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True / False / Not stated 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The architect of the house is Mexican. Four people live in the house. There is one floor in the house. The bathroom is red and yellow. In the living room there are some pictures on the wall. There are some trees in the garden. The house has got a great view of the sea. NS T F F NS T F
NEIGHBOURHOOD – a district in a town or city. My neighbourhood is quiet. 1) 2) - I agree. My neighbourhood is really quiet. I don’t agree… Busy Noisy There are lots of cars I want to move house
TARLIGHT 5 S S OF HOUSING TYPE EXTRA MATERIALS
Detached house a house that stands alone a house with two units sharing a common wall Semi-detached house A semi-detached house is one which joins to another house on one side but not on the other, this is the most common house style in the UK. Usually the two houses are the mirror image of one another in terms of room layout.
Terraced house a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls In architecture and city planning, a terraced, row house or linked house is a style of medium-density housing that originated in Great Britain in the late 17 th century, where a row of identical or mirror-image houses share side walls. The first and last of these houses is called an end terrace, and is often larger than those houses in the middle.
Skyscraper a very tall building with many floors The USA: First Use of the Term Skyscraper The term "skyscraper" was first used during the 1880 s, shortly after the first 10 to 20 storey buildings were built in the United States. Combining several innovations: steel structure, elevators, central heating, electrical plumbing pumps and the telephone, skyscrapers came to dominate American skylines at the turn of the century. Empire State Building, NYC, the USA The Shard London, the UK
a small, usually single-storied house, especially in the country. Cottage
a large building that is divided into apartments Block of flats or apartment building (US)
Bungalow a small house or cottage usually having one storey and sometimes an additional attic storey with a wide front porch Bungalows first appeared in the UK in 1860, and by the 1920 s had become popular enough to be exported around the world, especially to the USA where they remain incredibly popular. However in Britain, where much less space is available for development, these space inefficient properties have become increasingly rare and are most often found in rural areas where houses are much less densely packed than the city.
Block of flats Bungalow Detached house Cottage Skyscraper Semi-detached house Terraced house
Where would you like to live? Which is the dominant type of housing in Sarov?
