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Condition Report and Rent Set-Up Before Collecting the Keys
Leasing consultant (speaking English) and New tenant (speaking Russian) talk through “Condition Report and Rent Set-Up Before Collecting the Keys”. You interpret both ways — English into Russian, and Russian into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Welcome, Mr Volkov. Before you collect the keys, let's go through the condition report. It records every mark or defect in the unit today.
Model answer and marking points
Добро пожаловать, господин Волков. Прежде чем вы получите ключи, давайте пройдёмся по акту о состоянии квартиры. В нём фиксируются все следы и дефекты, которые есть в квартире на сегодняшний день.
What an examiner checks here:
- Mr Volkov is welcomed
- Review the condition report before collecting keys
- Report records every mark or defect
- Records the unit's condition today
Easy to miss: The condition report records existing defects, not just damage caused during the tenancy.
Понятно. То есть я должен записать все царапины и пятна, которые уже есть в квартире? И сфотографировать тоже можно?
Model answer and marking points
I see. So I need to write down all the scratches and stains that are already in the apartment? And can I take photos too?
What an examiner checks here:
- Tenant indicates understanding
- question: must all existing scratches and stains be recorded?
- question: can photos also be taken?
Easy to miss: Keep both questions and make clear that the scratches and stains already exist.
Yes, photograph everything and add notes. Unrecorded marks may be treated as damage you caused. Return the signed report within seven days after taking possession of the unit.
Model answer and marking points
Да, сфотографируйте всё и добавьте примечания. Если какие-то следы не будут зафиксированы, их могут посчитать повреждениями, которые причинили вы. Верните подписанный акт в течение семи дней после того, как квартира перейдёт в ваше пользование.
What an examiner checks here:
- Photograph everything
- Add notes
- Unrecorded marks may be attributed to the tenant
- Return the signed report
- Deadline is within seven days after taking possession
Easy to miss: The seven-day deadline starts when the tenant takes possession, and liability for unrecorded marks is a possibility, not a certainty.
Хорошо, я всё сфотографирую. В ванной я уже заметил пятно на потолке. Его тоже надо записать, или это проблема хозяина?
Model answer and marking points
All right, I'll take photos of everything. I've already noticed a stain on the bathroom ceiling. Do I need to record that too, or is that the landlord's problem?
What an examiner checks here:
- Tenant will photograph everything
- Stain already noticed
- Stain is on the bathroom ceiling
- question: must the stain also be recorded, or is it the landlord's problem?
Easy to miss: The stain is on the bathroom ceiling, not the wall or floor.
Write it down and we'll arrange the repair with the owner. For rent, you can set up fortnightly direct debit. We don't accept cash at the office.
Model answer and marking points
Запишите это, а мы договоримся с владельцем о ремонте. Арендную плату можно вносить автоматическим списанием со счёта раз в две недели. Наличные в офисе мы не принимаем.
What an examiner checks here:
- Record the stain
- Agency will arrange the repair with the owner
- Rent can be paid by direct debit
- Payments are fortnightly
- Office does not accept cash
Easy to miss: Fortnightly means every two weeks, not twice a month.
Мне удобно платить автоматическим списанием: зарплата приходит раз в две недели. А залог? Он остаётся у вас в агентстве?
Model answer and marking points
Direct debit suits me: I get paid every two weeks. What about the bond? Does it stay with your agency?
What an examiner checks here:
- Direct debit suits the tenant
- Salary is paid every two weeks
- question: what happens to the bond?
- question: does the agency keep the bond?
Easy to miss: The bond is a rental security deposit, separate from rent.
No. Your bond is lodged with NSW Fair Trading's Rental Bond Board, not kept by us. You'll receive an email from Fair Trading to confirm the lodgement.
Model answer and marking points
Нет. Ваш залог передаётся на хранение в Совет по арендным залогам при Управлении добросовестной торговли Нового Южного Уэльса, а не остаётся у нас. Вы получите от этого управления электронное письмо с подтверждением внесения залога.
What an examiner checks here:
- Agency does not keep the bond
- Bond is lodged with NSW Fair Trading's Rental Bond Board
- Tenant will receive an email from Fair Trading
- Email confirms the bond lodgement
Easy to miss: The bond is held by the Rental Bond Board, not the agency.
Понятно, спасибо. А ключи я когда получу?
Model answer and marking points
I see, thank you. And when will I get the keys?
What an examiner checks here:
- Tenant indicates understanding
- Tenant thanks the agent
- question: when will the tenant receive the keys?
Keys are ready Saturday at ten o'clock, three sets plus a garage remote. I'll hand them over once you've signed the lease and paid the first fortnight's rent.
Model answer and marking points
Ключи будут готовы в субботу в десять часов: три комплекта и пульт от гаражных ворот. Я передам их вам после того, как вы подпишете договор аренды и оплатите первые две недели проживания.
What an examiner checks here:
- Keys ready Saturday at ten o'clock
- Three sets of keys
- Garage remote also included
- Agent will hand over the keys
- Lease must be signed before handover
- First fortnight's rent must be paid before handover
Easy to miss: Both signing the lease and paying the first two weeks' rent are required before the keys are handed over.
Хорошо, в субботу в десять буду. Если вдруг опоздаю, я вам позвоню.
Model answer and marking points
All right, I'll be there on Saturday at ten. If I'm running late, I'll call you.
What an examiner checks here:
- Tenant will attend on Saturday
- Arrival time is ten o'clock
- Tenant will call if running late
Easy to miss: Calling is conditional on being late; the tenant is not saying they will definitely be late.
Yes, call the office number on your lease. If we're out inspecting, leave a message and we'll ring back. Any other questions before you sign?
Model answer and marking points
Да, звоните по номеру офиса, указанному в вашем договоре аренды. Если мы будем на выездном осмотре, оставьте сообщение, и мы вам перезвоним. Есть ещё вопросы, прежде чем вы подпишете договор?
What an examiner checks here:
- Call the office number listed on the lease
- Staff may be out conducting inspections
- Leave a message if staff are out
- Staff will call back
- question: any other questions before signing?
Easy to miss: Use the office number on the lease, and preserve the instruction to leave a message if staff are out.
Нет, я всё понял. Спасибо вам. Давайте, я подпишу.
Model answer and marking points
No, I understand everything. Thank you. All right, I'll sign.
What an examiner checks here:
- No further questions
- Tenant understands everything
- Tenant thanks the agent
- Tenant agrees to sign now
Easy to miss: The tenant is ready to sign, not saying they have already signed.
Terms in this dialogue that cost marks
CCL is marked on information transferred. These Australian terms have no direct word in most test languages — get one wrong and the segment's information is gone.
- Direct debitГоворить «прямой дебет» или «автоматическое списание со счёта» — оба варианта понятны и приняты в банковской терминологии.
- BondСказать «залог» или «арендный залог»; можно транслитерировать «бонд», если контекст ясен, но лучше «залог за аренду».
- Fair TradingСказать «Fair Trading» как есть или «агентство по защите прав потребителей Fair Trading».
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