Housing - Finding a Place to Live.

House Quiz - Words
Household appliances
Real English Videos-'Where do you Live?'

Thanks Suan for standing in my photo. This Real Estate Agent has a sign on the door.
It reads, "Sorry, we currently have NO rental properties for sale."





Watch the DVD that Jane will show you on Settling In.

We will look at and discuss the housing situations we live in. We will talk about-

1. Rental properties
2. Rental documents
3. Rental conditions
4. Right of tenants
5. Responsibilities of tenants
6. Help with renting
7. Buying a house
8. Household services
9. More information.

Read Chapter 8 of Beginning a Life in Australia.

VIC Office of Housing 1300 650 172
The Victorian Office of Housing   
http://www.housing.vic.gov.au/


For know about tennants rights and responsibilities go to:
Consumer Affairs has a lot of information on housing. You can find the link to Other languages at the top of the page on the Consumer Affairs Website.

Also read some information on the Tennants' Union
Click on the GREEN box that says renting information.

• Activity - Look for a property to rent.

Click on Barry Plant's Rental Property
Select 'All suburbs' or the one you want.
Select 'House'
In $$min select $200 and in $$max select $450
Next to the 'bed' symbol choose 2 or 3 or more beds.
Now click on the red 'Search'

Find the home you want, write down the address and the rent.

• Cert 3 students can do this  VILC exercise - interpreting an advertisement.
• Podcasts In English-listen to this about 'Moving Home'. Listen, read the transcript, do the worksheet & vocab tasks. (Jane will give you these on paper).

• Lauren Bought her own house-VILC Listening exercise

31 - 33 Ellingworth Parade BOX HILL VIC 3128 Phone: (03) 9890 7144 Fax: (03) 9890 4385

Anchor Lilydale
Migrant Information Centre - MIC Eastern Melbourne- Housing Services