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    B1 Reading worksheet 1 (standard)

    Leo’s Houseboat Blog


    1 Complete the sentences with words from the box.

    to dock launderette running water semi-detached suburbs tank

    1 Many people live in the . They are


    the parts of the city outside the centre.
    2 A house is one which is connected to another house on one side.
    3 ‘ ’ means ‘to park your boat’.
    4 Most modern houses have for their
    sinks, showers and toilets.
    5 A is a large object that can hold water or other liquids.
    6 If you don’t have a washing machine at home, you can wash your clothes at a
    .

    2 Read the blog and choose the correct question (A–H) for each gap (1–6). You do not need to use two
    of the questions.

    Blog
    Leo
    People often want me to tell them all about living on a houseboat,
    so welcome to … Leo’s Houseboat Blog!
    Here are some questions that people always ask me, and the answers.

    1 ? When I was little we lived


    in an apartment. My mum and dad wanted a house with a garden but couldn’t afford to buy one. Then we saw a houseboat
    that someone was selling. We fell in love with it – me too, at first – and here we are.
    2 ? It was special. Nobody
    else had a home like this and everybody came to visit. We were docked next to a big playground and I could play outside all
    day, and of course water is great for kids, if they can swim. When I was eight or nine, it was fun. However, I’m sixteen now …
    3 ? There’s hardly any
    private space. We have a beautiful kitchen and living room, but the bedrooms are tiny. I can’t invite my friends
    home because there’s no place for us to go. I wish I could have a normal bedroom in a semi-detached house in the
    suburbs. That might sound boring to some people but not to me.
    4 ? There are things they
    would like to have if we had more space, like a washing machine or a dishwasher. Mum and Dad hate going to the
    launderette. We’re also very close to our unfriendly neighbours, which is a problem for all of us. But my parents love our boat.
    5 ? It can get very cold at
    night but our heating is not bad. Actually, running water is more of a problem. We’re not connected to the town’s water
    system, so we have to use a tank and it empties fast. We can’t have a bath and we have to keep our showers short.
    6 ? No, never! When we
    go on holiday, we rent an apartment somewhere. A real apartment with normal bedrooms and a bath and a washing
    machine. Wonderful luxuries!
    46 2

    A Do you go travelling in your home? E What are the disadvantages?


    B How close to you are the nearest neighbours? F What is your bathroom like?
    C How do your parents feel about the small space? G What did you like about living on the boat?
    D Is it warm enough in winter? H Why do you live on a houseboat?
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    B1 Reading worksheet 1 (standard)
    Leo’s Houseboat Blog

    3 Are these sentences true or false? If the information is false, write a sentence saying why it is
    not correct.
    1 Leo’s parents had always wanted to live on a houseboat.

    2 When he was younger, Leo liked life on a houseboat more than he does now.

    3 He would like a house in the suburbs because he would have more space.

    4 Leo and his parents get on very well with the neighbours on the boat next to theirs.

    5 The family must not use their water too quickly.

    6 Leo finds his own home much more comfortable than a holiday apartment.

    4 Work in small groups. Discuss what you need in a home. Put the items from the box in order
    from 1 (= essential) to 5 (= luxury).

    bath dishwasher high-speed internet running water washing machine

    1 4
    2 5
    3

    5 Work in groups. Discuss the things you would like or dislike about living on a houseboat. Think
    about these things and add your own ideas.
    ●● living space ●● scenery and nature
    ●● neighbours ●● weather
    ●● freedom to move ●● security

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    B1 Reading worksheet 1 (standard)
    Teacher’s notes
    1 Warmer 5 Exercise 3
    Ask the class to brainstorm words for The students read the text again more slowly
    buildings you can live in. Help if necessary. and answer the questions in pairs. Check the
    Possible ideas: detached house, semi-detached answers with the whole class.
    house, terraced house, cottage, apartment
    Answers
    block / block of flats, etc. Then ask if they can
    think of alternative types of housing. Possible (The corrected sentences will be in the students’
    ideas: caravan, mobile home, tent, yurt, etc. own words.)
    They may produce houseboat. If not, show the 1 false (they originally wanted to buy a house
    handout and ask what they see in the picture. with a garden)
    Write up houseboat. 2 true
    3 true
    2 Exercise 1 4 false (the neighbours are unfriendly so nobody
    Give students the handout and ask them to in the family likes living so close to them)
    complete the sentences in pairs. Check the 5 true
    answers with the whole class.
    6 false (he likes holiday apartments because
    Answers he has ‘luxuries’ there that he does not have
    1 suburbs 4 running water at home)

    2 semi-detached 5 tank
    6 Exercise 4
    3 To dock 6 launderette
    In small groups, the students have to agree
    on a ranking of the items. Make sure they
    3 Ask the students what questions they would understand that there can only be one
    have for someone who lives on a houseboat number 1, one number 2, etc. Give them a
    full-time. Elicit a few questions and then ask few minutes to agree and then let the groups
    everyone to read the questions under the compare their rankings.
    reading text and see if they are different from
    the questions the class suggested. Answers
    Students’ own answers
    4 Exercise 2
    Ask the students to skim the text. After
    7 Exercise 5
    reading each paragraph, they should decide in
    Allow some time at the end of the lesson for
    pairs which of the questions from the list they
    a general discussion of the pros and cons of
    think it answers. However, they should make
    life on a houseboat. You could also go on
    a final decision and write the answers only
    to talk about the pros and cons of living in
    after reading the whole text. They do not need
    the suburbs.
    two of the questions. Check the answers with
    the whole class.
    Answers
    1 H 4 C
    2 G 5 D
    3 E 6 A

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