Apartment Tour in Chicago
Read, listen, or speak your way through an apartment viewing in Chicago. Choose the reply you would actually say in real-life spoken American English.
Some answers are calm, clear, and natural. Other answers are too vague, too rushed, too literal, or misunderstand apartment-rental phrases like “lease”, “utilities”, “security deposit”, “move-in fee”, “proof of income”, “tenant portal”, and “the L”.
You can recover by using repair language such as: “Sorry, I didn’t catch that”, “Could you run that by me one more time?”, “Just to confirm…”, “I’m not sure what that means”, “Could you break down the costs?”, and “Could you email that to me?” At the end, review your result and submit it to your teacher/tutor.
- You are touring an apartment in Chicago with a leasing agent. The building is near the Blue Line, and another applicant may come later, so the conversation moves quickly.
- You need to ask about the apartment, lease length, utilities, security deposit or move-in fee, laundry, maintenance, commute, application process, and next steps naturally.
- Your goal is to sound casual, polite, and practical: not overly formal, not rude, and not silent when something is wrong.
Speaking Mode – Beta
First listen to the speaker. Then press the microphone and say the answer you want to use as naturally as possible. The system will transcribe your voice and match it to the closest option.