15 Unit 03 Coming home Expand your vocabulary: Living arrangements This is the story of Marie, a student who had a hard time finding a place to stay after school. Find the words that are not used correctly in this paragraph. Underline them and replace them with the correct words from the box. You can write the words between the lines of the text. allowance communal decent messy privacy rent residential share LANGUAGE 1a When I started university, I moved into a flat with two friends. We all got a monthly salary from our parents, so we were able to afford the fees, although it wasn’t cheap, as our flat was in a nice industrial area near the university campus. The flat had disappointing facilities, for example, a dishwasher and a washing machine, and there was a nice individual kitchen where we could all hang out together. However, I soon realised that I don’t enjoy living with other people. I didn’t have any entertainment, which is really important to me. Besides, I am a very tidy person, and I soon got very irritated by how thankless my flatmates were. I was constantly cleaning and vacuuming the place, and they didn’t do their division of the work. So, I decided to move out after a few months. This is the second part of Marie’s story. Fill in the gaps (1–11) with a word from the box and replace the highlighted words (letters a–e) with their opposite. air-conditioning amenities bills budget dorm en-suite heating insurance lift neighbourhood plumber b My parents suggested that I should move into a (1) on campus, but the idea of sharing my space and the facilities with many students who I didn’t know didn’t appeal to me. I wanted to have my own place and live there by myself. This is not easy to do on a student (2) ! As well as rent, there are utility (3) and home (4) to consider. However, after a few weeks, I managed to find (a) expensive accommodation which I was able to afford: a tiny apartment that came (b) unfurnished, which was lucky as I didn’t have any money to buy new furniture. Key Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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