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Renting a place · 1 of 1Week of 30 Aug – 5 Sept

Viewing a flat you might take

Twenty minutes to decide, and the questions you forget are the expensive ones.

Ten English words for renting a place: landlord, lease, rent. Each with its pronunciation and a sentence to say out loud.

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The ten words10 words, 10 sentences

  1. 1
    landlord/ˈlændˌlɔːrd/nounThe person who owns the place you rent.Two clear halves, stress on the first: LAND-lord.
  2. 2
    lease/liːs/nounThe contract that lets you live somewhere.Long vowel and a soft S at the end: LEESS.
  3. 3
    rent/rent/nounWhat you pay each month to live there.

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The sentences

  1. 1

    Does the landlord live in the building?

  2. 2

    How long does the lease have to be?

  3. 3

    Is the rent due at the start of the month?

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