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Collocations Lesson 10 - House (Eşdizim Ders 10 - Ev) Arkadaşlar Collocations konusunda son başlığımız ev, apartman konulu eşdizim kelimelerdir. 10 okuma parçası içinde 270'e yakın kelimeyi gözden geçirmiş olduk. Kısmet olursa başka çalışmalarda görüşmek üzere. On Vacation I recently…devamıCollocations Lesson 10 - House (Eşdizim Ders 10 - Ev) Arkadaşlar Collocations konusunda son başlığımız ev, apartman konulu eşdizim kelimelerdir. 10 okuma parçası içinde 270'e yakın kelimeyi gözden geçirmiş olduk. Kısmet olursa başka çalışmalarda görüşmek üzere. On Vacation I recently spent a month on vacation – but instead of staying in a hotel, I looked for a short-term rental (a place to live that can be rented for a short period of time). I ended up sharing a two-bedroom apartment. That’s an apartment with two bedrooms, a living room, and a kitchen – with some friends. It was actually cheaper than renting a studio apartment (an apartment with only one big room) all by myself. The apartment was on the top floor of a five-story building (that’s a building with five floors) and it had a balcony overlooking the ocean (that means you can see the ocean from the balcony). From the roof, we also had a nice view of the city skyline (this is another expression used when you can see something from a certain place). The apartment had recently been remodeled/renovated – meaning it was fixed up and improved – and was fully furnished, so it already had furniture (beds, tables, etc.) and appliances (refrigerator, stove, etc.) We loved the spacious living room (the room was big), but unfortunately the bedrooms were rather cramped (small and uncomfortable). It was nice to spend a month there, but by the end of the trip I started to feel homesick – that’s when you feel sad because you miss your life at home. ------------------ A place of my own I’d really like to have a place of my own so that I’m not throwing away money on rent every month, but there’s a real shortage of affordable housing (houses/apartments that are reasonably priced) in my city. Even if I stay away from the upscale neighborhoods (areas where rich people live), I’d still have to take out a mortgage (borrow money from the bank, in order to buy a house) and it’ll take me more than 30 years to pay it off. But still, I’m gonna start saving up for a down payment (an initial payment on a big purchase). Someday, when I do move into a new place, I’ll be sure to throw a housewarming party (a party to celebrate living in a new house/apartment). __________________________________________ ✓ short-term rental: kısa dönem kiralama ✓ two-bedroom apartment: iki yatak odalı daire ✓ studio apartment: stüdyo daire (tek odalı) ✓ five-story building: beş katlı bina ✓ overlooking the ocean: okyanus manzaralı ✓ have a nice view of: güzel manzaralı ✓ recently been remodeled/renovated: yakın zamanda tadilat görmüş ✓ fully furnished: tamamen mobilyalı ✓ spacious living room: geniş oturma odası ✓ the bedrooms were rather cramped: yatak odası oldukça sıkışık/küçük. ✓ feel homesick: eve özlem duymak, ev hasreti çekmek ✓ have a place of my own: kendime ait bir yer ✓ affordable housing: uygun fiyatlı konut ✓ upscale neighborhood: lüks semt ✓ take out a mortgage: mortgage çekmek (kredi ile ev almak) ✓ pay it off: borcu ödemek ✓ down payment: peşinat ✓ move into a new place: yeni bir yere taşınmak ✓ throw a housewarming party: eve taşınma partisi vermek __________________________________________ Quiz Complete the following quiz with the right houses collocation in context: affordable / down / studio 1. Her father paid the .............. payment on her apartment. --------------------------------------- independent / own / short-term 2. I can’t stand living with my parents; I need a place of my .................. --------------------------------------- decorated / furnished / upscale 3. I hope the apartment is ................, because I can’t afford to buy appliances. --------------------------------------- cramped / homesick / housewarm 4. I was having so much fun during my semester abroad that I didn’t feel ........... at all. --------------------------------------- level / room / story 5. It’s a ten- ............... building with two elevators. --------------------------------------- overlooks / oversees / overviews 6. My bedroom window ............... the mountains. --------------------------------------- borrow / budget / mortgage 7. My parents finished paying off their ............ after 25 years. --------------------------------------- change / move / turn into 8. This weekend I’m helping my cousin ............. his new place. --------------------------------------- short-term / spacious/widespread 9. We’re going to need a more ............... apartment now that we’re going to have a baby. --------------------------------------- regenerating / rejuvenating / remodeling 10. We’re ................. the bathroom, so you’ll have to use the one on the second floor.