24. Housing and living
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24. HOUSING AND LIVING
THE CZECH REPUBLIC
in the Czech Republic people who live in towns usually live in blocks of flats
people who live in suburbs live in blocks of flats too or in terraced, semi-detached or detached houses
and people in villages live in semi-detached or detached houses
UK
in British cities you will mostly find terraced, semi-detached houses and blocks of flats
terraced houses:
are attached to each other in a long row
they were built in the 19th century for factory workers
on the ground floor there is a kitchen,living room,toilet,bathroom and upstairs there are 2-3 bedrooms
semi-detached houses:
are 2 houses joined in the middle
each house's layout is a mirror image of the other
they have fewer rooms and smaller gardens than detached houses
detached houses:
in suburbs and villages there are also detached houses which stand alone
they have an entrance hall with stairs up to the first floor
on the ground floor there is a kitchen,living room,toilet,bathroom and upstairs there are 4-5 bedrooms
USA
in the US people who live in cities live usually in apartments which they can only rent not own like in our country
in villages Americans live in houses with large front and back gardens
single-floor houses are called bungalows or ranch houses
people who can’t afford a house can live in a trailer/mobile home which is factory-made home that is transported to the owner’s site
they are often in a community called a trailer park
VILLAGE X CITY
VILLAGE HOUSE
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGESbeautiful countryside
you have to commute
a lot of woods, lakes
everyone knows what
you are doing
more silent
no shops
more space
more expensive
more privacy
more work (chores)
garden
a lot of shops
busy and stressful life
more job opportunities
a lot of noise
don’t have to commute
traffic jams, polluted air
less work
less private
cheaper
you hear noises