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Speaking about Homes

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Comparing Apartments:




by Hot English Magazine


Lifestyle:




Lifestyle by: EF PodEnglish





Cloverdale: To Mow:




To Mow by Richard Vaughan of Vaughan Systems at: VaughanTV on Youtube.


Living on a houseboat:

Study the vocabulary before you watch the video

a life
according to what was left in the yard - de acuerdo con lo que quedaba en el recinto
actually
as it freezes at night - mientras se congela por la noche
as well
at any weed - a cualquier malahierba
attractions
challenge - reto
cultural
ducks
for a couple of years
friendly
from boat to boat
gave me more possibilities
gradually we had it down to what we really needed
grotty - unpleasant, miserable
groups of people
ice
I knew it was the right one
I thought I wanted
I'd lived in the same house for 50 years
in particular
in small groups
in towns
it would be a real challenge - sería un reto
it wouldn't be easy - no sería fácil
it's interesting to live out in the countryside
I've been thinking of
I've wanted to live somewhere - he querido vivir en alguna parte
lots of other
main roads - carreteras principales
moving out of the city - mudanza fuera de la ciudad
nature
on the side of the boat
outlet - A means of release or gratification, as for energies, drives, or desires
pecking - picotear, picoteando
quite a while - un buen rato
surrounded by - rodeado por
the sound of
this is all I could afford - esto es todo lo que podía permitirme
tingled - to have sensation of excitement (hormigueo)
to hear the sounds
very supportive - con mucho apoyo social
we kept hopping - seguiamos saltando
whenever I want to - cuando quiero
wherever I go - donde quiera que vaya
with the money I had




So, you want to buy a Boat? Liveaboard
Houseboats on Flickr, Houseboat on Wikipedia

Living in a house on an island:


Photo of Clingstone CC by Wallyq on Flickr.com

Photo of Clingstone CC by Wallyq on Flickr.com


Study the vocabulary before you watch the video

as you may know - como puede que sepas
basin - cuenco grande
cling - agarrarse, aferrarse
compost - abono orgánico
depending on what side - dependiendo de en que lado
every twenty years or so - cada 20 años más o menos
foreground - primer plano
her initial voyage - su primer viaje
I have this toilet
if you look carefully in the foreground
I'm looking down on right now
inside as well as outside
it goes down into a basin right in it
it turns into compost - se convierte en abono
it's the biggest boat since I've been alive that's ever gone by
my whole house

 

next work-weekend - fin-de-semana de trabajo
nothing goes into the ocean from here
replace
round-the-world cruise - crucero de vuelta al mundo
she came into Newport
shingled - cubierto de tablillas
they tend to open up here - tienden a abrirse aquí
this is a picture of the Queen Mary II
we do get problems
we put on the garden
we should repair those right now but we haven't - deberíamos arreglarlas ahora mismo pero no lo hemos hecho
which is a self-composting toilet - es un retrete que hace abono
with no smell or anything like that - sin olor ni nada parecido
you'll find Clingstone there





Clingstone slideshow on NYTimes, Clingstone on NYTimes
Clingstone in Google Maps, Clingstone on Flickr


Living in a tree house:


Tree house CC by Azrainman on Flickr.com

Tree house - CC by Azrainman on Flickr.com


Study the vocabulary before you watch the video

a concrete jungle – una jungla de cemento
a retreat – un refugio
air pollution
and have people hang out out here – y permitir que la gente  frecuente este lugar
and not feel that there's all these alarms and electronics – y no sentir que hay todas estas alarmas y equipos electrónicos
and who never has to leave the city to escape the city – y que nunca tiene que irse de la ciudad para escapar la ciudad
and yet we've got – y aun así tenemos
are you tired of
basically - básicamente
building something
calling for your attention all the time – llamando tu atención todo el tiempo
congestion  - abarrotamiento
do you just want to get away from it all - escape
environmental issues – temas medioambientales
everything that we would find that we could put into a tree house that might work – todo lo que encontraríamos que funcionaría para meterlo en una casa en un árbol
flea market or salvage place - rastro
for many years I've worked on
how did you ultimately come up with this design – como se te ocurrió este diseño en última instancia
I mean – quiero decir
I wanted a place where we could actually have a meeting
I wanted to be able to look up at this amazing tree
I wanted to be able to sleep out here at night
I was a pretty frantic guy – era un tipo muy frenético
I was busy all the time – estaba ocupado todo el tiempo
I'm more calm
I'm more focused – estoy más centrado
in his own back yard – en su propio patio trasero
in the middle of – en medio de
it could be a little weird – podría ser un poco raro
it just kind of lowers your blood pressure out here – simplemente te baja la tension aquí fuera
it seems like you're living in the jungle – parece que estas viviendo en la jungla
it's time for some rest and relaxation – ha llegado el momento de descansar y relajarse
it's very important to have some place in your life
just hear the birds – simplemente escuchar los pájaros
maybe a can of peanuts or something – quizás una lata de cacahuetes o algo
my personality has changed out here
noise pollution
objects and instruments
of the big city
our relationship to the environment – nuestra relación con el medioambiente
railing - verja
recycled doors from a restaurant
satisfying - satisfactorio
says something about
some neat features – características ingeniosas
sometimes you go home at night

 

tell us about what your inspiration was to build this
that's the route we went – ese es el camino que tomamos
that's what it is
the beams are not actually attached to the trees – las vigas no están sujetas a los árboles
the hustle and bustle - el ajetreo y bullicio
there were three things I wanted to do
they build whatever they want from scratch – construyen lo que quieren desde cero
they level the land – aplanan el nivel de la tierra
they tear all the trees down – tiran abajo todos los árboles
they were an integral part of what happened out here
they were going to have a lot to say about how it went
they won't rip apart or tear apart – romperse en pedazos

bracket

they're attached by pins and brackets - van sujetos mediante pernos y escuadras

pin

to climb a rope ladder – trepar una escalera de cuerdas
to have a board up in a branch  - tener una tabla arriba en un rama
we call it our in-city retreat – lo llamamos nuestro refugio dentro de la ciudad
we had seven trees to think about
we're very close to anything in the middle of Atlanta
we've been very careful about how we've actually attached the tree houses to the trees
what I've accomplished – lo que he logrado
what's it like? ¿Cómo es?
when they hear about the tree houses, they don't really know what to expect
who's built – quién ha construido
you can just sit – puedes simplemente sentarte
you're about to meet – estás a punto de conocer
you're going to


See the video on Youtube: Tree House Living (For Adults)




Talking about Home Towns on vaughantv on Youtube.


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Questions for discussion:

Questions about Homes on ITESL.org

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Bathroom
House on Visual Dictionary online
House, House

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