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Talking about housing and apartments

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    practice vocabulary related to house/apartment descriptions
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  • Explain what a roommate is
    Roommate= person you share a house or apartment with who is not part of your family
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  • Give three examples of a utility
    Examples include: electricity, gas, water, phone, internet
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  • Name three appliances
    Answers include: refrigerator, washing machine, stove, oven, dishwasher, microwave
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  • Name four pieces of furniture
    Answers include: sofa, armchair, dining table, chair, desk, cabinet, coffee table, end table, bed
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  • Explain what a tenant is
    Tenant: Person who lives in a rented apartment or house
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  • Which word does not belong? Why? Floor / Ceiling / Window / Rent / Wall
    Rent: not a part of a building
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  • Name four rooms of the house
    Answers include: living room, bedroom, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, guest room, office
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  • Name two kinds of outdoor space at a house or apartment building
    Answers include: yard, garden, patio, terrace, balcony
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  • Name two common spaces of an apartment building (common spaces: rooms or facilities any resident of the building can use)
    Answers include: mail room, laundry room, lobby, elevator, hallway, stairs, gym, pool, event room
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  • Name two places to park a car at a house or apartment building
    Answers include: parking garage, parking lot, garage, driveway, street parking
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  • Name three tools you need to clean a house or apartment
    Answers include: broom, mop, vacuum, feather duster, toilet brush, cleaning rag
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  • Explain what a landlord is
    Landlord: person who own a house or apartment and rents it to someone else to live in
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  • Name two people who might work at an apartment building
    Answers include: custodian, gardener, concierge, doorman, repair person, building manager
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  • Name two people who might work in a house or apartment
    Answers include: housecleaner, gardener, nanny, repair person
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  • Name three kinds of bills associated with the house/apartment
    Answers include: rent, mortgage, electric bill, water bill, gas bill, internet bill
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