6. Use the best word (in the appropriate form) to suit the meaning of the sentences.

Dweller, tenant, lodger, resident, landlord

1.Mark is a city …, so he refused to move to the country.

2. Nowadays becoming an isolated area … is getting more popular.

3. Only our hotel … may drink in the hotel bar.

4. You are not entitled to some of the services if you are not a … .

5. She would like to take in a … as she lives alone.

6. How many … are their in this rooming house?

7. I do not know the neighbours yet, I am a new … here .

8. Mrs Downpit lives with a young woman, is she a relation of hers or a … ?

9. Where can I see the … of these lodgings, I’d like to talk the tenancy over?

10. His father seems to be an owner of some property in the city, he lives as a … on rent.

7. Insert a correct preposition in the sentences below.

1. They live … the countryside. 2. … the suburbs there are no semi-detached houses. 3. We live … the outskirts, so it takes a while to commute downtown. 4. This bungalow is … sale, shall we look at it? 5. You’d better hang those pictures … the wall until they’re broken. 6. Are you going to put … double glazing? 7. He can’t answer; he’s installing the cabinet … the kitchen wall. 8. Why is the light … if there’s nobody in the room? 9. Turn … the bedside lamp, I’m falling asleep. 10. Who puts the rubbish … in your family? 11. Women hate washing … therefore dish washers have become so popular. 12. If you clear … the table, I’ll do the washing up. 13. Could you hang … the washing, I’m too small to get to the clothes line? 14. The block of flats is situated … walking distance to a few shops and … easy reach to a school. 15. Is anybody … ? (a neighbour’s knoking … the door) 16. What kind of curtains would go with such a suite … the living room? 17. Most houses have shutters … the windows to prevent heat in summer. 18. The residence is luxurious and immense (15m… 20m). 19. Usually her room is … a mess, but today the girl has tidied it … waiting for guests. 20. I didn’t realize the lodges were … the squalor. 21. When do you think these barracks were put …. ? 22. How many other lodgers do you share the flat … ? 23. When are you moving … ,I’d like other tenants to move … without delay? 24. The handle just came … when I was trying to open the jammed door. 25. Many people buy property … an installment plan.

8. Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the word in capitals.

1. Could you send a plumber to … our drains. BLOCK

2. Are the … bills for a detached house much bigger than for an apartment? MAINTAIN

3. Syhiv is the biggest … destrict. RESIDENT

4. I’d like to continue my … for another year. TENANT

5. What are these … laid for? FOUND

6. Did you have a garden designer to create such a … in your garden? ROCK

7. Thank you for providing a lodging, your guest room is really … . HOME

8. The rent of this maisonette is …, let’s consider it. AFFORD

9. Are you interested in city dwelling or … houses? SUBURB

10. The lodge near the lake turned out to be quite … -in, so we spent there our holidays. LIVE

11. The flatlet we saw yesterday proved to be totally …, we are looking for a fully-furnished one. FURNITURE

12. Have you got planning permission for the … ? EXTEND

13. When they moved in they made a few … and improved the manor. ALTER

14. It’s easier to construct a new house than to … an old one. BUILD.

15. Get an … to replace power points in the studies. ELECTRIC