Glossary

English	Russian	Kazakh
cope	покров	жабын
landlord	владелец	иесі
mortgage	ипотека	ипотека
detached	отдельный	жеке
row	ряд	қатар
semi-detached	двухквартирный	екі пәтерлі
terraced	террасный	террасалық

Single-detached House

A detached house is a single free standing residential unit built on a lot. The lot is larger than the house for an area for a yard or a garden. The detached house can either have a built-in garage or a detached one. It must be understood that a detached house can take on any form or style. It does not matter if the house is a bungalow or a cottage or a mansion. It also does not matter if the house is Victorian or Tudor or Minimalist. As long as no walls of the structure are connected to another dwelling, the house remains to be a detached house.

One advantage of a detached house is the fact that the free space surrounding the building is private to the owner and his family. Depending on local regulations and codes, you can do whatever allowable extension or modification you would like to be done in your house. You would not have to worry about getting a permit from a landlord to do renovations. You would not need to pay property management fees like those paid by condominiums and townhouse dwellers.

The disadvantage is that all repairs of the house and the lot are at the expense of the owner. Every site improvement like adding a patio or a pool or a garden is at the expense of the owner too.

1. Say true (T), false (F) or doesn’t say.

1. Detached house is a single free standing residential unit.

2. The walls of the structure are connected to another dwelling.

3. The disadvantage is that all repairs of the house and the lot are at the expense of the owner.

4. There are four types of a detached house.

5. Ancient houses were built to protect people from stormy weather, wild animals and human enemies.

2. Guess the meaning of the highlighted words.

Glossary

English	Russian	Kazakh
expense	расход	шығын
patio	внутренний дворик	ішкі аула
dwellers	обитатели	мекендеушілер
extension	расширение	аумақтау
condominium	кондоминиум	кондоминиум
upkeep	содержание	мазмұны
maintenance	обслуживание	кызмет көрсету

Semi-detached house

A semi-detached house is a pair of housing units that shares one common wall. The two houses are built to mirror each other. Interestingly enough this type of housing is called a duplex in other parts of the world. This type of housing became in the UK and Ireland in the 1920s to the 1930s. This type of housing became popular to middle-income families who preferred this type to the terrace houses. Presently the semi-detached is still the most popular type of housing in England. Sometime in 2004, a group of very enterprising realtors thought to old semi-detached homes and built in its place two detached homes with inches of space between them.

One advantage of living in a semi-detached house is that there is still a level of privacy even if one wall is shared by the two houses. A glaring disadvantage is that the upkeep of your side of the still falls solely on you. Another disadvantage is that you cannot just plan extensive renovations and extensions as you have to consider your house.

Give the definitions of the following words:

popular	property
income	twin
advantage	share
demolish	old