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Flat sharing and housing

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  • You have the smallest, darkest room in the house but your housemates say that everybody should pay the same amount in rent. What do you do?
  • You think your flatmate maybe stole some of your money but you are not 100% sure. What do you do?
  • Which room do you spend the least time in? Which room do you spend the most time in?
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of living alone?
  • What do you like about your home? What don't you like?
  • Have you ever lived in a foreign country? What kind of housing did you stay in? How was it similar or different from housing in your country?
  • Have you ever shared a house or flat with people outside your family? Where and when? How was it?
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  • Are you still in touch with anyone you shared accommodation with?
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of sharing accommodation?
  • There is an expression in English: "There's no place like home". What do people mean when they say this?
  • You have a cat and all your flatmates love her but a new tenant arrives who is allergic to cats. What do you do?
  • One of your flatmates never does any cleaning or chores. What do you do?
  • Is housing expensive in your city? What solutions do people find to keep the cost of housing reasonable?
  • Is your home in a convenient location?
  • If you could change anything about your present home, what would it be?
  • How can houses be made more environmentally friendly?
  • What would you do if you had noisy housemates?
  • If you moved to a new city with a tight budget, what type of accommodation would you look for?
  • Your flatmates keep eating your food from the fridge. What do you do?
  • What are the advantages of renting over buying?
  • What are the advantages of buying over renting?
  • If you share accommodation what is the best way to organise chores and cleaning? What problems could occur?
  • Have you ever lived with a roommate? Did you get on well? What kind of problems did you have?
  • Do you get along well with your neighbours? Have you ever had any problems?