The suburbs often have a lot of detached houses.
The suburbs are usually quite expensive places to live.
We live on the first floor in a three-strorey building.
The ground floor (UK) = the first floor.
The house has a lovely view of mountains.
I live in a suburb of Jakarta.
People who live in the suburbs have to commute into the city
(centre of a city).
I don’t live in a very rough part of town.
They live in a very rich neighbourhood.
A balcony with a nice view.
A ground floor flat.
A two-storey building.
A terraced house within walking distance of city centre.
A fitted kitchen.
An en-suite bathroom.
A detached house with no neighbour.
A rough neighbourhood with a lot of problems.
An isolated farm house in the country.
1. It’s the newest so it’s probably the easiest to look after.
2. It’s got the biggest garden and the most room for cars.
3. It’s got the same number of bedrooms as the cottage but one of them is slightly bigger.
4. It isn’t as modern as the flat but it’s in a nicer neighbourhood.
5. It’s the least expensive and the prettiest but it’s much smaller than the other two.
6. It’s the furthest from the shops but it’s probably far quieter than the other two.
We’re selling our house because it’s too far from my husband’s work.
I’m quite sad really because we haven’t been living here very long
and we’ve already done quite a lot of work on it.
We had to paint everything when we arrived –
it was all dark colours which makes a small house look smaller.
I’ve done a lot of work in the garden which is just beginning to look really nice.
Where we’re going, we won’t have a garden at all – but it’s within walking distance of my husband’s office.
I’m also sad because our neighbours here are great and we get on really well.
Life in a village is very different from the town – slower, more friendly, less stressful, more boring maybe.
I’m sure I’ll like living in the centre and Mike will be a lot more relaxed so we’ll both be happier.
I’m just not looking forward to the move!
The house also has a large basement.
We keep all our wine in the cellar.
All the rooms in the hotel have en-suite bathrooms.
I have spent a lot of money on my new fitted kitchen.
A cellar is a good place to keep wine.
If you haven’t got a garden, balcony is a good place to put
plants.
You can hear your neighbours through both walls in this terrace
(type of house).
A cottage is usually got more than one floor.
A balcony with a nice view.
A ground floor flat.
A two-storey building.
A terraced house within walking distance of city centre.
A fitted kitchen.
An en-suite bathroom.
A detached house with no neighbour.
A rough neighbourhood with a lot of problems.
An isolated farm house in the country.
1. It’s the newest so it’s probably the easiest to look after.
2. It’s got the biggest garden and the most room for cars.
3. It’s got the same number of bedrooms as the cottage but one of them is slightly bigger.
4. It isn’t as modern as the flat but it’s in a nicer neighbourhood.
5. It’s the least expensive and the prettiest but it’s much smaller than the other two.
6. It’s the furthest from the shops but it’s probably far quieter than the other two.
The idea of houses:
Location and size.
Distance from city centre, station, shops.
Age and condition of house.
Size of rooms, balcony, and garden.
Type of neigbourhood.
My friend Sandy’s house is
much larger than mine.
His flat is a lot closer to the office.
My houses is probably the smallest of our houses.
His house is the same size as my house.
It will be as good as having a garden.
His house is very similar to my house.
His house is very different from/to my house.
His house is not as big as my house.
His house is not as big as others.
His house is very different
from anything else.
It is the least expensive place we have seen.
It seems slightly
biggest than my house.
It is one of the oldest houses we have seen so far.
It is much noisier than the other two.
The garden is far smaller than I expect.
It feel a lot
more spacious.
It has the most amazing view.
It is a little further
away from the city centre.
It has got the worst bathroom I have ever seen.
It is a bit less
expensive than the Monton house.
The detached house is in a much busier street than the flat.
The detached house is more attractive than the terraced
house.
The detached house is the farthest from the city centre.
The terraced house has got more fewer rooms than the
detached house.
The terraced house has got the most beautiful garden in the
street.
The terraced house has got a larger kitchen than the flat.
The flat is a lot brighter inside then the two houses.
The flat is the most modern of the three properties.
The flat is in the most fashionable neighbourhood.
We’re selling our house because it’s too far from my husband’s work.
I’m quite sad really because we haven’t been living here very long
and we’ve already done quite a lot of work on it.
We had to paint everything when we arrived –
it was all dark colours which makes a small house look smaller.
I’ve done a lot of work in the garden which is just beginning to look really nice.
Where we’re going, we won’t have a garden at all – but it’s within walking distance of my husband’s office.
I’m also sad because our neighbours here are great and we get on really well.
Life in a village is very different from the town – slower, more friendly, less stressful, more boring maybe.
I’m sure I’ll like living in the centre and Mike will be a lot more relaxed so we’ll both be happier.
I’m just not looking forward to the move!
Shoes and bags are often made of this leather.
A cellar is a good place to keep wine.
If you haven’t got a garden, balcony is a good place to put
plants.
You can hear your neighbours through both walls in this terrace
(type of house).
A cottage is usually got more than one floor.
Tin is a type of metal.
