#0175 – Places to Live, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

#0175 – Places to Live

#0175 – Places to Live, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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ESL Podcast 175 – Places to Live
GLOSSARY
apartment
– a set of rooms to live in that can be rented in a building; usually a
bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, and living room
* Let’s clean the apartment before my parents arrive for a visit.
condo
– short for condominium; a set of rooms to live in, like an apartment, that
someone can buy
* Our condo is on fifth floor and Jack’s is on the sixth.
townhouse
– a home in a row of houses, built with the wall of one townhouse
connected to the next one
* I live in a two-story townhouse not far from my work.
down payment
– the part of the money owed on a home or object that is given
to the owner when you promise to buy; it is also a promise that you will pay the
rest later
* You can hold the item with a down payment and then make payments each
month.
to go through
– to have someone/something help you to do something
* Do you think we need to go through a ticket agency to get front-row tickets for
this concert?
real estate agent
– someone who is licensed to help people buy and sell
property
* A real estate agent can tell us which neighborhoods are the safest.
single-family home
– a house and the property around it; these houses are
separate from each other and are not connected
* You won’t find any apartments in this area. There are only single-family homes
in this part of town.
multi-story building
– a building with more than one floor or level
* The Apex Corporation is on the third floor of that multi-story building over there.
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penthouse
– an apartment on the top floor of a building
* This is the only elevator in the building that goes all the way up to the
penthouse.
backyard
– the area on a property behind a house
* The children are playing soccer and having fun in the backyard.
duplex
– a building, usually a big house, separated into two areas which can be
lived in or owned separately
* I live in the front unit of this duplex and my landlord lives in the back unit.
[ ]-bedroom, [ ]-bath
– a quick way to describe the details of a place to live by
saying how many bedrooms and bathrooms it has
* Now that we are expecting our third child, we’d like to move to a three-
bedroom, two-bath house.
bungalow
– a small, one-level house
* After my parents retired, they sold their big house and moved into a small
bungalow.
love at first sight
– to love someone or something the first time you see them/it
* When she saw him from across the room, it was love at first sight.
to
forgive
– to stop feeling angry toward someone
* I hope you’ll forgive me for not remembering your name.
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. How will the man in the story find a new home?
a) He will ask a real estate agent to find one for him.
b) He will look at all of the two-bedroom, one bath houses for sale in his
neighborhood.
c) He doesn’t know what type of home he wants yet and he plans to look around
on his own.
2. The man decides to buy a houses he sees because:
a) his dog likes it a lot.
b) it is a duplex.
c) the real estate agent said that it was a very good price.
______________
WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN?
to go through
The phrase “to go through,” in this podcast, means to have someone or
something help you to do something: “I couldn’t find a job on my own so I
decided to go through an employment agency.” The phrase “to go through” also
means to finish something or to do something until the end: “Did he go through
with the treatment for his illness?” Or, “He went through with the performance
even though he was very nervous.”
to forgive
In this podcast, the verb “to forgive” means to stop feeling angry toward
someone: “I don’t think the president will ever forgive them for not supporting his
plans.” There is a popular saying, “to forgive and forget,” that means the same
thing: “After Newman and Jerry decided to forgive and forget, they became very
good friends.” Or, “It’s hard to forgive and forget when their actions caused so
much pain to so many people.”
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CULTURE NOTE
Finding a place to live requires a lot of patience in the U.S. There are many ways
to go about finding a house to purchase. An easy way to start is through a real
estate agent. A real estate agent is someone who is paid a commission, or a fee,
to find properties to purchase based on specific guidelines (such as price,
location, or size) provided by the person who is looking for a home.
It is not necessary to go through a real estate agent, but it does help. Someone
may also find a home by looking through the classified advertisement section of a
newspaper or local newsletter. In the U.S., the newspaper on Sundays have a
special section that lists “open houses.” A open house is when a house that is
for sale is open for anyone to look at it. Usually, open houses are on Sunday
afternoons, for three to five hours.
Homeowners usually go through a real estate agent to sell their home, but there
is a new trend or change in homeowners trying to sell their houses themselves.
This is called "For Sale By Owner," because the owner is doing all of the work.
Usually, people do this to avoid having to pay a real estate agent. Normally, a
real estate agent gets a fee for each house that is sold, usually a small
percentage of the price of the house.
Advertisement through the internet has become popular for selling your own
home. This makes it easier for people looking for a home to find listings, and
allows them to purchase a home without going through a real estate agent.
However, it is still a good idea to have a lawyer or real estate agent with you to
make sure everything is done correctly.
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Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – c; 2 – a
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ESL Podcast 175 – Places to Live
COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast Number 175, “Places to
live.”
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 175. I’m your host, Dr.
Jeff McQuillan, coming to you, as always, from the Center for Educational
Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California. Remember to visit our website
at eslpod.com to get the Learning Guide for this podcast. It contains a complete
transcript of the podcast, additional vocabulary, and other extra information.
Today’s podcast is about finding a place to live. Let’s get started.
<start of story>
Finding a new place to live isn't always easy. I've been living in the same
apartment for nine years, and I thought it was time for a change. I’ve always
wanted to buy a condo or a townhouse, but I didn't have the money for a down
payment. But now, I have a little money saved up, and I want to buy a place of
my own.
I didn't want to go through a real estate agent yet, so I started looking around the
city on my own. I wasn't sure if I wanted a townhouse or a single-family home. I
didn't want to live in a multi-story building anymore, not even if I had a penthouse
unit. It was too noisy, and I wanted a backyard for my dog, Shiloh.
I looked at a duplex as well as some traditional houses. One of the last houses I
saw was a two-bedroom, one-bath bungalow. It was small enough for one
person, but big enough for me and my dog. When Shiloh saw the backyard, I
think it was love at first sight. I’d like to say that I picked the house, but really it
was Shiloh’s choice. I don't think he would ever forgive me if I didn't buy that
house.
<end of story>
We’re talking in this broadcast about finding somewhere to live. In our story, we
begin by saying that finding a place to live isn't always easy; it can be difficult
sometimes. “I've been living in the same apartment for nine years,” says the
story, “and I thought it was time for a change.” I've been living, I’ve been staying,
in the same apartment. An apartment is a place to live that you rent. You pay rent
every month, money to someone who we call a landlord. A “landlord” is the
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