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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- 1landlord/ˈlændˌlɔːrd/nounThe person who owns the place you rent.Two clear halves, stress on the first: LAND-lord.
- 2lease/liːs/nounThe contract that lets you live somewhere.Long vowel and a soft S at the end: LEESS.
- 3rent/rent/nounWhat you pay each month to live there.
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The sentences
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Does the landlord live in the building?
- 2
How long does the lease have to be?
- 3
Is the rent due at the start of the month?
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