Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.
Preparation
Reading text
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.
Tips
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!
Discussion
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I prefer living alone. I'm an introvert, so I like my own company.
I prefer living alone to sharing house cuz I like silence and don't wanna be disturbed. Also I'm not that sociable and don't want to fix my personality to just get along with others. Don't wanna be worried about how people think of me. But only if my housemate is my bff who really understand me, sharing a house is not that bad.
If I was single, I would prefer living alone
I prefer to live alone. I enjoy being social, but I need my space and my own order.
i am keen on sharing a house because I want to save money and I dread feeling alone
Hi Sir,
I'm asking about phrase in task 2 (a ten-minute walk from city centre)
and in task 3 it is (Ten-minutes by bus from the university)
Why they are differents (minute or minutes)?
Thanks a lot
Hi Mohamed Alkady,
The two forms here are ten-minute (with a hyphen) and ten minutes (without a hyphen).
When we use a number larger than one and a noun the noun is plural: two hours, three years, twenty euros and, in your example, ten minutes.
However, when we want to use a number and a noun to create a compound adjective which comes before a noun then we use a hyphen and a singular form.
For example:
Similarly:
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Thanks Peter. Very useful explanation and examples.