1. – I don‘t like the place I live now. It‘s too isolated. (negative)

2. + I have a big balcony with a great view. I love it! (positive)

3. – I don‘t like my parents‘ house. It‘s so old-fashioned. (negative)

4. + Her new place is really wonderful — it‘s so roomy. (positive)

5. + He thinks it‘s important to feel comfort-able in a home. (positive)

6. + I think it‘s great to live in a modern building, don‘t you? (positive)

7. – This apartment is too cramped; it‘s too small for our family. (negative)

8. + Amy has a beautiful spacious loft for her art studio. She‘s really happy there. (positive)

9. + Bill and Sherry have a nice, cozy little apartment in the city. They call it their love nest. (positive)

Listening Task

1 First Listening

Answers

1. a small house

2. a cozy apartment

3. a modern house

4. something old

2 Second Listening

Answers

1. warm and cozy in the winter

2. a great view

3. modern house, easy to keep clean

4. roomy, lots of space

Script

1. I want a small house, something that‘ll be warm and cozy in the winter. My big old house is spacious, but it‘s too hard to keep warm.

2. I‘m looking for a small, cozy apartment, but with a great view. I want to look at the mountains, not another apartment building.

3. After living in an ld house all my life, I‘m ready for a modern house, one that‘s easy to keep clean. It should have all wood floors, no carpets.

4. We‘re looking for something old but roomy. Since we have three kids, they need lots of space to move around. Real World Listening

1 Predict

Answer

It‘s spacious, it has modern furniture, it has a view

2 Get the main ideas

Answers

1. It‘s spacious and modern.

2. It has a view of the ocean.

3. It makes her feel elegant and relaxed.

4. It‘s phony, uncomfortable, and he feels like he‘s in a museum.

Script

Diane: Isn‘t this place fantastic?

John: Well, I don‘t know…I mean, it‘s okay.

Diane: It‘s so big. So spacious. So much room. I feel so…free here.

John: It must be cold in the winter. Our place is so cozy and warm.

Diane: Oh, John! And the view! Look at the view of the ocean from this window! I feel so relaxed.

John: Oh, god. It makes me seasick. Our place is so much more down to earth.

Diane: Look at this furniture. It‘s so modern. I feel so elegant here.

John: You do? I feel like I‘m in a museum. It‘s so phony, so uncomfortable. Are you supposed to sit in these chairs?

Diane: Oh, John, don‘t you wish we could live in a place like this?