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