RENTING A HOUSE
land/lord, land/lady, surroundings(rural areas, suburb, downtown),rooms(single room, double bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, balcony)facilities(heater, radiators, refrigerator, carpet, telephone, stove, microwave oven), prices(cheap, expensive), bed facilities(bed linen, spread, pillow, mattress, sheet, blanket), personal information of boarders, entrance hall(lobby, porch), lease, utilities, unfurnished/furnished, apartment/flat, blackout
GEOGRAPHIC SITUATION
City names, population, advantages/disadvantages (pros/cons, merits/ demerits, strong/ weak points), climate and weather, language (accent, dialect), whether like it or not, main attraction (miss, long for, love, like, look forward to, enjoy)
RESEARCH
Hypothesis, survey, investigation, interview, questionnaire, data, result, analysis, interpretation, make/draw the conclusion
VACATION
Scenery, book the room (make a reservation), currency (Canadian dollars, Australian dollars, Pound, Japanese Yen), country, and language (French, Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, Italian, German, Portuguese, Japanese,
Arabic), names of people and places, credit card (Visa, Master, American Express)
COURSE SELECTION
courses(mathematic, literature, history, psychology, physics, philosophy, anthropology), level of courses(elementary, primary, intermediate, secondary, advanced), enrolment, course number, credits, hour, full-time/part-time student, required/compulsory courses, elective/selective/optional
ORIENTATION
Surroundings, history of school, teachers and faculty, buildings, their functions and places,
COMPUTER LAB
Lab rules, printer, copier, fax machine, modem, Macintosh, network, access to the net
LIBRARY
Due, overdue and pay a fine, information desk, call slip, library card, renew, catalogue (under titles/authors/subjects), periodical (magazines and journals), current / back issues, librarian and reader, open/closed shelves, reference books, stacks
