B1+ 1B Vocabulary Where I Live & Describing Homes and Areas

We had to leave our former apartment because the ______ had plans to move into it himself.

• neighbour
• landlord
• architect
• tenant

They are looking for a new place in a different part of the town. They want to ______ from the current location because of noise.

• settle down
• buy
• stay
• move away

My house needs a lot of fixing. It is not in a very good ______.

• situation
• isolation
• condition
• pollution

No home owner can ______ by more than the annual inflation rate for the next term.

• put up the rent
• put off the rent
• put down the rent
• put on the rent

She likes the neighbourhood because she is ______ people from her academic background.

• knocked down
• surrounded by
• confined by
• limited by

The apartment is usually ______ in the winter due to lack of proper isolation.

• warm
• hot
• freezing
• burning

Rents are too high in big cities such as London and Paris, so people may have to ______ with others.

• move out
• move in
• move away
• move from

Isn't it a bit ______? Only 25 m2?

• spacious
• luxurious
• comfortable
• tiny

Our nextdoor neighbours are ______ because they need a bigger place.

• moving out
• renting
• selling
• surrounding

We can put the extra stuff in the ______ below the ground floor. Everyone else on the block does it.

• park
• garage
• basement
• warehouse