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The document discusses various aspects of living in multi-generational and tiny homes, highlighting the benefits and challenges associated with these living arrangements. It includes exercises for vocabulary comprehension, listening skills, and critical thinking about home dynamics. Additionally, it covers grammar points related to quantifiers and making suggestions in conversations about home design.
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1. Read these sentences. Circle the correct meanings of the words
‘Two benefits of living in my area are great neighbors and
a advantages b problems or bad
‘We have strong bonds with all of our neighbors in my hom:
a business activities b special feelings
have simple meals.
3. Ourkitchen is very compact, so we usual
a small b messy or dirty
4 My room at home is nice and cozy.
a neat and tidy b warm and com
‘All of our extended: family members come to our h
often live in
b people born
ey are kind to me.
\der generation
8 people from,
lose to me and
‘your husband or wi
countryside
2 Work with a partner. Which of the sentences are true for you?
LISTENING 1 Multi-generational homes
home? What ages are they? How many
‘are there in your home?
‘a partner.
Listen to Mulfi-generational_
homes and check (/) the five topics the
speaker talks obout.
Economics and money
Elderly healthcare
Fami
and comm
HOMEyy
Close listening
Listen again and Girelé) the correct words in bold.
‘not common in many cultures,
iving with their teenaged children is / is not an example of a
generational home.
3 Young adults often move back home because they do not want /
cannot afford to live on their own,
4 Healthcare costs for the elderly are getting cheaper / more expensive.
5 The globalized world makes it easier / more difficult for people to feel
a sense of home.
6 According to Dr. Farid, in multi-gen homes, cooking, cleaning, and
Privacy are advantage
LUSTENING FOR SPECIAL TERMS
‘Speckers often use special terms thal you might not know. Sometimes, there
isc short pause before the special term, or there isa signal before or offer
the special term such as: called, known as, so-called, what we (can) call.
Listening for these signals can help o focus on the special term,
2 Qe listen again and check (7) the signal for each special term.
known a5...
Boomerang kids
Empty nest
1
2
3. Crowded nest
4 Generation X
3 Qin listen and complete these sentences about multi-gen homes.
1 Some people want a mult-gen house to have space for the grandparents
complete with its own bathroom and kitchen
___an
“in-law apartment.
2. Many people born in the 1960s and '70s, ___ "Generation
X," want to have space in their home for an office.
3 The Generation Y kids, also the “millennial
generation,” were born from the 1980s to the mid-1990s, and they
make up the largest number of “boomerang kids.”
Developing critical thinking
Discuss these questions in @ group.
1 What are some advantages and disadvantages of multi-gen homes? Think
about the things in the box on the right.
Advantages Disadvantages
iced to buy more food —expensive
2. "Empty nest” describes the feelings parents have after their children move
out of their home. Do you think these feelings are positive, negative, or
mixed? Use the useful words in the box on the right.
When children move out of home, parents probably fel.
choice (a) /tfois/
indude —(v) _/in'klud
porticular (adj) /par'tikjalar/
STIS Resta
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Look at the fille and picture. Answer these questions.
‘Think about the title Les is more. What do you predict the main idea
will be?
Do you think the report will give a positive or negative opinion of tiny
homes? Why?
What key words do you predict are in Less is more?
ten to Less is more and check your predictions.
Js Listen again and number these topics in order.
“The different types of homes MHS company sells
‘The cost of Dhez and Marta’s home
Why Dhez and Marta ing in their small home
Why the tiny house movement is becoming popular
‘The size and design of Dhez and Marta's home
bathroom itch
bedroom ——_louny
dining room study
design
during
movement (n)Close listening
1 What do these symbols and abbreviations mean? Compare your answers
with « partner,
1 sqm els ar Se
= 5 eg us
3 ow) b>
2 118 listen agein ond correct the seven errors in these notes.
+ tiny house movement |
+ Dem home = 459m
+ intheir home: bed, 1 cupboard, kitchen, toilet/shower pod
+ bought home ready-made from MHS
+ MHS: sells homes 5—45 sams; 6 designs eq: MT ax
+ can deliver w/wheels
+ owners can puts field forest rive, front yard: back of truck
+ De-Ms home = $17,000
+ Marta: mini-home uses > energy: bub cozy
Developing critical thinking
1 Discuss these questions in a group.
1 What are some other benefits to living in a tiny home? Think about the
things in the box on the right.
Other benefits of liring ina tiny home include
2 Give some disadvantages of living in a tiny home.
Some disadvantages of tiny homes are
2 Think about the ideas from Mulfi-generational homes and Less is more
and discuss these questions it
1 Is it possible to have small, multi-gen homes? Why or why not?
1a / den t think its possible because.
Living with other generations / in a compact space is more common in
cour
ik / won't change
gue
eros| cab
HOUSE AND HOME
The words house and home can have slightly different meanings. A house is
« building for ving in, A home is where you live, where you are from, and
where you feel comfortable.
There are many words that begin with house and home:
; a ( ome ic
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housewife \ home-made ) pee
houseplart homestay
There are also many verb + noun collocations with home:
be (ai) + home Tam usually at home in the evening.
go + home Ibis getting late, so we should go home now.
live at + home My older sister lives at home.
move back + home jove back home afier! graduate.
stay (at) + home Iisa beautiful day, so | do not want fo stay at home.
1. Complete these sentences. Use the house and home words in the box.
homemade homesick homestay
pousekeeper houseplant housework
1 This room looks very nice with that in the comer.
2. 1am so busy with my studies these days, I have no time to do the
Did you feel very __
3 when you were studying abroad?
4 Wehavea ~__ who works for us three days a week.
5 This___ bread is delicious and healthy.
% Iwantto doa one-month __in Canada to improve
ry English.
2. Ask ond answer these questions with a partner.
1 How much homework do you usually get at the weekend?
2 Would you like to go to do a homestay? Why? / Why not?
3) Who does the housework in your family? Do you ever do any?
How often?
Do you have any houseplants in your homet Where are they?
Have you ever felt homesick? When?
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Ea >: |SPEAKING Designing a dream home
You are going to learn about quantifiers, making and responding to
suggestions, and linking consonants to vowels. You are then going to use
these to work with a partner and design a dream home.
Grammar
QUANTIFIERS
You can add a quantifier before a noun to give more information.
Study the forms:
Form Example
some + noun There are some new houses.
‘ony +noun | none [ina negative We do nat have any
statement} houseplants in our
partment.
@ few orc litle Is there any furniture in
} {in questions} that room?
[noi] enovgh | indicates whether the | There is not enough space
+ noun number cr amount of | for all our books.
something is satisfactory
foo many + | indicates that the number | There are too many books to
count noun | or amount of something | put on the bookcase.
is too high,
foo much | indicates that the number | We have too much furniture
+ noncoun! | or amount of something | to fit in this room.
noun is too high
Complete these sentences with some or any. Sometimes both are correct.
‘They do not have flowers in the garden yet.
Are there cupboards in the bedroom?
We have very friendly neighbors
There are not restaurants in this neighborhood.
that room.
evening?
2 Work with a partner, Make sentences for these situations. Use (not)
enough, too much, or too many.
Five people want to eat dinner. There are four plates.
The garage has space for two cars. The family has two cars.
‘There is space in the cupboard for ten shirts. Jamal has 15 shirts
Sofia wants to put a lot of food in the fridge. The fridge is very small.
‘he kitchen is very small. Four people are trying to cook in the kitchen.
Thave a lot of books. I have a lot of bookcases.
‘There is __ space on the sh
6 Doyou have homework 1MAKING AND RESPONDING TO SUGGESTIONS
‘When people work logether, they often make suggestions lo do something
cor change something
Let's do it this way.
How about moving the bed so iti in the corner?
What about puting the desk next fo the bookcase?
Accepling suggestions
OK, that is « good idea.
Sure, ! om happy with that
Re ions
{think it might be better to put i there bocause there is more space.
1 think I would rather buy that one since itis cheaper.
) 119 Listen and write the expressions used to make a suggestion. Then
‘ogain and check (V) the suggestions which are accepted.
‘Suggestion | Expression used ‘Accepted?
2. Practice making and accepling / rejecting the suggestions in exercise 1.
3 Role play with a partner. Take turns making and accepting /
rejecting these suggestions about how to improve your
4. Change the color of the bedroom,
LINKING CONSONANTS TO VOWELS_ wa
1 @120 Underline final consonants followed by initial vowels. Then listen
ind notice the pronunciation.
There's a growing number of young adults
So I suppose the multi-gen home boom has a lot going for it.
We often say “home is where the heart is.”
Professor Lee is an expert in this area
What does Dhez think about their living space?
‘There's enough space for a bed.
2. Read the sentences with a partner. Focus on linking final consonants to
initial vowels.
SPEAKING TASK
Read this conversation. Notice the expressions used fo make and respond
to suggestions.(Circle the quantifiers. Underline final consonants followed by
initial vowel.
yoms, with a nice,
modem kitchen, and a comfortable living
room. My bedroom has enough shelves
and cupboards for all my books and
clothes. 'm not sure how to decorate it.
Ber:
Andiew: Sure, I'm happy with that.
BRAINSTORM
Think about your dreom home. Answer these questions.
4 Whot rooms does it have?
5) What is special about your dream home?
PLAN,
Lok back t your rcnstorm, Draw floor pln of your dream home and write «description Use quantifiers.
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