Daily Life - Moving (C0149)

A:

Ok, that's fine. Bye.

B:

What happened?

A:

That's it, my lease is up. I have to move.

B:

What? Why? Can't you renew it?

A:

The owner apparently is selling this place to make way for the construction of a parking lot

B:

Well, I can help you pack. We should start looking for a new place for you ASAP.

A:

I think I might move in with my parents for a couple of months until I can find something. You know how hard it is to find a decent place around here. I'm gonna have to put most of my stuff in storage for a while.

B:

Well, let me know if there's anything I can do to help out.

A:

Actually, would you mind looking after my pet tarantula and snake for a couple of weeks?

B:

hehe.. sure

Key Vocabulary

lease

A contract granting use of property

renew

to cause something to continue to be effective

pack

wrap up

pack

to put articles in a case or container for moving

place

A building or an area

storage

A space for storing goods

look after

take care of

make way for

to create space for something else

ASAP

as soon as possible

decent

good

look after

take care of

Supplementary Vocabulary

moving truck

a big truck that can be hired or rented to carry furniture and boxes to another place

bubble wrap

transparent plastic material commonly used for packing fragile items

real estate agent

One that is autohirzed to sell land or property

deposit

A sum of money given as security for an item acquired for temporary use.

movers

One that transports household or office goods from one location to another as an occupation

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