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1.28. A) Do you know how to use housekeeping money? Read the dialogue and be

ready to discuss with a partner the problems raised in it.

b) Explain the difference between ‘economic’ and ‘economical’. What

economical things or appliances can we use to reduce the housing

expenses? Have you ever tried to live economically? Share your experience

with class.

ora: Harry, can we talk about money for a minute?

Harry: Of course, Nora. What's worrying you?

N.: Well, the point is that I'm afraid I’ll have spent my month's housekeeping money by Saturday.

H.: But it's only the middle of the month!

N.: I know. But then there were all the expenses of Peter's party. Besides, this house is getting more expensive to run every month.

H.: So you think the house isn't economical.

N.: I'm sure it isn't. It's too large, and it costs us far too much. Besides, I think I want a change. Do you know, in July we shall have been living here for fourteen years?

H.: Shall we really? That is a long time. But I like it here; I don't like moving about.

N.: Suppose we found a slightly smaller house - we could sell this one easily, couldn't we?

H.: Yes, of course; we shall have finished paying off the loan by then.

N.: But let's think about it.

H.: All right - but let's not do anything hasty. Now, this seeping money. Will ten pounds be enough? That will cover the household expenses.

N.: Yes, but …

H.: Something else?

N.: Harry, look at this hat. There. What a sight am I?

H.: Nonsense, you look very pretty even without it.

N.: Do you realize that in exactly one week from now I shall have been wearing this hat for a whole year?

H.: Nora, I give in. You shall have a new one tomorrow.

N.: Well, as a matter of fact …

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c) Read the words that Harry actually said: I know. You bought a new one today. Oh well...

Was your guess correct?

.:I know. You … (think what Harry might have said here; discuss possible finishing with a partner.)

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1.29. Read the following citations about houses and homes and comment on

each. Which one do you like best? Why? Share your opinion with class, trying to persuade your peers to accept your point of view. Use the phrases below.

his is the way I look at it.

You must see it from my point of you

As I see it, the facts are these …

I’d like to talk about …

I’m not talking about …

I’d like to make some brief comments about …

I’d like to call your attention to …

One of the problems I have in mind is whether …

I’d like to ask about …

I’m always wondering whether …

In answer to your question I’d like to say …

Citations about houses and homes:

  1. [A house is] a place where you can scratch any place you itch. (Henry Ainsley)

  2. [A house is] the great object of life. (Josiah G. Holland)

  3. Where we love is home. (Oliver Wendell Holmes)

  4. [A house is] a place we go to change our clothes so as to go somewhere else. (Elbert Hubbard)

  5. That’s the part of the world where people know when you’re sick, miss you when you die, and love you while you live. (Samuel Johnson)

  6. Home is where you go when other places close. (Joseph Laurie)

  7. Home means wife. (Mishna: Yoma)

  8. [Home is] not where you live but where they understand you. (Christian Morgenstern)

  9. [A house is] the girl’s prison and the woman’s workhouse. (George Bernard Shaw)

  10. [A house is] a rendezvous for burglars. (Elbert Hubbard)

  11. [Home is] a place where the great are small and the small are great. (Anonymous)

  12. [Home is] the strength of a nation. (Lydia H. Sigourney)

  13. [Home is] a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience. (Sidney Smith)

  14. [A house is] the thing that keeps a man running to the hardware store. (Robert Zwickey)

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