Exercise 1

Look through the text and find synonyms to the given words and word combinations:

a) in the suburbs f) lack of

b) housing estate g) the bigger part

c) modern h) having no children

d) option i) looking for

e) mainly j) convenience

Exercise 2

Give the English equivalents to the words and phrases below. Be ready to use them in the sentences of your own:

джерело прибутку, мешканець, літні люди, гідні будинки, міське життя, однотипні та гнітючі будинки, до того ж, купувати будинок в кредит, житлова проблема.

Exercise 3

Stages in building a house.Put these stages in the right order and then match them with the expressionson the left.

1. First, a. The drains are dug.

2. Then, b. The materials are bought.

3. Meanwhile, c. The house is painted.

4. Subsequently, d. The walls are built.

5. At this stage, e. The site is purchased.

6. Next, f. The site is levelled.

7. Afterwards, g. The foundations are laid.

8. Then, h. The house is ready to live in.

9. Later, i. The roof is put on.

10. Eventually, j. The doors and windows are put in.

11. Finally, k.The electricity and water systems are installed.

Exercise 4

Buying a house.Put each of the following words or phrases into its correct place in the passage below.

Buyer, document, lawyer, price, purchaser, terms, contract, fixtures, legal, proof of ownership, seller, time, deposit, information, possession, property, signs.

BUYING A HOUSE

When a ____ has chosen the house he wants, he has a ____ draw up a contract. This ____ states the ____ definition of the ____, gives the purchase ____, and demands ____ from the present owner. It also includes other important ____, such as the ____ that are to remain in the house and the ____ when the ____ will take ____.

The buyer pays a ____ when he ____ the ____. The deposit binds the ___ to the ____ of the contract.

Exercise 5

Rewrite the following advertisement in its full form.

Mod. det. hse., immac. cond. 3 gars. 5 beds., 3 receps., 2 fully tiled baths.+sep. wcs; lge. fit. kit.18´9 ft., dble sink; lux. lnge. Gas CH/ chw; dble. glaz. Curts., fit. cpts. included. Landscd. gdn., swim. pool. Few mins., stn., bus, $150,000.

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