English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

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Unit 18
 18.1 
Possible answers:
accommodation
What kind of person lives there?
Would you like to live there? Why/Why not?
furnished 
accommodation
someone who does not have their own 
furniture, perhaps a young person or 
someone living in a place for a short 
period of time
I wouldn’t want to live in this kind of 
accommodation now because I have too 
many pieces of furniture of my own now.
social housing
people who do not have enough money 
to buy a house of their own
It would depend on the area – some social 
housing is very nice and there is a friendly 
atmosphere. But in other areas, the social 
housing is rather run-down and depressing.
granny flat
an elderly relative of the people who 
live in the main house
When I’m old, I would like to live close to 
my family but with at least a degree of 
independence.
high-rise
any type of person might live in one 
of these, though it would probably be 
someone in a large city
I wouldn’t like to live very high up, as it 
would mean using a lift or lots of stairs to get 
down to the bottom and go outside.
hovel
someone who is not good at or 
interested in looking after themselves
I should hate to live somewhere dirty and in 
a bad condition.
penthouse
someone with a lot of money
I’d like to live in a spacious modern 
penthouse with the very latest in design and 
technology, and a fantastic view over a city.
 18.2
1 on fire
2 home truths
3 write home about
4 life and death
5 fast lane
6 led
7 breathe
8 make
 18.3
1 We had the time of our life/lives on holiday this year.
2 As soon as spring comes, I feel as if I’m