RENTING A HOUSE

land/lord, land/lady, surroundings(rural areas, suburb, downtown),rooms(single room, double bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, balcony)facilities(heater, radiators, refrigerator, carpet, telephone, stove, microwave oven), prices(cheap, expensive), bed facilities(bed linen, spread, pillow, mattress, sheet, blanket), personal information of boarders, entrance hall(lobby, porch), lease, utilities, unfurnished/furnished, apartment/flat, blackout.

GEOGRAPHIC SITUATION

City names, population, advantages/disadvantages (pros/cons, merits/ demerits, strong/ weak points), climate and weather, language (accent, dialect), whether like it or not, main attraction (miss, long for, love, like, look forward to, enjoy).

RESEARCH

Hypothesis, survey, investigation, interview, questionnaire, data, result, analysis, interpretation, make/draw the conclusion.

VACATION.

Scenery, book the room (make a reservation), currency (Canadian dollars, Australian dollars, Pound, Japanese Yen), country, and language (French, Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, Italian, German, Portuguese, Japanese,Arabic), names of people and places, credit card (Visa, Master, American Express).

COURSE SELECTION

courses(mathematic, literature, history, psychology, physics, philosophy, anthropology), level of courses(elementary, primary, intermediate, secondary, advanced), enrolment, course number, credits, hour, full-time/part-time student, required/compulsory courses, elective/selective/optional.

ORIENTATION

Surroundings, history of school, teachers and faculty, buildings, their functions and places.

COMPUTER LAB

Lab rules, printer, copier, fax machine, modem, Macintosh, network, access to the net.

LIBRARY

Due, overdue and pay a fine, information desk, call slip, library card, renew, catalogue (under titles/authors/subjects), periodical (magazines and journals), current / back issues, librarian and reader, open/closed shelves, reference books, stacks.