Culture:
Homes in Great Britain
FLATS
In the centre of big cities there are many high
buildings called blocks of flats. A flat is a set
of rooms in a building, all on one floor,
including a kitchen and a bathroom. Flats are
popular with young couples and students.
Glossary:
Building= edificio
Block of flats = condominio
Flat = appartamento
Set = insieme
TERRACED HOUSES
Terraced houses are also popular with
young people. They are small houses
that are joined together in long lines.
They are on two floors with two or
three
rooms
downstairs
and
bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs.
Terraced houses have usually got
front and back gardens.
Glossary:
Terraced house = casa a schiera
Joined = unito
DETACHED HOUSES
A detached house is a large house. It is not
joined to other houses, only one family lives
in it. Detached houses typically have got two
floors, upstairs and downstairs, and
a
garden
all
around.
The kitchen, the dining room, and the living
room are downstairs. The bedrooms and
the bathrooms are upstairs. They are usually
in the suburbs of cities.
Glossary:
Detached house = casa indipendente
Suburb = periferia
SEMI - DETACHED
HOUSES
Two houses joined together on one side
are called semi-detached houses. Each
house has got a separate front door. They
are usually in the suburbs of cities.
Glossary:
Semi-detached house = bifamiliare
Front door = porta d’ingresso
COTTAGES
A cottage is a small house with a garden.
You usually find cottages in the country,
where there is peace and quiet!
Glossary:
Cottage = casetta, villetta
Country = campagna
BUNGALOWS
A bungalow is generally a house on one
floor without any upstairs rooms. It’s
usually got a garden around it.
Glossary:
Bungalow = casetta ad un piano
DID YOU KNOW?
Inside the majority of British houses and
flats there are carpets on the floor, except
in the kitchen and the bathroom, and
there are curtains on the windows, but not
shutters.
Glossary:
Carpet = moquette
Shutter = persiana
WHAT’S THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
HOUSE AND HOME?
We use the noun house to refer
to a building. For example:
Tom’s house is beautiful.
We use home in a more personal
and emotional way to refer to
where someone lives.
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!