Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.
Preparation
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Looking for a housemate
Single ensuite room available in our lovely three-bedroom house in Didsbury. Five-minute walk from city centre. Move in from 1 June. Shared kitchen and living room with two female housemates, no parking, £600 a month excluding bills. No pets. Contact 07890 123456 for viewing.
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1. Write the main title or idea bigger to catch people's attention.
2. Keep the message short, with only the most important information.
3. Don't put your address on it!
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a single ensuit room with kitchen and living room available on 1 October. Rent 450 EURO exculding bills, no alachol, No smoking, no park. contact 0123456789 for viewing.
I have never tried to live with a housemate before,
but I think that I can't deal with a new person because I don't about their hygiene or personality.
I also don't like people that talk a lot.
Maybe it would not that bad, but if I had to choose, I would choose to live alone because I like the calm. And I would also go outside a lot, and call my friends to keep me company, so I wouldn't get depressed.
I don't know, cause i never share my room with someone, but i prefer share a house to go to univesity, and that's for many reasons, one of them is that booking a house alone will be more expansive than with housemates.
In task one, i think all of them are correct. Can anyone show me the why some sentences are false?
Hello stellapoon,
The false sentences are 2, 4 and 6.
2. You have to share a bathroom.
The room is described as 'ensuite' and in advertisements of this type ensuite means that a bathroom is attached to the room. Also, the advert mentions that the kitchen and living room are shared, but does not say the bathroom is.
4. You can keep your car here.
The advert specifies 'No parking'.
6. Pets can live in the house.
The adverb specifies 'No pets'.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
I personally prefere living alone. However, if I had to share a house, I would look for my roommates who allign with my lifestyle. Specifically, I would prefere a smoke-free, clean environment, without pets or loud music.
I prefer to live alone. Depending on situation I can share the kichen and living room, not the bedroom and bathroom.
Single ensuite room available in our lovely two-bedroom house in Tunis. Fifteen-minute walk from city center. Move in from 1 September. Shared kitchen and living room with one male housemate, no parking. 150TD including bills. No pets. Contact +12300000000 for viewing.
LOOKING FOR A HOUSEMATE
Double ensuite room available in our three-bedroom house in HCM city. Ten minutes by motorbike from HCM University of Technology and only five-minute walk from HCM University of Technology and Education. Move in 1st July. Shared kitchen and living room with two male housemates, parking is available. Rent 1 million VND a month excluding bills. No pets. Contact 01234567890 for a viewing.