two years. Since the early 1990s, building new houses and flats has been very slow. But today the number of new homes built soars to an 11 year high. Over 170,000 new homes were built in 2019. However, three million new council homes must be built in England over 20 years to solve the "housing crisis". Finding cheap housing for rent is a real problem for the poor and unemployed. Huge increase in house prices have placed additional pressure on the renting sector as young people simply cannot afford to buy. In any case, flats are generally not very popular with the British, especially compared to the rest of Europe, though they are acceptable to many people in the centre of big cities. People prefer housing in the suburbs, and a garden of any size is considered essential. There is a growing tendency to move away from the hustle and noise of big cities, and large areas in the
My ideal home My homeland is so important to me, that if I could choose any place in the world to live in, I'd still choose Estonia. My perfect home must be located near Tallinn because then i can go to the capital city anytime. My perfect home must be surrounded with green nature. In the garden there should be natural junipers. The house should have very big windows which make the house bigger and brighter. This house has a design concept to provide the one continuous wall folded in different directions setting up the various views. The house has two floors. On the first floor there are living room, kitchen, dining room, wardrobe, bathroom ( with stew ) and toilet. In my living room there is circular glass table which is situated in front of sofa ( dark brown and soft ). Walls are all white because then i can greate the look that i want with the furniture - spacious, modern and simple. Furniture is
My ideal home My homeland is so important to me, that if I could choose any place in the world to live in, I'd still choose Estonia. My perfect home can only be in here, where my family and friends are. In Estonia, where are swmaps and pine-wood, sandy beaches, blue sky and big fileds, where are people who i know and the place where i feel in home My perfect home is located outside of Tallinn, in the midst of nature. It is a two story house with a red roof and the house is surrounded by big white fence. Stepping into the garden, you can notice a cobblestoned road, which takes you to the door. Beside the road are planted little red flowers and the garden is covered with green grass. From afar you can see a sauna house, and it has also a red roof. There you can enjoy the sauna and after that you can sit in the soft sofa, relax and chat with friends in anteroom. Beside the saunahouse there is a grilling place, where you can
My Ideal Home My ideal house would be a small detached villa on a quiet tropical island, preferably with an outdoor pool. The house is made of bricks. In my case I would have as many windows as possible. Light colour in the hall, it's the first thing you see when you walk into the house. There's not much space, therefore, this is fulfilled only essential things. On the right hand, there is a low cupboard, which is next to the vase of globeflowers. On the opposite wall, there is rocking chair and a peg. The ceiling is painted white and cream colored carpet covers the parquet. The next room consists of dining and livingroom. This is the biggest and the brightest room in this house. A rich mintcream walls and hardwood floors these two are well contrasted with furniture
5. Once again, I cant tell you how awful I feel about missing your birthday party. 6 I am writing to complain about the products I received from your company. 7 I look forward to receiving your advice on this matter. 8 Looking forward to seeing you and catching up on all your news. 9 Your thoughtful gift was greatly appreciated. Once again. , thank you for your generosity. 10 I am very sorry but unfortunately you won't be able to use my summer house during the first week of August. 11 I'm so happy for you! Write back soon and tell me all about your new job. 12 Hope this advice helps. Informal (friendly) letters Giving News TASK 6 Read the following questions then listen to the dialogue and answer them. a) Why hasn't Steve written earlier? b) What does he think of Hong Kong? c) What is the weather like? d) What happened to him recently? e) What does he say about his new colleagues?
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for Conversation. We stared out the windows in silence. It was beautiful, of course; I couldn't deny that. Everything was green: the trees, their trunks covered with moss, their branches hanging with a canopy of it, the ground covered with ferns. Even the air filtered down greenly through the leaves. It was too green -- an alien planet. Eventually we made it to Charlie's. He still lived in the small, two-bedroom house that he'd bought with my mother in the early days of their marriage. Those were the only kind of days their marriage had -- the early ones. There, parked on the street in front of the house that never changed, was my new -- well, new to me -- truck. It was a faded red color, with big, rounded fenders and a bulbous cab. To my intense surprise, I loved it. I didn't know if it would run, but I could see myself in it. Plus, it was one of
(NOT Whole Paris was celebrating.) He knows the whole of South America very well. (NOT He knows whole South America very well.) 56. We don't normally use progressive forms of believe. I don't believe him. (NOT I'm not believing him.) Do you believe what she says? (NOT Are you believing what she says?) 57. Don't use in front of to mean `facing' or `opposite'. She sat down facing me and looked into my eyes. (NOT She sat down in front of me and looked into my eyes.) There's a hotel opposite our house. (NOT There's a hotel in front of our house.) 58. Use it, not I, he, she etc to identify people. (on the phone): Hello. It's Alan Williams speaking. ((NOT Hello. I'm Alan Williams.) `Who's that?' `It's John.' (NOT Who's that?' `He's John.') 59. People (meaning `persons') is a plural word. The people in this town are very friendly. (NOT The people in this town is very friendly.) Who are those people? (NOT Who is that people?) 60. Use although or but, but not both together.
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