## Step 5 - Speaking

Home swap
You and your family are on holiday in an exchange home in Scotland.
Your exchange home is a big, detached house. One day, you meet the neighbour in the garden, he asks you what your house in the Netherlands looks like.
Tell him what kind of house it is, how many rooms it has and something special about your house. Practise the conversation with a classmate. Make sure both of you act out both roles.

Here some conversation questions on houses and homes:

- What do you like about your home? What don't you like?
- How many different homes have you lived in?
- What changes would you like to make to your present home?
- What are the things in your home you couldn't live without?
- Who are your neighbours? Do you get along well with your neighbours?
- Imagine you have arrived in a country where they don't speak your language. You have no money or friends there. What would you do for accommodation?
- Make a list of the ten most important things you would look for when choosing a house to live in.
- What do you think houses will be like in the future? Draw your future house.
- Which are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a small house/flat/apartment? And living in a big one?