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Listening: Dream Home Disaster

Audiție: Dezastru în casa visurilor. Analizezi o discuție tensionată dintre proprietar, constructor și prezentator. Verifici înțelegerea prin întrebări de adevărat sau fals.

Аудирование: Катастрофа дома мечты. Разбор напряженного разговора между владелицей дома, строителем и ведущим. Вы выполняете задания на понимание деталей.

Dream Home Disaster

Noah hosts 'Renovate Right' in Seattle, talking with Kevin the builder and Amanda the homeowner.

Listening: Dream Home Disaster — Renovating a home

Dream Home Disaster

True or false?

Kevin has been working on the house for six weeks.

  • True
  • False

The bathroom has been completely dry.

  • True
  • False

The project has gone over budget by twenty thousand dollars.

  • True
  • False

Amanda wants to install a spiral staircase.

  • True
  • False

Kevin is happy to change the stairs immediately.

  • True
  • False

Listen again and complete the sentences

  • Kevin: Well, Noah, it's been a real challenge. We've had to knock down a wall in the kitchen, and we've put up shelves in the living room, but honestly, we've found a major ____ in the bathroom.
  • Amanda: Yes, and the ____ has caused some mold behind the tiles, which was a nasty surprise for all of us last Tuesday.
  • Noah: I can imagine! And what about the original ____ you gave Amanda, Kevin? Are we still on track financially?
  • Amanda: Which brings me to my point, Noah. I've been thinking about this all morning while looking at the ____ and the mess everywhere.
  • Kevin: If you change the stairs, I'm walking off this job and leaving the ____ in the driveway forever.

Sources: photo by Brett Jordan on Pexels

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