ni2 9-10/2/15

Homework: Check what you know, p. 62-63

courtyard /ˈkɔːtjɑːd/ noun [ C ]

an open area by a building with walls or buildings around it

patio /ˈpætiəʊ/ noun [ C ]

an outside area with a stone floor next to a house, where people can sit to eat and relax

terrace /ˈterɪs/ noun [ C ]

1 FLAT AREA a flat area outside a house, restaurant, etc where you can sit

2 HOUSE UK a row of houses that are joined together

loft /lɒft/ noun [ C ]

1 HOUSE the space under the roof of a house or other building

2 FACTORY US space where someone lives or works in a building that used to be a factory

en suite /ˌɒnˈswiːt/ adjective

UK An en suite bathroom is directly connected to a bedroom.

Surrounded by field

Gas central heating

Huge windows

There is a patio, a roof terrace and a big balcony

col‧lect‧a‧ble also col‧lect‧i‧ble

something that is collectable is likely to be bought and kept as part of a group of similar things, especially because it might increase in value

—collectable also collectible noun [countable]

shops selling antiques and collectables

Because it’s white and that colour is not fashionable anymore.

cramped /kræmpt/ adjective

A cramped room, building, etc is unpleasant because it is not big enough.

cellar /ˈselə r / noun [ C ]

a room under the floor of a building

See also: salt cellar

come round

phrasal verb UK 1 VISIT

to visit someone at their house

You must come round to the flat for dinner some time.

NEED: used when saying that something should have something done to it, or has to have something done to it

Something needs doing

The house needed painting.

Does this shirt need ironing?

Something needs to be checked/cleaned/done etc

The engine will need to be completely checked.

The pie doesn't need to be refrigerated.

Need a (good) wash/clean/cut etc (=ought to be washed, cleaned etc)

His hair needs a wash.

penthouse /ˈpenthaʊs/ noun [ C ] plural penthouses /ˈpenthaʊzɪz/

an expensive apartment at the top of a building

attic /ˈætɪk/ noun [ C ]

a room at the top of a house under the roof

storeroom /ˈstɔːrruːm/ noun [ C ]

a room where goods are kept until they are needed

DO UP:

REPAIR to repair or decorate a building so that it looks attractive

refurbish /ˌriːˈfɜːbɪʃ/ verb [ T ]

formal to repair or improve a building

refurbishment noun [ C , U ]

the process of refurbishing a building

The library was closed for refurbishment .

pantry /ˈpæntri/ noun [ C ]

[ FOOD ] a small room where food is kept

launderette /ˌlɔːnd ə rˈet/ UK ( US laundromat /ˈlɔːndrəmæt/ trademark ) noun [ C ]

a place where you pay to use machines that wash and dry your clothes

WORD FOCUS: house 
types of house: terraced house British English/row house American English one of several houses that are joined together
detached house British English a house that is not joined to another house
semi-detached house British English a house that is attached to another house on one side
cottage a small house in the country
bungalow British English a small house with one floor
duplex American English a house that is divided into two separate homes
apartment also flat British English a set of rooms where someone lives, which is part of a larger building
condominium/condo American English an apartment in a large building, which is owned by the people who live there
studio apartment/studio also bedsit British English an apartment with one main room and no separate bedroom
a very large house: mansion, palace, country house British English,stately home British English
someone who sells houses and land: estate agent British English,real estate agent American English, realtor American English
someone who rents a house from another person: tenant
someone who owns a house and rents it to people: landlord,landladyhouse