tailieunhanh - bài đọc Lesson 2

a day in the life of a flat hunter. | A day in the life of a flat hunter by Alan Townend A day in the life of a flat hunter Erika Weiss had corresponded with Peter Jarvis for nearly three years but they only met for the first time last month at London airport. Erika had come from Germany to work for a year in her firm s London office. When she first arrived she went to stay at a hostel but she wasn t happy there. She decided to look for a flat of her own but as she didn t know her way around London and couldn t understand the advertisements for flats in the newspapers she went to see Peter and to ask his advice. Erika I must find a flat of my own. I don t like living in the hostel Peter. There s no privacy the food is horrible and I have to be in by eleven o clock. Peter How can I help Erika I can t understand the advertisements. Peter Well let s have a look at one. Erika This one for example. Whatever does it mean Peter Let me see. Charm s c furn gdn flt dbl bedim lge lnge kit bth cent htg 20 pw. Erika Now please translate it for me. Peter That s no good for you. Erika It may not be but I want to know what it means. Peter It means A charming self-contained furnished garden flat with a double bedroom large lounge kitchen and bathroom with central heating at twenty pounds a week. Erika Yes. I see. That s too big and too expensive for me. How am I going to find what I want Peter Tomorrow s Saturday and we ve both got the day off. I suggest we spend the whole day looking for a flat. If we re lucky we might find something for you to move into next week. All right Erika That sounds lovely. I hope I can find a flat as nice as yours. Peter That won t be easy. Erika You mean this wasn t the first flat you looked at Photocopiable 1 A day in the life of a flat hunter by Alan Townend Peter You must be joking I ve only been here for two months. You should have seen the terrible flat I had before. And it was hard enough to get that. Finding a flat in London is very difficult. To start with you