Housing and dwelling

living in a flat

advantages

• local council takes care of maintenance
• less household
• cheaper than houses
• usually not far from the city centre

disadvantages

• not enough space
• not garden for children, growing plants
• noisy neighbours

living in a house

advantages

• a lot of space
• garden
  • you can grow vegetable (healthy food)
  • you can raise animals (pets, animals for meat)
  • a place for relax
  • a place for children to play
• own central heating – you can regulate it as you want and need
• not so close to neighbours

disadvantages

• a lot of housework
• house maintenance – painting, fences, roof
• taking care of a garden – work at the vegetable garden
• mow the lawn
• more expensive than flats
• further from city centre – commuting to school, work

home rules

eating

• everybody sit at the dining table (every day, only weekends?)
• you can start eating at any time you want or you have to wait for other members of the family
• can television be switched on during your eating?
• what do you have for breakfast, lunch, dinner in your family?
• time of eating in your family (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

cooking

• who usually prepares the meal
• do you help your mum

housework

• the rules – who does the vaccuming, sweaping, mopping, dusting, washing-up, washing, hanging the clothes, ironing?
• how often do you do housework?
• work in the garden – mowing the lawn, weeding, picking up the fruits etc.

living in a city and a village

living in a city

advantages

• busy night life
• better employment, educational, sport, entertainment, cultural opportunities
• better transport
• a lot of shopping facilities

disadvantages

• a lot of noise, busy streets, too many people around
• a lot of crime – not safe streets
• a lot of pollution
• more expensive life

living in a village:

advantages

• queit environment
• safer place for living
• healhtier enviroment – less pollution
• walking in the forest
• people – know each other – help each other
• playgrounds for children

disadvantages

• need to commute to school, to work
• less sport opportunities
• no cinemas, theatres, museums (not enough culture)
• gossips in the village (everybody knows everybody and knows everything)