10._HOUSING

British house

-a terraced house - is a house that is joined to the houses on either side of it by shared walls

- there is no garden

- a detached house - stands alone, surrounded by its own garden

- they have an entrance hall with stairs up to the first floor. On the ground floor there will often be a large kitchen and dining area, a toilet, cloakroom, utility room, a couple of reception rooms and a living room. Upstairs there are usually four bedrooms and bathroom with toilet.

- a semi-detached houses - are simply two houses joined side by side as a mirror image

- These have typically smaller gardens than detached houses

- a bungalow - it is a cheaper version of the detached house

- they only have a ground floor, possibly with a conservatory at the back

- they are seen as ideal retirement dwellings as there are no stairs for the elderly to climb

- a cottage - in Britain it is an old romantic house in the country with thick walls made of local stone or brick and small, quaint (= attractive in an old‑fashioned way) windows.

BrE X AmE

flat x apartment

block of flats x apartment building

ground floor x first floor

terraced house x townhouse

semi-detached house x duplex

floor

->US – the first floor – is the floor you enter from outside (then the second floor,...)

->Europe – the ground floor – the floor you enter from outside (then you go up the first floor)

- an attic – is the space under the roof of the house (there are old clothes, stuff,...)

- basement – is the underground part of the house (not all houses have these area)

Cottage idyll - the garden is full or rouses and herbs

- many cottages have a thatched, tile or slate roof

- the bed rooms will be upstairs and living room with kitchen downstairs

protection form burglary

- you should: build a fence

make sure that the door and the windows are locked

do not leave your keys around the house

install security system (consider buying a home security system)

ask someone to come around and check your house

...neighbourhood watch the area

* OWN LIVING CONDITIONS – HOUSE/FLAT/ROOM – DESCRIPTION (LIKES/DISLIKES), DREAM HOUSE

own living conditions

I live with my mum, brother and grandma in a detached house in the suburbs of Třinec - Kamionka. Our house is situated next to the forest so we have only two neighbours. I think the biggest advantage of our house is our large garden, where we spend most of our free time. Especially during summer we do barbecue, play games with our friend or there. Despite the fact, that I'm 19 year old I and my brother have a tradition, every winter we build a snowman or igloo and have a fun. About our house... So we live in the two generation house. Our house has two bathrooms, one kitchen, one living room and four bedrooms.

my room

I have been renovating my room for 1 year. And now, it is my dream room with all my favourite thinks such as television, bed and the most comfortable sofa I have ever had. I have to admit, it is sometimes untidy, and especially during the weekend bud I still love it. I think my brother is a quite jealous because it is the biggest room in our house and despite the fact I am a girl I love playing games with my friends so I have a play station and the play just dance there.