Housing and furniture
HOUSING – vocabulary
Residence dwelling
A detached house a bungalow a terraced house a block of flats
Caravan chalet
- Roof, chimney, tiles, gable, dormer window, skylight, shutter, gutter, garage, drive, path, border, lawn, flowerbed, hedge, fence, pillar, balcony, French window, parasol, clothes-line, vegetable garden, garden/tool-shed, doorbell, doorstep, patio, greenhouse
- Estate agent, mortgage, rent a house/flat, landlord/landlady, tenant
- Hall, kitchen, dinning room, pantry, living room, cellar/basement, attic, utility room, workshop, laundry, nursery, guest-room,
- _________: cupboards/kitchen-unit, appliances (fridge, cooker/stove, oven. Microwave oven, dishwasher, washing machine, freezer, garbage disposer, food mixer, blender, kettle), sink, tap, pot, mug, teapot, sugar bowl, saucepan, wooden spoon, dish towel/ tea towel, placemats, flowerpot, rod, china cabinet, dinning room table
- _________: bath/bathtub/tub, shower, washbasin, toilet/lavatory, the John/potty, towel, bath mat, shower curtain, a bar of soap, sponge, brush, comb, toothpaste, toothbrush, tooth mug, mirror
- _________: shelves, coffee table, sofa, candle holder, settee, rug, wall-to-wall carpet, fireplace
- _________: doormat, doorknob/handle, handrail/banister, steps x stairs, coat rack
- Building a house – building site, to rebuild, to level the ground, to dig the foundations, to apply for a mortgage, to enlarge, building society, materials: bricks, stone, concrete, prefabricated sections, gravel, plank, tile, slate, shingle
- Types of dwelling: redbrick house, housing estate, council houses and flats, skyscraper, mansion, chateau, palace, cottage, log cabin, igloo, hut, teepee, mobile home, a squat
- Qualities: + comfortable, cosy, luxurious, pleasant, roomy/spacious, large, tidy/spotless, well-kept, elegant, magnificent, newly built
- dilapidated, haunted, shabby, damp, leaky, hideous, cramped, poky
Minitalks: Describe the type of house you live in? What do you especially like about your home? What are some important characteristics of a home? How do you imagine an ideal home?
Thoughts about home: Home is where the heart is. Love can make an ordinary house an extraordinary home. As a good roof shelters us from winter’s storms, a good home shelters us from life’s storms. Every bird likes its own nest best. The home we leave determines what we take into the world.
Talk about the above thoughts and explain what they mean.
Housing:
- Where do you live?
- Do you like your house/flat?
- Do you have your own room in your house/flat? Or do you share a room with someone?
- What does your room look like?
- What kind of decorations do you have in your home?
- What is the main room in your house/flat?
- How many TVs do you have and where are they?
- What is the most valuable thing in your home?
- If there was a fire in your home and you had the time to take one thing, what would it be? Why?
- Do you think that your home is situated in a convenient place?
- How do you get to your home? (e.g. from the station)
- What does the house of your dreams look like?
- Is it better to live in a house or in a flat? Why?
- Is it better to live in a village, in a town or in a city? Why?
- What is your favourite housework?
- What do you hate doing around the house?
- What kind of jobs can you do yourself and what kind of jobs do you have a professional do?
- Do you have good neighbours? Say something about them.
- What kind of things can go wrong in a house?
- What do you do in an emergency? (burst water pipe, fire etc...)
- Do you spend you weekends in your home or do you have a weekend house?
- Do you have any pets? Why or why not?
- What kind of housing is typical in your country?
- How long do children usually live with their parents in your country?
- What will houses in the future look like?
- What did houses in the past look like? How different are houses today?
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