1. Where does the idea of home exchange come from? ,
Los Angeles or
Switzerland. 2. Does it help people to
travel,
buy a house or
build one? 3. Which are the most attractive cities?
Paris and New York,
London and Liverpool or
Berlin and Tokyo.
1
Meet Iris and Amanda
Activities
1. Look at the document and fill in with the correct answer.
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a. The document is
(a movie poster / an ad / a web page).
b. What kind of movie is it? It's probably
(a horror movie / a love story / a cartoon).
c. Iris and Amanda are
(women / boys / dogs).
2. Use a dictionary to match the words to their definitions.
Holiday
Holidays
Cottage
Idyllic
3. Read the chat: Amanda and Iris don't give the same pieces of information. Tick the cells you can fill in and then, complete them.
Amanda: I'm interested in renting your house. Is it still available? Iris: I'm interested but the cottage is only available for home exchange. We switch houses, cars, everything. Where are you? Amanda: L.A. Iris: Wow, I've never been there but always wanted to go. I'm Iris, I'm very normal, healthy and single. I'm a non-smoker. Amanda: Hi, I'm Amanda. Your house looks idyllic. Just what I need. Iris: Really? What does your house look like? Amanda: My place is nice… A little bigger than yours.
Amanda
Iris
Type of house
Cottage
City
Personal description
4. Click on the words to define “swap”.
exchange
expensive
free
visit
buy
share
switch
give
holidays
2
From London to L.A.
Activities
1. Listen to the audio. Find who lives where. Iris or Amanda?
a) Cottage in the countryside
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b) Villa in L.A.
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2. Listen again and list the rooms in each house.
Iris
Room
1. L
R
2. K
3. B
(with a B
) 4. + G
How many?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Amanda
Room
1. B
2. B
3. K
4. V
R
5. G
6. + S
P
How many?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
3. Pick out the positive adjectives you hear.
calm
fantastic
comfortable
cute
cosy
beautiful
luxurious
great
modern
big
large
4. Prepare a description of your house for a home-swapping website.