Artsun Akopyan "SPEAK! American English Conversation. 6,000+ Vocabulary Words and Phrases in Dialogues"

This book lets you learn almost 4,000 most important English words and more than 2,000 common phrases by using them in conversations. New words and phrases are highlighted in bold and are listed below each conversation. The tutorial can be used by learners of English as a second language when preparing for TOEFL or IELTS. It might also be useful for teachers of English as a foreign language. All conversations are original and written by the author, and edited by David Christian in the USA.

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forВ sale

three hundred thousand

too expensive

half asВ much

too cheap

92.В What is the actual cost ofВ aВ house?

What is the actual cost ofВ aВ house?

Well, it’s the price of the house itself plus other fees.

What fees?

Firstly, the real estateagent’scommission. Secondly, propertytaxes.

Do IВ gain any advantages if IВ buy without aВ realtor?

InВ theory, yes. InВ practice, you can run into problems.

What other payments do IВ need toВ make?

Home maintenance and repairs.

* *В *

Words

actual, agent, commission, estate, fee, firstly, gain, maintenance, payment, plus, practice, price, property, realtor, secondly, tax, theory

* *В *

Phrases

actualВ cost

price ofВ the house

otherВ fees

agent’s commission

property taxes

gain advantages

inВ theory

inВ practice

run into problems

other payments

home maintenance

home repairs

93.В Are credit cards used for everyday purchases?

Are credit cards used for everyday purchases?

Yes, but be careful, otherwise you can get into debt.

Do banks forgive debts?

Rarely. Therefore, don’t spend more than you can afford.

How do IВ determine my limit?

Use limited amounts on all occasions.

A lot of people can’t do that, nor can I. Should I close my bank account?

On the contrary, you ought toВ open one more. Use it toВ setaside money for the future!

* *В *

Words

account, afford, amount, aside, bank, contrary, credit, debt, determine, everyday, forgive, future, limit, limited, nor, occasion, otherwise, ought, rarely, set, spend, therefore

* *В *

Phrases

creditВ card

get intoВ debt

forgive debts

more than you can afford

limited amounts

on all occasions

bank account

on the contrary

you oughtВ to

oneВ more

set aside money

for the future

Daily Routine

94.В Good morning! Are you inВ bedВ yet?

Good morning! Are you in bed yet? It’s time to get up!

(No answer.)

Are you sleeping?

(No answer.)

Wake up,В son!

IВ have woken up. What time is itВ now?

Look at the wall clock. It’s eight in the morning!

Oh, hell, IВ overslept!

* *В *

Words

answer, clock, daily, hell, oversleep, overslept, routine, wake, woken

* *В *

Phrases

inВ bed

no answer

wakeВ up

lookВ at

wall clock

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