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VOCABULARY HOUSE AND HOME:
-central heating -cozy -tiny -spacious -overdecorated -quiet -noisy -bright -dark -homely
-airy -well-located -welcoming -economical -secure -overpriced -easy/difficult to clean
-costly/cheap to heat -lack of space -easy/cheap/expensive to maintain -luxurious exterior
-far from public transport facilities -thin walls -low/high ceilings -low/high security risk
-lack of privacy/space -set in pleasant surroundings.
TYPES OF…(HOUSE EDITION)
● Room: dining, cozy, spare (not used), spacious, fully-furnished, bright, airy, etc.
● Staircase: spiral, marble, etc.
● Door: sliding, front, back, glass, garage, etc.
● Kitchen: fitted, well-equipped, stylish, etc.
● Garden: vegetable, front, back, rose, well-kept, etc.
● Furniture: modern, antique, classic, old-fashioned, etc.
● Windows: -double glazed
-French
-Bay/bow
-Picture
-Sash -Casement
● Roof: flat
-Thatched -Tile -Slate
-Sloping -Pitched (inclinado)
TYPES OF HOUSES (british too):
-stately home: a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family
-mansion: a large and imposing house
-castle: where the lord and his knights lived; usually built on a cliff or hilltop in order to make
it easier to defend during an attack
-detached house: a house that is not joined to another building
-(thatched) cottage: a small house in the country
-block of flats: a large building with a lot of flats on a lot of different levels
-semi-detached house: a house that is joined to another house on one side
-bungalow: a small house with a single story
-terraced house: a row of similar houses built together sharing common walls in between
-chalet: a wooden house or cottage with overhanging eaves, typically found in the Swiss
Alps
-cabin: a small house built of wood in an area of forest or mountains
-palace:a very large building that is often the home of a royal family
TYPES OF HOUSES (AMERICAN):
-colonial house: classic american architecture
-apartment:
-row house: a house that is part of a line of houses that are joined to each other
-duplex: (North American English) (of a house) joined to another house by a wall on one side
that is shared
-craftsman house: Craftsman-style homes feature a type of architecture that came from the
Arts and Crafts movement of the mid-19th century. They are characterized by wide, low
layouts, gabled roofs, open floor plans, wood framing, and front porches that feature support
columns and exposed rafters
-farmhouse:
-bungalow: a small house with a single story
-ranch house: a house built on one level, usually with a roof that does not slope very much
(sometimes very pretty)
-apartment block: a large building that is divided into apartments
TYPES OF DWELLINGS (around the world):
-apartments
-bungalow
-cottage
-caravans or campers: to move easier
-huts: a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural
materials, such as logs or grass.
-house boats
-stilt house: built on poles for protection of overflow
-tree house
-shack (group of them: the slums): for poor people, made of carton boxes, plastic bags, etc.
DIFFERENCES:
CHALET/CABIN
chalet: a wooden house with a roof that slopes steeply down over the sides, usually built in
mountain areas, especially in Switzerland
cabin: a small house or shelter, usually made of wood
BUNGALOW/RANCH/FARMHOUSE
bungalow: a small house with a single story
ranch: a domestic architectural style that originated in the United States. The ranch-style
house is noted for its long, close-to-the-ground profile, and wide open layout.
farmhouse:
APARTMENT BLOCK/APARTMENT BUILDING/PENTHOUSE/STUDIO FLAT
apartment block: a large building that is divided into apartments
apartment building: a large building that is divided into apartments
penthouse: an expensive apartment or set of rooms at the top of a hotel or tall building
studio flat: is an apartment with a single room
VILLA/MANSION
villa: a house where people stay on holiday, especially in southern Europe
mansion: a large, impressive house
MANOR HOUSE/STATELY HOUSE/PALACE/CASTLE
manor house: a large country house surrounded by land that belongs to it
stately house: a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family
castle: where the lord and his knights lived; usually built on a cliff or hilltop in order to make it
easier to defend during an attack
palace: a very large building that is often the home of a royal family
FURNITURE:
-dressing table: a piece of furniture like a table with a mirror on top, sometimes with drawers,
that you use when you are doing your hair, putting on make-up etc
-flowerbed: an area of ground, for example in a garden, in which flowers are grown
-chest of drawers: a piece of furniture with drawers, used for storing clothes
-worktop (counter): a flat surface for working on, especially in a kitchen
-sunlounger: a light chair like a folding bed, which you can sit or lie on outside
-shed: a small building, often made of wood, used especially for storing things
-washbasin: a container like a small sink used for washing your hands and face
-tap: a piece of equipment for controlling the flow of water, gas etc from a pipe or container
-towel rail: a bar or frame on which towels can be hung, especially in a bathroom
-draining board: a slightly sloping area next to a kitchen sink where you put wet dishes to dry
PARTS OF A HOUSE:
-lawn
-picket fence
-terrace
-mailbox (letter box)
-path/front walk
-driveway
-gable (the upper end of a house wall where it joins with a sloping roof and makes a shape
like a triangle)
-gutter (an open pipe fixed to the edge of a roof to collect and carry away rainwater)
PHRASAL VERBS:
-move in
-move out
-put up (to let sb stay in your house and give them meal)
-put away (to store)
-come round (to visit casually)
-come out ((of flowers) to blossom)
-get along (with sb)
-hang sth out
-look around
-put/take sth out (outside the house and leave it there)
-put sth out (to extinguish)
-take sth down
-hang sth up (to put clothes on a hook,hanger,etc)
--keep off (to stay away from sth,to avoid sth)
-see sb/sth out (go to the door and say goodbye)
-see sb/sth off (to go to an airport to say goodbye to sb)
-tidy sth up
-turn sth down
-turn sth up
-clean sth up
-turn in (go to bed at night)
-turn out
-turn/switch off
-wash up (to do the dishes)
-look forward to
-calm sb/sth down
-hang out with sb
-have sb over/round
-look back (on sth)
-melt (sth) away (to disappear or make sth disappear gradually)
KITCHEN:
-microwave
-tea towel (dish towel)
-worktop (counter)
-dishwasher
-cooker
-washing-up liquid
-cupboard
-pots and pans
-fridge
-kitchen paper (paper towel)
-hob (storetop)(the flat top of a cooker)
BATHROOM:
-bathroom cabinet
-toilet
-bath (bathtub)
-bath mat
-washbasin
-tap (faucet)
-towel rail (towel rack)
BEDROOM:
-wardrobe (closet)
-dressing table (vanity)
-bedside table (night-stand/night table)
-cabinet
-hanger
-chest of drawers (a piece of furniture with drawers, used for storing clothes)
-fitted carpet (wall-to-wall carpet)
LIVING ROOM:
-fireplace
-coffee table
-sofa/couch
-mantelpiece (mantel)(a wooden or stone shelf which is the top part of a frame surrounding a
fireplace)
-bookshelves
-bookcase
GARDEN:
-patio table and chairs
-barbecue
-lawn
-flowerbed
-sunlounger
-shed (a small building, often made of wood, used especially for storing things)
HOUSE AND HOME IDIOMS:
-make yourself at home: to feel comfortable and relaxed
-bring the house down: to make everyone laugh or cheer, especially at a performance in the
theater
-go all round the houses: to do something or ask a question in a very complicated way
-set up home/house: to start living in a new place
-as safe as houses: very safe
-a home (away) from home: a place where you feel relaxed and comfortable as if you were
in your own house
-get on like a house on fire: to become friends quickly and have a very friendly relationship
-hit home: to become completely understood
-on the house: provided free by the pub/bar or restaurant
-find a home for sth: to find a place where something can be kept
-be home and dry: to successfully finish sth
-home truth: a true but unpleasant fact about yourself that another person tells you
-until the cows come home: for a very long time
-nothing to write home about: not exciting or special
COLOUR IDIOMS:
–went/turn bright red
-a red rag to a bull: used to talk about something that is likely to make somebody very angry
-be given the red carpet treatment: honorary treatment
-paint the town red: to go to a lot of different bars, clubs, etc. and enjoy yourself
-I’m green with envy
-had green fingers: if you are said to have green fingers, you are good at making plants grow
-was pretty green: they have had very little experience of life or a particular job
-till you’re blue in the face: exhausted from anger, strain, or other great effort.
-blue with cold: blue from being exposed to cold for too long
-once in a blue moon
-beat you black and blue: bruised, beaten up
-black look: an expression of anger, hatred, or utter contempt
-not as black as he’s painted: not as bad as one is said to be.
-the black sheep of the family
-white as a sheet: very pale, especially from shock.
-white lie
-white elephant: a possession that is useless or troublesome, especially one that is
expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of.
PHRASES HOUSE:
-poky inner-city flat
-setting up a home
-farm laborers’ cottages
-virtually derelict (practically in very bad conditions)
-start from scratch
-suit our own taste
-call in professional help
-enjoy the fruits of their labor
-dig long trenches
-building site
-tangled wilderness
-making ends meet (
to pay for the things that you need to live when you have little
money)
-put in an offer
-make a start in life
-straightaway
-set to work to strip the house
-scraped off all the old wallpaper
-tore out all the old bathroom and kitchen fittings
-rewire
-in a good state of repair
-in need of repair
-falling apart/down
-well-kept
-in a bad state of repair
-neglected (not receiving proper attention; disregarded)
-well-preserved
-run down
-badly kept
-as new
-intact
-dilapidated (old and in very bad condition)
CITY VOCAB:
-metropolis: a large city, especially the chief city of a country
-city: a very large town; usually with a cathedral, granted special rights
-town: a group of houses, shops, schools, etc. as opposed to towns and areas with many
buildings
-country/countryside: (usually with “the”) districts where there are fields, moors, etc. as
opposed to towns and areas with many buildings
-village: a group of houses etc. which is smaller than a town
-outskirts: the areas that form the edge of a town or a city
-suburbs: the outer area of a town, rather than the shopping and business center in the
middle
-cardboard city: an urban area where homeless people congregate under makeshift shelters
made from cardboard boxes
-city fathers: a person concerned with or experienced in the administration of a city.
-city planning: the planning and control of the construction, growth, and development of a
town or other urban area.
-city slicker: a person with the sophistication and values generally associated with urban
dwellers.
-inner city: the area near the center of a city, especially when associated with social and
economic problems.
GLOSSARY-VOCAB TECH AND TELEC..pdf
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