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Dream House
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Dream House
梦想中的房子

Learn to Spell Your and You're

Date: Jan 02 2012

Themes: Family

Grammar: You're vs. Your

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What would your dream house look like? Would there be a pool, a big game room, a beautiful garden? Don’t forget to add a front porch!

Porches look nice on houses, but they’re also useful. You can put a table and chairs on a porch and eat your dinner our there on warm summer nights. Some neighbors can talk to one another from their porches, and a porch can also be used to keep a lookout on the street. Hear Amy and Jeff talk about porches.

你梦想中的房子是什么样子?是否有游泳池、大游戏房和漂亮的花园?别忘了还有门廊!
门廊不仅可以为房间添加点缀,而且也很实用。你可以在门廊放一张桌子和几把椅子,在温暖的夏夜与家人共进晚餐。邻居们可以在门廊里聊天,还可以站在门廊中眺望街景。

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Amy

Amy

Jeff

Jeff

Amy:  Do you have a porch on your house, Jeff?

Jeff:  I have a back deck.

Amy:  Hmm. Not really the same as a porch. Not a front porch.

Jeff:  What would your description be of a porch?

Amy:  Oh, you know, like a big covered deck in the front of your house, and you can, you know, go out there, hang out, sit on a porch swing, keep a lookout on the neighborhood. I just love houses with porches. I think they’re so pretty.

Jeff:  Yeah, they’re pretty fun. A lot of porches in college, I remember. A lot of people lived in houses with porches, and they would spend a lot of time out there if the weather was nice enough, or people would smoke usually, step outside.

Amy:  Right. Get a little fresh air.

Jeff:  Yeah.

Amy:  I just think it’s a really great feature for a house.

Jeff:  It is. Oh, actually, I don’t know how this slid by me, but my girlfriend has a large front porch.

Amy:  And do you use it?

Jeff:  Not so much right now because it’s cold out, but in the summertime it’s real nice.

Amy:  Right? I mean, I like a back deck, too, but the nice thing about a front porch is, when it is summertime and multiple houses on the same street all have porches, you can go out there, and while you’re hanging out on your porch, maybe your neighbors are hanging out on theirs, and you can talk across the yards. It’s pretty social, great for parties.

Jeff:  Yeah, it can also get you in trouble though, with parties. People stepping outside, being real loud late at night. They want to hang out on the porch.

Amy:  That’s true.

 

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Discussion

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Amy loves houses with porches. She likes the way they look, and she thinks they are a fun place to hang out, especially if there’s a porch swing.

Jeff agrees that porches can be fun hang out spots. He had a lot of friends in college who lived in houses with porches. His girlfriend lives in a house with a porch, too.

You can eat dinner on your porch, keep a lookout on the neighborhood, or spend time there during a party. But partying on a porch is dangerous, because if the party gets too loud, the neighbors might get upset.

Have you ever lived in a house with a porch? Describe your dream house.

 

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NIJ321655

NIJ321655

United States

My drem house is big and nice.:)

11:16 AM Nov 27 2015 |

teenager

teenager

Brazil

it seems to be pretty nice….


here in brazil, our houses are different and we don’t have porches…


what a pitty….

03:05 AM Oct 31 2012 |

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themonsterunderyourbed

Romania

My  dream house would be placed somewhere on a pristine beach , near the ocean, so in the evenings I could relax in my armchair reading novels.This little cottage has great windows so, every morning the sunrise would wake me.I wouldn’t have a pool.What for, as long as I have the ocean at just a stone’s throw away. However, regarding the porch , my armchair needs a place to stay so ..I think a porch would be a great idea.Also, I pretty much love animals , especially dogs..that’s why around me would play a golden labrador called Sacha and a beagle called Ginger.

10:32 AM Jun 24 2012 |

melitamoradi

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I have never been lived in a house with a porch but I like porch.you can see a different view in summer and spring and winter and autum of porch.


I would like to have a house with a big gaden and a big swimming and a garden roof

06:55 AM Jun 24 2012 |

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zarin.setare

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

i dont live in a house with a porch.my dream house is a cottage among mountains somewhere quiet which im alone talking with God and just love God.because i love snow.in my mind there is alot of snow around my dream house and i take a lot of pictures with different poses among snows.there is a small table with a flowers vase.( fresh red and yellow roses) a picture written with wood on wall: O God i have sb in my small house that you dont have in your big sky i have sb like you and you dont have sb like yourself.theres a window that through it every morning at time of sunrise i say hello to God.at night ther are alot of stars in the sky and i enjoy watching them and with saying Good night i sleep.

05:23 AM Jun 24 2012 |

wwongsapun

wwongsapun

Thailand

At my house have a porch,But I have not use it for relaxing or anything to do. when I want to relax I just to make garden or play with my dogs. I ever imagine to my dream house when I was young. There are small house have big trees and more flowers around it. And also have vegetables. There are peaceful area for rest.

03:33 PM Jan 08 2012 |

SuzySDA

Germany

My parents have got a detatched house with a porch, a big garden and three garages. On their property there is also another, smaller house where our next neighbor lives in who pays rent to my father. My parents own a holiday house at the coast of the Baltic Sea, too.


When I was younger, I used to wish that I lived in a castle-tower as in fairytales with a big marble staircase. But then I noticed how difficult it is to find furniture for a room with a round wallWink


I wonder how it will be like in the New Jerusalem. How houses would look like in that city the Bible book of Revelation describes in chapter 21.


06:58 PM Jan 04 2012 |

AUL

AUL

Azerbaijan

Foxing , you’re is short form of you are


but your is a possesive pronoun

12:36 PM Jan 04 2012 |

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foxing

foxing

China

what exactly difference between YOU and YOU’RE?

08:24 AM Jan 04 2012 |

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panictx

panictx

South Korea

My dream house is the traditional Korean-style house such as the link. It’s called ‘Hanok’ in Korean.
Hanok is a wooden Korean house which became one of Nature and has the perfectly exquisite harmony of Korean climate & landform.
Hanok has some features. it doesn’t have windows on both corners for the cool breeze to blow inside the middle floor(similar to living room) of the house because of hot weather in summer. In the case of winter, it has ‘Ondol’ which is Korean heating system at the bottom of a floor for each rooms.
So it is possible for people who live in Hanok to feel the refreshing breeze blowing gently in summer and stays warm and nice (comfortable) continuously in a room during winter.
It doesn’t need any facilities such as a pool, a porch, etc. If I want to swim, I will have to go to a brook in front of the Hanok.
If I want to have a barbeque party, I will have to choose any place in flont of the Hanok. I can see nature around my house. Smile

11:20 PM Jan 03 2012 |

wahabilahi

Nigeria

hope my dream house will be that world where all human colours will love each otherWink

08:45 PM Jan 03 2012 |

AUL

AUL

Azerbaijan

the house should be very warm


if u happy in a small house it means your dream house is it


there are some people who live in a big marvellous house but they arent happy


thats why try to be happy in your small sweet houses :)

11:05 AM Jan 03 2012 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

The music and the foreign languages need a regular practice for long time. I used to play piano long time ago, but I’m afraid I will not able to play even the simplest piece of music on piano now ( though I played quite complicated music long time ago). I have lost my practice and nothing can be done Frown

10:25 AM Jan 03 2012 |

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kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

 CatcheR, do you think you play guitar badly??? How can you esteem yourself?

10:19 AM Jan 03 2012 |

kerenjack

kerenjack

China

nice mood.

06:52 AM Jan 03 2012 |

CatcheR

CatcheR

Iceland

Dear Kotlesya, I am so glad that you like it, thanks….... I think I sounds nice if we play nicely lol,

06:39 AM Jan 03 2012 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

CatcheR, please don’t say, that  electric guitar might sound crazy!!! Not at all. My brother plays electris guitar ( bass guitar) in the jazz band. It sounds nice ( even during the repetitions)

05:25 AM Jan 03 2012 |

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emi0808

emi0808

Philippines

Hmmm…My dream house???  I want to build my dream house in a beatiful place with a nice climate and near the lake. I want to have a quite big house which is modern style, with white and black interior inside. with a beautiful walls, seiling and floor style and designs that has a medium size living room, big kitchen, small library, music room and entertainment room. I want to have 3 master bedrooms, 2 guest rooms, 1 maids room with a bathroom inside each room and 1 storage room. I want my house to have a pool area, a beatiful garden and a front porch. I want to live in my dream house together with my own family :)


12:02 AM Jan 03 2012 |

CatcheR

CatcheR

Iceland

I feel like building my dream house near the sea, what is going to be wonderful feeling to listen to the sound of the wave crushing hhhhhhhhh, cold of the night will make me sleep tight and rise up in the morning with fresh air,nature , beautiful wild nature, I can’t be more excited than just listen to the sound of almighty earth, out of the noisy busy life in the city. I like calmness, but all there’s nothing to do with my music because I play electric guitar and it might sound real crazy hhhhhhhhh

11:05 PM Jan 02 2012 |

a526814164

a526814164

China

I have a I want balcony
I will have very many flowers
There is a lawn
To swing
I like fresh feeling
Chat with friends
Read books
Listen to the music

09:21 PM Jan 02 2012 |

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