HOUSING

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HOUSING
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Content

• Questions for discussion
• Living in the city country
• Types of dwellings , worksheet
• Inside a house, outside a house
• A house rooms and furniture
• Household chores
• Housing in Great Britain and the USA
• Role play
• My dream house

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Questions

• Where would you like to have your home? Where do
  you live now?
• What rooms do you have in your house or
  apartment? Which rooms do you think are
  necessary/unnecessary?
• What kind of furniture do you prefer?
• What would you like to buy if money was no
  problem?
• Who does the cleaning in your house?
• What kitchen equipment do you have at home?

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• What are the pros and cons of living in the town
  and in the village?

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Advantages

• Town
• the public transport is reasonable
• good services
• choice of schools, variety of schools and places
  of work, better chances of good education and
  employment
• more cultural facilities (a good selection of
  cinemas, restaurants to choose from)
• a better chance to find a job
• you can meet many new people
• very lively
• better supplies in shops (wide choice, within
  easy reach)
• more personal and intimate atmosphere

• Village
• quiet place
• less pollution
• beautiful nature, fresh and clean air
• people know each other, like a big family
• simple life, gentle pace of living
• the time passes slowly, nobody is rushing
  anywhere
• no heavy traffic
• many people have farms (have animals like cows,
  horses, chicken,..)
• many trees, flowers, gardens
• more relaxation (gardening, walking in the forest
  and in the fields)

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Disadvantages

• Village
• people have to commute to work
• there is always much work to do around the house
  and garden
• few cultural facilities, shops, schools,..
• less chance of a successful career
• it is boring
• life is sometimes a bit slow
• nowhere to go, long silent winter nights
• gossips
• everybody knows everything about all people
  living in the village
• less efficient services (one doctor or no doctor
  at all, no post office, no bank, etc.)

• Town
• huge problems with crime and vandalism
• lack of security
• much pollution, exhaust fumes from cars, smoke
  from factories
• few trees, flowers
• little space for playgrounds for children
• more stress, hurrying, higher cost of living
• small flats, monotonous, dirty blocks of flats
• overcrowded buses
• commuting difficulties (rush hours, traffic jams)
• relations and attitudes among people are rather
  cold and impersonal, next-door neighbors barely
  know one another

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Places to live

• Look at the drawings below and write the correct
  numbers 1-10 next to the following words
• block of flats detached house houseboat bungalow
  flat
• semi-detached house caravan hotel terraced
  house cottage

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Types of dwellings

• people used to live in caves
• hut, log-hut in some poor countries
• a cottage a small village house
• a bungalow - a building of one storey only with
  or without veranda
• a detached house stands by itself
• a semi-detached house joined to another house
  on one side
• a terraced house joined to other houses on both
  sides
• one/two/three-storey house
• apartment / flat a unit on one floor, as a
  rule lived in by one family
• block of flats
• housing estate
• sky-scraper

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Inside a house
Read the following text and study the drawing.
then write the words in bold type in the text
next to the correct numbers 1 14.

• I live in quite a big detached house. Downstairs
  there are 4 rooms altogether. As you come in
  through the front door, the first thing you see
  is a very big hall. At the end of the hall is a
  staircase leading upstairs. The first room on the
  right is the dining room. Opposite this, on the
  left, is quite a large living-room. A door from
  the living-room leads to a small study. opposite
  the study, next to the dining room, is the
  kitchen. This is very big and very modern. its
  one of our favourite rooms.
• Upstairs there are 3 bedrooms. As you walk along
  the landing towards the front of the house, there
  are two bedrooms on your right and one on your
  left. Bedroom 1 is very large and has a balcony
  which overlooks the garden. we often have
  breakfast here in the summer. Bedroom 2 is in the
  front of the house and the third bedroom, which
  we use as a spare room, is opposite the bathroom.
  At the end of the landing, on the left, is a
  separate toilet.

downstairs

• Write the words here.
• 1 8
• 2 9
• 3 10
• 4 11
• 5 12
• 6 13
• 7 14

upstairs
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Outside a house
Read the following text and study the drawing.
then write the words in bold type in the text
next to the correct numbers 1 20.

• I think the front of my house is very attractive.
  The front garden is full of flowers and bushes,
  and around the house is a high hedge. Theres NO
  PARKING sign on the gate and quite a wide drive
  leading up to the garage. From the gate to the
  garage is a low, brick wall.
• The back garden is very large. At the bottom are
  several fruit trees and a lawn with a small pond
  in the middle of it. There is another lawn which
  comes up to the patio. There is also a flower bed
  near the back door and a path that leads to the
  garden shed and the greenhouse, where we grow our
  own tomatoes. Between our house and our
  neighbours is a wooden fence.
• The only thing I dont like about the house is
  the roof. The chimney is very ugly, especially
  with the aerial attached to it. I wish someone
  would design an attractive television aerial!

Write the words here. 1 11 2
12 3 13 4 14 5 15 6
16 7 17 8 18 9
19 10 20
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Rooms of a house Living-room

• Look at the drawing below and identify as many
  things as possible.

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Key

• Ceiling
• Wall
• Light
• Lamp, table lamp
• Table, coffee table
• Garden
• Picture
• Bookcase
• Book
• Sofa, settee, couch
• Armchair
• Carpet
• Window, french window

• Vase, a vase of flowers
• Flowers
• Curtain
• Magazine
• Newspaper
• Frame
• Standard lamp
• Lamp-shade
• Cushion
• Stool
• Ornament
• Ashtray
• Magazine rack

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Look at the drawing below and identify as many
things as possible
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Key

• Table
• Chair
• Napkin
• Saucer
• Cup
• Coffeepot
• Plant
• Fire
• Milk-jug
• Sugar-bowl
• Leg, table leg
• sideboard

• Wallpaper
• Mantelpiece
• Fireplace
• Rug
• Spotlight
• Wall lamp
• Wall cupboard
• Stereo, hi fi
• Candlestick
• Skirting board
• Grate

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Rooms of a house Bedroom
Look at the drawing below and identify as many
things as possible
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Key

• Simple bed
• Double bed
• Bedside table
• Bedside lamp
• Blanket
• Sheet
• Alarm clock
• Clock radio
• Chest of drawers
• Wardrobe

• Headboard
• Pillow
• Bedspread
• Dressing table
• Dressing mirror
• Coat hanger
• Mattress
• Bunk bed
• Eiderdown
• Tissues, box of tissues

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Rooms of a house Kitchen
Look at the drawing below and identify as many
things as possible
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Key

• Light
• floor
• Ceiling
• Fridge
• Sink
• Tap
• Cooker, stove
• Cupboard
• Oven, grill
• Cake
• Pot
• Glass
• Cup
• Saucer
• Plate
• Teapot
• Coffeepot
• Fork
• Knife, knives

• Wall lamp
• Dustbin, rubbish bin, waste-bin
• Tile
• Socket
• Dishwasher
• Drawer
• Beer glass/mug, tankard
• Table mat
• Tray
• Sugar bowl
• Milk jug
• Butter-dish
• Draining board
• Cooker-hood
• Worktop
• Spice rack
• Salt and pepper shakers
• Sauce boat
• Mug

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Kitchen utensils
Look at the drawing below and identify as many
things as possible
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Key

• Spoon
• Jug
• Tin, can
• Scissors, a pair of scissors
• Pan, frying pan
• Saucepan
• Kettle
• Whistle
• Carving knife, a set of carving knives
• Potato knife
• A set of utensils
• Carving fork
• Skimmer
• Slice
• Ladle
• Can opener, tin opener

• Measuring jug
• Pepper mill
• Kitchen scale(s)
• Funnel
• Stew pan/pot
• Colander
• Rolling pin
• Whisk
• Fruit squeezer/extractor
• Sieve
• Scraper
• Cake tin
• Grater
• Peeler
• Pressure cooker
• Kitchen timer
• Icing syringe

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Rooms of a house Bathroom
Look at the drawing below and identify as many
things as possible
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Key

• Bath
• Towel
• A bar of soap
• Mirror
• Toilet, loo, lavatory
• Shower
• Toothbrush
• A tube of toothpaste
• Comb
• Washbasin
• Tap
• Toilet paper
• Laundry basket
• scales

• Bathmat
• Towel rack/rail
• Radiator
• Flannel, facecloth
• Sponge
• Hot-water tap
• Cold-water tap
• Plug
• Tooth mug
• Bidet
• Cistern
• Handle
• Toilet roll holder

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Rooms of a house Hall
Look at the drawing below and identify as many
things as possible
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Key

• Door, front-door
• Mat
• Floor
• Letterbox
• Light
• Lamp
• Picture
• Stair
• Staircase
• Mirror
• Plant
• Telephone
• Telephone table
• Phone book/ directory
• Bell, bell-push
• Knocker, doorknocker

• Step, doorstep
• Doorknob
• Keyhole
• Handle, door-handle
• Barometer
• Corner boarder
• Chest of drawers
• Stair-carpet
• Coat rack
• Peg
• Rug
• Peephole
• Handrail
• Bannister, balustrade
• Ornaments
• Plant-box, flowerbox

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Name the household chores that regularly need to
be done in your home and say who is responsible
for each chore.
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Household chores

• Do the washing up
• Do the laundry
• Do the ironing
• To polish
• To vacuum
• Do the shopping
• Sweeping
• Take the rubbish out
• Cleaning the windows
• Cutting the lawn
• Cooking

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Role play

• Student A
• You have completed your university studies and
  would like to stay in the capital city to live in
  a rented flat with your friend. Your parents own
  a big house and they have been looking forward to
  your graduation because they would like you to
  stay with them. They have built a house for two
  families. You need to explain them your choice.
• Student B
• You have bought a two storey house to make a
  place for your child to live with his/her future
  family. You have been waiting for 5 years while
  he/she graduated. Now its time to talk about it.

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My dream home

• How do you imagine your dream house?
• Where would you like your dream house to be?
• What type of house would you like?
• If you didnt have to worry about money, how
  would you furnish your dream house? What else
  would you include in your house?
• How would you decorate your house? What colours
  would you use?
• With whom would you like to live in your dream
  house? Whom would you invite to visit you?

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Thank you for your attention.

• Mgr. L. Vaková