hello do you live in a house or a flat

have you got a garden or a balcony

have you got a pet in this program
we look at some typical British homes and some unusual ones and we see life in a British home
how do the British live
some people live in flats but most British people live in houses and houses are all different shapes
and sizes a bungalow a cottage a terraced house a semi-detached house and a detached house an old
house a new house a large house and a small house
what are they like inside
this is the Robertsons house so come in and have a look with me
this is the living room or sitting room I like this room it's got a nice fireplace
this is where the Robinsons relax
have a look round they watch television play games or read the paper
they've got some interesting pictures and books too
well I'm sorry we can't stay here you must look at the other rooms come and see the kitchen this is a
very typical British kitchen a fridge a 02:09 cooker an oven a microwave a sink and a 02:17 kettle
kettles are very important mrs. 02:22 Robinson is making some tea the average 02:25 British person
drinks more than 8 cups 02:27 of tea per day the family usually here 02:30 but sometimes they eat in
here the 02:34 dining room this is the room for special 02:37 meals like birthdays dinner parties and
02:40 Sunday lunches Tom's doing his homework 02:44 here this evening 02:49 well that's
downstairs what's upstairs 02:57 this is Julie's room and she isn't doing 03:03 her homework 03:11 I
look at all those posters this is 03:17 Tom's room 03:20 what's he interested in 03:34 this is their
parents room the bathroom 03:39 some British people like having a shower 03:42 but most prefer a
bath and this is mrs. 03:47 Robinson's study she's a writer and she 03:49 works from home over a
quarter of 03:54 British homes have a computer in them 03:56 now look at this Tom and Judy like
using 04:02 it - excuse me oh sorry that's okay 04:09 a lot of British people really like 04:16
gardening what a lovely garden Oscar 04:23 Oscar Oscar and this is Oscar he's the 04:28 fifth
member of the family the British 04:31 are very keen on pets not just dogs and 04:34 cats rabbits
birds and fish a popular - 04:39 of course not all British people live in 04:42 homes like this about
18% of British 04:46 people live in flats and some people 04:50 live in very different homes like a
04:52 castle or a mansion 05:00 some people even live in caravans or on 05:04 boats 05:12 and this
of course is the most famous 05:14 home in Britain Buckingham Palace well 05:19 I'm going home
now

I live in a big city, and my house is not very big since there are only rich people who
can afford to live in a spacious house. Every room in my house is just enough for
our activities, so we do not have much space for the living room. We lay down a
thick rug on the floor, it both helps to decorate and keep the floor safe from the
scratches. In the middle of the room is a glass table, we put on the surface a bottle
of fresh water and some cups so everyone can have a quick drink before leaving or
after coming back to the house.  We hang some pictures of landscape as well as
painting on the walls to make the room livelier. Although the living room is no too
big, our family will always have good times there together.