Week 12 Student Housing

Immersion into the University

Context

Fall Term 2023

Prof. Soledad Sandoval

Week 12
Student
Housing

City Planning
College Major
2021

Agenda

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Let’s see who is
the fastest
responder

Quizziz!

Homework

Describe your own
room + research on student housing
costs

A student hall tour

Video time

Picture dictation

Drawing
competition

City Planning
College Major
2021

Learning
Objective

To review and practice describing student rooms and accommodation facilities using suitable vocabulary and prepositions of place.

Are you ready?

City Planning
College Major
2021

Quizziz time

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Multiple Choice

Complete the description:

_____ windows____ the bed.

• There is / behind

• There are / behind

• There is/bewteen

Multiple Choice

Look at the image. Are there any coloured pens on the desk?

• Yes, there is

• No, there aren't

• Yes, there are

Multiple Choice

Look at the image. Which sentence describes it correctly?

• There is a microwave oven between the table and the bed

• There is a fridge next to the desk and chair

• There are a bed by the window

Multiple Choice

Look at the image. Is there an armchair in the bedroom?

• No, there aren't.

• No, there isn't.

• Yes, there are

• Yes, there is.

Multiple Choice

Look at the image. Where is the apple?

• It's behind the pile of books.

• It's on the pile of books.

• It's in front of the pile of books.

• It's in the pile of books.

Multiple Choice

The bag is __________ the desk

• on

• in

• under

• over

Multiple Choice

______ a beanbag chair ____the desk and the shelf

• There is /between

• There are/in front of

• There is /above

• There are/on

Multiple Choice

Next to the bed, on the floor we can see

• a beanbag chair

• a rug

• a duvet

• a carpet

Multiple Choice

Select the picture that corresponds to a chest of drawers /dresser

Multiple Choice

Select the sentence that is true

• There is a closet between the bed and the wall

• There is a mirror on the wall

• There aren't any pictures in the flat

Homework: Room

Description

Share the description of your room with three different classmates. Try to speak fo at least one minute without pausing

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City Planning
College Major
2021

There is (isn't) ...

There are (aren't)...

Prepositions of place

Room Vocabulary

"There is a lamp on the chest of drawers"

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Describe this room

​Describe this image

How much does it cost
to rent a room from
the university in the
UK? In the US? Here
in Chile?

2021

Cost of
Student
Housing

Compare both countries:
where do

students

spend more
money?

Video Time

A visit to a student hall from Columbia University

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City Planning
College Major
2021

dresser

Similar to a a chest of drawers: storage space for clothes and other articles

beneath

lounge

Synonym for under, or below

a public room where you can sit down and realx

amenities

useful features or facilities of a building/ place e.g. gym, sauna room, etc.

College Major
2021
City Planning

Some useful vocabulary

Multiple Choice

1 .Where is this residence located?

• a block north of campus

• a block south of campus

• two blocks from campus

Multiple Choice

2. All "units" include a private bathroom and kitchen

• True

• False

Open Ended

3. What three amenities are there in the first floor?

Open Ended

5. What amenities are there in the efficiency (small) units?
Mention at least 3

Multiple Choice

4. How much does it cost to use the laundry room per load?

• one dollar

• fifty cents

• one dollar and fifty cents

Multiple Choice

6. What do studios have that efficiency units don't?

• a tub

• a private kitchen

• a closet

Dream Rooms

Imagine you have an unlimited budget to design your room. Complete the worksheet and get ready to share it with your partners. Use THERE IS/ARE and Prepositions of place appropriately

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City Planning
College Major
2021

See you next week!

City Planning
College Major
2021