Vocabulary: Unit 4 (HOME)
Places in the home
| utility room: | usually just for washing machine, freezer. |
| shed: | small building separated from the house usually for storing garden tools |
| attic: | room in the roof space of a house (could be lived in) |
| loft: | space in the roof of a house usually used only for storage |
| cellar: | room below ground level, no windows, used for storage |
| basement: | room below ground level, windows, for living/working |
| landing: | flat area at the top of a staircase |
| hall: | open area as you come into a house |
| porch: | covered area before an entrance-door |
| pantry or larder: | large cupboard (usually big enough to walk into) for storing food |
| study: | a room for reading/writing/studying in |
| terrace or patio: | paved area between house and garden for sitting and eating |
Types of house/places people live
| detached house: | not joined to any other house |
| semi-detached house (informal: semi-): | joined to one other house |
| terraced house: | joined to several houses to form a row |
| cottage: | small house in the country or in a village |
| bungalow: | house with only one storey (no upstairs) |
| bedsit: | bedroom and living room all in one |
| villa: | large house with big gardens or a rented house in a holiday resort/tourist area |
| time-share: | holiday flat or house where you have the right to live one or two weeks a year |
Tip: If you visit an English-speaking country, go to a supermarket and look at the names of ordinary, everyday things for the home. This is often a good way of getting vocabulary that just does not appear in dictionaries.