DWELLING
| Nouns a) People architect; city dweller, estate agent,flatmate landlord/landlady b) types of houses block of high-rise flats bungalow cottage detached house flat BrE (= apartment AmE) mansion semi-detached house skyscraper studio flat c) Other nouns attic block bunk beds ceiling chimney flowerbed gates hedge lawn path pipe porch tapBrE (= faucetAmE) tile Word patterns for sale in the suburbs on the outskirts to adjust to sth within walking distance | Adjectives cosy cramped i damp haunted lively- picturesque remote spacious tiny Verbs inhabit redecorate rent repair (= fix) Phrasal verbs break into — to enter a building by force call (in) on sb— to visit someone for a short time cut off from sth— to surround a place so that the people there are separated from other places do up — to repair or redecorate an old building, or a car look out over sth— to have a view of sth put sb up — to let someone stay in your house and give them meals see out — to go to the door with someone to say goodbye to them when they leave see to sth— to deal with sth or do sth for sb show sb in/out/around — to go with someone and guide them turn into — to transform into |
Phrases and collocations
expensive to maintain Huge old castles are expensive to maintain.
interior design The interior design of a room depends on the age and personality of its owner.
make oneself at home Come in and make yourself at home while I get some coffee.
modern conveniences Nowadays we can’t live without lifts, fridges, central heating and other modern conveniences.
rear garden There’s a rear garden behind the house.
residential area It’s a quiet residential area of the town with no offices or factories.
to move house We are moving house as Dad has got a job abroad.
to pay a monthly rent Usually tenants pay a monthly rent for their accommodation.
to pay the billsSandra regularly sends some money to her parents to help them pay the bills.
to share a flat/roomSharing a flat with a couple of other young people is very convenient accommodation for a student.
Wordformation
| to reside resident, residence, residential | home homemade, homeless, homesick | short shortage, shortly, to shorten |
| (in)convenient (in)convenience, (inconveniently | to inhabit inhabitant, (un)inhabited | local located, location |
| picture picturesque, todepict | neighbour neighbourhood, neighbouring | to sell sale, salesman |
| furniture to furnish, (un)furnished | peace peaceful, peacefully | private privacy |
| to belong belongings | to enter entrance | space spacious |
| hot heat, heating | population overpopulation, overpopulated | tranquil tranquility, tranquilizer |
| house housekeeper, housewife, household | social society, to socialize, (un)sociable, socialization | urban suburban, suburbs, urbanization |
| to impress (unimpressive, impression | property proprietor | warm warmth, warmly |
GLOSSARY
Nounsa) People
| architect ] | архитектор |
| city dweller | горожанин |
| estate agent [1'steit eidjant] | агентпонедвижимости |
| flatmatef'flsetmeit] | соседпоквартире |
| landlord/landlady | хозяин/хозяйка (съемногожилья) |
b)Types of homes
| block of high-rise flats | многоэтажныйдом |
| bungalow | одноэтажныйдом |
| cottage | сельскийдомик |
| detached house | отдельныйдом |
| flat (= apartment AmE) ] | квартира |
| mansion | особняк |
| semi-detached house | домнадвуххозяев |
| sky-scraper | небоскреб |
| studio flat | однокомнатная квартира с кухонной зоной внутри комнаты |
C) Othernouns
| attic | чердак |
| block | квартал |
| bunk beds | двухъяруснаякровать |
| ceiling | потолок |
| chimney | печнаятруба, дымоход |
| flowerbed | клумба |
| gates [geits] | ворота |
| hedge [hedg] | живаяизгородь |
| lawn | газон |
| path [pa:0] | дорожка |
| pipe | (водопроводная) труба |
| porch [po:tf] | крыльцо |
| tap] (= faucet AmE | водопроводныйкран |
| tile [tail] | черепица, кафельнаяплитка |
Adjectives
| cosy [kauzi] | уютный |
| cramped [krampt] | тесный, заставленный мебелью |
| damp [daemp] | сырой |
| haunted ['ho:ntid] | с привидениями |
| lively ['laivli] | оживленный |
| picturesque j^piktjVresk] | живописный |
| remote [ri'msut] | отдаленный |
| spacious ['speijss] | просторный |
| tiny [ 'taini] | крошечный |
Verbs
| inhabit: [in'hasbit] | населять |
| redecorate [rfc'deksreit] | делать ремонт |
| rent | арендовать |
| repair (= fix) [ri'pes] | чинить |
Word patterns
| for sale | на продажу |
| in the suburbs [sAb3:bz] | в пригороде |
| on the outskirts | на окраине |
| to adjust to stb [a'c^ASt] | приспособиться к чему-либо |
| within walking distance | в шаговой доступности |
Confusingwords
| outskirts | окраины |
| suburbs | пригород |
| tenant [ tenant] | жилец |
| lodger | жилец |
| accommodation | место пребывания |
| dwelling | жилье |
| dishwasher | посудомоечная машина |
| washing machine | стиральная машина |
| carpet | ковер |
| rug | коврик |
| cooker | кухонная плита |
| oven | духовка |
| stove | печь |
| stairs | лестница |
| staircase | лестничный марш |
| ladder | лестница (стремянка, веревочная и т.д.) |
| step | ступенька |
| sink | раковина |
| washbasin | умывальник |
| basement | подвал |
| cellar | погреб |
| convenient | удобный |
| comfortable | удобный |
Confusingwords
outskirts/ suburbs
Outskirts is the parts of a town or a city that are furthest from the centre. I’ve never heard of this street. It must be on the outskirts.
A suburb (the suburbs) is an area away from the centre of a city or a town where a lot of people live. Many neighbouring villages have become London suburbs.
lodger/tenant
A tenant is someone who lives in a room, house etc and pays rent to the person who owns it. I see my tenant once a month, to collect the rent.
A lodger is someone who pays rent to live in a house with its owner. MrsDundle felt so lonely in her big house that she decided to let in a lodger.
accommodation/ dwelling
Accommodation is a place for someone to stay, live or work. Which accommodation do you prefer for a holiday — a hotel or a self-catering flat?
Dwelling (formal) is a house, apartment etc where people live. A lot of high-riseflats are being built to solve the problem of dwelling shortage.
dishwasher/ washing machine
A dishwasher is a machine that washes dishes. Clear the table and put the plates into the dishwasher.
A washing machine is a machine that washes clothes. Put your dirty jeans into the washing machine.
carpet/rug
A carpet is a heavy woven material for covering floors or stairs, or a piece of this material. The floor was covered with an expensive Persian carpet
A rug is a piece of thick cloth or wool that is smaller than a carpet and is put on the floor as decoration. The place looked lively thanks to several bright rugs.
cooker/ oven / stove
A cooker is a large piece of equipment for cooking food on or in. Put a frying pan on the cooker.
An oven is a thing inside which food is cooked, shaped like a box with a door on the front. Bake the cake in a pre-heated oven.
A stove is a thing used for heating a room or for cooking, which works by burning wood, coal or gas. Houses used to be heated by stoves.
stairs/ staircase / ladder / steps
A ladder is a piece of equipment for climbing a wall consisting of two long pieces of wood, metal etc joined to each other by rungs. He needed a ladder to repair the roof.
A step is a flat narrow piece of wood or stone that you put your foot on. Jenny was sitting on the top step.
Stairs is a set of steps built for going from one level of a building to another. Phil ran up the stairs.
A staircase is a set of stairs inside a building with its supports and the side parts that you hold on to. The steps looked so old and unsafe that they replaced the whole staircase.
sink/ washbasin
A sink is a large open container in a kitchen for washing dishes. Dirty plates were piled high in the sink.
A washbasin is a container like a small sink used for washing your face and hands. The bathroom needs a new washbasin.
basement/ cellar
A basement is a room or area that is under the level of the ground. The museum’s cloakroom and the picnic area are in the basement.
A cellar is a room under a house, often used for storing things. We keep old books and toys in the cellar.
convenient/ comfortable
Convenient is near and easy to reach, or helpful for you because it saves you time and does not cause you problems. The bus stop is just opposite my house, which is very convenient.
Comfortable is making you feel physically relaxed and satisfied. This armchair isn’t very comfortable to sit in.
1. Complete using the words from the box.
rent pipe hedge tiled bunk beds atticblock cramped tiny ceiling
1. A: Where’s the nearest bank?
B: Go straight on. It’s only &... from here.
2. While clearing lip the... you may come across a lot of unexpected things.
3. Aunt Cecily is extremely proud of her garden, however... it may be.
4. There are... for the twins to sleep on.
5. Ours is that red-brick cottage with the... roof.
6. A... is much nicer than a fence and it gives the same privacy.
7. The flat is located in a fashionable area so the... is quite high.
8. After the fire the walls and the... were blackened by the smoke.
9. A: Look! There’s some water on the floor!
B: It must be the leaky.... Let’s call for a plumber.
10. The room has got.... You’d better throw away half of the furniture.
2. Match the words with their definitions.
| 1.Skyscraper 2. detached house 3. estate agent 4. bungalow 5. mansion 6. studio flat 7. semi-detachedhouse 8. cottage 9. flatmate 10. landlord | a) someone whose business is to buy and sell houses for people b) a large impressive-looking house c) a small house in the country d) a small apartment with one main room(and with no separate kitchen) e) a very tail modern city building f) someone who shares an apartment withone or more other people g) a house which is all on ground level h) the man that you rent a room, house etcfrom i) a house not joined to another building onany side i) a house joined to another house by oneshared wall |