rocking chair

HOUSE radiator

chest of drawers
PLACES IN AND AROUND THE HOUSE bunk beds
Attic stool
Balcony fireplace
Barn Venetian blinds
Basement knick-knacks
Cellar roller blinds
Corridor framed photograph
Cowshed glass-fronted bookcase
Henhouse

Landing display cabinet

Library upholstered chair
Pantry Persian rug
Pigsty

Shed Martin has an apartment in downtown New York. He

Stable can see Central Park from his windows.

Granary The house is located in a quiet residential area.

Hall Tony lives in a grey tower block on a run-down housing

estate.
Hayloft
The Johnsons live in a quiet, leafy suburb where the
Study children can play outdoors safely.
Toilet We've got a house on the outskirts of the city. The air is
very clean, but the journey to the centre, where we
Veranda
work, takes forever.

Bungalow
REAL ESTATE
Converted home
An estate agent is a someone who buys and sells
Mansion houses and flats

Penthouse Property is a formal word for a house, flat or plot of

land.
Pre-war
A mortgage is a bank loan against which your house or
Studio
flat is the

security.
swivel chair
You are tenant if you're renting a flat from someone.
windowsill
A house or a flat can be repossessed if the owner
desk doesn't pay the mortgage.
You are a landlord or landlady if you're letting a flat out PLACES TO LIVE
to someone.
block off flats
Tenants can be evicted if they don't pay the rent for a
bungalow
long time.
caravan

detached house

flat
We've just bought a flat. The previous owners left it in a
total mess when they moved out, so first of all we had houseboat
to clean up the mess. We must have thrown out/away
several tons of rubbish. The electricity had been semi-detached home
switched off, because they hadn't paid the bills. We had hotel
to pay everything and then it was switched on again.
The flat also needed doing up. We painted the walls and cottage
put in new bathroom fittings. Then we were finally able terraced house
to move in.

OUTSIDE THE HOUSE

HOUSE AND HOME

My aunt and uncle keep an open house. Their friends

are always dropping in for a coffee and a chat. Front garden

They were very hospitable and made me feel at home Drive

very quickly.
Wall
Dave and Ellen have set up home (to settle down)
Hedge
together and are thinking of getting married.
Garage
Helen keeps horse for her elderly father.
Gate
It was a wonderful, warm, cosy place, a real home from
home. Back garden

Please take off your jacket and make yourself at home. Fruit tree

Lawn

WORD BUILDING Pond

We must measure the length (long) and width. (wide) Patio

of the living room.
Flower bed
We also need to know the hight (high) of the attic.
Back door
I'm a bit worried about the strength (strong) of the
Path
ceiling. Will it be able to support the weight (weigh) of
this huge water heater? Garden shed
This house will need a lot of maintenance (maintain) Greenhouse
work.
Fance
The new hotel is still under construction. (construct).
Roof

Chimney

Aerial
Rinse the dishes.

Hang your clothes in the wardrobe.

Lock the front door.

Peel the potatoes.

Make you bed.

Iron the clothes.

Answer the phone.

Take the dog for a walk.

Run out of sugar.

Sew on a button.

Wash the dirty dishes.

Sweep the floor.

Lay the table.

Switch on the light.

Spill the tea.

Feed the dog.

Hang out the washing.

Hoover the carpet.

Pour the drink.