VI. A) Look at these types of houses. Which would you find in a suburban, urban or rural area?

• cottage • bungalow • flat

• council house • villa • semi-detached house

• terraced house • mansion • farmhouse

• houseboat • detached house • skyscraper

• penthouse • bedsit

Cottages are usually found in rural areas.

b) What kind of home do you live in? Where is it located?

VII. a) Tick () the areas which your house has, then describe it to your partner.

cellar	□	landing	□
balcony	□	front garden	□
yard	□	patio	□
back garden	□	swimming pool	□
garage	□	loft	□
attic	□	terrace	□
shed	□	porch	□
drive	□	roof garden	□

b) Which rooms/areas would you like your house to have? Use the useful language to discuss in pairs.

A: My house has.... It would be nice if we had a shed - then I would be able to keep my bike there instead of leaving it outside. How about you?

B: My house has..., but I would love it if it had...etc

Useful language: Expressing wishes It would be nice/great/wonderful if ... I would love it if ... I’ve always wanted a(n) ... My dream is to have a ... I wish we had ... Having a(n)... would make things so much nicer/ easier/more convenient...

VIII. Think of as many adjectives as you can to make collocations to complete the spidergrams. Which of these features are there in your house? Tell your partner.

front

spiral

marble

front

garage

sliding

thatched

slate

front

well-kept

French

picture

You enter the house through a large wooden front door.

IX. Write down four more positive things and four more negative things you could say about a house/flat or the rooms in a house/flat.

Positive		Negative
The rooms are very light. …………………………… …………………………… …………………………… ……………………………		The rooms are very dark. ……………………………… ……………………………… ……………………………… ………………………………

X. Now think about your answers again. Which positive features are the most important for you? Which negative features do you hate the most?

the difference between comfortable and

convenient?

Comfortable is formed from the noun comfort, which means "physical well-being, a state free from pain or irritation". Thus a comfortable chair is one in which the body feels at ease, comfortable shoes are ones which do not cause the feet any pain or irritation. Comfortable is most often used of chairs, beds, clothes, houses and flats (meaning comfor­tably furnished) and means of transport. However, it may be used in a wider sense, to mean.

(1) having or providing comfort:

E.g. He has a very comfortable life.

They have a comfortable income.

(2) simple and undemanding;

E.g. His life had settled into a comfortable routine.

(3) It is also used of sick people, meaning "free from excessive pain", "as well as can be expected".

E.g. The patient was said to be comfortable after the operation.

Convenient means "avoiding trouble or difficulty", or "serving to make a task, easier". Thus a convenient time for a meeting is one which fits in well with one’s other activi­ties, a convenient place is one which is easily reached, and so on. Various tools and household appliances (for example, washing machines, electric mixers, potato-peelers) can be called convenient.

Convenient can be compared with comfortable in the fol­lowing examples:

1. a comfortable seat - one in which the body feels at ease 2. a comfortable train - one with soft seats, etc. 3. a comfortable dress - one which does not restrict one’s movements

a convenient seat - one which is, for example, easy to reach (in a bus, theatre, etc.) a convenient train - one which runs at a suitable time a convenient dress - one which can be worn on various occasions, or is easy to wash, etc.