Daily Life - Moving (C0149)

A:	Ok, that's fine. Bye.

B:	What happened?

A:	That's it, my lease is up. I have to move.

B:	What? Why? Can't you renew it?

A:	The owner apparently is selling this place to make way for the construction of a parking lot

B:	Well, I can help you pack. We should start looking for a new place for you ASAP.

A:	I think I might move in with my parents for a couple of months until I can find something. You know how hard it is to find a decent place around here. I'm gonna have to put most of my stuff in storage for a while.

B:	Well, let me know if there's anything I can do to help out.

A:	Actually, would you mind looking after my pet tarantula and snake for a couple of weeks?

B:	hehe.. sure

Key Vocabulary

lease		A contract granting use of property
renew		to cause something to continue to be effective
pack		wrap up
pack		to put articles in a case or container for moving
place		A building or an area
storage		A space for storing goods
look after		take care of
make way for		to create space for something else
ASAP		as soon as possible
decent		good
look after		take care of

moving truck		a big truck that can be hired or rented to carry furniture and boxes to another place
bubble wrap		transparent plastic material commonly used for packing fragile items
real estate agent		One that is autohirzed to sell land or property
deposit		A sum of money given as security for an item acquired for temporary use.
movers		One that transports household or office goods from one location to another as an occupation