Phrasal Verbs about House and Home

​Dream Home Debate

Walton Construction

To: Senior departmental officers

From: Director of Marketing

Date: 17/02/2020

Re: Dream home ideas

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Dear colleagues,

As I am sure you are all _____, our company is down to the last three to be chosen in the bidding for a social housing project by _____ government.

• conscious

• aware

• central

• middle

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If _____, we would be given a large contract to design and build _____ housing for several different regions, up and down the UK.

• chosen

• selected

• social

• socialist

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We would also be _____ the contract for luxury houses that would be built by the government to help raise money to subsidise the _____ projects that are so sorely needed.

• given

• awarded

• social

• socialist

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We have been asked to contribute to the design of the luxury housing projects as part of the _____ for the contract. As such, we need ideas for luxury housing in semi-rural locations in the East _____ England.

• quiz

• tender

• of

• in

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I would like all heads of department to join _____ and work in _____ to come up with basic designs for our architectural team for a dream home.

• forces

• resources

• pairs

• couples

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Below are some things that I would like you all to _____ when thinking up your dream _____.

• remember

• remind

• livings

• dwellings

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Location – Obviously, we will need to consider just how rural or urban a place needs to be. We should also consider local services and the access that the _____ would enjoy. Would public transport be a consideration? And how near to major _____ and motorways should the house be located.

• site

• sight

• roads

• parks

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Size – The quantity of rooms and the size of the rooms as well as the land, on which the house is built, are important ___ to consider.

Facilities – The kinds of rooms also need _____ deliberation. Do we need to provide a swimming pool? How about a gym? Or a guesthouse? How big should the yard/garden be or is that kind of thing even desirable in the first place.

• factors

• facts

• carefully

• careful

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The environment – Sustainability is on everybody’s _____ nowadays. As a result, this is something that is always taken into account when planning a modern dwelling. How would waste be dealt with? Can the energy used to power the house be 100% _____? Could the material used to construct the house be recycled? All of these questions should also be addressed.

• brain

• mind

• recyclable

• renewable

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Hopefully, the above points should provide ample food for thought in relation to the meeting so please _____ those points in _____ while preparing your presentations.

The meeting will take place next week on Monday afternoon in my office.

Yours sincerely

Hugh Builtit

Director of Marketing

• bare

• bear

• mind

• awareness