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Houses
- 1. TYPES OF HOUSESand BUILDINGS
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- 3. It is aresidential building. Generally found in less dense urban areas , the suburbs of cities, and rural areas . Surrounded by a garden . Garages can also be found.
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- 5. They consist ofpairs of houses built side by side as units They share a party wall Usually each house's layout is a mirror image of its twin This type of housing is a half-way state between terraced and detached houses.
- 6. Terraced houses A terrace(d) or row house , is a style of housing in use since the late 17th century . A row of identical or mirror-image houses share side walls. The first and last of these houses is called an end terrace .
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- 8. Terraced houses atFortuneswell, Dorset, UK
- 9. Cottages A cottage is usually found in a rural (sometimes village), or semi-rural location.
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- 11. A bungalow is a house which is all on ground level. Traditionally small, but today it can be quite large.
- 12. Block of flatsA red brick apartment block in East London, England , on the north bank of the Thames
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- 14. A penthouse is a very expe n sive apartment on the top floor of the building Often occupies the entire floor May have a private entrance or lift Associated with a luxury lifestyle
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- 16. A villa BritishEnglish a house that you use or rent while you are on holiday a big house in the country with a large garden an ancient Roman house or farm with land surrounding it
- 17. A mansion A mansion is a very large house for the wealthy.
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- 19. The Englishcountry house is generally a large house or mansion It was a weekend retreat for aristocrats as well as a full time residence for some aristocrats It has at least 25 rooms and at least 8,000 square feet (740 m²) of floor space, including service rooms. Built at different ages and in various architectural styles.
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- 21. A stately homeThese houses became a status symbol for the great families of England. Country houses and stately homes are sometimes confused —while a country house is always in the country, a stately home can also be in a town.
- 22. A mobile homeBrE a large caravan which always stays in the same place and is used as a house
- 23. Caravan BrE a vehicle that a car can pull and in which people can live and sleep when they are on holiday = AmE trailer
- 24. A wigwam It has a single room , and it was used by certain Native American tribes.
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- 27. An igloo, translated sometimes as snowhouse , is a shelter constructed from blocks of snow, generally in the form of a DOME Predominantly constructed by people of Canada 's Central Arctic and Greenlands Thule area.
- 28. Houseboats It isa boat that has been designed to be used primarily as a human dwelling . Some are not motorised, because they are usually kept stationary at a fixed point.
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- 30. A chalet ahouse with a steep sloping roof, common in places with high mountains and snow , such as Switzerland
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- 32. Tree houses awooden structure built in the branches of a tree for children to play in
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- 35. Dormitory especially BrE a large room for several people to sleep in, for example in a boarding school or hostel AmE a large building at a college or university where students live [= HALL OF RESIDENCE BrE ]
- 36. Bed-sit BrE arented room used for both living and sleeping in
- 37. Monastery / Conventmonasteries - a place where monks live convent - a building or set of buildings where nuns live
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- 39. French windows apair of doors made mostly of glass, usually opening onto a garden or balcony
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