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    This document provides information about writing a notice to find a housemate. It includes tips for writing an effective notice such as making the title big to catch attention, keeping the message short with only important details, and not including your address. An example notice is given advertising a single ensuite room available in a three-bedroom house in Didsbury for £600 a month excluding bills. Interested parties should contact the provided phone number for a viewing. Exercises are included to match vocabulary terms, answer true/false questions about the example notice, and complete and reorder sentences about house sharing notices.

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    This document provides information about writing a notice to find a housemate. It includes tips for writing an effective notice such as making the title big to catch attention, keeping the message short with only important details, and not including your address. An example notice is given advertising a single ensuite room available in a three-bedroom house in Didsbury for £600 a month excluding bills. Interested parties should contact the provided phone number for a viewing. Exercises are included to match vocabulary terms, answer true/false questions about the example notice, and complete and reorder sentences about house sharing notices.

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    This document provides information about writing a notice to find a housemate. It includes tips for writing an effective notice such as making the title big to catch attention, keeping the message short with only important details, and not including your address. An example notice is given advertising a single ensuite room available in a three-bedroom house in Didsbury for £600 a month excluding bills. Interested parties should contact the provided phone number for a viewing. Exercises are included to match vocabulary terms, answer true/false questions about the example notice, and complete and reorder sentences about house sharing notices.

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    6A1 A Noticeboard Message

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    This document provides information about writing a notice to find a housemate. It includes tips for writing an effective notice such as making the title big to catch attention, keeping the message short with only important details, and not including your address. An example notice is given advertising a single ensuite room available in a three-bedroom house in Didsbury for £600 a month excluding bills. Interested parties should contact the provided phone number for a viewing. Exercises are included to match vocabulary terms, answer true/false questions about the example notice, and complete and reorder sentences about house sharing notices.

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    Writing: A1

    A noticeboard message
    Learn how to write a noticeboard message.

    Before reading
    Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.

    Preparation task
    Match the words (1–8) with the definitions (a–h).

    Words Definition
    1. …… an ensuite a. a bedroom for one person
    2. …… a bill b. to use something at the same time as
    3. …… a housemate another person
    4. …… a viewing c. someone to share a house with
    5. …… a single room d. a bathroom that is directly connected to a bedroom
    6. …… a pet e. an animal that lives with you
    7. …… to share f. a request for payment of money for water,
    gas, electricity, internet, etc.
    8. …… to move in
    g. a visit to see a room, flat or house
    h. to start living in a house

    Looking for a housemate


    Single ensuite room available in our lovely three-bedroom house in Didsbury. Five-minute walk
    from city centre. Move in from 1 June. Shared kitchen and living room with two female
    housemates, no parking, £600 a month excluding bills. No pets. Contact 07890 123456 for
    viewing.
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………
    Tips
    1. Write the main title or idea bigger to catch people’s attention.
    2. Keep the message short, with only the most important information.
    3. Don’t put your address on it!

    © 2019 British Council www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish


    Tasks

    Task 1
    Are the sentences true or false?

    Answer
    1. Two women live in this house at the moment. True False
    2. You have to share a bathroom. True False
    3. It is near the city centre. True False
    4. You can keep your car here. True False
    5. You have to pay extra for Wi-Fi. True False
    6. Pets can live in the house. True False

    Task 2
    Complete the notice.

    Shared parking excluding Available

    minute viewing ensuite pets

    Single (1)……………………………… room in a two-bed house in Withington, a ten- (2)………………………………


    walk from city centre. (3)……………………………… 1 September. (4)....................kitchen and living
    room with two guys, no (5)……………………………… , £700 a month (6)...................bills. No
    (7)……………………………… . Contact 07777 654321 for (8)……………………………… .

    Task 3
    Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

    1. house. three-bedroom available in a with ensuite bathroom Double room

    2. from Ten minutes by bus the university.

    3. living room with two housemates. Shared kitchen and

    4. £800 excluding bills. a month Rent

    Discussion
    Do you prefer to share a house or live alone?

    © 2019 British Council www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish


    Answers

    Preparation task
    1. d
    2. f
    3. c
    4. g
    5. a
    6. e
    7. b
    8. h

    Task 1
    1. True
    2. False
    3. True
    4. False
    5. True
    6. False

    Task 2
    1. ensuite
    2. minute
    3. Available
    4. Shared
    5. parking
    6. excluding
    7. pets
    8. viewing

    Task 3
    1. Double room with ensuite bathroom available in a three-bedroom house.
    2. Ten minutes by bus from the university.
    3. Shared kitchen and living room with two housemates.
    4. Rent £800 a month excluding bills.

    © 2019 British Council www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish

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