My Home Is My Castle Vocabulary Practice

Dwellings A detached house

Dwellings A semi-detached house

Dwellings A terraced house

Dwellings a bungalow

Dwellings a villa

Dwellings a hut on the stilts

Dwellings A thatched cottage

Dwellings A block of flats// a tower block// a 4-storey building

Dwellings A mansion

Dwellings A castle

Which house would you/ wouldn’t you like to live in? Why?

In Search of the Perfect Home out of the ordinary to build from scratch brand new a keep, a moat and a drawbridge draughts fuel bills local surroundings to appeal to sb to become short of space to set up an enterprise to be suitable for to stand out from the crowd popular landmark

In Search of the Perfect Home Advantages Disadvantages Mew’s Ridd’s Garner’s

Location: village city centrally located residential area close to/far from the shops in the suburbs on the outskirts isolated in the country

Size small tiny spacious/cramped roomy large huge average family-sized 1-/2- bedroomed

General Description cosy practical/impractical comfortable/uncomfortable secure luxurious well-maintained fully furnished airy noisy/quiet cold practical/impractical modern/ancient high fuel bills/ low fuel bills expensive/inexpensive rent brand new superb

Which features have you/haven’t you got in your house Which features have you/haven’t you got in your house? Match the columns: system hall glazing wardrobes kitchen parking heating built-in central fitted double entrance private security

Owner/Estate Agent greeting agree to give information answer the questions agree on a viewing Client greeting – ask for information ask your questions (e.g. exact location, special features) arrange a viewing

Household appliances a cooker built-in appliances a dishwasher an oven a microwave a refrigerator a washing machine

Household appliances an iron a hairdryer an air conditioner a humidifier a kitchen hood a vacuum cleaner an electrical heater

Which of these household chores do you do. How often Which of these household chores do you do? How often? Which do you like//not mind//hate doing? do the washing up do the ironing do the dusting do the vacuuming do the cleaning do the shopping make the bed mop the floor walk//feed the dog take out the household waste set the table