A: Without looking at the list below, listen to your teacher read out a list of words and put up your hand whenever you think you know how all those words are connected. Each person can only guess once for each category, so wait until you are fairly sure before you raise your hand.
B: Label the categories of vocabulary below
hut, serviced apartment, tent, caravan, B&B (= bed and breakfast), villa, log cabin, bungalow, self-catering flat, second home/ holiday home, mobile home, condo, maisonette, camper van, igloo, (youth) hostel, shared house, penthouse, host family, (student) halls/ dorm(itory)
bidet, toilet, shower cubicle, bathtub,
sand, stone (marble, limestone, etc), mortar, (reinforced) concrete, cement, wood, paint, brick, paper, mud, reeds, metal
central heating, double glazing, (real/ coal/ electric/ gas) fire, paraffin stove, insulation, (fan) heater,
rent, mortgage, deposit, housing benefit, subsidized housing
carpet, rug, tatami, wood, stone, linoleum, mat
armchair, (kitchen/ swivel) chair, chest of drawers, dresser, (queen-sized) bed, futon/ sofa-bed
wooden flooring, wallpaper, (wall to wall/ fitted) carpet, fireplace, mantelpiece, chandelier, (wooden) beam, pillar
fluorescent strip, LED bulb, (desk) lamp, spotlight, candle, chandelier
beam, banister, stairs, floorboards, kitchen table, wardrobe/ closet
drive, path, ivy, front garden, flower box, shutter, chimney, garage, carport, doorstep, fence, hedge, garden wall, gate, greenhouse, lawn, flowerbed, drainpipe
balcony, terrace, garage, lobby, utility room, hall/ corridor, living room/ sitting room/ lounge, landing, loft/ attic, cellar/ basement
loft/ attic, cellar/ basement, built in cupboard, walk in wardrobe
intercom, security camera, air conditioning, smoke detector, burglar alarm
terraced, semi-detached, detached, bungalow, mansion, cottage,
thatched, tiled, flat, steep, terrace
Compare your answers with the next page.
Suggested answers
accommodation – hut, serviced apartment, tent, caravan, B&B (= bed and breakfast), villa, log cabin, bungalow, self-catering flat, second home/ holiday home, mobile home, condo, maisonette, camper van, igloo, (youth) hostel, shared house, penthouse, host family, (student) halls/ dorm(itory)
bathroom – bidet, toilet, shower cubicle, bathtub,
building material – sand, stone (marble, limestone, etc), mortar, (reinforced) concrete, cement, wood, paint, brick, paper, mud, reeds, metal
connected to winter – central heating, double glazing, (real/ coal/ electric/ gas) fire, paraffin stove, insulation, (fan) heater,
finance – rent, mortgage, deposit, housing benefit, subsidized housing
floor – carpet, rug, tatami, wood, stone, linoleum, mat
furniture – armchair, (kitchen/ swivel) chair, chest of drawers, dresser, (queen-sized) bed, futon/ sofa-bed
interior – wooden flooring, wallpaper, (wall to wall/ fitted) carpet, fireplace, mantelpiece, chandelier, (wooden) beam, pillar
lighting –fluorescent strip, LED bulb, (desk) lamp, spotlight, candle, chandelier
made from wood – beam, banister, stairs, floorboards, kitchen table, wardrobe/ closet
outside the house – drive, path, ivy, front garden, flower box, shutter, chimney, garage, carport, doorstep, fence, hedge, garden wall, gate, greenhouse, lawn, flowerbed, drainpipe
part of a house – balcony, terrace, garage, lobby, utility room, hall/ corridor, living room/ sitting room/ lounge, landing, loft/ attic, cellar/ basement
storage – loft/ attic, cellar/ basement, built in cupboard, walk in wardrobe
technology – intercom, security camera, air conditioning, smoke detector, burglar alarm
type of house – terraced, semi-detached, detached, bungalow, mansion, cottage,
type of roof – thatched, tiled, flat, steep, terrace
Test each other in pairs
Choose one category and help your partner to remember as many words in that category as they can.
Can you add any words to the lists above?
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