NL Tokyomicroapartments Int Ws 39333
NL Tokyomicroapartments Int Ws 39333
NL Tokyomicroapartments Int Ws 39333
Level 2: Intermediate
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Warmer
a. What must every living space have? Add any other ideas of your own.
a bed a fridge-freezer
a toilet a sofa
a sink windows
a shower or bathtub
a home office
b. Could you live in a micro-apartment (a one-room living space under 32 square metres)? Why?
Why not?
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Key words
a. Choose the word that best matches each definition. Then, complete the sample sentences to
use them in context.
1. a noun meaning a small, enclosed area in a room, separated from the rest of the room by thin
walls or curtains
Only the director has her own office. The rest of the workers all have a
and little privacy.
5. a noun meaning an amount of money that you pay for renting something such as a house
7. a noun meaning someone who rents a flat, house, office, piece of land, etc., from the person who
owns it
He is a friendly landlord and has a good relationship with all of his .
11. a noun meaning the journey to and from work every day
My office is a two-hour from the suburbs.
12. a verb meaning to imagine something that has not happened or does not exist
When she designed her house, she never how much the area
would change.
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Comprehension check
a. Are these statements True (T) or False (F) according to the article? Correct any that are false
1. Shanti Casa is one of 1,500 buildings in Tokyo opened by Spilytus, a real-estate company.
2. Keisuke Nakama, the firm’s president, got the idea after he moved to Tokyo and was shocked at
the rental prices and tired of long commutes.
3. Micro-apartments are uncomfortable, but they allow people to live close to work while
saving money.
5. Each flat has a living space, shower, toilet, and an upper-floor “bedroom”.
6. The writer feared falling out of the bed on the upper floor.
7. One convenient thing about micro-apartments is that people can flat-share with friends.
9. A flat in Tokyo can cost more than four times as much as in a rural location.
10. One tenant says she can relax in the micro-apartment now but felt tired when she first moved in.
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Key language
a. Choose the adjective form that best completes the following statements from the text. Then, go
back to check your answers.
4. The night was in my own flat, which is almost four times bigger.
b. Complete the questions using comparatives or superlatives. Add two questions of your own.
Then discuss the questions.
4. ?
5. ?
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Discussion
• How much of your income would you spend to improve your living situation?
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In your own words
a. You are going to design a micro-apartment building for the town or city you live in. You can use
the ones described in the article as inspiration. Design a new one that will appeal to students
or young people where you live.
Look back at the Warmer task to help create your design. Label each area clearly and give as
much detail as possible.
b. Present your design to your group. Compare it to the one described in the article.
Useful language
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