Hello, lovely, I'm Maria. And my name is Rory, and we are the host of the ILD Speaking for Success podcast, the podcast that needs to help you improve your speaking skills as well as your listening skills along the way.

We started this podcast because we want you to use high-level words and gorgeous grammar in your I old speaking and in your

English life. Rory, I see that you're no longer living in that Tratikov Picture Gallery.

Yeah, I've moved house, actually, to a new place.

Really? Yeah. It's a new Tratikov Picture Gallery.

It is. There are two pictures behind me, but they're not nearly as gay-ish as the old ones.

But the good news is it is actually a coincidence this time, because we're going to talk about home.

Rory, can you describe the place where you live?

Oh, I can very vividly, since I'm completely in love with this place.

So it's a three-bedroom apartment and the rooms are very spacious. There's a really well-equipped

kitchen, both a bathroom and a shower room separately. And the hall, the main hall, is massive.

It's not just like at the door and then there's the bedrooms. There's like a

big sort of internal space as well. I actually think it's the biggest department I've ever

lived in. I'm really pleased with it. What can you see from the windows where you live?

Well, somewhat depressingly, it's just other apartments. But on the other hand, at least the skyline looks nice when it's all lit up at night.

There's a small cluster of shops at the base of the building, if you look straight down,

which is convenient if you need something at very short notice. And we have a McDonald's,

which is less convenient for my waistline. What do you like about living there?

Oh, well, the apartment itself is so massive that I can finally have people around

without feeling like I've got people packed into a can of sardines.

And the metro station is close by, so I can go anywhere I need to at a moment's notice.

It's just, it's the most convenient and probably luxurious apartment I've been in.

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