1. How are the walls of your flat furnished? Are the walls in the bathroom and W.C. tiled? Are the walls of the kitchen whitewashed, tiled or wallpapered? Is the wallpaper washable? Do you like adorned or bare walls? What do you take into consideration when hanging pictures?
2. How is your flat lighted? Is lightening only functional? If you think it can be decorative as well, say how. How many sockets are there in the flat?
3. What labor saving devices have you at home? Discuss the advantages of the labor saving devices you have.
4. Where do you usually have your meals? Do you have meals in the kitchen when you eat informally? Why do most housewives consider eating in the kitchen very convenient?
5. Is your flat crammed up with things? What can be done in the flat to make it more spacious?
6. What do you consider the most boring house chores? What work about the house do you do every day and what is done once in a season?
7. Do you often redecorate the rooms? Do you do your own decoration and repairing yourself or do you prefer to have it done for you?
8. Does the electric light man come to read the meters? How do you pay your rent? How do you pay for water, gas, central heating?
9. Do you make friends with your neighbors? What qualities do you possess as a good neighbor?
10. Can you describe a home of your dream? What do you think it will be like?
2. Self-catering apartment - ‘We were really lucky because their flat was right in the centre of Rome. It also had a lovely balcony with views of the square. I think they were happy with ours because it’s only fifteen minutes from Trafalgar Square on the underground.’
3. Villa - ‘Although it was on the coast, it also had a lovely swimming pool and a big terrace where we sat in the evenings. There were four bedrooms and enough room for all the family.’
4. B&B - ‘The room was fine and the breakfast was enormous. We didn't need to have lunch!’
5. Hotel - ‘The website said it had four stars, but the room was really small and there wasn't any Wi-Fi. If you wanted to use the internet, you had to go and use some computers in the lobby!’
6. House swap - ‘It seemed like a good idea at first because we could eat when we wanted, but we spent a lot of time shopping in supermarkets for food.’
Explanation:
To match the holiday accommodations with the texts, we need to analyze the descriptions provided in each text and identify the corresponding accommodation option. Here is the step-by-step breakdown:
1. The text mentions sharing a room with six other people, which suggests a budget and shared accommodation option. The description fits a youth hostel, where people often share rooms.
2. This text describes staying in someone else's flat and enjoying the central location and balcony. It also mentions the exchange of accommodations between the writer and the owner of the other flat. This scenario corresponds to a house swap.
3. The text mentions a coastal location with a swimming pool, terrace, and enough space for the entire family. These amenities and characteristics suggest a villa, which typically offers such features.
4. The text mentions a fine room and a substantial breakfast that eliminates the need for lunch. This indicates a bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodation, where breakfast is included in the stay.
5. The text discusses a room being smaller than expected and lacks Wi-Fi access, forcing the use of lobby computers. It also mentions the website advertising four stars. Such features and discrepancies match a hotel stay.
6. The text mentions the ability to eat when desired but having to do supermarket shopping for food. This corresponds to a self-catering apartment, as it implies the ability to cook and prepare meals in the accommodation.
By carefully analyzing the details and characteristics mentioned in each text, we can effectively match the holiday accommodations with their respective options.