Topic Vocabulary About Home

TOPIC VOCABULARY ABOUT HOME
house – building where people (usually one family) live
- Our house is near the park.
home – place where someone lives, where they feel they belong
- It’s nice to come home in the evening and spend time with my family.
accommodation – a building or set of rooms where someone lives or stays
- Oti started looking for accommodation as soon as her university place was

confirmed.
a property – building and the land it is built on
- Our present house is too small now that we have children so we are looking
for a new property.
single storey – with only a ground floor level
- My elderly parents are buying a single storey house as they find it difficult

to climb the stairs.
two-storey – with two floors levels
- Sanjay found a lovely two-storey property to rent close to his workplace.
detached house – a house that is not connected to any other houses
- We’d love to buy one of the new detached houses being built near the lake
but they’re out of our price range.
semi-detached house – a house that is joined to another house on one side
- Meena lived in a semi-detached house and could sometimes hear her

neighbours arguing through the adjoining wall.
terraced house (UK) / row house (US) – a house in a row of similar houses

joined together on both sides
- Having a property either side of us means that our terraced house stays

warm in winter.
townhouse – a house built in a row but larger in size than a terraced house,
often having more than two storeys
- Townhouses are popular with families as they often have extra bedrooms in

the attic.
bungalow – a house with only one storey; built all on one level
- Many people move to a bungalow when they retire so they don’t have to

climb the stair as they get older.
cottage – a small house, usually located in the countryside
- For lots of people, a cottage in the countryside is their idea of a dream

home.
flat / apartment – a set of rooms for living in that are part of a larger building
and are usually all on one floor
- It was a big day when their son left home and moved into his own flat.
fully-furnished flat / apartment – one that you rent with furniture already in it
- The young couple didn’t have much money so looked for a fully-furnished
apartment to rent when they got married.
studio flat / apartment – a small flat that has one main room for living, eating
and sleeping in
- Hilda had the choice of three studio flats in the converted property and
chose the one with pink walls.
bedsit – a rented room that has a bed, table, chairs, and somewhere to cook
in it but a shared bathroom
- The bedsit is small but has everything I need to create a little home for
myself.
condominium (condo) – a building or complex of buildings containing a

number of individually owned apartments or houses
- Manuel decided that if he got the big promotion, he would buy

a condo down by the river.
apartment block / high-rise – an apartment building with at least 10 floors
- There is little space for housing in my city and most people live in a high-
rise.
block of flats / tower block – a tall building with flats on many levels
- They are clearing some of the old terraced houses in our town and replacing
them with blocks of flats.
penthouse – an expensive flat at the top of a tall building in a fashionable

area of a city
mansion – a large, impressive house
- If we were rich, I would buy a penthouse in London overlooking the River

Thames but my husband would prefer a mansion on the coast.
villa – a large, often luxurious house in the country or near the sea, especially
in southern Europe, and often rented out for holidays
- We stayed in a fabulous villa when we visited Greece. It even had its own

swimming pool.
student digs – student accommodation, often in a shared house
- I was apprehensive about moving into student digs but I’m enjoying it and

get on well with my housemates.
hall of residence – a college or university building where students live in flats
- Shishka lived in a hall of residence for her first year at university then

rented a house with some friends.
residential area – area in which most of the buildings are houses
- Our town is growing rapidly with several new residential areas currently

being developed.
suburb – a residential area on the edge of towns or cities
- Nearly all my colleagues at work live in the suburbs and commute by train

each day.
on the outskirts – the areas that form the outer edge of a town, city or
village, that are furthest away from the centre
- It’s great living on the outskirts. It’s easy to get into the city but we are also
close to the countryside.
downtown – near the centre of a town or city, especially the business or

shopping areas
- I’m looking for a flat downtown so I don’t have to commute far to work.

housing estate – a large group of houses built at the same time and in the
same style
- In the UK, most new homes are built on housing estates.
within walking distance – not very far; close enough to reach by walking
- We chose to live here because it’s within walking distance of the school.
close-knit community – a neighbourhood where people are helpful and

supportive
- This is a close-knit community and there’s always someone to turn to if

you need help.
to live on campus – to live on the university or college grounds
- I like living on campus as I don’t have far to go to lectures or the student’s

union bar.

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house – building where people (usually one family) live

- Our house is near the park.

accommodation – a building or set of rooms where someone lives or stays

- Oti started looking for accommodation as soon as her university place was

a property – building and the land it is built on

single storey – with only a ground floor level

- My elderly parents are buying a single storey house as they find it difficult

two-storey – with two floors levels

- Sanjay found a lovely two-storey property to rent close to his workplace.

detached house – a house that is not connected to any other houses

semi-detached house – a house that is joined to another house on one side

- Meena lived in a semi-detached house and could sometimes hear her

terraced house (UK) / row house (US) – a house in a row of similar houses

- Having a property either side of us means that our terraced house stays

- Townhouses are popular with families as they often have extra bedrooms in

- Many people move to a bungalow when they retire so they don’t have to

cottage – a small house, usually located in the countryside

- For lots of people, a cottage in the countryside is their idea of a dream

condominium (condo) – a building or complex of buildings containing a

- Manuel decided that if he got the big promotion, he would buy

apartment block / high-rise – an apartment building with at least 10 floors

penthouse – an expensive flat at the top of a tall building in a fashionable

mansion – a large, impressive house

- If we were rich, I would buy a penthouse in London overlooking the River

- We stayed in a fabulous villa when we visited Greece. It even had its own

student digs – student accommodation, often in a shared house

- I was apprehensive about moving into student digs but I’m enjoying it and

hall of residence – a college or university building where students live in flats

- Shishka lived in a hall of residence for her first year at university then

residential area – area in which most of the buildings are houses

- Our town is growing rapidly with several new residential areas currently

suburb – a residential area on the edge of towns or cities

- Nearly all my colleagues at work live in the suburbs and commute by train

downtown – near the centre of a town or city, especially the business or

- I’m looking for a flat downtown so I don’t have to commute far to work.

- In the UK, most new homes are built on housing estates.

- We chose to live here because it’s within walking distance of the school.

close-knit community – a neighbourhood where people are helpful and

- This is a close-knit community and there’s always someone to turn to if

to live on campus – to live on the university or college grounds

- I like living on campus as I don’t have far to go to lectures or the student’s

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