Holiday home adverts

Read two adverts for places to stay on holiday to practise and improve your reading skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.

Preparation

Reading text

City flat

Beautiful two-bedroom city flat five minutes' walk from the cathedral. Fully equipped kitchen, living room with a large sofa and chairs, big TV and balcony. The balcony has space for four people to sit and gets the sun in the mornings, and the flat is light and warm. It has Wi-Fi and fast internet. The upstairs bedroom sleeps four people, with two double beds; the downstairs bedroom sleeps two in single beds. The flat is perfect for families and is near shops, bars and restaurants.

Farmhouse

Four-bedroom farmhouse in the countryside. All of the four double bedrooms are en suite with luxury shower and bath. Farm kitchen with barbecue, tables and chairs outside. Great for groups of friends. The supermarket is half an hour by car and you can take a train from the village into the city. Escape from normal life for a few days as we have … NO INTERNET and you can only use mobile phones at the bottom of the garden!

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Which place would you choose for a holiday?

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Language level

A1 Elementary

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travel and transport

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I would choose a city flat for holiday.

i'm choosing farmhouse because i'm found quiet, fresh air and nature

I prefer to visit farmhouse on holidays. currently, i am living in Canada so i often spend at farmhouse in the summer time on holidays because i work everyday during weekdays in the city. i feel like tired so i want to go to outside for relaxation.I used to live in india, we have a big farm i spent at my farm on weekends and holidays with my family, friends, and relatives.

I'm choosing the farmhouse because I'm fond of the fresh air and nature

I wouldn't mind going both. I don't used to have such a trip for a holiday, however, I need to go to a one with my family.

Hi, I think I choose the farmhouse because I need to relaxing and stay away from the noise.

Farmhouse but with internet )))

we usually stay at the village on vacations. I often choose farmer house which has table outside, private restroom, and especially full equipments.

I live in a large city but my father and my mother were born in a small beautiful village in the countryside. I usually go to this village for the holidays.