II. Find English equivalents for the following Russian words and word combinations (pp. 6 - 7)

Кирпичные стены - brick walls; черепичная крыша- tiled roof; памятник старины -ancient monument; построить дом на дереве – to build the house on the tree; разводной мост - drawbridge; сквозняк - draught; каменный дом- rock house; труба - chimney; соломенная крыша – thatched roof; каменные стены – stone walls; жить на макушке дерева – to live in the tree top; страдать от аллергии – to suffer from hay fever; практичная / непрактичная пристройка к дому – practical|impractical extension to the house; выделяться из толпы – to stand out from the crowd; убедить кого-то в преимуществах чего-либо – to convince smb of the benefits of sth; счета за отопление – fuel bills; хижина на сваях – hut on stilts; портить вид района – to spoil the look of the neighbourhood; ориентир / достопримечательность - landmark; суровые зимы – harsh winters; ель – spruce tree; островерхая крыша – pitched roof; главная башня замка – a keep; жилье класса люкс – deluxe dwelling; создать свое собственное предприятие – to set up your own enterprise; построить с нуля – to build from scratch; скульптура местного художника – the sculpture by local artist; боязнь / страх высоты - a fear of heights; просторный дом -airy (spacious) house; балкон, огибающий дом с двух сторон – a balcony running about 2 sides; совершенно новый -brand new; переделанный подземный резервуар для воды - converted underground water tank.

III. Use the dictionary and see the pictures below to find out the differences between the following types of buildings. Get ready to explain them to the class:

1. a bungalow-The house of a European in India, generally a ground floor with a verandah all round it, and the roof thatched to keep off the hot rays of the sun.(a small house with one floor)

2. a terraced house BrE / row house AmE - one of several houses that are joined together. Row of houses, they have several entries.they have common walls

3. a semi-detached house BrE / duplex AmE -a house that is attached to another house on one side 2.a house that is divided into two separate homes

4. a detached house -a house that is not joined to another house, single house.

5. a block of flats BrE / an apartment building AmE – a house of many flats (dwelling), block.

6. a cottage -a small house in the country

7. a ranch house -a ranch with a split entry way. there are usually 3 bedrooms, 1 shared

(in the countryside)