Monday, October 24, 2011

Buying a House

If you are looking for a house to buy, there are many things you should know before you sign any contracts. First of all, you need to know how much money you have now and how much you can pay in the future. You need to spend some time before you get the right house. You can do different things to find the house you like. You can go on the internet and look for a house to buy. You can also talk to real estate agents and they will help you find the right house for you. You may save a lot of money if you are good with buying and selling.

 You need to go to a bank and ask for a loan to buy a house. If you have had a full time job for some time, this will make it easy for you to get the loan from the bank. There are several banks you can choose from. If you have saved some money over some years, this will be great. This money will make it easy to buy the house you want.

You can buy a house in an auction. The house will be sold to the person who is willing to pay the highest price for it. It is a good idea to attend some auctions even if you are not ready to buy. You will learn how a house is sold in an auction. When you have enough money, you can attend an auction and buy your dream home.

If you want to buy a house near the city, you need to pay a lot of money. If you go further away from the city, you will pay less money. Also if you buy an old house, you may pay less money. Some rich people buy very old houses. They demolish them and build a number of units on the land. They make good money.

If you work and your wife doesn’t work, this can make things hard for you. Remember that you will still need money to buy food and pay for petrol for your car. You will need to do your shopping too. The best thing to do then is to buy a small house or a unit. You will not be able to afford to buy a big house on a single income.

After you buy the house you want, you may want to do some work inside it or in the garden. Maybe you will choose to plant some new trees. Maybe you will need to put a new kitchen because the one you have is old or you don’t like it. Again it depends on how much money you want to spend. Buying a house in Australia is not easy because you will spend many years paying it off. Good luck.

Listen to your classmate and fill in the gaps: 

If you are looking for a house to ................, there are many things you should know before you sign any contracts. First of all, you need to know how much money you ................... now and how much you can pay in the future. You need to spend some time before you get the right house. You ...............do different things to find the house you like. You can go ...................the internet and look for a house to buy. You can also talk to real estate agents and they will help you find the right house for you. You may save a ............... of money if you are good with buying and selling.

 You need to go to a bank and ask ..................a loan to buy a house. If you have had a full time job for some time, this will make it easy for you to get the loan from the bank. There are several ..................you can choose from. If you have saved some money over .....................years, this will be great. This money will make it easy to buy the house .......................want.

You can buy a house in an auction. The house will be sold to the ........................ who is willing to pay the highest price for it. It is a good idea to attend some auctions even ...............you are not ready to buy. You will learn how a house is sold in an auction. When ....................have enough money, you can attend an auction and buy your ...................... home.

If you want to buy a house .....................the city, you need to pay a lot of money. If you go further away from the city, you will pay ...................money. Also if you buy an old house, you may pay ........................ money. Some rich people buy very old houses. They demolish them .......................... build a number of units on the land. They make good money.

If you work and your wife doesn’t work, this can make things .........................for you. Remember that you will still need money to buy food and pay for petrol for your car. You will ........................... to do your shopping too. The best thing to do then is to buy a small house or a unit. You will ...................... be able to afford to buy a big house on a single income.


After you buy the house you want, you may ......................... to do some work inside it or in the garden. Maybe you will choose to plant some ..................... trees. Maybe you will need to put a new kitchen because the one you have is old or you don’t like it. Again it depends on how much ....................... you want to spend. Buying a house in Australia is not easy because you will spend many ...................... paying it off. Good luck.


Fill in the gaps: 

money - you - will - know - saved - house - spend -shopping -time 
If you are looking for a house to buy, there are many things you should ......................... before you sign any contracts. First of all, you need to know how much money you have now and how much you can pay in the future. You need to spend some .......................... before you get the right house. You can do different things to find the house you like. You can go on the internet and look for a house to buy. You can also talk to real estate agents and they will help you find the right house for you. You may save a lot of ............................ if you are good with buying and selling. You need to go to a bank and ask for a loan to buy a house. If you have had a full time job for some time, this will make it easy for you to get the loan from the bank. There are several banks you can choose from. If you have ............................ some money over some years, this will be great. This money will make it easy to buy the house you want.You can buy a house in an auction. The house ........................ be sold to the person who is willing to pay the highest price for it. It is a good idea to attend some auctions even if you are not ready to buy. You will learn how a house is sold in an auction. When you have enough money, you can attend an auction and buy your dream home. If you want to buy a house near the city, you need to pay a lot of money. If you go further away from the city, you will pay less money. Also if ........................ buy an old house, you may pay less money. Some rich people buy very old houses. They demolish them and build a number of units on the land. They make good money. If you work and your wife doesn't work, this can make things hard for you. Remember that you will still need money to buy food and pay for petrol for your car. You will need to do your .......................... too. The best thing to do then is to buy a small house or a unit. You will not be able to afford to buy a big house on a single income. After you buy the ...................... you want, you may want to do some work inside it or in the garden. Maybe you will choose to plant some new trees. Maybe you will need to put a new kitchen because the one you have is old or you don’t like it. Again it depends on how much money you want to .......................... . Buying a house in Australia is not easy because you will spend many years paying it off. Good luck.


Choose two words from both parts of the table to fill in the gaps in the text
less – before – an - to - estate  - ask – small - not
you -  money - house – easy - buy - auction - agents - for
If you are looking for a house to buy, there are many things you should know before you sign any contracts. First of all, you need to know how much money you have now and how much you can pay in the future. You need to spend some time _________ _________ get the right house. You can do different things to find the house you like. You can go on the internet and look for a house to buy. You can also talk to real __________ ___________ and they will help you find the right house for you. You may save a lot of money if you are good with buying and selling.
 You need to go to a bank and _________ __________ a loan to buy a house. If you have had a full time job for some time, this will make it easy for you to get the loan from the bank. There are several banks you can choose from. If you have saved some money over some years, this will be great. This money will make it easy ___________ _________ the house you want.
You can buy a house in an auction. The house will be sold to the person who is willing to pay the highest price for it. It is a good idea to attend some auctions even if you are not ready to buy. You will learn how a house is sold in _________ ___________. When you have enough money, you can attend an auction and buy your dream home. 
If you want to buy a house near the city, you need to pay a lot of money. If you go further away from the city, you will pay _________ ____________. Also if you buy an old house, you may pay less money. Some rich people buy very old houses. They demolish them and build a number of units on the land. They make good money.
If you work and your wife doesn’t work, this can make things hard for you. Remember that you will still need money to buy food and pay for petrol for your car. You will need to do your shopping too. The best thing to do then is to buy a ________ __________ or a unit. You will not be able to afford to buy a big house on a single income.
After you buy the house you want, you may want to do some work inside it or in the garden. Maybe you will choose to plant some new trees. Maybe you will need to put a new kitchen because the one you have is old or you don’t like it. Again it depends on how much money you want to spend. Buying a house in Australia is ________ ___________ because you will spend many years paying it off. Good luck.