在雅思听力考试中，对各种生活场景的考察是最重要的考试内容，其中对于租房的场景考察几乎每次都会出现，大家需要了解西方租房的背景之外还要了解各种有关租房的表达方式，只有两相结合才会对听到的内容不陌生，才会拿到好成绩。
租房 RENTING A HOUSE
land/ lord, land/ lady
types dormitory hostel hotel flat，bedsitters
surroundings rural areas, suburb, downtown
rooms single room, double bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, balcony
facilities shower, central heater(ing), radiators, refrigerator, carpet, telephone, stove, microwave, oven), bed central air-conditioning(中央空调)。
electric stores(电炉), radiators(暖气)
ectricity, utensil(器具、用具、家庭用具)
facilities in bed bed linen, spread(床罩), pillow, mattress, sheet, blanket, cushion
parts entrance hall(lobby, porch)
personal information
of boarders: pay weekly/ monthly
lease, utilities, unfurnished/ furnished,
blackout(停电) guests and hours
currency(Canadian dollars, Australian dollars, Pound, Japanese Yen), country and language French, Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, Italian, Germnan, Portuguese, Japanese,
英文租房广告常用语解析
FINCE-WARDEN, lrg 2br bsmt, new reno bright, lndry, eat-in kit, w-o balc,
close to HSR/ shops. No smoke/ pets, +, 1st/ last. 222-2222 - leave mess.
FINCH-WARDEN 这间房是位于或邻近Finch和Warden街交界处。
lrg=large
2br=two bedrooms，
bsmt=It is in a basement (below ground).这是地库的两房套间。(注意，两房是指两个睡房 ，洗手间，厨房，厅肯定是有的，所以不写出来) new reno bright
reno=renovation，最近才装修过，很光亮lndry, eat-in kit, w-o balc
lndry=laundry，指有洗衣机干衣机，eat-in kitchen指厨房大，可在厨房里放饭桌吃饭。
w-o balc=walk out to a balcony，指有扇门打开可通阳台。
close to TTC/ shops靠近公共交通，购物商场No
smoke/ pets不接受吸烟或养宠物的租客+租金为一个月，外加水电煤气
1st/ last首尾两个月的租金必须先交作为定金
222-2222 - leave mess打电话222-2222留言联系房东
这些关于租房的雅思听力词汇是需要大家在听的过程中逐渐掌握的，不能仅仅是看着熟悉，大家必须要达到听到就能理解这些表达方式的内在含义才可以理解各种关于租房的听力内容。
