Neighbours from Hell

Sort the adjectives into positive and negative!

1.

Positive

2.

Negative

Complete the first part of the story.
"I’ve lived in a rented ... for the last ... months and my life has been very ... and peaceful. But now a new couple have moved in next door and they are making my ... impossible."

Complete the second part of the story.
"The main problem is that they have parties during the week that go on all ... . Sometimes their friends turn up at their ... at ... in the morning and when I ... they just tell me to go away."

Complete the third part of the story.
"My ... children can’t sleep because of the noise, so I don’t get enough sleep either. I was doing evening classes twice a ..., but I’ve had to give them up because I’m too tired to go. Now when I get home I just take off my coat, sit down in front of the ... and fall asleep - until the party starts next door, of course."

Complete the fourth part of the story.
"All this is making me very ... and I can’t put up with the noise any longer. I like living here and I get on well with other ..., but these people are a nightmare.
Do your readers have any advice for ...?
Linda"

Make up the sentences.

Read the story and complete it.
"Oh, yes. I’ve got fantastic neighbours - well, they’re friends really, not just neighbours.
We often, you know, visit each other for er coffee and um just talk about the day. And when I go away for the weekend they, you know, always ... ... ... ..., which is really useful."

Read the story and complete it.
"I get on well with all my neighbours except one. They’ve got a teenage son, you see, and he’s, like, learning to ... ... .... They are really loud and it drives us crazy! I’ve talked to his parents, but you know, they just don’t care. We’re thinking of moving house to get away from them."

Read the story and complete it.
"Well, most of my neighbours are, you know, OK, but it’s the kids that are the problem. There isn’t enough place for them to play, you see, so they just ... ... .... It’s er it’s not really their fault, they’re just bored really and there’s not much to do round here."

Make up the sentence.