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3
Read the instructions to the class, give students some time to 
read the advertisements and then ask the class the question.
4
Read the instructions to the class and get students to do the 
exercise. Check the answers by writing them on the board so 
that students can check their spellings.
5
Before doing the exercise, remind students to give reasons for 
their choices. They can then work in pairs and compare their 
choices. You could then take a class vote and fi nd out the 
most popular choice of room.
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6
Students can discuss the question in pairs and then they can 
compare their answers in a whole-class discussion.
Did you know … ?
Ask students if you can fi nd accommodation in the same ways in 
their country.
Class bonus
You could collect students’ advertisements and then photocopy 
them onto one piece of paper for the class. Afterwards, get 
feedback.
More activities
You could make and photocopy a page of advertisements, 
and students could do Exercise 6 again, replacing Cambridge 
with the town/city where they are studying.
B
Signing a contract
Did you know … ?
Elicit/Explain the words 
tenant, tenancy
, 
landlord
, 
landlady
and 
witness.
If you are teaching in an English-speaking environment, 
ask students if they have signed a tenancy agreement.
1
Before doing the exercise, remind students that to scan the 
text for the information needed, it is not necessary for them 
to read each word in the text. In order to encourage students 
to read quickly, set a time limit (say, one minute) or you 
could ask them to raise their hands when they have found 
the answers.