- Read the text:

Moving out on your own.

1- Are the statements true or false? Correct the false ones.

1.1- There is the right time to move out of home. False, depends on our situation or our goals.

1.2-No matter why you’re moving out, think about it calmly. True.

1.3- Mary is considering moving out. True.

1.4- Sharing a house is not a good option if you want to economise. False.
1.5- Moving out can cause serious stress in your life. True.

1.6- We don’t have to worry about who we are going to live with. False.

2- Answer the questions:

2.1- What is Mary dream? Mary’s dream is to have her own house.

2.2- Why is she still living with her parents? She stays at her parents house because having your first
house is very expensive.

2.3- What are the advantages in living in a share house? It is money saving.

2.4- Which are the golden rules of house sharing? The golden rules are cooking, cleaning, making the
laundry and taking the bins.

3- Write opposites of these words from the text.

3.1- move out / Move in

3.2- split / Join

3.3-tension / Relax

3.4- rent / Buy

3.5- carefully / Careless

3.6- respect. / Disrespect

4- Write down all the words, you find in the text, associated with the word house.

Home / Rent / Garden / Laundry / housemates / Household.

5- Use the words/expressions below to complete the table:

Small- old- cotton- young- metal- generous- tennis racket- leather- running shoes- frying pan- round-
flower vase- black- sleeping bag- lovely- Chinese- red- tall -medium- French.

Opinion Size Age Colour Origin Material Purpose

Generous Small Old Black Chinese Cotton Tennis racket
lovely Round young red French Metal Running shoes
Medium leather Frying pan
tall Flower vase
Sleeping bag