Find out how much you know about houses in different parts of the world.
Read a letter about building a new house.
Study words about homes and houses, and collocations with take, make and do.
Study the language used to talk about the future: is to be, will be, is going to be, is being.
Listen to someone talking about changes to his home. Study the causative have: to have something done.
Practise what you have studied so far in this unit.
Write about your recent news and plans for the future.
Practise language of complimenting.
Practise word stress in two- and three-syllable words.
Post messages about where you live.
Write a letter describing changes in your neighbourhood or changes in your company.
Practise describing recent changes and using contractions when you speak.
Talk to your tutor about the unit and the topic you wrote about in Tutorial 2.
Review the work in the unit.
Test what you have studied in this unit.
Send us your feedback on this unit.
bet
bet (v)
to risk or gamble money on a future or possible event
brick
brick (n)
a rectangular baked clay block for building
story
story (n)
a level of a building; a two-story house has two floors
canvas
canvas (n)
a strong cloth, usually made of cotton
cellar
cellar (n)
a room under a house used for storing things
chimney
chimney (n)
a hole built into the roof of a house to let smoke out from the fireplace
cottage
cottage (n)
a small house, usually in the country
cotton
cotton (n)
cloth made from fibres of a particular plant
flat
flat (n)
part of a building used to live in; in American English: apartment
fold
fold (v), folding (adj)
v: to bend or close something so one part covers another part; adj: able to be folded
foundations
foundations (n)
the base of a building, the part in the ground that the building is built on
framework
framework (n)
the supporting structure
high
high-rise (adj, n)
tall modern buildings with a lot of storeys
hut
hut (n)
a small shelter or house with one or two rooms
lime
lime (n)
white powder containing calcium
mud
mud (n)
a mixture of earth and water
porch
porch (n)
the entrance or side of a building with a roof but no walls; in British English: veranda
rendered
rendered (adj)
covered with cement or plaster
sawdust
sawdust (n)
the dust produced from cutting wood
shingled
shingled (adj)
covered with thin wooden tiles
steep
steep (adj)
rises or is inclined at a sharp angle
stilts
stilts (n)
long vertical pieces of wood used to support a building
storey
storey (n)
a level, or floor of a building
tent
tent (n)
a shelter used for camping, normally consisting of poles, ropes and nylon or canvas material
thatched
thatched (adj)
made of straw, or cut plants like reeds
tin
tin (n)
a thin sheet metal
veranda
veranda (n)
the side of a a building with a roof and floor but no walls; in American English: porch
village
village (n)
a small group of houses with other public buildings, like a church or a school