Ex.2. Fill in the room and place labels on the plan of the house.

 

B Types of house / places people live

detached house: not joined to any other house

semi-detached house: joined to one other house

terraced house: joined to several houses to form a row

cottage: small house in the country or in a village

bungalow: house with only one storey (no upstairs)

bedsit: bedroom and living room all in one

villa: large house with big gardens or a rented house in a holiday resort / tourist area

time-share: holiday flat or house where you have the right to live one or two weeks a year

 

Ex.3. Fill the gaps with a suitable word.

1 I've got a darkroom in the....….......................... where I develop films. It's perfect because there are no windows down there.

2 Is there a................................. where I can plug in this radio?

3 You'd better have a................................. under your drink in case you mark that side-table. It's an antique.

4 The waste-bin's full again. I'll empty it. Are there any more.............................? Where are they?

5 We keep our skis up in the................................. during the summer. They're out of the way up there.

6 You'll find the garden-chairs in the................................. at the bottom of the garden. Bring them up and we'll have a drink on the................................. and watch the sunset.

7 The light-switch for the stairs is on the................................. as you come out of your bedroom.

8 I've moved to a................................. now as I found I couldn't manage the stairs any more at my age.

 

Ex.4. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct position in the passages below.