making a choice and giving reasons (module 4: choosing a house to rent)

Making a Choice and Giving Reasons

MODULE 4: CHOOSING A HOUSE TO RENT

Cynthia C. James

SK Kunak 2

HOUSE A

HOUSE B

HOUSE C

• Bungalow

• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a large

porch

• Close to the beach

• Near a school and the town

• RM1200 per month

• Wooden house

• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a porch

• Near the paddy field

• Close to a school and a hospital

• RM200 per month

• Apartment

• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a balcony

• Facing a lake

• Close to a shopping complex

• RM550 per month

Information Transfer

HOUSE A HOUSE B HOUSE C

Type of house Bungalow

Apartment

Descriptions 1. 4 bedrooms

2. 3 bathrooms

3.

1. 3 bedrooms

2. 2 bathrooms

3. A porch

1. 3 bedrooms

2.

3.

Location Close to the

beach

Advantages

Close to a

shopping

complex

Rent

RM200

Wooden

house

A large porch 2 bathrooms A balcony

Near a paddy

field

Facing a lake

Near a school

and the town

Close to a

school and a

hospital

RM1200 RM550

Important Keywords

Type of

house

suitable something

new

beautiful

Descriptions

enough

rooms

comfortable

right size

Location

nice view

interesting

will love it

Advantages

convenient

near

important

places

life will be

easier

Important Keywords

Rent

expensive

/ high cheap /

low

reasonable

affordable

can afford

worth it

enough

money

Vocabulary

English Malay

O bungalow

O bedroom

O bathroom

O porch

O balcony

O close to / near

O beach

O town

O wooden house

O paddy field

O rumah banglo

O bilik tidur

O bilik mandi

O anjung / beranda

O anjung / beranda

O dekat / berhampiran

O pantai

O pekan

O rumah kayu

O sawah padi

Vocabulary

English Malay

O apartment

O type of house

O descriptions

O location

O advantages

O suitable

O something new

O enough

O comfortable

O right size

O pangsapuri

O jenis rumah

O penerangan

O kedudukan / tempat

O kelebihan

O sesuai

O sesuatu yang baru

O cukup

O selesa

O saiz yang sesuai

Vocabulary

English Malay

O nice view

O will love

O important

O life will be easier

O per month

O rent

O can afford

O worth it

O expensive / high

O cheap / low

O reasonable

O affordable

O pemandangan indah

O akan menyukai

O penting

O hidup akan lebih mudah

O bulanan / setiap bulan

O sewa

O boleh mampu

O berbaloi

O mahal / tinggi

O murah / rendah

O berpatutan

O boleh mampu

Suggest a house for your family to rent.

HOUSE A

Type of

house

suitable something

new

beautiful

Fact: It is a bungalow.

Reason: It is suitable for

my family.

Suggest a house for your family to rent.

HOUSE A

Fact: It has four bedrooms,

three bathrooms and a

large porch.

Reason: It has enough

rooms for my family.

Descriptions

enough

rooms

comfortable

right size

Suggest a house for your family to rent.

HOUSE A

Fact: It is close to the

beach.

Reason: It has a nice view.

Location

nice view

interesting

will love it

Suggest a house for your family to rent.

HOUSE A

Fact: It is near a school

and the town.

Reason: It is convenient

for my family.

Advantages

convenient

near

important

places

life will be

easier

Suggest a house for your family to rent.

HOUSE A

Fact: The rent is RM1200

per month.

Reason: It is expensive.

However, my family can

afford it.

Rent

expensive

/ high cheap /

low

reasonable

affordable

can afford

worth it

enough

money

Write. I would suggest ___________________________because it is the best house for my family. ___________________, it is a bungalow. _________________________________. ____________________, it has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a large porch. ______________________

_____________________________. _________________, it is close to the beach. ___________________________.

___________________, it is near a school and the town. _______________________________________________.

The rent is ________________. _____________________

_________________________. _____________________, I believe __________________ will be happy with this house.

House A

First and foremost

It is suitable for my family

Besides It has enough rooms for my

family In addition

It has a nice view

Other than that

It is convenient for my family

RM1200 per month It is expensive.

However, my family can afford it All in all

my family

PRACTICE! Suggest a house for your uncle to rent.

Suggest a house for your uncle to rent.

HOUSE B

Type of

house

suitable something

new

beautiful

Fact: It is ___________________.

Reason: It is _______________

for ___________________.

a wooden house

something new

my uncle

Suggest a house for your uncle to rent.

HOUSE B

Fact: It has _________ bedrooms,

_________ bathrooms and

________________________.

Reason: It is _________________

for _________________________.

Descriptions

enough

rooms

comfortable

right size

comfortable

him

three

two

a porch

Suggest a house for your uncle to rent.

HOUSE B

Fact: It is _________________.

Reason: It is _____________.

Location

nice view

interesting

will love it near a paddy field

interesting

Suggest a house for your uncle to rent.

HOUSE B

Fact: It is ______________

_____________.

Reason: It is

_____________________.

Advantages

convenient

near

important

places

life will be

easier

close to a school

and a hospital

near important places

Suggest a house for your uncle to rent.

HOUSE B

Fact: The rent is

____________ per month.

Reason: It is ___________.

Rent

expensive

/ high cheap /

low

reasonable

affordable

can afford

worth it

enough

money RM200

cheap

Write. I would suggest ___________________________because

it is the best house for __________. ________________,

it is a ___________. ______________________________.

____________________, it has _____________________

_________________________._____________________.

_________, it is ____________________._____________.

___________, it is ________________________________.

__________________. The rent is ________________.

_____________________. _______, I believe

__________________ will be happy with this house.

House B

First of all

It is something new for my uncle

Besides

It is comfortable for him

In addition It is interesting

Other than that

It is near important places RM200 per month

It is cheap. In short

my uncle

my uncle

wooden house

three bedrooms, two bathrooms

and a porch

near a paddy field

close to a school and a hospital

MORE PRACTICE! Suggest a house for your aunt to rent.

Suggest a house for your aunt to rent.

HOUSE C

Type of

house

suitable something

new

beautiful

Fact: ______________________.

Reason: _________________.

It is an apartment

It is beautiful

Suggest a house for your aunt to rent.

HOUSE C

Fact: _______________________

________________________.

Reason: It is______________

for ____________________.

Descriptions

enough

rooms

comfortable

right size

the right size

It has 3 bedrooms,

2 bathrooms and a balcony

my aunt

Suggest a house for your aunt to rent.

HOUSE C

Fact: It is _______________.

Reason: My aunt __________.

Location

nice view

interesting

will love it facing a lake

will love it

Suggest a house for your aunt to rent.

HOUSE C

Fact: ___________________________.

Reason: ________________ for

__________________.

Advantages

convenient

near

important

places

life will be

easier

It is close to a shopping complex

Life will be easier

my aunt

Suggest a house for your aunt to rent.

HOUSE C

Fact: The rent is

____________ per month.

Reason: It is ___________.

Rent

expensive

/ high cheap /

low

reasonable

affordable

can afford

worth it

enough

money RM550

reasonable

Write. I would suggest ___________________________because

it is the best house for __________. ________________,

it is ___________. ______________________________.

____________________, it has _____________________

_________________________._____________________.

_________, it is ____________________._____________.

___________, it is ________________________________.

______________________.The rent is________________.

_____________________. _______________, I believe

__________________ will be happy with this house.

House C

First of all

It is beautiful

Besides

It is the right size for my aunt

In addition My aunt will love it

Other than that

Life will be easier for my aunt RM550 per month

It is reasonable. To sum up

my aunt

my aunt

an apartment

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms

and a balcony

facing a lake

close to a shopping complex