Unit 7 - House and home

Word

Example

balcony

We don't have a garden or a terrace, but we do have a balcony where we can sit outside

block of flats

I live on the fourth floor of a modern block of flats

floor

Our flat is on the third floor of our building

location

My new house is in a good location

move house

I've moved house a lot of times, so I've had lots of different addresses

move in/into

I can't move into my new place until Friday

move out

I've got to move out of this house on Tuesday

neighbour

My neighbour is very friendly

neighbourhood

I live in a very busy neighbourhood

rent

I don't have my own house, so I rent the house I'm living in

upstairs

The bathroom is upstairs on your right

view

The view from my bedroom is nothing special – just a street and more houses

apologise for

I'd like to apologise for what I said earlier

argue with

I argued with the traffic warden about the parking fine

believe in sth

Do you believe in bad luck?

belong to sb

All of the land near the river is private – it belongs to the university

care about sth

If we really care about the environment we should all consider buying electric cars

complain about sth

People complain about the traffic here, but it isn't bad compared to a big city

cope with sth

My friend is finding it hard to cope with all the noise in the city

depend on sth/sb

Do I like living in the countryside? That depends on the weather!

pay for sth

I'm sorry, but I'm not going to pay for the dessert

rely on sth/sb

You can't rely on public transport

succeed in sth

He hasn't succeeded in finding a job yet, unfortunately

think about sth

You don't have to think about anything, you can just sit and watch the world go by

wait for sb/sth

You can read it while you wait for the train

worry about sth

A lot of people worry about money

mind

Do you mind if I sit here?

attic

I put all the stuff I don't use in the attic

basement

A lot of American houses have a large basement under the house

doorbell

Two police officers rang my doorbell

first floor

My apartment's on the first floor

flat

Our flat is on the third floor of our building

front door

The wind had blown a tree down and it had blocked the front door

ground floor

He lives in a ground floor flat

landing

Go up the stairs to the landing

lock

The front door has two locks

steps

Go up the steps at the front of the building

terrace

We don't have a garden or a terrace

range from... to

These shapes can range from straight lines to a ring

accommodation

All traveling and accommodation expenses will be covered by the company

host

That was a hot day for a picnic but our host provided plenty of cold drinks for everyone

property

The demand for property is never low in this area

theft

According to experts, information theft is the main purpose of cyber-criminals

flood

After a terrible flood, the entire landscape changed dramatically overnight

elderly

She felt a strong moral obligation to care for her elderly neighbor

give a hand

If someone fell, it would be nice to give a hand and help them up

wander

In Prague you can wander the ancient streets or visit scenic parks

admire

I admire successful people who continued to work and move towards their goals despite failures and difficulties

otherwise

Buy a quality product, otherwise you can get frustrated

be vague

Symptoms can be vague and progress slowly that makes them hard to identify