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Unit 6 Flashcards

1
Q

A person who owns a house that people can rent (isabel)

A

landlord/landlady

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To start living in a house (Isabel)

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move in

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A person who occupies a rented property from a landlord. (Julian)

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Tenant (The tenant refused to pay his monthly rent)

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Look for a house or flat to live in (Jose)

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Flat-/house-hunt

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A person or a group of people who ilegally lives on a property. (Daniela)

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Squatters (The police arrested some squatters who lived in the abandoned house next to the school)

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6
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The activity of looking for a place in which to live.(Daniela)

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Flat/house hunt (My sister is searching for a new residence, so I am helping her with the house hunting)

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To clean, repair, paint and improve an old property. (Daniela)

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DO UP

If you do up your grandmothers old building, you decorate and repair it so that it is in a better condition.

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Two or more people who live in the same flat or apartment and share the costs
(Silvia)

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Flat/house share

She entered into a flat share with her workmate

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A flat which contains all the necessary items to live comfortably (Silvia)

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Fully furnished (the flat has a sofa, bed, shelves… so it is fully furnished)

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Something which wasn’t especially good or remarkable (Miguel)

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not be anything to write home about (The book was OK but it wasn’t anything to write home about)

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11
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A person who pays to live in a house with the house´s owner. (Miguel)

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LODGER (The lodger asked me to install an air condition in the house because of the heat)

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12
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Unpleasant facts or opinions that you learn about yourself, usually from someone else (Miriam)

A

Home truths

(He decided it was time to tell her a few home truths)

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13
Q

Pay money when you start to rent, returned when you stop renting
(Silvia)

A

Put down a deposit

(I had to put down a deposit before renting my house)

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14
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A place where you feel as comfortable as in your own home

Silvia

A

HOME FROM HOME

(The hotel was like home from home for me)

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15
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Be comfortable with someone or something (Miriam)

A

BE AT HOME WITH

I’m at home with my new job

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16
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The amount of salary you receive when you work (Sara)

A

TAKE HOME

(Can I ask how much you takehome a month?)

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17
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To move quickly towards something (Sara)

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To home in (she homed in on the shoes she saw in the sales)

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18
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Make you realise something (usually unpleasant) or understand it better than before (Sara)

A

TO BRING STH HOME TO SB

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19
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Someone who has important or influential relatives or friends.(Sara)

A

WELL CONNECTED

They were a well-connected family.

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20
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Certain to achieve a victory(Jimena)

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BE HOME AND DRY

(I did well on my exams so I’m home and dry for the semester)

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21
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Something very dirty. (Jimena)

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FILTHY

(the flat my uncle bought was filthy before he repaired it)

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22
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Built in a wide area and it may be ugly (Jimena)

A

SPRAWLING

( The grey building next to my house is sprawling in a U shape)

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23
Q

Something known by many people (Jimena)

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RENOWED FOR

(Rome is renowned for its monuments)

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24
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Participate with others at a party or social event (Miriam)

A

MINGLE

(Guests began to mingle at the bar, talking with strangers and friends about the weather and politics)

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25
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Sharing a particular experience or circumstance with someone else (Miriam)

A

IN THE SAME BOAT

(Remember that you are not alone, a lot of people are in the same boat)

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26
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Having a particular value, especially in money (Amaya)

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TO BE WORTH

Worth (our house is worth £200,000)

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27
Q

An apartment with only 1 room, a bathroom and a kitchen area (Amaya)

A

STUDIO FLAT

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28
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A place full of people (Amaya)

A

CROWDED

By 10:00 the restaurant was crowded.

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Certain or extremely likely to happen (Amaya)

A

BOUND

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30
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Repair, paint and improve an older property (Elena)

A

DO UP (a property)

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31
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The principles on which future behavior is based (Elena)

A

GROUND RULES

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32
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the machines and devices, such as washing machines and fridges, that make the ordinary jobs in a home easier (Elena)

A

MOD CONS (MODERN CONVENIENCES)

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33
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Not safe place (Elena)

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DODGY

Her new flat is in a dodgy area.

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34
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A floating vehicle unable to move under its own power, usually a home. (Julián)

A

BARGE

I live on a barge

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35
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A person in charge of guarding property (Julián)

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PROPERTY GUARDIAN

(He is the property guardian of a basketball court)

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36
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social event where people with an available room and others who are looking for one meet (Javier caña)

A

SPEED FLATSHARING

37
Q

something very small (Javier Caña)

A

POKEY

(That mouse was pokey)

38
Q

modern appliances (Ricardo de Lombas)

A

mod cons (I’ve mod cons in my house)

39
Q

Its better doing this than do other things (Ricardo de Lombas)

A

beats trawling ( i prefer beats trawling than renting)

40
Q

an annoyance (Ricardo de Lombas)

A

A bit of a nightmare (renting this flat was a bit like a nightmare)

41
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To clean a building and decorate it (This house has been completely refurbished) (Natalia)

A

REFURBISH

42
Q

Attracting much attention or publicity (Natalia)

A

HIGH PROFILE

43
Q

Full of activity (Natalia)

A

BUSTLING

The bustling village

44
Q

A person with whom you share a flat (Jose)

A

Flatmate

45
Q

a residential block in or attached to a university, college, etc (Jose)

A

HALL OF RESIDENCE

46
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a problem brought about by pressures of time, money, inconvenience, etc. (Jose)

A

HASSLE

It´s worth the hassle

47
Q

the money you are expecting that you’re going to spend (Miguel)

A

Budget (Its budget is the second highest in total value for poverty reduction)

48
Q

Unable to leave the house (T)

A

HOUSEBOUND

49
Q

A detailed search or questioning (T)

A

A HOUSE-TO_HOUSE

50
Q

Every seat was taken (T)

A

A FULL HOUSE

51
Q

A lot of people staying at your home (T)

A

A HOUSEFUL

52
Q

Sth you don´t have to pay for, free. (T)

A

ON THE HOUSE

53
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To set the limits or restrictions (T)

A

TO DRAW THE LINES

54
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To solve a problem or a difficult situation (T)

A

TO WORK OUT

55
Q

Few available (T)

A

SHORT SUPPLY

56
Q

Work in cooperation (T)

A

LIAISE

57
Q

Able to do repairs at home without having to pay a person for it. (T)

A

TO BE HANDY AT DIY

58
Q

Loan,usually for a house, that you have to pay monthly

A

MORTGAGE

59
Q

Become less angry. (T)

A

TO COOL OFF

60
Q

Get angry (T)

A

TO LOSE YOUR TEMPER

61
Q

In a good condition because you have a lot of money, (T)

A

WELL-OFF

62
Q

Very clean (Fran)

A

SPOTLESS

63
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Very rich (Fran)

A

WELL-OFF

64
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Full of people (Fran)

A

CROWDED

65
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Very dirty (Fran)

A

FILTHY

66
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very successful (Paula)

A

THRIVING

67
Q

with lots of hills and roads going up and down (Paula)

A

HILLY

68
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famous and well known for (Paula)

A

RENOWNED FOR

69
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in bad condition because no-one has spent money on repairs or taken care of (Paula)

A

RUN-DOWN

70
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Very clean (Lucía)

A

Spotless

71
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Rich (Lucía)

A

Well off

72
Q

Lively and exciting (Lucía)

A

Vibrant

73
Q

A place where important events have occurred in the past (Adrián)

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Historic (Toledo is historic.)

74
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A kindly greeting or reception (Balza)

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Welcoming

75
Q

Something old (Balza)

A

Shabby

76
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Separated from other persons or thing (Balza)

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Isolated

77
Q

Well known or important in history (Balza)

A

Historic

78
Q

A place with lots of mixed cultures (Adrián)

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Cosmopolitan (Paris is a very cosmopolitan city.)

79
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Pleasing or attractive to the eye (Adrián)

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Picturesque (The landscape was picturesque.)

80
Q

With good transportation services and connections (Adrián)

A

Well-Connected (London is very well-connected.)

81
Q

showing signs of long use (Javier.G)

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Shabby (that car is shabby)

82
Q

very clean (Javier.G)

A

Spotless (my room is very spotless)

83
Q

a very upsetting dream (Alonso)

A

Nightmare

84
Q

to make something more modern (Alonso)

A

Update

85
Q

is an arrangement by which people are granted accommodation within a property in exchange for keeping the property under observation and in good condition

A

Property guardianship

86
Q

visited by tourists (often used to suggest lack of authenticity).

A

Touristy

87
Q

inexpensive; reasonably priced.

A

Affordable

88
Q

container for heating water.

A

Boiler

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