unit 3 room and board - shohakusha · room and board pre-task can you ... disadvantages of both...

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Room and Board

PRE-TASK

Can you guess the difference between the following terms? Match expressions 1-8 with the most appropriate descriptions from a-h below.

1. ahouseandatownhouse d

2. amansionandashack

3. acottageandahouse

4. thecityandthecountry

5. intheboondocksandinthesticks

6. anapartmentandanapartmentbuilding

7. anapartmentandaroom

8. aflatandanapartment

a. Theformerisasuitethathasmanyroomsthatformaresidence,andthelatterreferstoanyroomsuchasthoseonewouldtypicallyfindinanapartmentorhouse(i.e.,adiningroom,bedroom,abathroom,etc.).

b. Theformerisaverybigandluxurioushouse,andthelatterisaderogatorytermforasmallhouse.

c. Theybothmeanasuitethathasmanyroomsthatformaresidence;however,theformerisusedinBritishEnglish,whilethelatterisusedinAmericanEnglish.

d. Theformerreferstoanindependentstructureservingasthelivingquartersforoneormorepersons,whilethelatterreferstoarowhousetypicallyattachedtosimilaradjacenthousesinthesameneighborhood.

e. Theformerisasuitethathasmanyroomsthatformaresidence,whilethelatteristheactualbuildingcontaininganumberoftheseresidences.

f. Theformerreferstourbanareas,andthelatterreferstoruralareas.

g. Botharederogatorytermsforruralareas.

h. Theformerreferstoasmall,simplehousethatisusuallyownedorrentedasavacationhome(typicallynearalakeorbeach),whilethelatterreferstoanindependentstructureservingasadwellingforoneormorepersons.

23Unit 3: Room and Board

TASK

For her stay in Nagasaki, Rebecca has to choose between staying with a host family or in a student dormitory. In small groups, discuss which is better while completing the following lists of advantages and disadvantages for each one.

Host Family Student Dormitory

Advantages Disadvantages Advantages Disadvantages

1st LISTENING

John and Cathy are considering advice for some Japanese exchange students planning to visit the University of London. Many students were not sure whether they should stay with a host family or in a student dormitory. Listen to John and Cathy discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both situations and fill in the appropriate boxes below.

Host Family Student Dormitory

Advantages Disadvantages Advantages Disadvantages

it's safer

Which did John and Cathy ultimately decide would be better and why?

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PART 21-12audio

PART 31-13audio

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Listen and fill in the blanks with the correct words. Underline words/expressions you do not understand. ＊ Note:Seepages98and99forTranscriptionKey.

2nd LISTENING

Cathy: Whatdoyouthinkarethe (A) anddisadvantagesoflikestayingwithahost

familyorstayinginadormitory?

John: Ifitwasuptome,it’ddefinitelybeadormitory,butyeahIcansee,yaknow,if

youwerecomingfrom (B) ,stayingwithahostfamily,that’saprettygoodidea.

Cathy: Ithinkformeasagirl,stayingwithahostfamily,I’dfeelalotsafer,maybe,but

I’veheardthatifyoudostaywithhostfamilies,usuallyyouhavetotravelalot

furthertogettotheuniversity.

John: Right.

Cathy: Andsothat’sgoingtocostmoney,whichcouldbeabitof[disadvantage].

John: [Iguessthat,]

yeah,thatcouldbean (C) ,butIthinkthebigthingthoughisisthatitkindsofputs

yourightintotolifehere.

Cathy: Oh,youmeanstayingwith[afamily,youimmerseyourselfintheculture ].

John: [Yeah,stayingwithafamily,youkindofimmerse]

yourself(yeah)cuz (D) theywanttotryandgettheirEnglishalotbetter.And

ifyouarestayinginadormitoryand,yaknow,youaremixingwithotherpeople

fromfromJapan.

Cathy: Exactly.

John: Thenyou’renotgoingtobeusingEnglish,areyou?

Cathy: Andalsoyougethomecooking,whichisgood.

John: Itisgood,[ifyou’relucky].

Cathy: [Britishhomecooking]isreallygood.(Laughs)

John: No,itis.Um,yeah,so,yeah,soifyouwantto (E) moreofthelanguage,Ithinkif

youwanttoexperiencereallife,whatlifeislikeintheUK,yaknow,dailylife,then

youcan’tbeatahostfamily.But,asyousaid,probably

Cathy: Yeah,wellyeah,likethedistance,Ithinkitmightendupcostingmoremoney.And,

alsolikeifyoustayinahosteloralsoifyoustayinastudentdormitory,theyhave

(F) ,don’tthey?So,youmayhavetobehomeatacertaintime, (G) ifyoustay

withahostfamily,youcansortoutofgooutandcomebackabitlater,ormake

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arrangements,ortellyourhostfamilythatyou’regoingtogoouttoapartyorsomething,

ifyouwanttodothat.

John: Mm.

Cathy: Andummmixtomixwiththem,yaknow,your (H) ,sothatmightbeanother

good().

John: Itisgood,but,yeah,you’regoingtobeonyourownthere,that’sthething.

You’regoingtobeawayfromanyfriends.Uu,youmightfeelalittlemore

(I) ifyou’rewithahostfamily.

Cathy: Yeah.

John: Andit’sabitofa (J) thing,isn’tit?Yaknow,cuzyoumight,thereisa

chanceofcoursethatyouendupwithpeoplethatyoujustaren’treally

compatiblewithandyou’regoingtobestuckwithitforawhile.

Sothat()isapossiblerisk,butok,thedormitory,whatwouldbethebenefits

ofthat,friend?

Cathy: Um,dormitory,Ithinkitwouldbealotoffun.Youwouldbemixing

withpeoplewhospeakyourlanguage.

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LANGUAGE ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES

A. Look through the 2nd Listening conversation and circle each instance of the word “if ”. 　How many were there in total?

B. How is John’s use of “if ” on lines 3 and 4 different from “if ” on lines 23 and 28?

2 Complete the sentences below by circling the correct verb forms.

A.What(will/would)youdoifyouwereabillionaire?

B.Ifyou(stay/stayed)withahostfamily,youhavetotravelalotfurther.

C.Ifhe(misses/missed)thefinalexam,he’llprobablyhavetorepeattheclassthe

nextyear.

D. Ifyou(can/could)goanywherethissummer,wherewouldyougo?

E. She(will/would)catchacoldifshedoesn’tdressmorewarmly.

F. I’msureJohn(will/would)giveadviceifyouaskhim.

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3 Circle the person more likely to have uttered the statements below.

A. IfIbecamethePrimeMinisterofJapan,I’d…(schoolgirl/candidateinthe

election)

B. IfIbecomethePrimeMinisterofJapan,I’ll…(schoolgirl/candidateinthe

election)

C. IfIwererich,I’d…(you/richestpersoninJapan)

D. IfIbuythatcompany,I’ll…(you/richestpersoninJapan)

E. IfIdon’tpassthisclass,myplanis…(student/teacher)

F. IfIwereastudent,I’d…(student/teacher)

4 Complete the sentences below.

A.IfIbecamethePrimeMinisterofJapan,.

B.IfIwererich,.

C.IfIhavesomefreetimeontheweekend,.

D.IfIcouldbeahighschoolstudentagain,.

E.Ifitrainstomorrow, .

F.IfIcouldgoanywherethissummer,.

5 Circle the best word choice in the following sentences.

A. Inadormitory,youoftenhaveastrictcurfew,(whereas/and)inahomestay

situation,youcanarrangetostayoutlater.

B. (Although/also)Iamnotaveryadventurousperson,Iwentskydivinglastweek.

C. Therearemanybenefitstolivinginthecountry;(whereas/however)thereare

alsosomedisadvantages.

D. Mystudentsaresoadeptatusingnewgadgets,(so/yet)Iseemtostruggleeven

turningonthecomputer.

E. Studyingabroadwouldbealotoffun,(but/since)itissoexpensive.

F. Ilovetotrynewfoods.(Incontrast/Similarly),mybrotherwillonlyeatmeatand

potatoes.

G. ThepopulationofJapanisdecreasing.(Incomparison/Similarly),Italyhasa

decliningbirthrateaswell.

6 Turn to page 99 for an additional exercise.

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G. We(don’t/didn’t)havetogo,ifyouarenotfeelinguptoit.

H. (Will/would)youhaveroominyourcarifallofuscame?

I’d lower taxes for all Japanese people


In small groups, discuss and list the advantages and disadvantages of the options presented below. Then, choose which option your group prefers and explain why?

Living in a big city(as opposed to a small town)

Advantages Disadvantages

Living with your parents(as opposed to having your own place)


Getting married in your 20s(versus marrying later or staying single)


Which option does your group prefer and why?



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