Welcome to DAY 3 of the Real Life English Boost. I hope you’re having an amazing day! Thanks for learning with me.

Today we are going to look at another short real life English dialogue about buying a house.

I like to “study” dialogues because it’s as close to real life as you can get without being in actual real life.

This is a dialogue about buying a house.

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Dialogue: Buying a House

Real Estate Agent: Hi. I’m so excited to work with you. Can you tell me what you’re looking for in a house?

Randy: Yeah. I’m excited too. I’m looking for something with some land. Maybe a couple of acres since I have horses. I would prefer a ranch style house.

Real Estate Agent: How many bedrooms and bathrooms?

Randy: Ideally 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. I would love an extra room that I could turn into an office for my wife, because she works from home.

Real Estate Agent: Okay. And do you prefer new construction or old?

Randy: It doesn’t matter. As long as the price is right. I really don’t want a fixer upper.

Real Estate Agent: Okay. Got it. Speaking of price. What is your budget?

Randy: To give you a ballpark figure, I would say between $350-$400,000. I already have a preapproval letter from the bank for a loan of this size.

Real Estate Agent: Okay, yeah. That’s great you’ve already been preapproved. As you know, the housing market is hot these days, but I think you have a good budget. Most likely I won’t be able to find anything with that many acres of land right in town. But if you’re willing to drive 20-30 minutes, I think that will open up some possibilities.

Randy: Yeah, I hear ya. The drive is no problem for us. We would prefer to be a little outside of town.

Real Estate Agent: Okay. Well I will be looking, and as soon as something comes up, I will give you a call. You hadn’t mentioned if there is a timeframe for buying the house?

Randy: We have to be out of our apartment in 3 months. So ideally by then.

Real Estate Agent: Great. I’m looking forward to helping you find the perfect house for you and your wife.

Comprehension Quiz

1. What is Randy looking for in his house?

2. How much can Randy spend on the house?

3. What does the housing market is hot mean?

4. What is the time frame for buying a house?

Answers

1. Something with land, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, an extra room to turn into an office.

2. $350-400,000

3. Houses are selling quickly.

4. 3 months.

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