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Vocabulary: CB p. 27-31 & WB p. 20-23

Vocabulary: CB p. 27-31 & WB p. 20-23

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This flashcard set helps learners of English at the secondary school level expand their vocabulary related to homes and household items. The set of flashcards covers terms like "en suite," "mansion," and "extension," along with phrases like "did it up" and "opening out to," making it useful for travelers, students, and anyone aiming to improve their fluency. The platform also supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language, which is particularly beneficial for intermediate learners looking to reinforce their language skills.

Flashcards

52

Students

58

Language

English

Category

English

Level

Secondary School

Created / Updated

07.01.2011 / 29.03.2016

open to influence, likely to be affected by something

<-> influential

susceptible

a current of air blowing through a room

draught

to paint the walls or to put up new wallpaper

e.g. to ... the living room

decorate

having access to (a place)

e.g. ... the garden

opening out to

the container in the bathroom to store dirty clothes

laundry basket

large cupboard (usually big enough to walk into) for storing food

pantry

the covered area before an entrance-door

porch

a room with glass walls and a glass roof, that is joined to the side of a house

conservatory

a wooden floor built out from the back of a house, where you can sit outdoors (AE)

deck

a container used for boiling water

kettle

a piece of furniture in a kitchen or bathroom that you fill with water to wash dishes, your hands etc. (AE)

sink

a round container attached to the wall, in which you wash your hands and face (BE)

e.g. wash ...

basin

a structure built onto an outside wall of a building, that you reach through an upstairs door

balcony

a flat area next to a building or on a roof, where you can sit

terrace

a large piece of kitchen equipment used for cooking food (BE)

(AE stove)

cooker

a piece of equipment that you cook food inside, usually a metal box with a door

oven

to repair a building or car, and improve its appearance

e.g. They bought an old house and ... .

did it up

a new part that is added to the house

e.g. They had an ... built to their kitchen to have more space.

extension

a very large house

mansion

a room that connects directly to another room

e.g. The bedroom has an ... bathroom.

en suite

a room for reading, writing, studying in

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

study

paved area between house and garden for sitting and eating

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

patio

a room usually just used for the washing machine, the freezer etc.

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

utility room

the flat area at the top of a staircase

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

landing

the open area as you come into a house

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

hall

a room below ground level, windows, for living/working

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

basement

a room below ground level, no windows, used for storage

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

cellar

a room in the roof space of a house (could be lived in)

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

attic

a space in the roof of a house usually used only for storage

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

loft

a small building separated from the house usually for storing garden tools

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

shed

a place to live/stay made of cloth supported by poles and ropes

tent

a very small flat with a bedroom and living room in the same room

bedsit

a place to live in a building which used to have a different use

e.g. a ... garage

converted

a place to live which is part of a larger building

(AE: apartment)

flat

a flat with its own front entrance (usually part of a converted house)

maisonette

a riverboat that you can live on

houseboat

a house with only one floor (no upstairs)

bungalow

a house joined at one side to another house

semi-detached house

a house not joined to any other house

detached house

a small house in the country or in a village

cottage

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a wooden floor built out from the back of a house, where you can sit outdoors (AE)

deck

a container used for boiling water

kettle

a piece of furniture in a kitchen or bathroom that you fill with water to wash dishes, your hands etc. (AE)

sink

a round container attached to the wall, in which you wash your hands and face (BE)

e.g. wash ...

basin

a structure built onto an outside wall of a building, that you reach through an upstairs door

balcony

a flat area next to a building or on a roof, where you can sit

terrace

a large piece of kitchen equipment used for cooking food (BE)

(AE stove)

cooker

a piece of equipment that you cook food inside, usually a metal box with a door

oven

to repair a building or car, and improve its appearance

e.g. They bought an old house and ... .

did it up

a new part that is added to the house

e.g. They had an ... built to their kitchen to have more space.

extension

a very large house

mansion

a room that connects directly to another room

e.g. The bedroom has an ... bathroom.

en suite

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