Advanced vocabulary to describe house and flat and sample IELTS answers

Learn advanced vocabulary and practice answering real exam questions. Vocabulary covered in the tutorial: Idioms: Social butterfly Party animal Couch potato To let off steam Phrases: To entail a lot of upkeep Love at first sight To come at a reasonable price In the vicinity On the flip side Nouns: Creature comforts Vista Listings Flaw Monkey bars Mortgage Down payment Tenant Landlord Property Rental deposit, security deposit Utilities Utility bill Verbs: To feature To scour To opt for something Asset To gravitate Adjectives: Picture-perfect Rambling Cramped Spell-binding Unsurpassed Abundant Much-needed Affordable 00:00 Intro 01:54 Types of housing 02:29 Amenities and creature comforts 04:58 Property, tenant, landlord, mortgage, down payment 06:10 To pay rent, rental deposit, utility bill, affordable 07:45 To scour, listings, asset, prime location, residential area 10:12 Within a walking distance, in the vicinity, a rambling park 11:12 Recreational activities, a dog park, walkable area 11:55 Picture-perfect view, spell-binding view, vista, to overlook, as far as the eye can see 13:07 Dilapidated, derelict 13:55 Detached house, cramped, party animal, to throw a party, a social butterfly 15:30 On the flipside, high-maintenance, to entail a lot of upkeep 16:24 IELTS Cue cards, part 2 speaking section 19:56 Can you describe a place where you live? 20:46 What kind of housing/accommodation do you live in? 21:34 What do you like about your flat? 22:12 Which rooms do you spend most of the time in? 22:40 What can you see from the windows where you live? 23:00 Do you prefer living in a house or in a flat? 24:08 What do you dislike about your flat? Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary and sample answers on the same topic: Coming soon IELTS Speaking clubs on Sundays -