Scenario:

You want to rent a place to live. You went to see a house and a flat and made these
notes. Compare the areas for these three places.

House

Flat 1

- rent : $600

- rent: $500

- no. of rooms: 8

- no. of rooms: 3

- 45 minutes from stations

- 40 minutes from station

- very quiet location: no traffic

- on a busy main road- very

noisy!

- not at all clean

- very clean

- furniture: fine

- furniture: terrible!

Flat 2
- rent: $575
- no. of rooms: 4
- 50 minutes from station
- on a small street- somewhat noisy
- clean
- furniture: beautiful
Assignment:
Write (2) comparative- 1 positive and 1 negative- and (1) superlative sentence for
each category:
Rent:
C:

Flat 2 is more expensive than flat 1

C:

Flat 1 is less expensive than the house

S:

The house is the most expensive place

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Furniture:
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Summary: Write a summary of your decision based on the information above.
Which place will you choose?
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