35.backyard

36.cowshed

37.kennel

38.pigsty

39.stable

40.poultry

41.shed, barn

42.trespass (v)

43."no trespass"

Building and Repairing a House

1.construction construction (building) site

2.architect architecture

3.materials

4.all metal

5.wood wooden birch

6.curled (speckled) birch cherry

7.mahogany

8.maple

9.oak

10.walnut

11.beech

12.linden

13.ash(tree)

14.pine

15.spruce

16.larch

17.board

18.brick brickwork

19.cement

20.concrete concrete-mixer

21.10. glass

22.frosted (opaque) glass

23. plate glass

24.stained glass

25.marble

26.stone

27.masonry

28.panel

29.paint/paint (v)

30.paint comes off (peels off)

31.freshly-painted

32.unpainted

33.paint (v) a door white repaint (v)

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34.wallpaper paper (v)

35.parquet / parquet (v)

36.parqueted floor

37.plaster plaster work

38.plaster (of Paris) = plaster cast

39.stucco mouldings

40.moulded ceiling

41.metals

42.stainless steel

43.iron

44.Copper

45. brass

46.bronze

47.plastic

48.tesselated

49.mosaic

50.tiles tiled

51.whitewash

52.whitewash (v)

53.whitewashed

54.prefabricated blocks

55.scaffolding (scaffolds)

56.condition of the house be in good repair

57.be falling into decay

58.be in the state of neglect

59.be in need of repair

60.the house has to be done up

61.construction workers

62.carpenter

63.cabinet-maker

64.brick-layer

65.builder

66.glass-cutter (glazier)

67.joiner

68.locksmith

69.painter

70.plasterer

71.plumber

72.upholsterer

73.fitter

74.foreman

House Fittings and Accommodations

1.accommodations (conveniences)

2.modern conveniences

3.bath

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4.have (take) a bath

5.run a bath for oneself

6.bell (door-bell)

7.ring the bell

8.press the bell

9.bell is heard

10.answer the doorbell

11.electricity

12.install (put) electricity in a house

13.switch on (off) the light

14.electric meter

15.take the readings of the meter

16.faulty

17.be at fault

18.go out

19.fuse box

20.miniature circuit breaker

21.safety fuse

22.replace the safety fuse

23.lead (cord)

24.extention

25.wiring

26.bare wiring

27.(electric) bulb

28.bulb fuses

29.screw in a bulb

30.unscrew (screw out) a bulb

31.75 watt bulb (75 candle-power bulb)

32.candle

33.candlelight

34.candle-power light

35.a candle

36.put out a candle

37.candlestick

38.chandelier (lustre; candelabrum)

39.(electric) torch, (pocket flashlight)

40.lamp

41.hanging (suspension) lamp

42.reading (table, desk) lamp

43.standing lamp

44.wall lamp

45.lampshade

46.lantern

47.plug

48.plug in

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49.plug switch

50.socket

51.heating system

52.central heating

53.hot-water heating

54.steam-heating

55.stove heating

56.radiator

57.refuse chute/rubbish chute

58.water supply water line

59.have running water

60.well

61.tap (AmE: faucet)

62.tap is dripping

63.fix the tap

64.flush (v)

65.flushing lever

66.overflowing

67.get clogged

68.case of disorder/trouble

69.plumber on duty

70.telephone

71.answer the (tele)phone

72.call speak on/over the (tele)phone

73.(tele)phone call

74.(tele)phone talk

75.(tele)phone number

76.(tele)phone directory

Housekeeping

1.keep house вести

2.put smth straight

3.tidy up (do smth)

4.sweep (v)

5.sweep the floor with a broom

6.wipe (v)

7.scrub (v)

8.polish (v)

9.dust smth

10.air smth

11. empty (v)

12.empty garbage pail

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