House DesignPart I. The Outside
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1. Types of houses
a) What would be your dream house? Take one of these quizzes:
Girls: http://www.mylifetime.com/fun-quizzes/style/what-s-your-dream-home-style
General: http://my.hgtv.com/style-finder/stylefinder.esi
What was the outcome of your quiz?
Which things are important to you in a house? Discuss with your group members.b) Indicate which type of house you can see here:
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a bedsitter or bedsita bungalowa castlea cottagea flat in a block of flats or a skyscraper
a mansiona penthousea studio or studio flata loft conversion
c) Which house is which?
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A detached houseA semi-detached house
A terraced houseAre these two-storey houses?
d) Rank these types of houses from high to low price + assign a category to them:
A very high budgetB high budgetC medium budget
D low budgetE a bargain (= een koopje)
a bedsitter or bedsita bungalowa castlea cottagea dump (krot)
a flat in a block of flats or a skyscrapera mansiona penthousea studio or studio flata loft conversion
Are these houses compact, medium, large or expansive?
e) Make a list of two advantages and two disadvantages for each type of house:
2 advantages 2 disadvantagesa castle
a cottage
a terraced house
a flat in a skyscraper
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