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Read the following story about Frank Webb who had a most unusual house, a former ladies’ lavatory in Kew, south-west London. Then complete the text by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
Home is where you make it!
As soon as Frank heard that someone a)_________ (try) to sell the ladies’ loo, he wanted it. He was sure that he could make the building, which b)________(situate) next to the famous gardens at Kew, into a beautiful home. Now he’s very busy – he c)_________ (convert) it into one bedroom house.
“It might seem rather odd to want to live in a place which used to be a lavatory,” he said, “ but I d)_________ (think) it’s really beautiful”.
He was divorced recently, and he needed somewhere to live. He knew he wanted something small but unique. “ A friend e)________ (tell) me about it. I think she f)________ (joke), but it was exactly what I g)_________ (search) for”.
He is 57. His 25-year-old daughter, Kathy, h)________ (love) the place, too. She i)_________ (help) her father with the work for the past few weeks as she has been on holiday. He advises visitors not to go into the kitchen. “It’s j)________(decorate) at the moment, and it looks awful”.
Since he bought the lavatory, several ladies k)_________ (knock) on the door, wanting to use it. He lets them use his own bathroom. When he first saw the building, it l) ________ (not use) for several years, so it was in quite a mess.
It m) ________ (build) in 1905. It is very solid, so he n)________ (not have) to do any work on the walls or roof. He o) ________ (pay) £60,000 for it a year ago and since then he p) ________ (spend) an extra £20,000 putting in an upper floor for the bedroom.
“I like the thought that my home has a history,” he says with great pride.
Listening
Listen to two descriptions of places to live. Complete the information in the table.
| First house | Second house | |
| Location | ||
| Type | ||
| № of rooms | ||
| Facilities | ||
| Transport | ||
| Vicinity |
Listen again and make notes about the advantages and disadvantages of each house.
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