The document describes different types of houses and structures used for living or shelter. It defines detached houses, semi-detached houses, terraced houses, cottages, chalets, flats, skyscrapers, bungalows, houseboats, studios, caravans, castles, mansions, palaces, lighthouses, treehouses, tents, windmills. These structures range from small single family homes to large multi-unit buildings and include both permanent and portable dwellings.

1. Types of houses
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2. Detached House
A house that is not joined to any other house.
It’s a large house surrounded by a garden.

3. Semi-detached House
Semi-detached housing consists of pairs of houses built
side-by-side.

4. Terraced House
A terraced house is a group of identical houses
that share their outer walls. The first and the last
house of each row is called end terrace.

5. Cottage
A cottage is, typically, a small house. The word comes
from England where it originally was a house that has a
ground floor, with a first, lower floor of bedrooms which
fit within the roofspace.

6. Chalet
A Chalet is a type of building or house native of the
Alpine region in Europe. It is made of wood, with a
heavy, gently sloping roof and wide, well-supported
eaves set at right angles at the front of the house

7. Flat
A flat is a set of rooms for living in, including a
kitchen, usually on one floor of a building.

8. Skyscrapers
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously inhabitable
building of many floors, usually designed for
office, commercial and residential use.

9. Bungalow
It´s a small house or cottage usually having a single
floor and sometimes an additional attic floor. Almost all
of them are made of wood.

10. Houseboat
A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or
modified to be used primarily as a home. Some
houseboats are not motorized.

11. Studio
It´s a small apartment consisting of one main
room, a kitchen or kitchenette, and a bathroom.

12. Caravan
It´s a vehicle equipped for living in, typically
towed by a car and used for holidays.

13. Castle
It´s a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a
prince or noble in feudal times.

14. Mansion
A mansion is a large and impressive house with a
lot of rooms and usually a swimming-pool.

15. Palace
The official residence of a king, queen, bishop, or
other sovereign or famous person.

16. Lighthouse
It´s a tower or other structure displaying or
flashing a very bright light for the guidance of
ships in avoiding dangerous areas, in following
certain routes, etc.

17. Treehouse
A small house that is built among the branches
of a tree for children to play in.

18. Tent
It´s a portable shelter that is used outdoors. It is
made of cloth (such as canvas or nylon) and it is
held up with poles and ropes.

19. Windmill
It´s a structure that has parts which are turned around
by the wind and that is used to produce power, pump
water, etc.

20. JESSICA SANTOS
SANDRA PIEDADE
JOÃO CARVALHO
DESIGN
GRÁFICO
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LEC
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2014/15
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IEFP