43 Where to live after school Form small groups and discuss your plans for the future. How do you think your living situation will change once you’ve finished school? Where will you go? What will you need? Expand your vocabulary: Living arrangements – part 1 Look at the expressions in the box below. How many of them can you translate or explain? Write down what you already know. Walk around the room and ask your classmates for help with any expressions you don’t know. Can you figure them all out? If any are still unclear, ask your teacher. SPEAKING 3 LANGUAGE 4 a b a accommodation b campus c cleaner d common room e to commute f costly g dorm h flatmate i homesick j housework k mess l to move m on my own n to rent o studio flat p university You want to study at an English university and are looking for affordable accommodation. You have found flatmate advertisement E on p. 42 online and want to write an email to the person who posted the advertisement. In your email you should: give your reasons for writing outline what you could do as a flatmate specify what more you need to know Write around 250 words. See Writing coach, Formal email, p. 178. WRITING 7 Listen to some people talking on a radio show about what life is like after school. Take notes on the points below. what their living situation is like what they like about their living situation Use the expressions from the box above to write short summaries of each of the four interviews. Which of the living situations you have heard about would be the most suitable for you? What might be the potential upsides and downsides? Discuss in small groups. What other living arrangements can you think of for students or people who have finished school and are starting to work? LISTENING 5a 07 b SPEAKING 6 a b Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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