Listening: The Ghost in the Spare Room
Audiție: Conversație între colegi. Ascultă un dialog realist despre conflictele d dintr-o locuință și exersează înțelegerea detaliilor prin exerciții practice de ascultare.
Аудирование: Разговор между соседями. Послушайте реалистичный диалог о конфликтах в квартире и потренируйте понимание деталей с помощью практических упражнений по аудированию.
The Ghost in the Spare Room
Joe and Samantha are sitting in their messy apartment kitchen in Seattle, finally confronting each other about their breaking points.
The Ghost in the Spare Room
Listen and choose the right answer
What annoying habit does Samantha accuse Joe of having?
- Leaving dirty dishes in the sink for days
- Stealing her clothes from the wardrobe
- Leaving the front door wide open
What does Joe complain that Samantha keeps doing?
- Leaving passive-aggressive notes
- Using his expensive shampoo without asking
- Not paying her share of the utility bills
When do Joe's friends come over to blast music?
- At midnight on a Tuesday
- At two in the morning on Saturday
- On Sunday afternoon
What surprising discovery do they make at the end of the argument?
- The landlord raised the rent
- A stranger has been living in the spare room
- All their food has gone bad
Listen again and complete the sentences
- Samantha: Fine, let's talk about you bringing people over at two in the morning to ____ .
- Samantha: Are you talking about the hummus? Because I left a polite, ____ about that.
- Samantha: I tried talking, but our ____ and cleaning rota are completely ignored.
- Joe: Because the ____ makes no sense and our bills split is always unfair.
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Despre această lecție
Locuiești cu cineva în chirie și te scoate din minți? În această lecție avansată de engleză, învățăm să vorbim despre obiceiurile supărătoare ale colegilor de apartament.
Об этом уроке
Вы живете с кем-то на квартире и это сводит вас с ума? На этом уроке продвинутого английского мы учимся говорить о надоедливых привычках соседей по комнате.