English Conversation: Landlord & Repairs — Renting an Apartment in the US (15 Real Dialogues · B1)

15 real conversations between a renter, her landlord and the building's super in the US — reporting a dripping faucet, a morning with no hot water, the night the heat goes out ("Is it an emergency?"), a radiator that bangs, a clogged drain, a tripped breaker, the letter that says the rent is going up and the phone call that cuts the increase in half ("Is there any flexibility?"), asking permission for a dog, getting locked out, mice, a leak in the ceiling — and what to do when the answer is always "It's on the list." 5 situations, each one played three ways. Just listen. 🎧 Everyday English Dialogs · B1 intermediate listening practice WHO THIS IS FOR • Anyone who rents a home in English, or is about to, and does not know what to say when something breaks. • Anyone new to the US who is not sure what a landlord has to fix, what counts as an emergency, or whether a rent increase can be negotiated. • Anyone who has waited weeks for a repair because asking again felt rude. Each situation runs three times — three ways to report a problem; three visits from the super; the lease, from the letter to the deal; three bigger surprises; and one small repair, from the second phone call to the day it is finally done — so the same phrases come back in different sentences, which is how they stick. The last three conversations follow one dripping faucet to the end, and show the one habit that gets a repair done. HOW IT WORKS You see all 15 conversations on one screen; each one lights up as it plays, and every one has its own picture — on the phone calls you see both ends of the line. Everybody talks the way people really talk, a little slower than native speed. When a useful phrase is spoken — "I'm calling about...", "it's clogged", "you tripped a breaker", "the lease is up", "a pet deposit", "I locked myself out", "I'm calling to follow up" — a small card shows what it means, right at that moment. Extra cards explain how renting works here: who the landlord, the super and the property manager are, what counts as an emergency, why heat is not optional, how much notice a rent increase needs, how to negotiate at renewal, who pays for repairs and for pest control, what renters insurance covers, and why every request should be in writing. A short spoken intro asks one question (is "It's on the list" a promise, or a polite way to say never?) and each of the five parts opens with one or two spoken sentences, every word on screen; the conversations themselves have no narrator. Nothing to repeat, no quiz. Listen once with the screen, then again with the screen off. ⏱ Chapters — all 15 conversations 0:00 Something's broken: The faucet is dripping 1:22 There's no hot water 2:17 Is it an emergency 3:14 The super comes: Come on in, Tony 4:25 The drain is clogged 5:21 We tripped a breaker 6:21 The lease: The rent is going up 7:22 Is there any flexibility 8:38 Can we get a dog 9:35 Bigger trouble: I'm locked out 10:41 I think we have mice 11:48 A leak in the ceiling 12:53 Getting it fixed: I'm calling to follow up 14:02 Put it in writing 15:14 It's off the list 🔔 Subscribe to @ESLDesk for the next situation. #englishconversation #englishlistening #learnenglish #rentinganapartment #landlord #apartmentrepairs #b1english #esl #everydayenglish #englishpractice #americanenglish