I. Look at the words in the box and make sure you know all of them.

* Our flat is on the sunny side of the house. – Наша квартира на солнечной стороне дома.

** A window faces/ fronts/ gives upon/ looks out on/ overlooks... – Окно выходит на …

*** The windows give on in two directions. – Окна выходят на две стороны.

II. Fill in the blanks. The first letter of each missing word is given.

We live in a 1) d……… house in the old part of the 2) c……... . It has three 3) f……... and a basement which I use as a study. It’s got a small front 4) g……… and a lovely view over the bay. Many people dream of buying a 5) c……… in the country where they can escape to at weekends. Others even hope to own a 6) v……… in a beautiful location on the coast. Most people here, however, live in 7) f……… . There are a lot of students living here in rented 8) r……… and bed-sits.

III. Now read the text again and answer the questions.

Which word or phrase means …?

1. a bedroom which is also used as a living room …………….. ……

2. a large house in the country ………………………………............

3. a small house in the country ……………………………………...

4. a house not joined to any other …………………………...............

5. a set of rooms below ground level ………………………………...

IV. Join both parts into full sentences.

Model: Detached house: not joined to any other house.

A detached house is a kind of house which is not joined to any other house.

detached house: terraced house: block of flats: cottage: bungalow: villa: bedsitter: attic: basement: cellar:

not joined to any other house. joined to several houses to form a row. a large building containing many apartments a small house in the country or in a village. a house with only one storey (no upstairs). a large house with big gardens or a rented house in a holiday resort. a bedroom and living-room all in one. a room in the roof space of a house. a room below ground level, has windows. a room below ground level, no windows, used for storage.

V. Complete these sentences with a suitable noun or verb.

1. I opened the ………, walked up the ……… and rang the ……… .

2. We had to climb six flights of stairs to get to her flat because the ……… wasn’t working.

3. I’ve got a great view from my ……… .

4. It costs a lot of money to heat a house when you live in a cold climate. Central ……… is usually quite expensive.

5. I’ve got a darkroom in the ……… where I develop films. It’s perfect because there are no windows down there.

6. We keep our skis up in the ……… . They’re out of the way up there.

7. You’ll find the garden-chairs in the ……… at the bottom of the garden. Bring them up and we’ll have a drink on the ……… and watch the sunset.

8. The light-switch for the stairs is on the ……… just by your bedroom door.

9. Leave your car in the drive, just in front of the ……… . It’ll be safe there.

10. There is a ……… around the front garden.