B1 · Intermediate
Utilities & Meter Readings
Understand heating, water and electricity in a Danish home: read meters, make sense of advance payments and annual statements, and choose an electricity plan.
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- Words & phrases
- 28
- Lessons
- 1
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
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Words you’ll make your own.
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- consumption (utilities)
- power, electricity
- district heating
- an electricity bill
- a heating bill
- a water bill
- a utility company
- an estimated advance payment
- an annual heating statement
- an additional payment (for using more than estimated)
- a repayment, a refund
- an electricity meter
- a heat meter
- a heat cost allocator (on a radiator)
- a water meter
- to read the meter
- a meter reading (the number)
- a remotely read meter
- a cubic meter
- a kilowatt-hour
- an electricity supplier
- to switch electricity suppliers
- a grid company
- a spot price (a price that follows the market)
- a fixed price
- a thermostat
- to turn down the heat
- to air out
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Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Understanding Utility Bills
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