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buwan. thousand pesos a month.

Gawain

Role-play

Look for a specific house or apartment. In the classroom, one student or a pair of
students walks around the room, looking for rental units. They talk to owners and/
or company representatives renting out the houses or apartments that are described
below. Other students are assigned the roles of owners or company representatives.
Independent learners should write down the dialogues.
To prepare yourself for the role-play, study/review the following words,
questions, answers, and sentences:

Mga Salita

Malapit Near

Malayo Far
Libre Free
Balkonahe Balcony

Paligid Surroundings
Pag-aari Owned

Kasama Included (other meanings of the word are
companion and comrade)
Tricycle Motorcycle or bicycle with a side car for

passengers
Pampublikong transportasyon Public transportation

Kalahating buwan Half a month
Kasangkapan Appliances and furniture
CAMPUS APARTMENTS—dalawang kuwarto, isang banyo, malapit sa estasyon ng
bus, may malalaking bintana, P10,000 isang buwan, kailangan ng isang buwang
deposito, isang buwang advance, libre ang tubig, hiwalay ang koryente.

LUXURY APARTMENTS—tatlong kuwarto, tatlong banyo, may swimming pool at
gym, may balkonahe, P20,000 isang buwan, kailangan ng dalawang buwang
deposito, isang buwang advance, malapit sa shopping center, hiwalay ang tubig
at koryente, libre ang interne