Learn to Speak English. Асафова Г.К. - 74 стр.

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Lesson 11
RENTING AN APARTMENT
I. NOTE
Many Americans live in apartment buildings, especially young adults and people
whose income is either low or fixed. Generally speaking, it is less expensive to rent
an apartment than to own a house. Advantages include the fact that you are not re-
sponsible for upkeep of the apartment, the building or the grounds. Disadvantages are
that you have little control over increases in your rent and that you are not building
up any equity in your property.
When renting you will probably be asked to sign a lease, which is a sort of con-
tract obligating you to pay rent for a fixed period of time (normally a year). You will
also be asked to pay two month's rent at the outset or some form of security deposit in
case of damage to the apartment.
In most cases, the cost of water and sewage is included in your rent. You will have
to pay the other utilities, such as electricity, gas and telephone.
II. DIALOGUE
You: Hello, I'm calling about an apartment. I'd like to rent a furnished, two-bedroom place.
First Apartment Manager: We have one furnished apartment left. It's air conditioned and
rents for $575 per month.
You: Are the utilities included?
Manager: The water is but not the gas and electricity.
You: That's a little more than I wanted to pay. Thanks anyway.
(You hang up and call another apartment complex.)
Second Apartment Manager: Hello, Breezeway Manor Apartments, how may I help you?
You: Do you have a furnished, two-bedroom apartment in the $400 range?
Second Manager: Why yes, you're in luck. One just came open today. It costs $450 per
month, including water.
You: Is it on the first or second floor?
Second Manager: The first floor. There's also a nice swimming pool. Shall I hold it for
you? I'll need one month's rent as a deposit as soon as possible.
You: Yes, please do. I'll be right over.
III. GRAMMAR EXERCISES
1. Read each sentence and write a new sentence using 's
with the underlined words.
Example: The meeting tomorrow
has been canceled.
Tomorrow’s meeting has been canceled.
1. The storm last week caused a lot of damage. Last ...
2. The only cinema in the town
has been closed down. The ...
3. Exports from Britain
to the United States have fallen recently. Britain ...

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