Topical vocabulary. block of flats/multistoried building/apartment house, detached house/ single family house, bungalow

block of flats/multistoried building/apartment house, detached house/ single family house, bungalow, inn, terraced houses, barracks, cottage, shack, semi – detached house/duplex, mobile home, mansion, skyscraper, castle, palace, convent, ranch house, villa, igloo, wigwam, monastery, old people’s home/nursing home, cabin/a log house, chalet, guest house, tent, penthouse, hovel, council house, trailer/caravan/mobile home, tower block, shelter, condominium (condo), dormitory, farmhouse, houseboat

I. Choose the right answer:

a) a block of flats/a multistoried building

b) a detached house

c) a bungalow

d) an inn

e) a council house

f) terraced houses

g) barracks

h) a cottage

i) a tower block

j) a caravan/a trailer

k) a shack

l) a semi – detached house

1. A small house, usually in a village or in the country is called ….

2. A small family hotel is called ….

3. A mobile house in which people live or travel on holidays is called ….

4. The house that stands alone and is not joined to any other building is called ….

5. The house which is part of a line of houses that are all joined is called ….

6. A small house that is often all on one level is called ….

7. Buildings to house the military are called ….

8. A tall modern building that is divided into flats is called ….

9. The house which is joined to another house on one side by one wall is called ….

10. A house owned by and rented from a local authority is called ….

11. A rough place to live in is called ….

12. A tall building with flats or offices on each floor is called ….

II. What people live in the following types of houses? Choose the right answer:

a) skiers

b) traveler

c) a king

d) a Red Indian

e) a cowboy

f) a monk

g) old people with no living relatives

h) a camper

i) a guest

j) a forester

k) a queen

l) a tramp

m) a nun

n) New York’s citizen

o) a well – off person

p) gentry

q) an Eskimo

r) a business man

a mobile home

a mansion

a skyscraper

a castle

a palace

a convent

a ranch house

a villa

an igloo

a wigwam

a monastery

an old people’s home/nursing home

a cabin

a chalet

a guest house

a tent

a penthouse

a hovel

III. What’s the word?

1. Anna lives in a building for students on the campus of her university. She lives in a ….

2. Peter and Lucy want to rent a small log house in the mountains. They asked their real estate agent to find them a ….

3. Most people who live in the suburbs live in … … ….

4. Maria wanted to own her own apartment, so she decided to look for a ….

5. Our friends the Johnsons enjoy the water very much. That’s why their new … is perfect for them.

6. On cold nights the homeless people who usually stay in the park go to the … to sleep.

7. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson retired, sold their house, and now travel around the country in their new … ….

8. The travelers were too exhausted to keep on going, so they decided to erect a … in the heart of the forest.

9. Mike leaves the … every morning at 5 a.m. to milk the cows.

10. Mrs. Baxter is eighty years old. She’s too weak to take care of herself. Her doctor thinks she should live in a … ….

IV. Translate the sentences into English:

1. Она живет в отдельном доме недалеко от Лондона. Это ее собственный дом, который достался ей в наследство от состоятельного прадеда.

2. У вас есть коттедж за городом? Да, у нас двухэтажный дом в жилом массиве для обеспеченных людей.

3. Есть ли замок в этом городе? Да, есть. Он построен в старинном испанском стиле.

4. Букингемский дворец – резиденция английской королевы.

5. В этом поместье наверху шесть комнат, внизу три комнаты, кухня и ванная.

6. Я живу в многоквартирном доме в центре города. Однако я всегда мечтала жить либо в доме, имеющую общую стенку с соседнем домом, либо в одном из ряда стандартных домов.

7. Семья Джонсов поселилась в небольшом бунгало возле моря, и хотя он очень мал для их большой семьи, им нравиться загородная жизнь.

8. Они устали от городской жизни в маленькой квартире, поэтому решили купить отдельный дом загородом.

9. Палатку установили в лесу около огня, и все ребята из лагеря провели ночь внутри нее.

V. Which adjectives can’t go with the noun ‘house’.

Find the opposite adjective:

VI. Think of three houses you like and describe them to your partner.

Eg: I really like my uncle’s house. It’s a two – storey building ….

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