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LIVING PLACENew English File Intermediate UNIT

7B

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Types of houses and flats• bungalow • converted loft • cottage• detached house • semi-detached

house• mansion • manor • penthouse

• skyscraper• terraced house• country house • villa • bedsit • studio flat• block of flats• apartment house

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Bungalow

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Country house

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Penthouse

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Converted loft

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Cottage

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Detached house

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Semi-detached house

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Terraced house (terrace-house)

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Block of flats/apartment house

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*Mansion *Manor

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Villa

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Hut – humpy    

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*Studio flat  *Bedsit   

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Floor/storey

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Neighbourhood• dweller (city/town) • resident• Inhabitant

• downtown • housing estate• settlement

• area• district • environment • outskirts • region• suburb • surroundings• territory• neighbourhood

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Read and translate 1. We live in good and healthy

neighbourhood.2. I didn‘t feel that the neighbourhood

was a very safe environment for kids.3. He was elected to represent his district.4. It took me a few weeks to get used to

my new surroundings.5. They would rather live in the suburbs

than in a city centre.

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Read and translate 6. Her parents lived in a mansion on

the outskirts of Manchester.7. The Manchester site, Collyhurst, is a

post-war housing estate on the north-east edge of the city centre.

8. She lives in a really beautiful apartment in downtown Miami.

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FURNITURE

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*armchair*swivel chair*rocking chair

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* cupboard *display cabinet

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Wardrobe/closet

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*Carpet *rug *cushion

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*bedside table/nightstand *dressing table

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dishwasher – sink - washbasin

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Chest of drawers

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Speaking:dialogue or roleplay?

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Speaking: dialogue • agree: certainly, Yes, that’d be perfect, Good point,

OK, let’s do that.• disagree/partly agree: I see your point, but…, I don’t

think they’re that important; I agree that would be ideal, but…

• ask the other person’s opinion: can we?, don't we?, Where would you like to live? How about other criteria?

• suggest an additional option: But I think one more thing is essential.

• confirm what has been agreed: So, we’ve decided that…

DESCRIBING PLACES

INTRODUCTION• Give general information

about the place or building:• What is it? • Who built it? When? • Where is it? • Why is it interesting? • Why are you writing about it?

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MAIN PART (BODY)Describe the place:• What does it look like?• What are the important

features of it?• What makes it special?• What can you see there?• What is the atmosphere of it?

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CONCLUSIONConclude by summarizing the points and include a general comment or say how you feel:

• What is your general opinion of the place/building?

• How do you feel about the place/building?

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