Types of houses / Places Where People Live

H_ _ _ _
A building which people, usually one family, live in.
D_ _ _ _ _ _ _ h_ _ _ _
Describes a house that is not connected to any other building.
S_ _ _ d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ h_ _ _ _
A house that is joined to another similar house on only one side.
Apartment (UK usually f_ _ _)
A set of rooms for living in, especially on one floor of a building.
T_ _ _ _ _ _ _ house
A house that is joined to the houses on either side of it by shared
walls.
C_ _ _ _ _ _
A small house, usually in the countryside.
B_ _ _ _ _ _ _
A house that has only one story/floor.
B_ _ _ _ _
A rented room which has a bed, table, chairs and somewhere to
cook in it.
V_ _ _ _
A house usually in the countryside or near the sea, particularly in
southern Europe, and often one which people can rent for a
holiday.
T_ _ _ S_ _ _ _
A holiday house or apartment which is owned by several different
people, each of whom is able to use it for a particular period of
the year.

PARTS OF THE HOUSE

B_ _ _ _ _ _ : A room used for sleeping in.

L_ _ _ _ _ room (UK also sitting room, AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH also
lounge): The room in a house or apartment that is used for relaxing,
entertaining guests, but not usually for eating.
B_ _ _ _ _ _ _: A room with a bath and/or shower and often a toilet.
H_ _ _: The area just inside the main entrance of a house.
U_ _ _ _ _ _ room: Usually just for washing machine, freezer etc.
S_ _ _ : A separated building from the house usually for storing garden tools.
 L_ _ _ : Space in the roof of the house usually used only for storage.
A_ _ _ _: Room in the roof space of a house (could be lived in.)
C_ _ _ _ _: Room below ground level without any windows used for storage.
B_ _ _ _ _ _ _: Room below ground level, with windows, for living or working.
L_ _ _ _ _ _: Flat area at the top of a staircase.
P_ _ _ _ : Covered area before the entrance door.
P_ _ _ _ _: Large cupboard used, especially in the past, for storing food.
Terrace or p_ _ _ _: Paved area between the house and garden for sitting, etc
S_ _ _ _: A room for reading, writing, studying in.
B_ _ _ _ _ _: An area with a wall or bars around it that is joined to the outside
wall of a building on an upper level.

What is your favourite room in the house?

What do you use it for?
What size and shape is it?
How is it decorated?
What sort of furniture does it contain?
What kind of floor does it have?
What do the windows look out on to?
How much time do you spend in it?
What’s the best thing about the room?
What would you change about it?