Unit 1: There’s No Place Like Home

Quick Check

A. Vocabulary. Complete the sentences with one of these words:

1. The people showed loyalty to the king by putting his face on the new coin.
2. When children have nightmares, mothers give comfort with loving words.
3. The museum has a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.
4. People who live in poverty often have no food and shelter.
5. They had no money to furnish their house, so they used boxes as chairs.
6. We’ve had this couch too long. It’s starting to look worn.
7. We used the tree for shelter during the storm.
8. Having great wealth means nothing if you can’t share it with others.

B. Comprehension. Answer the questions.

1. What's the best way to keep children at home?

Ralph Waldo Emerson.

2. What do you think is the difference between a house and a home?

Unknown.

3. What do you think is the real meaning of proverb 5?

Unknown.

4. Who wants to keep his or her kids at home?

Dorothy parker.

5. Who sees home as a perfect place?

Lin Yutang and Ernestine Schumann-Heink.

2 Pair Work

With a partner, write your own quote about home. Share it with the class.

My home is just like a piece of heaven.

3 Grammar

A. Rewrite each sentence, putting the adjectives in the correct order. Add commas where necessary.

1. Our new apartment is in a ( brick / small ) building. small, brick building.
2. The apartment has a ( old / Persian / wonderful ) rug. wonderful, old, Persian rug.
3. There are ( new / enormous ) windows. enormous, new windows.
4. Unfortunately, there are ( ugly / velvet / brown ) curtains in the living room. ugly, brown, velvet curtains.
5. But there are ( lovely / silk / yellow ) curtains in the bedroom. lovely, yellow, silk, curtains.
6. The apartment has a ( formal / large ) dining room. large, formal dining room.
7. It has ( wood / beautiful / old ) floors. beautiful, old, wood floors.
8. The ( old-fashioned / orange / small ) bathroom needs to be remodeled. old-fashioned, small, orange bathroom.
9. The bedroom is painted a ( comforting / light blue ) color. comforting, light blue color.
10. A ( American / nice / large ) family lives next door. nice, large, American family.

B. Use the words to write one complaint using too and one complaint using enough.

1. the lobby / dirty / clean

The lobby is too dirty. It isn't clean enough.

2. walls / thin / thick

The walls are too thin. They aren't thick enough.

3. the neighbors / inconsiderate / considerate

The neighbors are too inconsiderate. They aren't considerate enough.

4. the neighbors talk / loudly / softly

The neighbors talk too loudly. They don't talk softly enough.

5. the painter painted / carelessly / carefully

The painter painted too carelessly. He wasn't careful enough.

6. the bed / soft / firm

The bed is too soft. It isn't firm enough.

7. the atmosphere / unfriendly / friendly

The atmosphere is too unfriendly. It isn't friendly enough.

8. the bus stop / far / close

The bus stop is too far. It isn't close enough.

9. the furniture / outdated / modern

The furniture is too outdated. It isn't modern enough.

10. the mortar / wet / dry

The mortar is too wet. It isn't dry enough.

C. Complete each sentence with an infinitive.

1. I’m tall enough to reach the stop shelf.
2. I’m not tall enough to see over the fence.
3. I’m too young to vote in the election.
4. I’m old enough to make my own decisions.
5. I don’t have enough money to buy a car.
6. I speak enough English to order food in a restaurant.

D. Look at the picture. Describe the houses using multiple adjectives.
Then give your opinion of the house using too and enough.

• They are amazing, ancient, clay houses.
• They are tall, beautiful, old, brick buildings.
• The houses are too old that were built with clay.
• The mountain is too high that is a skyscraper.
• The houses are high enough to easily live in.

4 Conversation

About the Conversation

1. What kind of apartment is Hameed looking for?

He wants a large modern apartment off campus with an extra bedroom, parking, and a washer and dryer.

2. Why does Ahmed tell Hameed that he needs a reality check?

He will not be able to afford an apartment like that.

3. What decision does Hameed make at the end of the conversation?

He decides to keep living at home for another year.

5 Listening

Listen to the real estate agent talk about important factors to consider when looking for an apartment to rent.
Tick T the factors mentioned.

1. T the neighborhood
2. T the number of windows
3. T the number of closets
4. the number of lights
5. the number of neighbours
6. T the size of the rooms
7. the size of the building
8. whether outdoor barbecues are allowed
9. T whether pets are allowed
10. T whether a parking spot is included

7 Vocabulary Building

A. You will see these words in the reading on pages 12 and 13. Match the words with their meanings.

1. c asset
2. b hub
3. a nurture
4. e cultivate
5. d potetial

8 Reading

After Reading

1. What are the main strengths of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?

The kingdom's wealth of natural resources, its Islamic, family oriented society, its strategic position and opportunities for economic growth.

2. What kind of support is necessary for the Kingdom’s society to prepare for 2030?

The Saudi society needs to be supported by social, health care and educational systems that will help it raise its children in the best way possible to prepare them for the future.

3. What types of events and activities will be available for citizens?

Cultural and entertainment events, libraries, galleries, museums, community projects.

4. How will the educational system differ compared to the past?

The educational system will be updated to provide high quality learning and develop available talent and potential. It will provide the knowledge and skills required by the job market.

5. In what way will the Kingdom’s geographical position affect its role in international trade?

The kingdom's position connects the waterways of three continents Europe, Africa and Asia. This give it a unique advantage as a trading and transport hub.

6. Which factors will affect investment opportunities?

Factors include streamlined government services that encourage the setting up of new businesses and the creation of new business sectors, the privatization of state owned assets and agencies.

9 Speaking

3. Use your notes to compare ideas in groups or in class.

10 Writing

1. Read the text and find out.

What is adobe?

Adobe is building material that is made from sand, clay, water and organic material that is shaped into bricks and left to dry in the sun.

What is special about the house?

It's a beautifully designed, large adobe home with soft lines./ part of the house just out of the adobe shell and stretches to the end of a cliff.

Are the back and front of the house similar? How do you know?

No, they aren't. The front of the house that can be seen from the street is that of a large adobe home with a drive and a cactus tree at the entrance.

The back of the house has large windows and stretches to the end of the cliff.

What is part of the floor made of? Why?

Part of the floor is made of thick custom-designed glass to allow a unique view of the canyon below.

2. Read the text again, find out, and highlight.

Which rooms does the writer mention?

A spacious room that stretches in all directions and the kitchen.

What can the writer see, smell, and feel in the house?

He can see: the door, large windows, sunlight streaming in, the street, the cliff, the kitchen, the wooden cabinets, the sitting area, a spectacular view, the gaping canyon smell: the most enticing smells of cumin and chilies and herbs.

Feel: the hard floor, the air whooshing past (he imagines this).

3. Would you want to live in a house with a glass floor? Why? Why not?

No, I wouldn't. Because I like modern buildings.

B. 1. Choose a home to write about. It can be yours or another home you know well.
2. Remember/think about what you see, hear, feel, and smell in various rooms of the house.
3. Make notes in the chart and use them to write a descriptive essay about the house.

My house

Everyone has a house. They might be big or small. I am going to write about my house. We live in a three-room flat on the ground fllor.

There is a large digging hall, two bedrooms, kitchen and toilet. My father bought it ten years ago when I was four years old.

My parents believe in having a very small family, so we are four persons only for this reason It is really large enough for all of us.

Our house is built of bricks iron, tiles and marbles. The bathroom is also large and tiled.

The floor of our house is fully marbled. The kitchen of our house is also large and comfortable and it has two doors one of its door opens in a large balcony, from that balcony we have such a nice view of a park and playground. The dining room is also a large and decorated and painted attractively.

We own a tab recorder, a color TV. The table of the dining room is circular with a very comfortable chairs.

In the other balcony, we have many flowers and plants grown in the earthen pots, they include roses, jasmine, pagoda tree which they make our house more beautiful.

11 Form, Meaning and Function

A. Fahd and Faisal are driving to a friend’s home. Read the conversation. Complete the gaps with a word or phrase from the charts above.

Fahd: I don’t know why the GPS can’t find Lakeside Drive. I think we’d better stop and ask for directions. There’s a gas station. Let’s pull over and ask someone.
Faisal: Oh, all right.
Attendant: You look lost.
Fahd: You can say that again. (1.) We’re looking for Lakeside Drive.
Attendant: I know this town like the back of my hand, and I can tell you that there’s no street by that name.
Do you mean Riverside Drive?
Faisal: Oh, yeah! That must be it. I just got the street name wrong.
Fahd: (2.) Can you tell us how to get there?
Attendant: It’s not far. You need to (3.) turn left out of here.
Then (4.) go straight for a couple of miles. (5.) keep going until you see an ice cream shop. If you see the Town Hall, (6.) you've gone too far. (7.) Take the first right after the ice cream shop and you’ll be on Riverside Drive.
Faisal & Fahd: Thanks!

C. Put the verbs in parentheses in either the future tense (will) or the present tense.

1. The company will manufacture (manufacture) the parts when they receive (receive) the order.
2. He will travel (travel) the world before he gets (get) married and settles down.
3. I will run (run) to the store before it starts (start) raining.
4. When you drive (drive) down the road, you will see (see) a large, red building.
5. Will you continue to argue (argue) with me until I change (change) my mind?