4.Занятие – Лекция
THE MOBILE HOMES
Living in a mobile home is becoming more and more
popular. These mobile homes aren't just trailers, which are perhaps fine for
spending a week-end in, or for a short vacation, but rather small for a longer
time. These are, in fact, real homes. Up to
But it has several extra advantages. The most
important one is this: if you don't like your neighbours,
you simply unplug everything, and tow your home to another site. This doesn't
mean, however, that the people who live in these homes are permanently "on
the move". Most of them stay in the same place for years. But they always
know that if they wanted to, they could move away the next day.
Keeping a dog is difficult for people who live in a
flat. Here, you just open the door and let him out. And the children enjoy
being able to play right outside the door. Living in the country is much
healthier for them, too. If a man wants to change his job, he doesn't need to
worry about finding a new house or a flat. He simply tows his mobile home to
the place where his new job is. New models come out every few years. Just like
cars. If you have the money, you sell your mobile home and buy the latest
model. You'll have no difficulty in selling your old one- there's a big market
for second-hand homes.
Most people who live in mobile homes would prefer a
permanent house if they had enough money. However, mobile homes are much
cheaper to buy than houses. And yet, the low cost is deceptive as builders
often use cheap materials and this means that doors, windows, paintworks and
equipment soon have to be repaired. The prices of permanent houses rise over
the years, but if you sell a mobile home again after five years you will not
get more than half the price back. The owners often have to pay high ground
rents for their sites and there may well be extra charges for connecting water,
electricity and so on.
Grown-ups may be keen on moving
around from place to place in mobile homes, but it is good for their children?
They live in small cramped rooms, have to keep changing schools and find it
difficult to make real friends. Children need the security of a permanent home.