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Vocabulary Listening Part 2
Describing where you live

1 Complete the text with the words in the box. You may need to write up to three
words, but usually the answer is only
amenities balcony central en-suite one or two, or a number.
links neighbours open-plan
outside peaceful residential
14 You will hear a woman called Julie Marshall talking about her
We’ve just moved to a new house in a nice, quiet,
work as an estate agent selling houses and other properties.
(1) area. I used to like living in the
For questions 1–10, complete the sentences with a word or
city centre as it was such a (2)
short phrase.
location and I got on really well with my
(3) . But it had become too small for
us all, with only one bathroom and no
(4) area for the kids to play in. It was
very noisy as well, because of all the trafic. Our
new house is much more (5) and we
have a lot more space. There’s an (6)
bathroom in all the bedrooms and there’s a huge
(7) living area. There’s the garden,
too, which is so much better for us than the tiny
(8) we had in the old lat. It’s not
as close to the transport (9) , but
there are lots of local (10) , such as a
swimming pool and a shopping centre.

space, place, room, area, location and square Selling houses for a living
It was Julie’s (1) who encouraged her to become an
2 Choose the correct option in italics. estate agent.
1 They have barbecues in the picnic space / area Julie was irst attracted to her job by the (2)
of our local park. on ofer.
2 I need to get a new car with more leg
place / room in the back. My kids are Julie was given a (3) when she completed
quite tall now. her studies.
3 I’ve been driving around for twenty minutes Julie believes that (4) is the most important quality
but I can’t ind a parking space / square.
in an estate agent.
4 I need to ind a good hiding location / place
for the front door key. What about under this Julie has to ask home buyers about their (5) when
plant pot? arranging viewings.
5 Our new house is in the perfect location / space.
It’s close to schools, parks and transport links. The most common question that potential buyers ask Julie is
about the (6) of the house.
6 Every Saturday in our town there’s an outdoor
market in the main square / place. Julie says that (7) is vital when showing people
7 Where do you suggest as a meeting around a house.
place / room? Outside the bus station?
Julie mentions an issue with the (8) ater selling a
8 We just don’t have enough loor space / place to
have two beds in this room. couple a city centre lat.
Julie once sold a property for (9) pounds, the
biggest sale in the company’s history.
Julie inds having discussions with (10) the most
challenging part of the job.

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