Living with housemates

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I'm Neil.

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Hi Beth, how are you?

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I'm good, Neil. How are you?

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Very well, thank you.

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What are we talking about today?

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Today we are talking about housemates.

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Housemates – the people that you share a house with who aren't your family.

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Maybe they're your friends,

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or even strangers who just need somewhere to live.

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Exactly. And it's quite common in the UK to live with housemates

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when you're younger.

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Have you ever lived with housemates?

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Yes, of course. I had house or flatmates when I was a student

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and then after I was a student in my first jobs and before I got married.