A: I’m thinking about redecorating my bedroom. I bought this magazine in order to get some ideas. What do you think of this?
B: that looks good. The room in the picture is bigger than your bedroom, so you wouldn’t be able to put all the furniture in your room.
A: I’d like to have the bad and the wardrobe¹.
B: you would fit both of them in your bedroom. Perhaps you could also get the dressing² table. I think that one would look good in your bedroom.
A: yes, it would. It’s very expensive though.
B; everything in this magazine seems expensive. You could probably find something similar in a discount store.
A: yes. I’m sure I could find something similar at one. I’d also like to get a new carpet for my bedroom.
B: you can get cheap carpets easily. Another idea is to buy a rug³. That would cover a lot of the carpet and you wouldn’t have to replace the carpet. It would save you a lot of work.
A: that’s a good idea. I’m really looking forward to redoing my bedroom.

Intermediate⁴
A: I have redecorated my bedroom. I decide to repaint the walls and change the pictures. I also bought a new pair of curtains. What do you think of it?
B: I think is looks great. I really like the light colors you have chosen. The pictures are nice too. Did you bought any new furniture?
A: I bought a new mattress⁵ and some fresh bedclothes. I also bought a new dressing table and a new bedside table.
B: new furniture makes a room seem so fresh. I see that you also bought a new lamp for your bedside table.
A: do you think that I should get a new wardrobe?
B: that wardrobe looks quite big. Is it full of clothes?
A: yes. I have some many clothes stuffed⁶ into it. Perhaps I should get rid of some of them. There are clothes in there that I never wear anymore.
B: I like to get rid of clothes that I don’t wear rather than keeping them in a wardrobe. They take up too much space. There are several charity⁷ shops that you can give old clothes to. They will be happy to receive them as long as they are in reasonable condition.
A: that’s a good idea. After I get rid of the old clothes I no longer wear, I can see what new clothes I need to buy.
B: I need to buy some new clothes for the summer too. Perhaps we can go together one day.
A: ok. I’ll let you know when I’ve sorted out my clothes.

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