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Joy English · Level B1 · Universityjoy-english.com

Choosing a dorm room

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Understand a campus conversation about a request.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

dorm
A college building where students live; short for dormitory.
semester
One of the two main parts of a university year.
noisy
Making a lot of noise.

Answer key

  1. I'd like to move to a different dorm next semester.“I’d” is “I would”.
  2. Is there a problem with your current room?“Is there a” runs together.
  3. It's too noisy, and I can't study at night.“Can’t” is “cannot”; in American English it rhymes with “ant”.
  4. We have a few single rooms in the quieter building.“Quieter” has three syllables: “qui-et-er”.
  5. You'll need to apply before the end of the month.“You’ll” is “you will”. The stress in “apply” is on “ply”.

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