Reading
6 The Malmaison Hotel, Oxford
1 rt1Read about the Malmaison Hotel.
Underline the correct answer.
1 The Malmaison is near / in the centre of Oxford.
2 The windows and doors look very old / modern.
3 A lot / All of the rooms are old cells.
4 Internet access is expensive / free.
S The walls of the bar are all black / white.
6 The hotel has one good restaurant / some good restaurants.
2 Are the sentences true (I') or false (X)? Correct the
false sentences.
1 00 The hotel is now a prison.
It jgn't a prjgon now. It'g a hotel.
2 [ZJ The style of the hotel is a mix of old and new.
3 D There aren't any keys for the rooms.
4 D The rooms are very modern with Internet access.
S D The bar doesn't have any windows.
6 D The restaurant is very expensive.
7 D The hotel has a gym.
8 D There are a lot of things to do near the hotel.
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The hotel is an old prison. The outside looks like
an old building, but the inside is very modern.
A lot of the hotel still looks like an old prison
- the windows and doors, for example. The
entrance and reception look like something
from a horror film!
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There are 94 rooms. Many of the rooms are old
cells - three old cells make one big, luxurious
bedroom. And don't worry - they give you a key!
The rooms are very comfortable and modern.
There is a TV, CD and DVD player, free tea and
coffee, and free Internet access in every room.
The bathrooms are beautiful, with a big bath
and a huge shower.
There is a fabulous bar on the third floor.
The ceiling is very high, the windows are enormous,
and the walls are black. There is a lot of interesting
furniture and artwork to look at.
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Downstairs there is a very good restaurant called
the Brasserie, where the food is excellent and not
too expensive. There is also a gym.
The hotel is near all the university colleges
and the beautiful, romantic River Isis. There are
also more restaurants and bars nearby, and a
lot of shops.
It's the kind of hotel you don't want to leave!
Unit 4 • Somewhere to live 25
 Listening Everyday English
7 Homes around the world 8 Numbers
1 rt1 Listen. Underline the numbers you hear.
a 15 50 e 160 260
b 7 70 f 810 820
c 68 86 g 1,000 2,000
d 20 30 h 1,500 15,000

2 Match a picture a-f with a number.

1 rt1 Listen to three people talking about where

they live. Write Gabrielle, Kelly, or Nagendra and Anita.
Who ... ?
1 · .. lives in a bungalow? Kelly

2 ... lives in an old house?

3 · .. lives in a flat?
4 .. . has two daughters?
5 ... has a cat?
6 ... has a divorced son?
7 · .. watches TV in the kitchen?
8 · .. loves cooking?
9 . .. travels 20 kms to work?

2 Underline the correct answer.

1 Gabrielle only uses six / three of the bedrooms.
2 Her son is a builder / farmer.
3 There is / isn't a school in the village.
4 Kelly's house has / doesn't have a garden.
5 She works in a shop / bank in the city centre. [!] eighteen D two hundred and eighty-eight
6 She goes to work by bus / train. D five thousand D one million
7 Nagendra and Anita live / don't live in the centre D six hundred D eight
of Dehli.
8 There is / isn't a fridge in the kitchen. 3 rt1 Listen . Write the numbers you hear.
9 Their daughters sleep in the living room / bedroom. a gOg b ___ d _ __
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rt1 Listen and check. e f g h _ __

26 Unit 4 • Somewhere to live