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!
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Hello everyone, my name is Thuy, I'm from Vietnam. I wanna share with you guys my opinion about living alone or sharing a house with the other. I like to live alone. Because, when I live alone, I can set up everything in my house by myself.
I used to live alone when I was a university student but now i live with my beautiful wife and two children
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.