Houses, furniture, describing a place

LIVING PLACELoreta Vainauskiene, English teacher, Kruonis Gymnasium

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Types of houses and flats

• bungalow

• converted loft

• cottage

• detached house

• semi-detached house

• mansion

• manor

• penthouse

• skyscraper

• terraced house

• country house

• villa

• bedsit

• studio flat

• block of flats

• apartment house

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Bungalow

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Countryhouse

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Penthouse

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Converted loft

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Cottage

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Detached house

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Semi-detached house

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Terraced house (terrace-house)

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Block of flats/apartment house

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*Mansion *Manor

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Villa

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Hut – humpy - lūšnelė

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*Studio flat *Bedsit

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Floor/storey

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Neighbourhood

• dweller (city/town)

• resident• Inhabitant

• downtown• housing estate• settlement

• area

• district

• environment

• outskirts

• region

• suburb

• surroundings

• territory

• neighbourhood

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Read and translate

1. We live in good and healthy neighbourhood.

2. I didn‘t feel that the neighbourhood was a very safe environment for kids.

3. He was elected to represent his district.

4. It took me a few weeks to get used to my newsurroundings.

5. They would rather live in the suburbs than ina city centre.

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Read and translate

6. Her parents lived in a mansion on the outskirts of Manchester.

7. The Manchester site, Collyhurst, is a post-war housing estate on the north-east edge ofthe city centre.

8. She lives in a really beautiful apartment indowntown Miami.

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FURNITURE

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*armchair*swivel chair*rocking chair

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* cupboard *display cabinet

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Wardrobe/closet

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*Carpet *rug *cushion

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*bedside table/nightstand*dressing table

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dishwasher – sink - washbasin

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Chest of drawers

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Speaking:dialogue or roleplay?

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Speaking: dialogue

• agree: certainly, Yes, that’d be perfect, Good point, OK, let’s do that.

• disagree/partly agree: I see your point, but…, I don’t think they’re that important; I agree that would be ideal, but…

• ask the other person’s opinion: can we?, don't we?, Where would you like to live? How about other criteria?

• suggest an additional option: But I think one more thing is essential.

• confirm what has been agreed: So, we’ve decided that…

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DESCRIBINGPLACES

INTRODUCTION

• Give general information about the place or building:

• What is it?

• Who built it? When?

• Where is it?

• Why is it interesting?

• Why are you writing about it?

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MAIN PART (BODY)

Describe the place:

• What does it look like?

• What are the important features of it?

• What makes it special?

• What can you see there?

• What is the atmosphere of it?


CONCLUSION

Conclude by summarizing the points and include a general comment or say how you feel:

• What is your general opinion of the place/building?

• How do you feel about the place/building?


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Houses, furniture, describing a place