English Collocations in Dialogue: Master Hundreds of Collocations in American English Quickly and Easily - Jackie Bolen 2021

House hunting

Craig: What are you up to this

Ted: I'm going house I'm finally going to get a place of my

Craig: How exciting! It's almost impossible to save up a down payment with how expensive rent is in this

Ted: No I'll never be able to pay off my

Craig: Well, let me know if you throw a housewarming party and if you need help moving.

Vocabulary

This weekend: Saturday and Sunday coming up.

House hunting: Looking for a house to buy or rent, usually buying.

A place of my own: A home that you live in by yourself, usually after buying it.

Down payment: A large amount of money required up-front for purchasing a house.

This town: The city you're currently in.

No kidding: You're not joking.

Pay off my mortgage: Finish paying off a bank loan for a house.

Throw a housewarming party: Hosting a party to celebrate moving into a new house.

Help Help to move from an old home to a new one.

Practice

Let me know if you need ... . I have a truck.

I'm planning on going to the hockey game ... .

It's very difficult to buy a house in ... as they're very expensive.

I can't believe that I can finally have ... . I've had roommates for years.

... . That's amazing news.

Let's ... next weekend maybe.

The ... will need to be at least 10% of the listing price.

Oh, you're going ...? What areas are you looking at?

I plan to ... in 10 years.

Answers

help moving

this weekend

this town

a place of my own

no kidding

throw a housewarming party

down payment

house hunting

pay off my mortgage