October Week Four

This week's topic was house and home. We mainly used real estate ads as a jumping off point to discuss what we usually look for in a house or apartment.


LISTENING
To practice your listening skills, learners have several options: Home Improvement, Landscaping and Home Repairs at Randall's

For original version listening, try the TED talk Less stuff, more happiness, or for something a bit longer, try House Rules or No Place Like Home.

READING
Learners could read an article about changes in Home Ownership or about one of the world's priciest homes.

For original version reading, Building With Whole Trees, or read about a secret Treehouse in the Canadian woods. Or for something closer to home, read about Spain's own housing crisis.


WRITING
As usual, you've got plenty of writing options. First, you could try writing an ad to rent or sell your apartment. What amenities does it have? How would you describe it?

Another possibility is to address the housing crisis in Spain. What happened? How has it affected you or people you know? Where do we go from here? 


Have a good week!
Best,
Kelly

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