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Question 1

Make a sentence (or sentences) using some or all of the following:
To do the dishes, scouring pad, sponge, dish soap, to dry the dishes, cloth, to load the dishwasher, to unload the dishwasher

Question 2

Make a sentence (or sentences) using some or all of the following:
To do the laundry, washing machine, dryer, laundry basket, laundry detergent, to hang clothes, clothes line, clothes pin, to do the ironing, iron, ironing board, to fold clothes

Question 3

Make a sentence (or sentences) using some or all of the following:
To sweep the floor, broom, brush, to scrub the floor, bucket, to mop the floor, mop, to vacuum the carpet, vacuum cleaner

Question 4

Call a contractor / handyman to schedule service using some or all of the vocabulary below:
To plaster the walls, to paint a room, to put up shelves, to lay carpet

Question 5

Call a contractor / handyman to schedule service using some or all of the vocabulary below:
To unclog the sink, to tile the bathroom, to install a new showerhead

Question 6

Call a landscaper to schedule service using some or all of the vocabulary below:
To mow the lawn, to weed the lawn, to trim the hedges, to prune the trees

Question 7

Make a sentence using the expression:
A deposit

Answer 7

Meaning: money that a tenant pays to a landlord before moving into a property

Question 8

Make a sentence using the expression:
A house-warming party

Answer 8

Meaning: an informal party that you give after moving into a new house or apartment

Question 9

Make a sentence using the expression:
Real estate

Answer 9

Meaning: houses and apartments that are for sale or rented out

Question 10

Make a sentence using the expression:
Local

Answer 10

Meaning: belonging to the area where you live

Question 11

Make a sentence using the expression:
A roomer / boarder

Answer 11

Meaning: a person who pays to live in your house

Question 12

Make a sentence using the expression:
A reference

Answer 12

Meaning: a letter describing your character and ability to pay your rent

Question 13

Make a sentence using the expression:
Including utilities

Answer 13

Meaning: the rent covers the bills such as electricity, water, and gas

Question 14

Make a sentence using the expression:
A residential area

Answer 14

Meaning: a part of town where most buildings are houses or apartments

Question 15

Make a sentence using the expression:
A roommate

Answer 15

Meaning: a person you share your house or apartment with

Question 16

Make a sentence using the expression:
To give notice

Answer 16

Meaning: to announce to your landlord that you wish to move out

Question 17

Call a realtor to inquire about available housing. Use some or all of the following vocabulary:
Apartments, duplex, detached house, row house, ranch house, cottage, furnished, unfurnished, open concept, parking space, to view a house / apartment