1. MICROFLATS.

Read the advert and answer the questions

• Who are “microflats” for?

• Where are they?
• Are they expensive to buy?

Microflats for you

Do you work in th e city cen tre a n d wa n t to live a lon e?

A re you a stu d en t or tea ch er?

Or ma yb e a p olice officer, d octor or n u rse?

Th en we’ve g ot th e fla t for you !

Twenty-four microflats for sale in the heart of the city

Low Price, high quality, available now!

Contact us on 0118 324 168 to see one today!

2. Listen to two people talk about a microflat. Who are they? Number the rooms
(1-6) in the order they talk about them.

dining room bathroom balcony bedroom kitchen living room

True or False?

1. She brought a present for him.

2. There’s a lot of furniture in the dining room.
3. There’s a separate living room.
4. He sleeps on the sofa.
5. There aren’t any shelves.
6. There’s a wardrobe.
7. There isn’t a toilet.
8. There’s a balcony.

3. Complete the email with there’s, there isn’t, there are, there aren’t.

Hi Jamie and Laura,

I’m so happy that you want to stay in my flat. Here’s some information about it.

_________ four rooms: a bedroom, a living room, a bathroom and a kitchen. ________
a double bed in the bedroom and __________ a desk where you can study and work.
___________ a DVD player in the living room and ___________ lots of films (in
English). Have you got a laptop? ___________ wireless broadband everywhere in the
house. _____________ a dining room but ____________ two chairs and a table in the
kitchen. You can have your meals there. My flat is on the top floor and ____________
any neighbours, so it’s OK to play loud music. Tell me about your flat. Where is it?
What is it like?

Write back soon please!

Paul
ANSWER KEY
1.
• Who are “microflats” for? For people who live alone
• Where are they? In the city centre ( in the heart of the city)
• Are they expensive to buy? No, they aren’t (low price)
2. Listen to two people talk about a microflat. Who are they? Number the rooms
(1-6) in the order they talk about them.
1. dining room
2. living room
3. kitchen
4. bedroom
5. bathroom
6. balcony

True or False?

1. She brought a present for him. T ( A plant)

2. There’s a lot of furniture in the dining room. F (THERE ISN’T A LOT OF
FURNITURE)
3. There’s a separate living room. T
4. He sleeps on the sofa. F (He sleeps on a bed in the bedroom)
5. There aren’t any shelves. T
6. There’s a wardrobe. T
7. There isn’t a toilet. F
8. There’s a balcony.T

3. Complete the email with there’s, there isn’t, there are, there aren’t.

Hi Jamie and Laura,

I’m so happy that you want to stay in my flat. Here’s some information about it.

There are four rooms: a bedroom, a living room, a bathroom and a kitchen. There’s a
double bed in the bedroom and there’s a desk where you can study and work. There’s
a DVD player in the living room and there are lots of films (in English). Have you got a
laptop? There’s wireless broadband everywhere in the house. There isn’t a dining
room but there are two chairs and a table in the kitchen. You can have your meals
there. My flat is on the top floor and there aren’t any neighbours, so it’s OK to play
loud music. Tell me about your flat. Where is it? What is it like?

Write back soon please!

Paul