Buildings and homes

1)  What's the word? Match the words and definitions.

tenant - caretaker/janitor - mortgage - landlord - rent - owner - semi-detached house - a block of flats - terraced house - stairs - villa - bedsit - condo(minium)

someone who looks after the house/building/school

someone who has bought a house

someone who rents a flat from someone

money a bank lends you to buy a house

a house that is attached to other houses on both sides

steps inside the building

a house that is attached to one other house

a tall building with lots of flats

they money you pay to a landlady

a male landlady

building with several apartments, each of which is owned by the people living in it

a very small flat/room used for both living and sleeping in

a house that you use or rent while you are on holiday

2) Choose the correct words to complete the story.

flat - floor - landlord - lift - mortgage - owner - (to) rent - rent - tenants - stairs - terraced

When I was 21, I left my parents' ........................... house and started looking for a ..................... in the city centre. Of course, I didn't have much money so I couldn't afford a ........................ from the bank. I decided to ............................ with a couple of friends. We were good ........................ because we always kept the place clean and tidy and we paid the ...................... in time. Unfortunately, the ....................... was a nasty man. He and his wife came every week and said, 'we are the .................. of this beautiful apartment and just look at the mess you make of my property'. We always said 'sorry' but we couldn't stop laughing when they left. One day, we put an out of order sign on the ....................... so they had to climb the ................... all the way up tp the eighth ......................... to collect the .................... .