Vocabulary - houses

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1. Houses

a terraced house a semi-detached house a block of flats a cottage a farmhouse
         
a villa a skyscraper a palace a castle a bungalow
         
   
a tent a caravan an igloo    
2. More information about houses

a terraced house

à a house next to an other house

a semi-detached house à a house that is attached to another house on one side
a cottage à a small house in the country
a bedsit à a flat with one main room and no separate bedroom
3. Places

a city

à a big and important town

a suburb à close to, but away from the centre of a town or city
a town à a large area with houses, shops, offices etc where people live and work
a village à a very small town in the country
in the country à land that is outside towns and cities, including land used for farming
4 Other

a tenant

à someone who rents a house from another person

a landlord/lady à someone who owns a house and rents it to people