Learn upper-intermediate vocabulary and practice answering real exam questions.
B2 vocabulary covered in the tutorial:
Idioms:
To drive somebody around the bend
Verbs:
To relocate
To unwind
To stroll
Nouns:
Tenant
Landlord
Resident
Residential area
Rent
Utilities
Utility bill
A high-rise building
A block of flats
A condo, condominium
Amenity
A two-room apartment
Residential area
A garage
Street parking / on-street parking
Suburbs
In the vicinity
Sewage
Property
Adjectives:
Densely populated
Sparsely populated
Quiet
Fully-equipped
Spacious
Content
Convenient
Affordable
Unaffordable
Time-consuming
Exhausting
Lush (greenery)
00:00 Into
01:14 A storey, a high-rise building, a flat, a block of flats, a condominium (a condo)
02:54 An amenity, sewage, a resident
04:33 Property, owner, tenant, landlord
05:55 A residential area, to reside, peace and quiet
07:01 To go for a stroll, to stroll, to walk a dog
07:31 Lush greenery, densely populated, sparsely populated
08:45 Walkable, a sidewalk
09:17 Answer real exam questions: What type of housing/accommodation do you live in?
13:15 What are some of the advantages of living in your flat/house?/ What do you like about your flat?
13:43 What rooms does your family spend most of the time in?
14:20 What can you see from the windows where you live?
15:50 Do you prefer to live in a house or in a flat?
16:47 What do you dislike about your flat? / What are some of the disadvantages of your flat?
19:38 What would you like to change in your flat?
21:41 IELTS Cue cards on housing and accommodation.
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