Từ vựng về chủ đề Houses - Apartments

từ vựng houses và apartments ielts speaking

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Sau đây thầy Hiếu Pro sẽ cung cấp cho bạn một số từ và cụm từ vựng hay về chủ đề houses and apartments cho phần thi ielts của mình. Hy vọng nó sẽ giúp bạn đạt điểm cao trong kỳ thi ielts.

NOW! LET'S GET START: 

Key Vocabulary

• reside/currently living
  
• located/situated in
• inner city/central location
  
• suburbs/outskirts
• rent<>own
• born and raised there/resided/lived there since I was
  
• two-bedroom multi-storied house/single-storey house
  
• two-bedroom apartment complex/high-rise apartment
  
• back garden/yard
• balcony/veranda
• nicely/simply decorated
  
• nice/simple décor
  
• ostentatious<>modest
• homely (comfortable)/cozy
  
• spacious<>cramped
• all the mod cons (modern appliances)
  
• redecorated/renovated
  
• run down/in disrepair
  
• cold and draughty (cold air from outside)
  
• vicinity/nearby
  

Vocabulary Builder

A. Match the words to a synonym, antonym, or idiom.

words	synonym, antonym, or idiom
1. single storey	house reside
2. ostentatious	spacious
3. roomy	bought
4. inner-city	run-down
5. staying	washing machine
6. homely	veranda
7. own	simple
8. balcony	suburbs
9. redecorated	cozy
10. mod cons	high-rise apartment

Additional Vocabulary

• isolated rural community
• detached house
• town-house
• condominium
• cottage
• single-story house
• old fashioned/tradition house
• unique design/architectural style
• garden/yard/vegetable garden
• sitting/living room
• en suite
• garage
• furnished-unfurnished

Apartments: Positives & Negatives

- noisy – hear neighbours
- limited space/cramped
- cut off from neighbours – less social
- can’t make any structural changes
+ well-constructed
+ modern
+ all the mod cons (modern appliances)
+ good security
+ spacious/enormous
+ central
+ good facilities (swimming pool/tennis
courts)
+ panoramic views
+ not cold and draughty like some old houses
+ not susceptible to power-cuts like houses

B. Practice: Fill in the gaps with the correct word from the key vocabulary above, circle the correct word in bold, and then answer the questions, using the structure provided but with information that is true for you.

1. Where do you live?

I’m currently ____________ with my parents in/on a two____________
____________, which is located in/on the ____________ of/at London.
(short answer + explanation)

2. How long have you lived there?

I’ve been there 21 years as I was ____________ there, and also since my
father works in the ____________.
(short answer + reason + explanation)

3. What do you like about your home?

While it’s not a/the flashy or ____________ place, it’s nice and
____________ . Also, the interior is not too/to cramped - it’s actually quite
____________, with three ____________, each having their own en-suite.
(contrast two answers + reason + explanation)

4. What do you like most about your home?

What I really love is the ____________, which overlooks the
____________, which has a/the small vegetable garden.
(“What I particularly/especially/really/most enjoy” + reasons + examples)

5. If you could change anything about your home, what would it be?

Given the kitchen and bathroom are looking a bit run____________, showing
their age, it’d be nice if they could be __________
(reason + short answer)