DISCUSSION RENTING

(1) What experiences do you have of paying rent?

(2) Would you rather rent an apartment or a house?

(3) Would you rather rent somewhere just for yourself or with
friends?

~inconvenience

~bunk bed

(4) What would you worry about if you rented your house or
apartment to someone?

~ price or the rate

~inclusions = all in

Utilities = water , electricity ….

Cockroach =bug

(7) What’s the most you would pay in rent?

(8) How should rent be divided between four people in a 3-

bedroom house, when 2 people share one bedroom?

(9) What is a good landlord and a bad landlord?

 (10 Would you spend money on wallpaper, paint, the garden, etc.
) if you lived in rented accommodation?

Pre-Listening Exercise
Besides price and size, what other questions would you ask a landlord before renting an
apartment?

Idioms
“live out of a suitcase” = travel a lot from place to place and not settle down
“I’m really tired of living out of a suitcase, so I’ve decided to find a different job where I
can live in one place.”

“dirt cheap” = very inexpensive

“Rent for apartments near campus is dirt cheap during the summer months because
there isn’t a high demand for housing.”

 ~partially furnished 

~fully furnished

Too steep = expensive

Lease =

General wear and tear = amount of damages you cause while renting

Trades offs = a balance or exchange between options requiring compromise

first-come, first-serve basis =

priority / prioritize