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Chapter 3: Student Housing Flashcards

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items a person should consider before deciding to rent an apartment.

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  • an area close to campus
  • a stuent - oriented environment
  • access to shops and entertainment
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  • regulations against having parties
  • making noise
  • having overnight guests
  • keeping pets
  • smoking in the apartment
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  • paying for utilities
  • purchasing and cooking food
  • signing a year-long lease
  • cleaning the apartment
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  • Attending a campus housing orientation
  • reading newspaper ads
  • checking housing websites
  • consulting a housing agency
  • asking friends
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  • sharing expenses
  • paying bills on time
  • being clean and tidy
  • not playing loud music
  • not having long-term guests
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  • The remaining roommates are responsible for paying the rent and the bills.
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Administration/ adminstrative/ administrator

a test

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a teacher

a professor

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Administration/ adminstrative/ administrator

a business

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manager

CEO

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Administration/ adminstrative/ administrator

a school

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superintendent

/ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendənt/

​a person who has a lot of authority and manages and controls an activity, a place, a group of workers, etc.

a park superintendent

the superintendent of schools in Dallas

She was medical superintendent at the Institution for 28 years.

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Administration/ adminstrative/ administrator

an apartment building

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manager

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Administration/ adminstrative/ administrator

an academic department

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chairperson

dean

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Administration/ adminstrative/ administrator

cough medicine

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nurse

parent

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Administration/ adminstrative/ administrator

government

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  • politician
  • president
  • senator
  • civil service
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Administration/ adminstrative/ administrator

justice

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judge

lawyer

police

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Administration/ adminstrative/ administrator

pain killers

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doctor

nurse

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Administration/ adminstrative/ administrator

a city

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mayor

elected officials

city planners

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skill

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administrative skill

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information

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distribute information

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off-campus housing

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reside in off-campus housing

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reason

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the primary reason

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the perception

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have the perception that

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door

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lock the door securely

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plans

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finalize my plans

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restrictions

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too many restrictions

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dormitories

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the construction of two new domitories

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appearance

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have an institutional appearance on the outside

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maintenance

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primary

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labor

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computer

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positive

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security

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community

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final

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residential

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prime

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surffixes_

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person’s job/ interest/ characteristic

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-ian

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statistician

physician

librarian

mathemtician

assistant

musician

technician

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-er

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writer

teacher

manager

designer

gardener

hiker

interpreter

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-or

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sculptor

sailor

actor

administrator

advisor

author

conductor

creator

surveyor

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-ist

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artist

geologist

typist

biologist

economist

finalist

individualist

linguist

theorist

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security deposit (n)

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Tiền đặt cọc bảo đảm

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sublet (v)

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Cho thuê lại

/ˌsʌbˈlet/present participle subletting | past tense and past participle sublet

to allow someone to rent all or part of a house or other building that you are renting from someone else:

Our rental contract states that we are not allowed to sublet the house.

The tenant cannot sublet without the owner’s permission and cannot charge more than the regulated rent.

We have to inform the housing association if we sub-let a room.

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Lease agreement (n)

lessor (n)

lessee (n)

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hợp đồng cho thuê

/leˈsɔːr/: người cho thuê nhà, landlord

/leˈsiː/ người thuê nhà

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eviction (n)

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/ɪˈvɪkʃn/

[uncountable, countable]

​eviction (from something) the act of forcing somebody to leave a house or land, especially when you have the legal right to do so

to face eviction from your home

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