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    The document provides vocabulary related to housing and living, including types of housing like bungalows, flats, and terraced houses. It also discusses size, condition, location, rooms within houses, equipment and decoration found in different rooms, tasks for looking after a house, and terms related to renting and buying/selling a home.

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    (3) HOUSING AND LIVING

    (vocabulary)
    HOUSING AND LIVING

    1.1 Types of housing

    barge (n), bedsit (n), block of flats (AmE apartment block) (n), bungalow (n), caravan (n),

    castle (n), chalet (n), cottage (n), detached house (n), farmhouse (n), flat

    (AmE apartment) (n), semi-detached house (AmE duplex) (n), skyscraper (n),

    terraced house (AmE town house) (n), tower block (n)

    1.2 Size and condition

    cramped (adj), (fully) equipped (adj), (fully) furnished (adj), in (good/bad) condition (n),

    part-furnished (adj), run-down (adj), spacious (adj), tiny (adj), unfurnished (adj),

    well maintained (adj)

    1.3 Location

    capital (city) (n), city (n), community (n), countryside (n), (the) country (n), county (n),

    district (n), home town (n), industrial zone (n), inhabitant (n), in the country,

    (next-door) neighbour (n), neighbourhood (n), old town (n), outskirts (n), remote (adj),

    (holiday) resort (n), rural (adj), suburbs (n) (pl), town (n), urban (adj), village (n)

    1.4 In the house

    attic (n), balcony (n), basement (n), cellar (n), chimney (n), downstairs (adv, n), drive (n),

    fence (n), floor (n), flowerbed (n), garage (n), (front-back) garden (n), gate (n), lawn (n),

    letter box (n), loft (n), roof (n), staircase (n), stairs (n), upstairs (adv, n), wall (n),

    (front/back) yard (AmE) (n)


    1.5 Equipment/decoration

    blind (n), carpet (n), ceiling (n), central heating (n), curtain (n), lamp (n), light bulb (n),

    net curtain (n), radiator (n), window sill (n);

    bathroom (n): bath (tub) (n), laundry basket (n), mirror (n), razor (n), (electric) shaver (n),

    soap (n), shampoo (n), shower (n), sponge (n), tap (n), tiles (n) (pl), toilet (n), toothbrush (n),

    towel rail (n), washbasin (n), washing machine;

    bedroom (n): bed (n), bedside table (n), blanket (n), bookshelf (n), chair (n), chest of

    drawers (n), dressing table (n), duvet (n), pillow (n), rug (n), sheet (n), wardrobe (n);

    living-room (n): armchair (n), bookcase (n), DVD player (n), coffee table (n), cushion (n),

    fireplace (n), furniture (n), settee (n), sofa (AmE couch) (n), stereo (n), television set (n), wallpaper

    kitchen: cooker (n), cupboard (n), dishwasher (n), draining board (n), freezer (n), fridge (n), kitchen

    table (n), microwave (oven) (n), oven (n), refridgerator (n), running water (n), sink (n);

    hall (n): back door (n), coat hook (n), doorbell (n), doormat (n), front door (n)

    1.6 Looking after a house

    broom (n), change a light bulb (v), decorate (v), DIY (do-it-yourself) (n), do housework (v),

    do up (a house, room) (infml) (v), dustpan (n), fix (v), install (v), insulation (n), leak (v, n),

    mend (v), paint (v), pane of glass (n), put (sth) in (v), redecorate (v), repair (v), tile (v),

    vacuum cleaner (n)

    1.7 Renting and buying/selling a home

    accommodation (n), (electricity / gas / telephone / utility) bill (n), estate agent (n), for

    sale (adj), interest rate (n), landlady (n), landlord (n), let (a flat / a house) (AmE rent out) (v),

    lodger (n), lodgings (n), pay the rent (v), p.c.m. (per calendar month) (adv),

    p.m. (per month) (adv), p.w. (per week) (adv), rent (n, v), share (a room, flat) (v), show (sb)

    round the house (v), sign (a lease / a contract) (v), take out a mortgage (v), tenant (n), to let

    (AmE to rent) (n)

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