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Exercise 6

Read the following story about Frank Webb who had a most unusual house, a former ladies’ lavatory in Kew, south-west London. Then complete the text by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

Home is where you make it!

As soon as Frank heard that someone a)_________ (try) to sell the ladies’ loo, he wanted it. He was sure that he could make the building, which b)________(situate) next to the famous gardens at Kew, into a beautiful home. Now he’s very busy – he c)_________ (convert) it into one bedroom house.

“It might seem rather odd to want to live in a place which used to be a lavatory,” he said, “ but I d)_________ (think) it’s really beautiful”.

He was divorced recently, and he needed somewhere to live. He knew he wanted something small but unique. “ A friend e)________ (tell) me about it. I think she f)________ (joke), but it was exactly what I g)_________ (search) for”.

He is 57. His 25-year-old daughter, Kathy, h)________ (love) the place, too. She i)_________ (help) her father with the work for the past few weeks as she has been on holiday. He advises visitors not to go into the kitchen. “It’s j)________(decorate) at the moment, and it looks awful”.

Since he bought the lavatory, several ladies k)_________ (knock) on the door, wanting to use it. He lets them use his own bathroom. When he first saw the building, it l) ________ (not use) for several years, so it was in quite a mess.

It m) ________ (build) in 1905. It is very solid, so he n)________ (not have) to do any work on the walls or roof. He o) ________ (pay) £60,000 for it a year ago and since then he p) ________ (spend) an extra £20,000 putting in an upper floor for the bedroom.

“I like the thought that my home has a history,” he says with great pride.

Listening

Listen to two descriptions of places to live. Complete the information in the table.

Listen again and make notes about the advantages and disadvantages of each house.

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