Accommodation
Idioms
Reported Speech
Reporting Verbs
Cities
100

pay money for heat, electricity, and other household needs

pay the bills

100

not exciting or special (idiom)

nothing to write home about

100

"I love cheese" - the mouse said.

The mouse said that he/she/it loved cheese.

100

report with a correct word

"I will never leave you" - she said to him.

She promised to never leave him.

100

friendly, hospitable, open for tourists or guests (about a city)

welcoming

200

a person who rents someone's property and lives there

tenant

200

become good friends very quickly and have a lot to talk to each other about (idiom)

get on like a house on fire

200

"You were here yesterday" - he said to his sister.

He said to his sister (that) she had been there the day before.

200

report with a correct verb:

"You have stolen the laptop!" - they said.

They accused him of stealing the laptop.

(They blamed him for stealing the laptop)

200

full of energetic and noisy activity (about a city)

bustling

300

a house that is one of a row of houses that are joined together on each side

terraced house

300

information that is true but not pleasant (idiom)

home truths

300

"Why are you here?" - they asked me.

They asked me why I was there.

300

report with a correct verb (2 patterns):

"Watch this movie, it's great!" - he said to me.

He recommended watching the movie.

He recommended that I should watch the movie.

300

unconventional, unusual, not following the rules (in an artistic way) (about a city)

bohemian

400

a large house with surrounding buildings and plot of land

mansion

400

make someone realise something (idiom)

bring (it) home to someone

400

"Have you ever been to Greece?" - she asked Mark.

She asked Mark if he had ever been to Greece.

400

report with a correct verb (2 verbs):

"It was me who broke your pen" - he said.

He admitted (to) breaking my pen.

He confessed to breaking my pen.

400

big and impressive in appearance (about a city)

imposing

500

a person who rents a room in a person's house, especially when the landlord is living in the same space

lodger

500

to finish something successfully (idiom)

be home and dry

500

"Is there a chance we will survive?" - she asked.

She asked if there was a chance they would survive.

500

report with a correct verb (2 patterns):

"Let's go to the gym" - she said to him.

She suggested going to the gym.

She suggested (that) they (should) go to the gym.

500

full of history (about a city)

steeped in history