10. Talking about your Apartment or House

patio

balcony

closet

bathroom

living room

bedroom

swimming pool

kitchen

laundry room

dining room

garage

driveway

I have/I’m having/I had

I live/I’m living/I lived

We live/We’re living/We lived

It has/It’s having/It had

10. Talking about your Apartment or House: Story

Jessica is a pelican. She lives in Panama City, Panama, in an apartment.

Her apartment is on the fourth floor (1) of a building (2). It has a balcony, a living room, a small bathroom, a tiny (3) bedroom, but there’s no closet.

The apartment also has a small (4) kitchen. It doesn’t have a laundry room or a dining room and there is no place to park her car.

Jessica wants to move (5) to the United States and live in a bigger house (6).

Jessica goes to Tallahassee, Florida. She wants to buy (7) a house.

The house she wants has a driveway, three bedrooms, a dining room, a laundry room, a two-car garage, and a swimming pool.

Jessica talks with the owner (8). The owner is a duck (9). He says he doesn’t need such a big house any more (10), but he still likes the swimming pool (11).

Jessica decides to buy the duck’s house. It only costs (12) $15,502,401.27.

She doesn’t have enough money. (13) Jessica has to a bank to get a loan (15).

They give her all the money (16) she needs. Now is very happy.

1)       cuarto piso

2)       edificio

3)       pequeña

4)       pequeña

5)       quiere mudarse

6)       casa más grande

7)       quiere comprar

8)       habla con el dueño

9)       pato

10)   ya no necesita más una casa tan grande

11)   todavía le gusta la piscina, (alberca)

12)   sólo cuesta

13)   bastante dinero

14)   su cuenta

15)   conseguir un préstamo

16)   Le dan todo el dinero [que]

10. Talking about your Apartment or House: Reading

There is a pelican named Jessica who lives in Panama City. Jessica likes (1) Panama. She was born (2) there.

Jessica lives in a small (3) apartment. It’s on the fourth floor (4). Everyday Jessica has to climb up the stairs (5)—that’s hard (6) for a pelican.

Her apartment has a balcony, a big closet, a living room, a bathroom, one bedroom and a small kitchen. But it doesn’t have a laundry room or a dining room and there is no place for Jessica to park her car.

Jessica decides to move to Florida. Jessica wants to buy (7) a house in Tallahassee. Jessica’s boy friend (8) lives in Tallahassee.

Jessica looks at (9) a beautiful house in Tallahassee. It has a driveway, three bedrooms, a dining room, a laundry room, a two-car garage, and a swimming pool.

The owner is a duck (10). He says he doesn’t need such a big house any more (11), but he still (12) likes the swimming pool.

Jessica decides to buy the duck’s house. It only costs (14) $15,502,401.27. Jessica goes to the bank to get a loan (15).

The banker is very nice (16) and helps Jessica get (17) the loan. She uses her diamond necklace (18) for collateral.

Jessica really likes (19) her new house. Her boyfriend comes often (20) to visit her. They are getting married soon. (21) They are very happy.

1)       le gusta

2)       nació

3)       pequeño

4)       cuarto piso

5)       todos los días J. tiene que subir las escaleras

6)       esto es difícil

7)       quiere comprar

8)       novio

9)       mira

10)   dueño es un pato

11)   ya no más necesita una casa tan grande

12)   todavía

13)   sólo cuesta

14)   conseguir préstamo

15)   amigable

16)   ayuda a J. consiguir

17)   cuello

18)   Le encanta

19)   viene a menudo

20)   se casan pronto