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Unit2ASweetSweetHomeScript

Unit-2-A-Sweet-Sweet-Home-Script

Unit2ASweet,SweetHome

PartIGettingReady

Audioscript:

PartB

Houseagent:

…right,ifyou’djustcomethisway.

Woman:

Thankyou.

Man:

Yes.

Houseagent:

Er…ontherightherewehavethe…er…thebathroom,whichasyoucanseeisfully…fullyfitted.Ifwejustmoveforwardnow,we…er…comeintotheer…main…mainbed-sittingroomhere.And…er…ontheleftherearediningroomtableandchairs.

Woman:

Ohyes.

Man:

Yes.

Houseagent:

Ander…straightaheadofus…um…foldawaydoublebedandmattress,whichIthinkyou’llagreeisquiteanovelidea.

Man:

Ohyes.

Houseagent:

Andthen…um…to…

Woman:

Behindthearmchair.

Houseagent:

Yes,behindthearmchair.Toourright,um…inthecornerthere,afittedwardrobe.Andanotheroneonmylefthere.

Woman:

Oneithersideofthebed?

Houseagent:

Yes,that’sright.That’sright,soyoucanputallyou…er…nightattireorwhat…whateveryoulikeinhere.

Man:

Yes,that’sgood.

Houseagent:

（facingthedoor）Then,there…the…wehavethesofahere…er…infrontofthe…um…thewindow.

Man:

Oh,yes.

Houseagent:

Er…sothere’splentyoflightcomingthroughintotheroomandasyoucanseethere’saniceviewthroughthewindowsthere.

Woman:

Nocurtains,though.

Houseagent:

Nocurtains,butwe’vegotrollerblinds.

Woman:

Oh.

Houseagent:

Yes,they’reniceandstraightforward.Noproblemsaboutthat—don’thavetowashthemofcourse.And…um…ontheleftofthe…er…sofathere,youcanseenicecoffeetables.

Houseagent:

If…ifwemovestraighta…straightahead,actually,intothe…er…thekitchenyoucanseethatum…onmyleftherewe’vegotawashingmachine,tumbledryerand…um…electriccooker…

Woman:

Ohyes.

Man:

Mmm.

Houseagent:

Allasyoucanseetothemostmoderndesigns.Andthereum…ontheothersideofthekitchen…um…refrigeratorthereinthe…inthecorner.

Man:

Ohyeah,yes.

Woman:

Oh,whatanicelittlecubbyhole!

Yes,veryneat.

Houseagent:

Yes.Well…um…Idon’tknowwhetheryou’vegotanyquestions.That’sitofcourse.

Woman:

Well,could…couldweperhapsseethebathroom,becausewe…wedidn’tseethat?

Houseagent:

OK,yes,yes,Let’s…um…let’sgoonoutofhereand…um…endupinthebathroom.

PartC

Dave:

HiRandall.（Hi.）Comeonin.

Randall:

Uh,yeah,Istoppedbytoseeifyouwerestilllookingforaroommatetoshareyourhouse.

Dave:

Yep.Isuream.EversinceIcutbackonmyworkinghourstogotoschool,I’vebeenreallystrappedforcash.

Randall:

Oh.

Dave:

Hey,letmeshowyoutheplace.Uh,here’sthelivingroom.

Randall:

Oh.Itlookslikeyoucoulduseanewcarpet…andthosestains?

Dave:

Well,I’vehadafewproblemswithsomeformerroommates.Iknowitneedstobecleaned,butIjustdon’thavethemoneytodoitrightnow.

Randall:

Oh.Andwhataboutthekitchen?

Dave:

Rightthisway.Look.It’scompletelyfurnishedwithallthelatestappliances,except…

Randall:

What?

Dave:

Well,therefrigeratordoorisbroken…alittlebit…anditwon’tshutalltheway.Itneedsfixing,butdon’tworry.I’vejustimprovisedbypushingaboxagainstittokeepitshut.

Randall:

Hmm.Great.

Dave:

Ah.Itisn’tthatbad.

Randall:

Wellhowaboutthebathroom?

Dave:

Well…

Randall:

No,no.Don’ttellme.Thetoiletiscloggedorthesinkhasafewleaks.

Dave:

No,thoseworkfine,but,uh,thetileintheshowerneedstobereplaces,andthewindowneedsfixing.

Randall:

Letmesee.Thetile…what?

Thewindow?

Where’sthewindowpane?

Dave:

Well,that’sanotherslightproblem.I’veputupapieceofcardboardtokeepoutthe（Hmmm）rainandsnow,andifitgetsalittlecold,youcanalwaysturnuptheheat.Well,youusedtountilthecentralheatingwentout.（Oh,boy.）

Randall:

Hey,IthinkI’veseenenough.Ican’tbelieveyou’vesurvivedundertheseconditions.

Dave:

Sowhatdoyouthink?

Youreallycan’tbeataplacelikethisfor$450amonth.Soithasitsproblems,butwecanfixthose.

Randall:

Uh,nothankyou.IthinkI’veseenenough.

PartIIThedreamhouse

1.Mydreamhousewouldbeacanalboat.I’dliketowakeupeverymorningandseethewater.Erm,I’dpaintitbrightred,anditwouldhavealittleroof-gardenforallmypot-plants.

2.Myidealhousewouldbemodern,ermm,itwouldbemadeofbricks,anditwouldhavewhitepillarsoutsidethefrontdoor,anditwouldbedetached…onyes,itwouldhaveagarage.

3.Myidealhomewouldbetoliveinacottageinasmallvillagebythesea.Er,somewherelikeCornwall,soit’sunspoiltandtherearecliffsandtreesaround.

4.IthinkifIcouldhaveanysortofhouse,I’dlikeoneofthosewhite-walledvillasinSpain.（It’d）Bemarveloustobeabletojustfalloutofbedandintotheseafirstthinginthemorning.（It’d）Beabsolutelygreat.Allthatheat.Marvelous.

5.I’vealwayswantedtoliveinareallybighouseinthecountry,abigfamilyhousewith,er…atleasttwohundredyearsold,Ithink,withabiggarden,andbestofallI’dliketohaveadry-stonewallaroundthegarden.I’vealwaysliveddry-stonewalls.

6.D’youknow,ImaysounddaftbutwhatI’vealwayswantedtodoislivesomewheretotallyisolated,preferablysomewhereenormouslikeacastleorsomething,youknow,rightoutin…bytheseaorevensortofinalittleisland,onanisland,youknow,outatsea,whereyouhavetogettherebyaboatorsomething,whereit’scutoffathightide.Ithinkit’dbereallygreat.

Questions

1.Accordingtothefirstspeaker,inwhatcolorwouldherdreamhousebepainted?

2.Wherewouldsheputallherpot-plants?

3.Inthesecondspeaker’sopinion,whatwouldtherebeoutsidethefrontdoorofhisidealhouse?

4.Whatwouldtherebearoundthethirdspeaker’sidealhome?

5.Whenthefourthspeakergotupinthemorning,whatwouldhedofrist?

6.WhatisSpainfamousfor?

7.Accordingtothefifthspeaker,whatwouldsheliketohavearoundthegardenofherdreamhouse?

8.Howshouldonegettothelastspeaker’sidealhouse?

PartIIIFlathunting

WendyStott:

Ohhello.（Hello.）Myname’sWendyScott.DidtheestateagentringyouandtellyouIwascoming?

Houseagent:

Ohyes,yesIwasexpectingyou.Docomein.（Thankyou.）Haveyouhadtheparticularsandeverything?

Didtheestateagentgiveyou,youknow,allthedetails?

WendyStott:

Ohyes.YesIhave,andIwasratherinterested;thatwaswhyIcameroundthisafternoon.Youseemtohavedecoratedquiterecently…

Houseagent:

Yes,oh,yes,itwasdecoratedlastyear.Nowthisisthe…thisisthekitchen.

WendyStott:

Yes…er…Whatkitchenequipmentareyouleavingbehindorareyougoingtotakeitall?

Houseagent:

Well,youknowitratherdependsonwhatIendupbuying.I’vegotsomethinginmindatthemomentbutasyouknowthesethingscantakeages（Yes.）buttheplaceI’mgoingtohasnogassoI’llprobablybeleavingthisstove,thisovenhere.

WendyStott:

Isit…isitquitenew?

Haveyouhaditlong?

Houseagent:

Oh,no,notlong.It’saboutfiveorsixyearsold.（Isee.）I’vefounditveryreliablebutIshallbetakingthatfridgebutyoucanseeeverythingelse.It’safullyfittedkitchen.

WendyStott:

Yes,whataboutthedishwasher…um…isthatadishwasherunderthesink?

Houseagent:

No,no,that’sawashingmachine,Ishallbetakingthat,yes,Iwillbutthereisplumbingforawashingmachine.（Right.）

WendyStott:

Isthegascookertheonlygasapplianceyou’vegot?

Houseagent:

No,no,thereisagasfirebutIdon’tuseitverymuch;it’sinthemainroom,thelounge.

WendyStott:

Oh.Right.Thatseemsfine.

Houseagent:

Well,thenacrosshereifyou’dliketocomeinwithme,thisisthesittingroom.（Oh.Yes.）Wellyoucanseeforyourselfitisreally.

WendyStott:

OhIlikethewindows,rightdowntothefloor,that’sreallynice…

Houseagent:

Yes,yes,theyarenice.It’sgotaverypleasantviewandthere’sabalconyyoucansitoutoninthesummer.（Yes,it’saniceview.）Yes,itisnice.Nowthenacrossherethisisthesmallestbedroom;（Yes.）therearethreerooms,thisisthesmallestandit’snomorereallythanaboxroombutofcourseyoucangetabedin.

WendyStott:

Youcouldmakeitintoastudy.ItwouldbemoreusefulIthink.

Houseagent:

Yes,wellIthinksomebodyelsehasgotthisroomasastudy.Thenthis…thisisthesecondbedroom.（Yes.）Asyoucanseeit’sgotafittedcupboardandthoseshelvestheretheyarealsofitted.

WendyStott:

Haveyougotanairingcupboardanywhere?

Houseagent:

Oh.Yes,there’soneinthebathroom.I’llshowyouthatinamoment.（Ohright.）Nowthisisthethirdbedroom,thisisthelargestbedroom.（Oh.）Ofcourseit’sgotthewashbasin,doublefittedcupboard,plentyofspacereally,there,（Verynice.）andofcoursethisroomdoestakethedoublebed.Now…um…thisisthebathroom.There’stheairingcupboard.（Isthattheairingcupboard?

）Yes,that’sright.It’sniceandwarminthere;it’srathersmallbutImeanitisadequate,youknow,andofcoursethereis…thereistheshower.

WendyStott:

Isthat,didyouputthatinyourselforwasitinwiththeflat?

Houseagent:

Oh,no.Nothatwasinwhentheflatwasbuilt.

WendyStott:

Isitquitereliable?

（Ohyes.）becauseI’vehadproblemswithashowerrecently?

（Yes,noI’veneverhadproblemswiththat.No.It’sreallygood.）Isitgasheatedatthewaterpoint?

Houseagent:

No,thatiselectric.（Ah.）

Statements:

1.WendyStottknowsnothingabouttheflatbeforeshecomestohavealookatit.

2.Theflatwasdecoratedfiveorsixyearsago.

3.Thehouseownerhasusedtheovenandthestoveforaboutfiveorsixyears.

4.Thewindowsinthelargestbedroomarerightdowntothefloor.

5.Thereisabalconyinthesitting-room.

PartIVMoreaboutthetopic:

PropertyPrices

3.Inthelate80s,interestrates