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Houses and Homes
10th form basic
Term | Definition |
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cottage | a small house in the country usually with a garden |
semi-detached house | two houses joined together |
terraced house | several houses joined together |
bungalow | a house which has only one floor |
detached house | a house which stands alone and is not joined to any other |
mansion | a very large, expensive house |
maisonette | a small apartment on two levels which is part of a larger building but has its own entrance |
a flat in a block of flats | a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building |
space | an empty place (for something) |
repair | to put (something damaged, broken or not working correctly) back into good condition or make it work again |
owner | a person whom the house belongs to |
share | use something together |
privacy | being alone, a right to keep your personal relationship or matters secret |
responsible | having control over something or someone and the duty of taking care of it or them |
renovation | process of repairing and making better |
rent | to allow (your house or land) to be lived in or used by someone else in exchange for a payment made regularly |
upkeep | the cost or process of keeping something, such as a building, in good and usable condition |