Housing and Home + slovná zásoba
Home is a place where we live, relax, dream, where we can find our own refuge. It is a symbol of family and family life. We grown
up in our parent´s house, then we left and have our own families and home. Home is a place where we always can find love, understanding and of
course a roof over our head.
There are lot of alternatives where and how people can live. They can live in a flat, which is mostly
situated in a block of flats. This type of living is typical for towns. People can live in countryside too in different types of houses. A house
built on only one level is called a bungallow. Multi- storeyed houses are called semi-detached houses, when they have one common wall . Terraced
houses when they neighbour both walls and all stand in row.
Houses look different in different countries. In cold countries , there is
often a fireplace and in southern countries people prefer cool stone floors . Homes are different because people´s attitudes are different too.
Large families prefer big houses, some people like the idea of several generations living together. Some people who work in cities have houses in the
countryside where they go every weekend.
In our house we can find everything what we need for living. Kitchen is a cooking and eating
place. We need this room beacuse we need to eat. We can also have a dinnig room, where we can eat. The other important room is a bathroom , because
hygiene s important too. We can also have a living room. It is a place where we can relax, watch TV and settle down our guests. The bedroom we
always use to sleep an relax.
People need to have their own houses, their own roof over their head. A place where they can find warm,
love and where they can always return to.
Questions
1. Compare housing in Britain and in
your country.
I think that living in Britain and living in Slovakia is not very different. The difference is only in the types of
houses. Typical houses in Britain are terraced houses(when their neighbour both walls and all stand in a row) They have always a garden and
sometimes a cellar. They have separate bedrooms and living rooms. They don´t have balconies or terraces.
In Slovakia people live in
multi-storeyed houses (if they have a large family) or in bungalows which are built only on one level. Multi-storeyed house can have a balcony too.
Behind the house there is always a garden where people can cultivate some fruit and vegetable or flowers.
2. Would you prefer
to stay in a house or a flat? Give the pros and cons of both.
I like the city life, so I prefer to stay in the city in a flat .
But I like the idea of having a house in the countryside for weekends. I think that citylife is more interesting than living in countryside. People
don´t poke their noses into what is not their business. You can do what you want. On the other hand living in a big house can be a big advantage.
You have a grat space for living.
3. How do you feel if your neighbours poke their noses into what is not their business?
What would you do?
If I have curious neigbours I don´t feel very well. It´s very unpleasnt when somebody pokes his nose into what
isn´t his business. I think I should talk with my neighbours and when it don´t help I should move off.
4. Do you like the
idea of having tea in the garden? Why/why not?
I think it´s a good idea to have a tea in the garden. It s a good kind of
realxation to sit outside.
But it can be very unpleasant too. If you live in a town where you have any privacy because around you are lot of
people.
5. Explain the expression „an Englishman´s home is his castle“. Do you think it´s true?
I think
that it´s true, because home is a place where everyone can find love warm and refuge. A place where we can always return to.
6. What would you change , if you could, in the lifestyle out in the Slovak countryside?
The only unpleasant thing is, when
people are too curious and they poke their noses into what is not their business. If I can I would change it. People should take care only of their
own problems.
7. Many people say that living in the countryside means losing your privacy. Do you agree/disagree?
I think it can be true. Because in the countyside people know everything about you, they are too curious and they often poke their noses into
what is not their business.
8. Do you like the anonymity of city life?
Yes, I do. I tis a big advantage, you
can do what you want and there is nobody too curious. In the city you have also more cultural facilities, the nigt life, more shops.
9. What do you think about adult children paying rent to their parents when they live at home longer? At what age do you think they should
start paying? Why? Would you do it with your children? Why? Why not?
I think it can be a good idea. Children should help their
parents. They raised them up, they have given them love and all that they ever needed. Children should pay only when they have their own job and earn
money.
10. What are your favourite colours? Did you choose the colours in your room?
My favourite colour is
blue. I like the green and white too. My room is full of blue and white. The walls are blue and white, my furniture is blue and white too. There are
also a lot of blue acccesories in my room. I like my room, it is a great place for relaxation.
11. How do colours affect
your mood?
I think that colours affect my mood. When I see a jolly colour like orange or yellow, my mood is jolly too. This colours
commemorate the sun. When I see the sad colour like black, my mood fall down and I am sad too. We use colours to relax too. Green and blue are good
for relaxation because blue commemorates the sea and green the wood.
12. Why is green used in hospitals?
I think it is because this colour is good for relaxation, it commemorates the wood and plants. Green brings quiet and that is what pacients need.
Housing and Home
house/mansion dom/veľký dom
basement pivnica
groundfloor prízemie
first floor prvé poschodie
attic manzarda
porch veranda, krytý vchod
overlook výhľad na
landlord/landlady statkár,
statkárka/domáci pán, domáca pani
rented house/flat prenajatý dom/byt
live on a housing estate bývať na sídlisku
in
a block of flats činžiak, panelák
in the suburb na predmestí
in the countryside na vidieku
poky house/room neútulný
dom/izba
overcrowded preplnený
spacious/roomy priestorný
share room with someone zdieľať s niekým izbu
hall
chodba
lounge veľká hala
kitchen kuchyňa
dining room jedáleň
living/sitting room obývacia izba
with
a fireplace s krbom
double bedroom spálňa s manželskou posteľou
guest room hosťovská izba
study pracovňa,
študovňa
bathroom kúpelňa
toilet/restroom toaleta
furniture nábytok
coat hanger vešiak na kabáty
hall mirror
zrkadlo
chest of drawers for shoes botník(skriňa so zásuvkami)
front door predné dvere
built-in cupboard zabudovaná
kuchynská linka
electric gadgets elektrické prístroje
home appliances domáce prístroje
gas cooker plynový sporák
electric stove elektrická pec/rúra
meat mincer mlynček na mäso
dough mixer mixér na cesto
cups and saucers šálky
a podšálky
crockery and china keramika a porcelán
cutlery príbor
baking tins plech na pečenie
coffee mill
mlynček na kávu
frying pan panvica na vysmážanie
pressure cooker tlakový hrniec
cooking utensils pomôcky na varenie
dish/bowl misa
wall unit obývačková stena
cupboard base unit príborník
upholstered suite/seat cushion čalúnená
súprava/sedačka
coffee table konferenčný stolík
armchair kreslo
net curtains záclony/závesy
houseplants izbové
rastliny
double bed manželská posteľ
wardrobe skriňa
dressing table toaletný stolík
fitted carpet/bedsite rug
celoplošný koberec/koberček
reading lamp lampa na čítanie
drawers zásuvky
bath/washbasin vaňa/umývadlo
bath
sponge/mouthwash špongia/ústna voda
turn off/on taps otočiť kohútikom
mixer tap batéria
From
book
attitude postoj
cut off odrezať, izolovať, vylúčiť
décor dekorácia
furnishings bytové zariadenie,
vybavenie
hide-and-seek hra na schovávačku
refuge útočište
sanctuary svätyňa
shutter okenica, roleta
spread
out roztiahnuť sa, rozvinúť sa
surround obklopiť sa
ups and downs dobré i zlé
creep in vkradnúť sa, vplížiť sa
decline pokles
folk ľudia
geranium pelargónia
poke strkať
sacrifice obetovať sa
sherpherd pastier
sink,
sank, sunk klesnúť
sufficient dostatočný
townsfolk obyvatelia mesta
woodstove pec na drevo
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