C.

2 A Better Place

It’s a Little Expensive

Pairs. Think about the dialog from the video. What can you remember? Work
together to fill in the blanks. Then practice the conversation.
Landlady: And this is the apartment. High
ceilings, large windows, very
_________________.
Kate: Yes, it is big. It’s
_________________ my place.
Landlady: And, it has two bedrooms.
A large bedroom and a
_________________ one.
Kate: Mmm.
Landlady: It’s a great place. And _________________ is only $1,600 a month.
Kate: That’s a little _________________ than I thought.
Role play. Imagine you are looking for a new apartment. The landlady shows you
around. Use the conversation above as a model.

Bingo!

Whole class. Here are 8 pairs of words. Choose 1 word from each pair, and write it
in a box in any order. Use each word only once.

send/spend smile/mile spoon/soon stop/top

street/seat place/play six/sick stealing/ceiling

BINGO

Now listen to your teacher say a word. Does it match one of your words? If it
matches, put an X in the box. When you have an X in all 8 boxes, say “Bingo!”
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 Board Game: Home, Sweet Home

Groups of 4. Two pairs will compete. Each pair needs 1 marker. See appendix for complete instructions.
Example
Pair 1, toss the coin. Move 1 space.
Pair 1, Student A: Look at the picture. Choose an adjective from the word pool. Say: “The
castle is bigger than the apartment.” Be sure to use ____-er / more ____ than ____.
Pair 1, Student B: Look at the picture. Choose a different adjective and give another opinion.
Say: “Yes, but it’s not as modern as the apartment.” Be sure to use not as ______ as ______.

beautiful big cheap cold convenient cozy

expensive warm interesting modern new nice
noisy old pretty quiet small spacious

Check off the adjectives when someone says them. Try to use a new adjective each time.

8 9 10

FINISH

mansion houseboat tent castle lighthouse apartment

7 6 5 4

cottage lighthouse cottage hut brownstone houseboat house tent

1 2 3

START

apartment castle brownstone camper mansion hut

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 Interviews: East West, Home’s Best

Pairs. First, work alone. Here are some questions you can ask your partner about his or her apartment.
What else do you want to know about where they live? Write 3 more information questions.
Questions Your Partner’s Answers
Where is your apartment/house?
How many rooms does your apartment/
house have?
What do you like about your apartment/
house?

Now with a partner, take turns asking and answering the questions. Take notes on your partner’s
answers. Write important words only.
Groups of 4. Tell the group about the similarities and differences between your apartment/house
and your partner’s. Use this language:
My apartment/house is as ____________ as ____________’s.
My apartment/house is like ____________’s because ____________.
My apartment/house is different from ____________’s because ____________.
My apartment/house is not as ____________ as ____________’s.

Chant: My Dream Apartment

Pairs. Cover your partner’s side of the page. Read the lines, paying attention to the stress on nouns,
adverbs, and adjectives in these sentences.
Student A Student B
I had an apartment in a great location. It was right across from the subway station.


The apartment was spacious and had a The rooms were big, and the windows
good view. were new.


It had high ceilings and a lot of space. Oh, that apartment was a really great place.


The living room was very bright. And all the bedrooms were quiet at night.


The kitchen was modern and really clean. It was perfect—but only a dream.

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 Survey: Property Values

Groups of 3. Divide the questions so that each student has 4 questions. Find out the answers from
the other students in your group. Ask for the reasons. On a piece of paper, write notes on the
reasons, but write just the totals in the boxes below.
Use this language:
A: Which do you prefer—living in B: Living in the city.
the city or living in the country?
A: Why? B: The city is more exciting than the country.
Which do you prefer? # #
living in the city living in the country
a spacious apartment with roommates your own small apartment
an apartment with a garage an apartment near a subway station
a modern house an old house
a quiet location an exciting location
an apartment near stores an apartment near a park
an apartment with a good view an apartment downtown
a house with a yard an apartment in a large building
friendly neighbors quiet neighbors
an apartment close to restaurants an apartment close to a playground
a 6-month lease a 2-year lease
renting an apartment buying a house
Now report your group’s results to the class.

WebTalk

Groups of 4. Talk about the information about housing For example:

you found on the web:
STUDENT RENTALS
What city are the apartments in?
What kinds of housing can you rent? PROVIDENCE
What did you find interesting about the housing? Shared and single
Now work alone. Write an ad for an apartment you found. apartments. Close to stores
and transportation.
Now in your group, make a poster of your ads.

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Appendix
Instructions for Board Games
Use these instructions for the games on pages 3, 16, 28, 47, and 51.
Groups of 4 (2 pairs). Use 1 book and 1 coin. Pairs compete against each other. Each
pair needs 1 marker.
Pairs 1 and 2: Put your markers on the “Start” square. To move forward on the
board, toss the coin. One side of the coin = move 1 space; the other side of
the coin = move 2 spaces.
Pair 1: Begin playing. Toss the coin and move your marker to the correct square.
Use the cues and/or pictures in the square and/or in the middle of the
board to complete the task. Look at the example on the page for more
information.
Pair 2: Make sure Pair 1 completes the task correctly. If you aren’t sure, ask your
teacher.
Pair 1: If you are correct, your marker can stay on the square. If you are not
correct, move the marker back to where you started.
Pair 2: Toss the coin and move to the correct square. If you land on the square
with Pair 1’s marker on it, move to the next square. Complete the task.
Pairs 1 and 2: Take turns. Play until one pair gets to the “Finish” square.