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                                 Housing                                                   Type                               Location                         Style

a  flat                                                               to be (centrally ) located                                  to be in traditional/modern style

a penthouse flat on the top floor              to be in a nice location                                     to be built of …

a (semi)-detached house                            to be situated in the heart of the city            to be painted a…colour/…colours

a terraced house                                           in a picturesque/attractive area                                             Grammar

a cottage                                                         to be 10-minutes’walk /drive from …                     There is a …/There is no…

a villa                                                               to be in a quiet/busy     village/area                         There are/There aren’t any…

a mansion                                                       to be in a residential area                                           It has/They have…

a farmhouse                                                   to be isolated/on top of a hill /mountain               You can see…

a mountain house                                         to be in the city/in the country                                  to be (is ,am,are)

a high-rise/an apartment block                 to be downtown                                                            It is a…/They are….

a high-tech house                                          on the coast/by the sea                                              in front of

a house of the future                                    in the suburbs/on the outskirts  of..                        at the back of/behind

an environmentally-friendly house           to be close to the shops and public transport        on the right/left of…. 

Size                                 General description        

a two/three-storey building                          luxurious                              in a….condition

to be of average size                                       enormous                            well-maintained

family-sized                                                       spacious                               fully-furnished

tiny/cramped /huge                                        lovely                                   fully-equipped

spacious/airy                                                     cosy

4-bedroom                                                         perfect

a  900 square metre                                         comfortable

with plenty of room                                         original

 big enough to fit in …people                        charming

crowded                                                             unique

     Interior/The inside of the house   Exterior/The outside of the house        Rooms

upstairs/downstairs                                       a front/rear garden                                                  a living room/a lounge

central  heating                                               a lawn                                                                         a dining room

air conditioning                                               a private parking                                                      a kitchen

running water                                                 a heated outdoor swimming pool                        an entrance hall

a  fitted kitchen                                              a two-car garage                                                       a study

fitted carpets                                                  a rear patio                                                                an attic room

built-in cupboards                                         a driveway                                                                  a basement/a cellar

built-in wardrobes                                         a roof garden                                                             a bedroom

a spiral staircase leading to 2^nd floor          a chimney                                                    bedrooms with  en suite bathrooms

an open fire                                                     a hedge

a fireplace                                                        the roof is shaped like a ….

a tiled floor                                                      a balcony leading off a living room

a security system                                                                           Phrases

with plenty of storage space                            The most impressive feature of the house is…

City life /Country life                           The swimming pool is surrounded by tropical gardens.

I prefer living in the city/country                    …is hidden from public view by fully grown …trees

too many people                                                has a spectacular ocean view/It has a…view of…

It is too noisy-very  peaceful                            is situated on … acres of the most valuable real estate in….

too many things to do                                       wide balconies on two sides

fresh/clean  air-the air is polluted                   to have large dinner parties

 quite-relaxing-stressful                                     to have friends over for meals

too boring/dull                                                    The balcony overlooks the park

problems such as pollution,traffic jams,                   The house has /includes…

overcrowding,crime and street gangs

safe-dangerous

I want excitement