmanyAmericansnowwantsmallerhouses.And,alargepercentagearebuyingapartments.

Thishascreatedashortageofrentalhousinginmanypartsofthecountry.Ithascausedspecialdifficultiesforthosewhoareoldorpoor,anddonothavethemoneytobuyaplaceoftheirown.

Somepeoplearesolvingthisproblembyformingcooperatives.Inacooperative,everyoneinanapartmentbuildingjoinstogetherandbuysashareofthebuilding.If20percentofthoselivinginthecooperativehavelowearnings,thenthegroupcangetalow-interestloanfromthegovernment.Ifpeoplewanttoselltheirshareinthecooperative,theycannotreceivemorethantheypaidforit.Thishelpskeepthecostofcooperativeslow.

RecentconcernoverthecostorenergyalsohasbroughtchangesinAmericanhousing.Somepeoplearemovingbacktothecities,tosavethecostofdrivinglongdistancestowork.And,manyAmericanshavebeguntoseekhomesthatcostlesstoheatandlight.Somehomesarebeingbuiltunderground.Theycostalmostnothingtoheat,becausethetemperatureoftheearthchangesverylittleastheseasonschange.

Othernewhousesgettheirenergyfromthesun.Duringtheday,heatfromsunlightiscollectedthroughwindowsonthesouthsideofthehouse.Atnight,thewindowsarecovered,andthecollectedwarmthheatsthehome.

Recently,theAmericaneconomyhasalsohadamajoreffectonAmericanhousing.Inflationhaspushedthecostofhomeshigherandhigher.And,interestrateshavebecomeveryhigh.Buyersnowmustpayasmuchas18percentinterestforhousingloans.

Americanswithjustmoderateearningsnowfinditverydifficulttomakemonthlypaymentsonanewhome.Inthelastfewmonths,evenapartmentshavegrowntoocostlyformostpeopletobuy.

Task9

M:

Helloeveryone,andwelcometothismonth’seditionofDebateonRadioTime,theprogrammeforstudentsofEnglishroundtheworld.WithmeinthestudiotodayIhavefourguests,JamesandAlicefromSheffield,andDavidandLouisefromasmallvillageinYorkshire.Howdoeslivinginatowncomparewithlivinginthecountry?

Whatdotheyallthink?

Let’sstartwithyou,James.

J:

LivinginatownlikeSheffieldiswonderful.Thereissomuchtodo.Myparentsoftengotothecinema.Ibelongtoayouthclubandgotolotsofdiscos.There’sagoodswimmingpoolattheSportsCentreandalargelibrary.Publictransportisgood,soit’seasytogetfromoneplacetoanother.Iliveverynearmyschool,soIcanwalkthere,andit’seasytovisitmyfriends.

M:

Soyou’reveryhappy.Whataboutyou,Alice?

A:

Well,Jamesisrightinmanyways.ButIdon’t’likelivingintown.It’