Lesson Types of Families 1

24. Single family home (Detached)
A single family home, often called a detached house, is an alone standing medium size house. There aren’t any other buildings touching a single family house.
Single family homes are most common outside of the city in areas called “suburbs”.
25. Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a very tall new style building. You will see many skyscrapers in nearly every city around the world.
They are made of glass and metal. Skyscrapers are used as office buildings or apartments.
26. Teepee
Teepees are the old style of house in which Native American Indians used to live. They were made with animal skins and sticks.
Whole towns of Indians would live in a small group of Teepees which could be taken apart and moved to new locations when the seasons changed.
27. Tent
A temporary shelter made from fabric. Most people use tents when they go camping and need to quickly set up a place to sleep that will protect them from the rain, wind and small animals overnight.
28. Terraced House
A terraced house is a tall but narrow house which is attached on both sides to another house. They are common in many European countries like England, Holland and Germany.
In those countries, whole streets of houses can all be connected to each other in a row.
29. Townhouse
A townhouse is similar to a terraced house. Townhouses are houses built for inner-city living.
There are tall and narrow buildings. They don’t have a lot of land around them and often only have very small gardens at the back.
30. Trailer
(See Caravan) A trailer is a small cabin with wheels. They can be pulled by trucks or other vehicles and often made from metal or fiberglass.
Trailers are commonly used by people who need to move from one place to another for short periods of time. For example, circus performers and actors who live on set.
31. Treehouse
A treehouse is a structure built between the branches of a large tree. They are often seen as places for children to play.
But there are hotels around the world where you can sleep in a treehouse hotel room above the ground. Some old tribes also live in treehouses.