16/4/15

16/4/15

ROLEPLAY – ASKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT A FLAT

 – It’s Peter from Spain/ This is Jose Manuel from Spain.

GENERAL INFORMATION-

Are bills included in the price? Do you have any shops nearby? Is it far from the centre? How many rooms do you have in your house?

Do you have ___________ nearby?

Is it central?

RULES

Would it be OK if I took my cat there?

Could it be OK if I gave your address to receive letters?

Do you mind if I smoke? = Would you mind if I smoked?

Can I take my guitar?

Do I have to clean my room? Do I have to clean other common areas in the house?

Do I have to share the food with the other tenants?

Do you normally do the shopping with your tenants?

Pay a deposit/ pay a deposit in advance/ pay some money in advance

NEAR/ NEARBY

Near- preposition / before the noun – Is it near here? Is it near the police station? Is your flat near the centre?

Near of / near to

NEARBY – adv / after the noun.

We have a pharmacy nearby. We have a Spar nearby. WE have a Tesco’s nearby. We have an off-license nearby.

BRING/TAKE

The speaker is going to Berlin – They will take object

The house owner lives in Berlin – You can bring your own guitar.

2^ND CONDITIONALS

I’d be very happy if I could…

SHOPS: …?

It’s on the ground floor.

It’s round the corner.

I’d like to…

Split the bill (standard)

Go Dutch (infl)

Within reason

As long as…

Wi-fi /waifai/