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​Complete each e-mail with the given words.

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(detached doorbell drive front garage gate)

I’ve left the keys with the neighbour at number 14, it’s the large ​_____ house with the green _____ . You’ll need to ring the _____ more than once, she’s a bit deaf. The large key is for the _____ door and the small one is for the _____. Put your car in there or just leave it in the _____ if you prefer.

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(bedroom bedside bulb lamp mattress pillow table upstairs wardrobe)

Your _____ is _____ next to the bathroom. That bed has the most comfortable _____ in the house. The bedding is on the dressing _____ and there’s another _____ and more sheets and blankets in the _____. Could you get a new light _____ for the _____ on the _____ table? Thanks.

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(armchair bookcase coffee hall heating living player sofa)

The control for the central _____ is in the _____, but don’t touch it, it’s automatic. Feel free to use the TV and the DVD _____ in the _____ room. The remote control is on the _____ table. Or you could just lie on the _____ or sit in an _____ and read a book. There’s a good selection in the _____.

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(back garden lawn separate stairs teapot washing windowsill)

There’s a _____WC so you needn’t run up the _____ when you’re desperate. The _____ machine is in there, by the way. If the weather’s nice, you could sit in the _____. The key to the _____ door is under the old _____ on the _____. If you get bored, you could even cut the _____! Thanks for house sitting for us. See you in a fortnight. All the best Callum

Match

Find collocations by matching the words together.

• at home

• home

• the door

• the rent

• a flat

feel

get

lock

pay

share

• feel

• get

• lock

• pay

• share

Match

Find collocations by matching the words together.

• the washing up

• house

• in advance

• your bedroom

• the floor

do

move

pay

tidy

vacuum

• do

• move

• pay

• tidy

• vacuum

Complete the information given in each announcement. You are given the first letter of each word.

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IN THE HEART OF THE CITY

This is a recently r_______ apartment with a f_____ kitchen on the top f____ of an attractive city centre t____ block. It is conveniently located for the old t___ and the financial district. There are marvellous v____ from the living room window.

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COMFORTABLE AND CONVENIENT

This property is a roomy modern bungalow situated in the s______ just to the west of the city centre. It is f____ furnished and very comfortable. It is in a good n____________ with friendly people and excellent facilities.

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PEACE AND QUIET IN THE COUNTRY

This is a real bargain. It's an unfurnished country c______ in excellent condition. It ha a splendid l_______ in a charming v______ in the middle of England's most beautiful countryside.

Complete the e-mail with appropriate phrases.

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Mark,

there’s some chicken curry in the _r __g_ and plenty of frozen food in the f__e_ e_. The pots and pans are on the ___l_ above the cooker, the crockery is in the c_ p_oa__ over the sink and the _u__e__ is in the top drawer. Don’t use the oven, use the __c__w___ instead. Could you also water the ___n_s, please? Thanks!

Jane