Collocations (Intermediate) - 21. Houses, flats, and rooms

Short-let accommodation is a place that …

• can be rented for short periods of time.
• can be rented for long periods of time.
• only rich people can hire it.
• only students can hire it.

What kind of accommodation would suit a student who has no furniture of his or her own?

• fully-furnished accommodation
• a studio flat
• short-let accommodation
• newly-built apartment

What kind of accommodation would suit someone who is only going to be in a place for three months?

• affordable housing
• short-let accommodation
• a basement flat
• a granny flat

What part of town would you want to live in if you wanted to be somewhere where there are lots of private houses and no factories or other work places?

• an industrial area
• a recreational area
• a residential area

What kind of accommodation would suit a young single person who would prefer to live alone rather than to share?

• short-let accommodation
• fully-furnished accommodation
• newly-built apartment
• a studio flat

If accommodation doesn’t have its own garage, what else might it have to make life easier for carowning residents?

• off-road parking
• a fully-fitted kitchen
• an air bedroom
• a cosy study

If you are moving into a new unfurnished house, but don’t need to take a washing machine, cooker or fridge with you, what does the house have?

• off-road parking
• a fully-fitted kitchen
• fully-furnished accommodation
• newly-built apartment

If your house has 3 levels/floors, what is another phrase that you can use?

Which are the synonyms of 'repair'? Tick ALL that apply:

• refurbish
• do up
• furnish
• renovate
• build

Can you list out POSITIVE adjectives to describe a place?