HOUSE AND HOME

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House and home
English
Vocabulary
Unless you live in a
block of flats
or a
bungalow
, British
houses normally have two or three floors or stories. On the
ground floor
you're likely to find the living room, kitchen
and dining room, while on the
first floor
you'll probably find
bedrooms and a bathroom.
On the
second
or
top floor
is the attic, or loft. On the
roof
of many houses you can still see a
chimney
and
chimney
pot
- even if the house now benefits from
central heating
.
The floors of a house are connected by
stairs
, with a
landing
on the upper floor which leads to the upstairs
rooms.
Most British houses are made of
brick
and
cement
. In a row of
terrace houses
, the interconnecting
walls
are
cavity walls
: they have a space between them to allow air to circulate. On the interiors, the
walls are covered in
plaster
, and then either painted or decorated with
wallpaper
. The internal walls of
a house fall into two categories:
load-bearing walls
and
partition walls
. Floors and roofs are
supported by strong beams, which are long, heavy pieces of wood or metal.
Floors can be covered in a variety of materials, such as
wood,
parquet, marble, laminate
flooring or
ceramic-
or
vinyl tiles
. In living rooms and bedrooms, the floors generally covered with carpets.
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Houses are normally connected to local
utilities
, such as
mains
water, electricity, district heating and
gas supply. It is also possible in Finland to have a broadband Internet connection as a part of the
utilities in newly built homes. In the countryside, not everyone is connected to mains gas, and some
houses have
gas tanks
in their gardens. The vast majority of people are connected to the local
sewage
system
, but some people have their own
septic tanks
in their gardens to treat waste water. Houses
that are connected to utilities have separate
meters
to show how much they consume. Representatives
of these utility companies visit houses regularly to
take meter readings
- with which they can then bill
their customers.
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This is an _______________
English materials by Veronica Gilhooly
© Learnwell Oy 2008
www.thelanguagemenu.com
Vocabulary
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 House and home
English
Vocabulary
Some electrical jobs, such as
wiring
or
rewiring
should only be done by professional electricians,
although you can still
change a plug
, or change a
socket
. For safety reasons, the wiring in the house is
on more than one
circuit
: lighting usually is on one circuit, and the sockets are on another circuit.
Some
plumbing
jobs should also be done by professional plumbers. For example, although you can
change
taps
, you should get a professional to install a
gas boiler
.
Some building work can be done without supervision. Many people enjoy doing DIY, such as
putting
up shelves
,
fitting
cupboards and doors,
assembling
furniture and so on. However, for the big jobs,
such as
loft conversions
and building
extensions
, you need to first apply for and obtain
planning
and
building permission
from the local authorities then employ a firm of builders.
Mark the a) window sill b) pane c) muntin d) window frame
In Britain, damp winter weather causes many problems to houses. For example, some houses can suffer
from
damp, mould
or
dry rot
, caused by water seeping into walls and
timber
. For this reason, houses
have
gutters
and some may need regular
damp proof treatment
. Window
sills
and window
frames
should be made waterproof and most people have central heating via
radiators
to keep the air inside
warm and dry. Special
thermostats
set on the wall help to regulate the temperature in the room. In
addition, most people have
insulation
in the loft to keep warm air in, and cold air out.
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English materials by Veronica Gilhooly
© Learnwell Oy 2008
www.thelanguagemenu.com
Vocabulary
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 House and home
English
Vocabulary
What are the different types of houses called?
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What do the following words mean?
residential area
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rural area
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urban area
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in the outskirts of…
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in the suburbs…
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Translate the following words related to houses:
patio
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roof
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driveway
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ceiling
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bay window _____________________
threshold
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lawn
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rail
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English materials by Veronica Gilhooly
© Learnwell Oy 2008
www.thelanguagemenu.com
Vocabulary
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 House and home
English
Vocabulary
Which words are related?
a study, a court room, a parking place, a restaurant, a morgue, a drawer, a stock-
exchange floor, a nursery, a nursing home, an office, a stage, a surgery, an igloo, a
saloon, a castle, a warehouse, a closet, a cell, a shed, a kitchen, a waiting room, a mess, a
greenhouse, a locker room, a staffroom, a barn, a cabin, a cockpit, a pub, a wino, a
darkroom ,a monastery, a cafeteria, a stable, an OR, a convent
a toddler
= ________________
an actor
= ________________
a prisoner
= ________________
a novelist
= ________________
a trader
= ________________
a chef
= ________________
a secretary
= ________________
a deliveryman
= ________________
a teacher
= ________________
a patient
= ________________
a gardener
= ________________
a carpenter
= ________________
a corpse
= ________________
a photographer
= ________________
a surgeon
= ________________
a waitress
= ________________
a knife
= ________________
a jester
= ________________
a sailor
= ________________
a cowboy
= ________________
an athlete
= ________________
a football player
= ________________
a pilot
= ________________
a farmer
= ________________
a nurse
= ________________
a horse
= ________________
a nun
= ________________
a cardboard box
= ________________
a head waiter = ________________
a barmaid
= ________________
an attorney
= ________________
a meter maid
= ________________
an Eskimo
= ________________
a monk
= ________________
the elderly
= ________________
a wheelbarrow
= ________________
English materials by Veronica Gilhooly
© Learnwell Oy 2008
www.thelanguagemenu.com
Vocabulary
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