Housing, buildings, flats and furniture

17. Housing, building, flats and furniture
What is your ideal house? - My ideal house is a big family house, with big garden. I would like to have a sauna, fitnes and a swimming pool in my house. And outside the house I would like to have a swimming pool too. I would like to have two floors in my house.
What do you like on your flat? - I like here the atmosphere, I like that there is my all family.
Why you go to home? What do you like at home?
My opinion on live in village or town?
village
advantages – clean air, quiet, you can have animal, …
disadvantages – nothing to do, everbody knows everybody (everything), a few shops, jobs, commuting, bad connection to the other destinations, …
town
advantages – more people, more entertainment, more shops, more jobs, more schools, …
disadvantages – air pollution, too many Vietnamesse shops, gangs, more cars – traffic jams, …
Which things are my at home? - There is my bed, my table, my warddrobe with my clothes.
Houses and homes
KINDS OF HOUSE
You live in a detached house if it stands in its own grounds. (= rodinný dům)
Your house is semi-detached if it is joined to another one. People talk about living in a semi.
(= dvojdomek)
You live in a terraced house if your house is in a terrace of houses. (= řadový domek)
A flat can be in a block of flats or part of an older house. (= panelák)
A cottage is usually a small house in the country.
A bungalow is a house with only one floor.
WHICH FLOOR?
the basement (= suterén)
the cellar (= sklep)
the ground floor (= přízemí)
the first floor (= první patro)
the top floor (= horní patro)
the attic (= podkroví)
the loft (= půda)

PARTS OF A HOUSE
fence (= plot)
lawn (= trávník)
hedge (= živý plot)
roof (= střecha)
chimneys (= komíny)
balcony (= balkón)
front door (= přední dveře)
steps (= schody)
gate (= vrata)
garage (= garáž)

AN EMPTY ROOM
ceiling (= strop)
light switch (= vypínač světla)
power point / socket (= zásuvka)
radiator (= topení)
wall (= zeď)
floor (= podlaha)
ROOMS
You relax and watch TV. => in the living room
You cook. => in the kitchen
You eat your dinner. => in the dining room
You sleep. => in your bedroom
You have a shower. => in the bathroom
You put up guests. => in the spare roomTHE LIVING ROOM
IN THE LIVING ROOM
carpet (= koberec)
curtain (= záclona)
remote control (= dálkové ovládání)
armchair (= křeslo)
fireplace (= krb)
cushions (= ozdobné polštářky)
stereosystem (= přehrávač)
bookcase (= knihovna)
mantel piece (= krbová římsa)
coffee table (= stolek na kafe)
lamp (= lampa)
blind (= žaluzie, roleta)
sofa (= pohovka)
television (= televize)
rug (= kobereček)
clock (= hodiny)
dining chair (= jídelní židle)
picture (= obrázek)
dining table (= jídelní stůl)
ornament (= ozdoba)

AT HOME
What a lovely house!
Come in and sit down.
Would you like some coffee?
Black or white?
These cakes look delicious.
I´d rather have tea, actually.
Where´s your loo? (= kde je toaleta?)
Make yourselves at home.
Can I take your jackets?

PAYING A COMPLIMENT
I like your speakers. What do they sound like? They´re great – really great sound.
What a fantastic view! Can you see the sea? On a clear day, yes.
What an interesting picture! Who is it? My great-great-grandfather, actually.
You´ve got a lot of books. Have you read them all? Yes, every one. I love reading.
I love your clock. Does it work? Oh, yes, it just needs winding up.
What a lovely carpet! Is it Turkish or Persian? It´s Indian, actually.
Your plants are wonderful. What´s this one called? It´s the kind of geranium.
I´ve never seen such a lovely house. Have you lied here long? Yes, since we were married.
THINGS ON THE DINNER TABLE
knife (= nůž)
placemat (= tác pod talířem)
napkin (= ubrousek)
coaster (= podtácek)
wine glass (= sklenice na víno)
soup spoon (= polévková lžíce)
fork (= vidlička)
plate (= talíř)
dessert spoon (= dezertová lžička)

DINNER CONVERSATION
Could you pass the pepper, please?
What about some more wine for anyone?
Can I give you some more salad?
Help yourself, everyone. (= nabídněte s