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• Where do you live?
I live in Madrid, but recently I have been living in Paris

• What type of building do you live in?
I live in an apartment in the city centre

• Is this a typical type of building in your city or country?
Yes, most of the people in the city centre live in apartments.

• Do you like living there? Why? Why not?
I like living in the city centre because I have all the public transports close to my house and I can go everywhere easily. I don’t like this zone because is very noisy.

• Have you changed anything since you´ve lived there, or are you planning to change anything?
I plan I will life outside the city in one or two years. I’d like to live in a quiet zone with gardens.

11. Net Search

• What sort of houses do people live in, in Tibet?
In Tibet houses are squared and made of mud and brick and sometimes it has a shingled roof with not many windows.

• What are houses like in Jamaica?
Typical houses in Jamaica are detached houses with a very big green garden and swimming pool. Those houses usually have only one floor and are painted with lightly colours.

• Some people in Australia do build houses out of mud. Why? What do the houses look like?
I think houses made of mud are cooler. Australia is a very warm country, and they need that type of houses in many regions.
Perhaps, that houses made of mud have a steep thatched roof and does not have many windows or doors. The walls are very thick to keep the house cool.

• The house at the start of this unit is in a place called Redcliffe. Where is Redcliffe? What is it like?
Redcliffe city is a municipal location of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland (Australia). As many websites tells, Redcliffe is a perfect combination of sun, sand and sea. It has so much to offer visitors who wish to escape the stress of modern living with 22 kilometres of soft sandy beaches.

• Are there places in the world where people still live in caves?
I believe in Turkey, people live in caves in the region of Capadocia. There is a great city built underground. The geologic characteristics of the land allow the people build his houses easily using caves.