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Negotiating the rent

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Understand arguments and an offer in a negotiation.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

lease
A legal agreement to rent a property.
tenant
A person who pays rent.
increase
A rise in amount.

Answer key

  1. I'd like to renew my lease, but the new rent is quite high.The stress in “renew” is on “new”.
  2. Prices have gone up across the whole area.“Gone up” links: “go-nup”.
  3. I've always paid on time and looked after the apartment.“Looked after” means taken care of.
  4. That's true, you've been an excellent tenant.“You’ve” is “you have”.
  5. I can offer a smaller increase if you sign for two years.Write two as a word or a digit.

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