Main Topic 11: Housing/Corporate Policy Lesson 63: (Buying and Selling) Real Estate (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to (BUYING AND SELLING) REAL ESTATE. 2. Review Verb Form Future Perfect Progressive. I. VOCABULARY Exercise 1: What s the meaning? (5-6 minutes) A. Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the choices that follow. 1. I would like to purchase the hotel by the sea. a. sell b. buy c. view d. check 2. My husband is interested to own a lot in a subdivision. a. land b. house c. building d. mansion 3. Please buy a house and lot only from a licensed real estate agent. a. seller b. buyer c. manager d. supervisor 4. The residential area we chose to live in is close to the school. a. urban b. housing c. business d. countryside Page 1
5. The building site is located in the central business district. a. city b. view c. location d. province B. Sentence-Making Practice (3-4 minutes) Practice using these words in your own sentences. 1. Purchase 2. Lot 3. Agent 4. Residential 5. Site Page 2
Exercise 2: What s the word? (4-5 minutes) Read the following dialog with your tutor and try to use context clues to fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word. You can find the missing word from the pool of words at the bottom. Ms. Park, a real estate agent, is having a chat over coffee with her good friend, Ms. Andre. Ms. Park: I found a for the building across the street. It s the one we re selling for only $500,000.00. Ms. Andre: Wonderful! It was easy for you to sell it and I believe you made a great deal. Ms. Park: You re right. Ms. Andre: People are rushing to buy houses nowadays because prices are. I m also considering of buying one within the year. I m saving up for the down-payment. Ms. Park: That s great! Where is the location? Ms. Andre: I ve decided to settle down in the countryside when I retire. I would like to live in a peaceful and quiet place. Ms. Park: I agree. In my case, I have no choice but to stay here in the city. Urban life is what my husband enjoys. And my children are still enrolled in the university close to where we reside. Ms. Andre: I understand. Don t worry. City life is equally great, and it is what s best for your family at this time. Once I purchase a in the countryside, you may come and visit us anytime you d want a break from the city life. Ms. Park: I definitely will. Choices: a. cheap b. buyer c. customer d. property Page 3
II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: Verb Form Future Perfect Progressive (5-6 minutes) Description: The future perfect progressive tense is formed by adding the following: will + have + been + present participle of the verb modal modal past participle of be verb ending in ing It is used to show a continuous action that will be completed at some point in the future. I will have been sleeping when you get here. (future perfect progressive form) (adverbial phrase showing an indefinite point of time in the future) It can also be used to show how long an action has been happening at a specific point in the future. The action may continue after which. Ex. By 2015, the real estate company will have been existing for 15 years. (Future point in time) (future perfect progressive) (duration of action) - Definite time in the future can be shown by adding prepositional phrases such as: by tomorrow a day after my 12 th birthday in 2010 on our 11 th anniversary - Duration of action can be shown by adding the preposition for + a definite unit of time Ex. for 2 seconds; for 3 minutes; for 4 days; for 5 months; for 6 years; for 7 decades; for 8 centuries. Page 4
Remember: The future perfect progressive tense is used to show a continuous or ongoing action up to a certain point in the future. It is necessary to add will have been to the present participle of the verb (verb w/ -ing) to complete a sentence with a future perfect progressive tense. Examples: Indefinite Point in the Future Definite Point in the Future You will have been deciding to purchase a lot by the time your children grow-up. He will have been living in the countryside when we go back to the Philippines. At this time, the real estate agent will have been waiting for 3 hours. By the end of 2015, I will have been staying in my new house for two years. Comprehension Check: Using the future perfect progressive form of the verb, kindly share how long you would have been residing in your prefecture by the end of this year. Page 5
Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (3-4 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. By next year, I this property for one year already. a. will be selling b. will have been sold c. will had been selling d. will have been selling 2., I will have been living in this house for 5 years. a. In 2015 b. Last Year c. Years ago d. Yesterday 3. I will have been a real estate agent by the time I save enough money. a. consult b. consults c. consulted d. consulting Page 6