Countries, towns, cities & public places B2 Vocabulary on Homes & Houses 10 May, 20172 July, 2022 blogdeserena Created by blogdeserena Vocabulary for homes and houses Choose the best option Activity by Serena A tenant is... The person that rents a building/place/flat to others. The person who pays a rent to use a property to the person who owns it. The person who sales a property. If a place is secluded, it is... is private and quiet because it is a long way from other people. is very isolated. is too far away from anywhere. A district or an area of a town; the people who live there. neighbourhood centre area If you get lost just ask one of the locals for directions. The word locals refers to? Any bar or business within the area. The people that live in the area. A place where you can get information. A terraced house is... A house with a terrace. A house built on a slope. A row house. If a place is convenient, it is... a place that is warm and comfortable. made, decorated, or chosen with good taste. a place that is good because it is close to other places. The house is very __________ and in need of a lot of work. broken down run-down ancient Time for a preposition! I live ____the second floor. in on at Which is the best definition for the word ‘citizen’? The people responsible for the government of a particular area, town, or city in the UK. Someone who lives in a particular area of a town, a particular street or building etc. Someone who lives in a particular country or city and who has the right to be protected by its laws. Someone who does not live in a particular country or city. The building is in poor .... condition image state The building is in need of an urgent ... build reform repair If a place is tasteful, it is... something that does not look interesting or attractive. a place that is warm, comfortable and small. made, decorated, or chosen with good taste. The walls were _________except for a painting. bare empty poor Copenhagen has about 1.4 million ... locals inhabitants citizens Extremely dirty. tidy spacious filthy A detached house is... A house with a thatched roof. A British house that is not attached to others. A house built during Thatcher's government. A suburb is... a large open area where people can relax or walk. an area where people live that is not near the centre. a very busy and big area with lots of houses, factories,etc. If a place is gloomy, it ... is old and bare. doesn’t have a lot of light. has too much clutter and old-fashioned objects. A landlord/landlady is... an aristocrat. a person who lives in a castle or a mansion. a person who has a property and rents it to another person. If a place has been neglected, it... doesn’t have people living there. is run-down. has been badly decorated. Which word IS NOT used in British English for speaking about the places where people live? Neighbourhood Zone Area If a house is full of items, furniture and object to a point that it's difficult to move it's... full untidy cramped The American word ‘apartment’ means the same as the British word... department flat studio My house is lovely and ... in the summertime. (with lots of light) bright gloomy cheerful We're ____ to another city next month. My mother found work in a hospital. commuting moving changing If a person doesn’t have a home he/she is... homelessness. homeless. homely. An .... property is a place that is cheap enough for people to be able to pay for it. convenient affordable cheap This newly built house is _____ located near the town’s centre. comfortably suitably conveniently Large and with plenty of space for people to move around in. huge bright spacious Nowadays, most young people can't _____ home until they are well over thirty. change leave abandon It’s a lovely old cottage, full of ... furniture. elderly antique ancient Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte share this Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Like this:Like Loading… Related share this Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Like this:Like Loading…
