Lesson Types of Families 1

shopping mall = shopping centre with many different kinds of stores

skilled = if you can do special work

skyscraper = a very tall and modern building

slave = someone who is owned by another person and works for them for little or no money

soldier = a person who goes to war for a country

spread = move from one place to another

step = action

suburb = area in which people live, which is far away from the city centre

surround = around an object

tailor = a person who makes clothes so that they fit a person perfectly

tear –tore = rip or split open

temple = a building where people go to pray

term = word, phrase

terraced house = a house which is part of a row of houses joined together

trade = buy and sell products

traffic = all the cars, buses, bikes etc.. that move on a street

traffic jam = long line of cars on a road that cannot move or move very slowly

unemployed = out of work, with no job

unhealthy = bad for your body

urban = city-like

variety = many different

vehicle = machine with an engine that transports people or things

violent = full of action in which people are killed or shot

warehouse = a large building where you keep many products

waste = unwanted materials that people throw away after they have used them



L esson 20. Best place to live
L esson 22. Modern apartments and traditional house


1. Apartment
An apartment is an American term for a home where you live (British English: flat) in a separate home within a large building where others also have their own home.
This style of building is often called an apartment block. Or, if it’s very large, a skyscraper.
Apartment blocks are normally owned by a single company or developer and each apartment is rented by the person living there.
2. Bungalow
A bungalow is a low-built one story house. It’s often small in size. Bungalows often have a veranda (porch), at the front and or back, which is a covered area to sit.
3. Caravan
A caravan is a vehicle, which can be pulled behind a car or truck, which is made for living in. A caravan is also commonly called a trailer.
Caravans are often used for short term stay, for example when going on holiday.
4. Castle
Castles are large and often old buildings. Hundreds of years ago, many kings and queens would live in castles.
Castles are made with thick stone walls to protect the people living there. They’re also sometimes surrounded by a circle of water, called a moat.