Basic English in 30 Days: Renting a home

1. Pytanie 1 z 10

   Who is a "landlord"?

   • AThe person who owns the home you rent
   • BA person who works at the bank near your home
   • CA person who lives next door
   • DThe person who pays rent and lives in the home
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   Odpowiedź: A. The person who owns the home you rent

   The landlord owns the home. The tenant pays rent and lives there.

2. Pytanie 2 z 10

   What is "rent"?

   • AMoney you pay for food at a grocery store each week
   • BA bill for your phone
   • CMoney you pay every month to live in a home
   • DA home that you buy
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   Odpowiedź: C. Money you pay every month to live in a home

   Rent is the money a tenant pays the landlord, usually every month.

3. Pytanie 3 z 10

   Choose the correct word: Is heat ___ in the rent?

   • Ainclude
   • Bincluded
   • Cincluding
   • Dincludes
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   Odpowiedź: B. included

   We say "Is heat included?" It means: Is heat part of the price?

4. Pytanie 4 z 10

   What does "utilities" mean?

   • AThe kitchen and the bathroom
   • BCats and dogs
   • CElectricity, heat and water
   • DTables, beds and chairs
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   Odpowiedź: C. Electricity, heat and water

   Utilities are services like electricity, heat and water.

5. Pytanie 5 z 10

   Choose the right reply. Landlord: "When do you want to move in?" You: "___"

   • AOn June 1.
   • BIt's $1,500 a month.
   • CYes, I have a cat.
   • DTwo bedrooms, please.
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   Odpowiedź: A. On June 1.

   When asks about a time or a day. Answer with a date: On June 1.

6. Pytanie 6 z 10

   Choose the correct word: How much is the rent ___ month?

   • Ain
   • Ba
   • Cat
   • Don
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   Odpowiedź: B. a

   We say a month or per month: $1,350 a month.

7. Pytanie 7 z 10

   Listen. Which bill does the tenant pay?

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   Brak dźwięku? Przeczytaj tekst

   Landlord: The rent is fourteen hundred dollars a month. Water and heat are included, but you pay for electricity.

   • AWater and heat
   • BWater
   • CElectricity
   • DHeat
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   Odpowiedź: C. Electricity

   The landlord says water and heat are included, but you pay for electricity.

   Transkrypcja

   Landlord: The rent is fourteen hundred dollars a month. Water and heat are included, but you pay for electricity.

8. Pytanie 8 z 10

   Listen. Who is Carol?

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   Brak dźwięku? Przeczytaj tekst

   Carol: Hi, I'm Carol from apartment 4B. Welcome to the building!
   Sam: Thanks! I'm Sam. I just moved in.

   • ASam's new neighbour
   • BSam's manager at work
   • CSam's landlord
   • DSam's sister
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   Odpowiedź: A. Sam's new neighbour

   Carol is "from apartment 4B" and says "Welcome to the building!" She lives near Sam, so she is a neighbour.

   Transkrypcja

   Carol: Hi, I'm Carol from apartment 4B. Welcome to the building!
   Sam: Thanks! I'm Sam. I just moved in.

9. Pytanie 9 z 10

   Read the ad. Which sentence is true?

   FOR RENT: 1-bedroom apartment, 2nd floor. $1,350/month. Heat and water included. No pets. No smoking. Free parking. Available July 1. Call Raj at 403-555-0175.

   • AIt is on the first floor.
   • BParking is free.
   • CElectricity is included.
   • DPets are OK.
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   Odpowiedź: B. Parking is free.

   The ad says "Free parking." It also says no pets, only heat and water are included, and it is on the 2nd floor.

10. Pytanie 10 z 10

    Your neighbour's music is very loud at night. What is the polite thing to say?

    • AMusic. Stop.
    • BCould you please turn the music down? I can't sleep.
    • CYou are a very bad neighbour.
    • DYour music is terrible and too loud. Stop it right now!
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    Odpowiedź: B. Could you please turn the music down? I can't sleep.

    Could you please…? is polite. Give a reason: I can't sleep.

Klawiatura: 1–4, aby odpowiedzieć, Enter – następne pytanie.