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3. What problem(s) do you think the people living in each house have to face?

błock of flats: noisy neighbours, traffic noise, lift often does not work; problems with disposing rubbish;

detached house in the suburbs: heating in winter, far from shops, no school in the neighbourhood, prone to burglary, a lot of work to keep the lawn;

mansion: heating in winter, high electricity bills, cleaning; far from entertainment and shopping centres, expensive to keep a big garden;

caravan: little room, having to use common bathrooms and toilets at camping sites, heating in cold weather; prone to burglary.

4. Which of the places would you certainly not want to live in? Why?

I would certainly not want to live in a mobile home:

• uncomfortable to live in; little space;

• no private bathroom or toilet;

• going to the bathroom at night and in bad weather must be awful;

• using common facilities at the camping site; ąueuing;

• thin walls; little privacy;

• must be cold in winter;

• not safe; easy to break into.

5. What should a house you want to live in be like?

4-bedroomed, 2-storey detached house in a suburb • a tiled steep roof • 3 bathrooms • big Windows - a lot of daylight • a colourful, large front and back garden ♦ a hedge fence • central heating • air-conditioning • a large lounge with a wooden floor and a fireplace • a spacious entrance hall • a modern fitted kitchen • a large double garage • close to shops and public transport

Zadanie 2.

(przykładowe pytania i zagadnienia do dyskusji)

1. People have always wanted to know what the futurę holds for them and have used various methc predicting what is bound to happen. Do you believe that it is possible to predict the futurę? Why?

1.1. What methods have been traditionally used to predict the futurę for centuries?

astrology: the study of the positions and movements of the stars and how they can influence people and events

fortune-telling: using a crystal bali, tarot cards, playing cards, tea leaves, coffee grounds, palmistry in order to tell people what is going to happen to them in the futurę horoscope: description of your character and the things that will happen to you based on the position of the stars and planets at the time of your birth

superstition: anticipating good or bad luck based on the belief that certain objects and actions are bound to bring good or bad luck

interpreting dreams: night dreams are believed to have symbolic meanings which represent what is going to happen; dream-books are available to explain the meaning of various dreams