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Ideas for Essay Writing, Apuntes de Idiomas

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MATERIAL TO LEARN AND TO MAKE ESSAYS
HOUSE AND HOME
5 SIMPLE WAYS TO TURN ANY HOUSE INTO A HOME YOU LOVE
A house is a structure you live in that provides for your basic needs and safety
A home is a place that provides you mental and emotional support, a place you
look forward to being in to get away from the outside world
Letting go: do not turn your house into a place of stress by focusing so much on
decor, design and picking the perfect furniture to reflect your personality and
interests
Make it a refuge: to make your home in a no-stress zone you can take a few deep
breaths before you open the door or leave all the negativity outside on the front
steps
Spend time there: the more time you spend in your house, the more you may
grow to love it-
Share it: have friends or guests over. The more happiness and laughter that enter
your house, the more it is going to feel like home
Make memories: fill your home with people and laughter, and you will be
making good memories all along the way. It will turn it from a mere dwelling
into a home
DOING UP A DERELICT HOUSE AND HOME SWEET HOME
FAMILY EXAMPLE 1 FAMILY
EXAMPLE 2
LOCATION The countryside- idyllic position In the city
PROBLEMS Tiles- slipped off
Windows- broken
Door- hang off the hinges
Gutters- hanging down
Floorboard- rotten
Tree in the house
Old carpet and
wallpaper
Bathroom, kitchen,
fittings
Old dangerous
electrical system
Rubbish inside
SOLUTIONS Knock down the wall, put up another wall, call
in a surveyor, plumber and electrician, go to
DIY store
Strip the house,
DIY store
SMART HOME
+ -
Access, monitor, control all your home
appliances, devices and gadgets remotely from
your mobile, PC
Expensive (retro-fitting)
Sustainable house (renewable energy system) If there`s a massive power cut
(black out) the house stops
working
It helps you save time so that you can work in
your homework, etc instead of doing the
household chores
The automation system may be
hacked into, crashed or break
down
Refridgerator alerts you when a food is getting You cannot put in the devices by
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MATERIAL TO LEARN AND TO MAKE ESSAYS

HOUSE AND HOME

5 SIMPLE WAYS TO TURN ANY HOUSE INTO A HOME YOU LOVE

 A house is a structure you live in that provides for your basic needs and safety  A home is a place that provides you mental and emotional support, a place you look forward to being in to get away from the outside world  Letting go: do not turn your house into a place of stress by focusing so much on decor, design and picking the perfect furniture to reflect your personality and interests  Make it a refuge: to make your home in a no-stress zone you can take a few deep breaths before you open the door or leave all the negativity outside on the front steps  Spend time there: the more time you spend in your house, the more you may grow to love it  Share it: have friends or guests over. The more happiness and laughter that enter your house, the more it is going to feel like home  Make memories: fill your home with people and laughter, and you will be making good memories all along the way. It will turn it from a mere dwelling into a home DOING UP A DERELICT HOUSE AND HOME SWEET HOME FAMILY EXAMPLE 1 FAMILY EXAMPLE 2 LOCATION The countryside- idyllic position In the city PROBLEMS Tiles- slipped off Windows- broken Door- hang off the hinges Gutters- hanging down Floorboard- rotten Tree in the house Old carpet and wallpaper Bathroom, kitchen, fittings Old dangerous electrical system Rubbish inside SOLUTIONS Knock down the wall, put up another wall, call in a surveyor, plumber and electrician, go to DIY store Strip the house, DIY store SMART HOME

Access, monitor, control all your home appliances, devices and gadgets remotely from your mobile, PC Expensive (retro-fitting) Sustainable house (renewable energy system) If there`s a massive power cut (black out) the house stops working It helps you save time so that you can work in your homework, etc instead of doing the household chores The automation system may be hacked into, crashed or break down Refridgerator alerts you when a food is getting You cannot put in the devices by

spoiled or is running low so you can buy some more yourself Stereo plays your favourite playlist or a random greeting when you come home It may create dependence on the system Light slowly brigthens when you want to wake up It may make you lazy Mailbox tells you when mail is delivered each day Reduces energy consumption ECO HOUSES A house that is designed to harm the environment as little as possible and use as litlle energy as possible May contain:  Wind turbine  Vegetable patch  Underfloor heating  Rainwater collection  Compost heap  Double/triple glazing and heavy curtains  Solar panels  Recycling bins  Energy efficient appliance OWNING VS RENTING HOME ALONE

Freedom- you can decide what to eat, what to wear and when Feel lonely or bored It makes you independant You cannot blame others when things go wrong- full responsability for your actions You learn to be responsable To many things to do by yourself (pay the rent, clean the house) You learn to be efficient Overwhelming No one bothers you Difficult to find a place More time to think (retrospection)- you learn about yourself Your parents worry about you Nobody to tell you off Unless you have a good job, you are on a limited budget You become socially active You appreciate your family more and you look forward to see them LIVING WITH MUM AND DAD

It is not boring, there are always people around No privacy or freedom

everybody else (too much gossip) If you live in a village or a market town typically translates into living close by the groceries, schools, etc Commuting is expensive because of the fuel prices raising high People in the country are friendlier and more open You spend a lot of money in petrol and car maintenance If you work from home, living in the country can be wonderful Taking care of the property can take a huge amount of time Low cost of living (lower prices at the grocery store, when you buy food at the local farmers`market, the cost of land, the property taxes and insurance and the water bills) You need to plan your shopping lists The ability to focus is much higher because there are fewer distractions (there are not cars going by, you do not hear the beeps and noises of urban traffic) You have more time to explore other things in your life (explore nature, read books, articles, listen to music) Rural schools have a much better teacher-to- student ratio because they usually are between 10 or 15 students in each class