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Elementary‐Daily Life‐BuildingYourDream Home
(C0193)
A: Mr. and Mrs. Robinson! Let’s get straight to it. You
have saved up your money for years and are now ready to
build your dream home. What did you have in mind?
B: A suburban bungalow straight out of the sixties! A
perfect lawn with minimal landscaping. A brick patio in
the backyard with an old-fashioned grill, quaint lawn
furniture, and a swimming pool. A two-car carport, pastel
siding and a gable roof. Completed with white shutters and
a white picket fence !
C: Uh, honey?
B: In the living room we would have moss-green rugs and
a fireplace with a stone mantle and wood paneling on the
walls. In the kitchen, the cupboards would be a pale
yellow and we would have a turquoise metal oven and
vinyl flooring -
C: Umm, sweetie, but I was thinking of a more modern
style house. An open concept house, all glass, wood, metal,
and concrete.
B: But sweetums, there is always a lot of wasted space in
those kinds of homes. Besides, it’s just a fad. It doesn’t
have the homey feeling the old homes do.
C: Sweetie-pie it’s not a lot of wasted space. It is relaxing
and the house would be eco-friendly with an in-floor
heating system and designed to retain the heat of the sun in
the winter and keep the house cool in the summer. We
would have solar panels on the roof -
B: Do you know how much those things cost?
C: What about your vintage furniture, dearest? And
instead of a lawn, which is also a lot of wasted space and
would require environmentally harmful pesticides, we
would have a fish pond in the backyard and a garden that
would cover the whole yard so we could grow our own
food!
B: But buttercup, I thought you always said that you loved
visiting your grandmother’s house!
C: And I thought you, Mr. Scientist, were all up on saving
the planet with your technological advancements!
A: Umm well I am just going to go get some coffee while
you two keep discussing.