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Number of exercises: 120
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You want to rent a place to live. How do you think you'll find what you need?
Through an agency.
Newspaper ads.
By word of mouth.
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A house.
An apartment.
I don't know exactly.
Building managers.
Friends and relatives.
Neighborhood associations.
Two.
Three or four.
Five, at least.
Only one.
Two bedrooms.
I need three of them.
You call an owner who seems to have something interesting available: "Mr. Smith speaking, may I help
you?"
I'm looking for housing.
Do you have any places to rent?
I'm calling about the ad.
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Yes, of course.
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Yes, of course.
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'May' - 'Might'
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Regular comparatives
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Order of adjectives
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ad small classified
small classified ad
Order of adjectives
Order of adjectives
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Interrogative words
Final prepositions
Past interrogatives
Final prepositions
Interrogative words
Past interrogatives
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Interrogative words
Final prepositions
Past interrogatives
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'May' - 'Might'
Modal auxiliaries
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'May' - 'Might'
Modal auxiliaries
'May' - 'Might'
Modal auxiliaries
By word of mouth means that you heard about it from other people.
Hand in hand As a matter of fact It's a mouthful To beat around the bush
The notion of means
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What
do
you
look
What do you
look for in
the
bedroom is
too
the bedroom is too small
for
in
your
ideal
your ideal spouse?
small
to fit
to
fit
a
a double bed.
spouse?
double
bed.
Friends
and
relatives were
invited
to
my
Friends and relatives
were invited to my wedding
Philosophical
Philosophical
give
me
all
the
details
on the
embassy
bombing
give me
all the details on the embassy bombing!
the
Leaning Tower
of
Pisa
is
a
peculiar
building
the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a peculiar building in Italy.
an
archaeologist doesn't
forget
his
chisel
and
an archaeologist doesn't forget his chisel and brush!
Dinner is
Dinner is a
conversations
conversations
wedding
are
of
great
interest.
are of
great interest
a
convenient time
convenient time to talk
to
talk
about
about business
in
Italy.
brush!
business
Wednesday
is
the
middle
of
the working
Wednesday is
the middle
of the working week
week
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Nouns
neighborhood
home
bedrooms
Descriptive adjectives
spacious
residential
sunny
bathrooms
kitchen
backyard
but
Either
or
Adverbs of frequency
often
sometimes
usually
You want to rent a place to live. How do you think you'll find what you need?
Through an agency.
Newspaper ads.
By word of mouth.
Where is the entrance?
I would like more details.
Quite big, yes.
I need three of them.
I'm not interested.
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Through the kitchen.
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2
Yes, of course.
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5
5
Yes, of course.
You won't get much for that.
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10 miles isn't too far.
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You call an owner who seems to have something interesting available: "Mr. Smith speaking, may I help
you?"
I'm looking for housing.
Do you have any places to rent?
I'm calling about the ad.
You're right.
I'm not interested.
Where is the washing machine?
I don't like driving.
Yes, it looks great.
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Yes, of course.
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No, unfortunately.
Yes, of course.
Yes, I am.
Yes, I am.
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2
Yes, I am.
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3
3
O.K.
O.K.
O.K.
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4
Of course.
Of course.
Of course.
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Irregular verbs
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Anaphoric 'to'
Yes, I am.
Yes, I am.
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2
Yes, I am.
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3
3
3
O.K.
O.K.
O.K.
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4
4
Of course.
Of course.
Of course.
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5
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6
6
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