Yvonne and Alice discuss the langauge used by estate agents and find out how a more poetic approach can appeal to not only the pockets and minds of people hoping to buy a new house or flat, but also to their feelings.
This week's question:
The smallest house in London was built 1805 and it's said that it was used by people who were watching out for body snatchers – people who stole bodies from the nearby cemetery for medical examinations. Can you guess how wide that house is?
a) 2.4 metres
b) 5.6 metres or
c) 1 metre
Listen out for the answer in the programme.
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Estate Agents
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Vocabulary
- estate agents
people who sell properties including flats and houses
- characterful
a word used by estate agents to suggest a building is full of character, perhaps old or unusual
- illegal
not allowed by the law, against the law
- discriminatory
unfair; treating some people worse than others
- synonyms
words that mean the same thing or have a similar meaning
- compact
small, with just enough space to fit what is needed
- bijou
small and elegant (in French this means 'jewel')
- panoramic
a good view of the surrounding area
- poetic
like poetry
- intellect
idea of what is makes sense
