Culture corner 5 Exercise 2B, page 95 Home Sweet Home Imagine living in a sweet little country house called Rose Cottage or a huge Tudor style house called Woodlands.0:00
Sounds nice, doesn't it?0:39
Not all British people are lucky enough to live in houses as nice as these.0:41
But they do live in a wide range of houses that can be newly built or up to 500 years old.0:46
Detached and semi detached HOUSES A lot of British people live in detached or semi detached properties.0:54
A detached house is not joined to another.1:03
A semi detached is joined on one side to another house.1:06
They are brick houses built in various styles.1:11
They are made of either red or brown brick.1:15
Some of the houses built in Victorian times beyond between 1837 and 1901 were large villas.1:19
The exteriors are like works of art with steep slate roofs, stained glass panels in doors and windows, iron railings, tall chimney pots and large bay windows.1:27
They also had basements and attics.1:41
This type of house is often found in the suburbs, on the outskirts of a town or city or in villages.1:45
Terraced HOUSES Most people who live in or near town centres live in terraced houses.1:54
Most terraced houses were built to house people who came to towns and cities to work in the factories and mills.2:03
During the Industrial Revolution.2:10
Rows of houses were built back to back and they were joined together to save space.2:13
Each row of houses is a terrace and they only have two rooms downstairs and two rooms upstairs.2:20
Flats and Council houses In inner city areas you can often find huge tower blocks of flats, most of which were built during the 1950s and 60s.2:28
Some of these have been renovated and have recently become popular with wealthy young professionals.2:41
Others are council owned or cheap to rent flats that were built after the Second World War to replace houses that had been destroyed or to clear urban slums.2:48
Also in many cities and towns there are large council house estates.2:59
Bungalows A bungalow is a house which is only on one floor with no stairs.3:06
It may be joined to another bungalow or it might stand alone.3:14
Some of them have an extra room in the loft.3:19
These are called dormer bungalows.3:22
They are usually found in the suburbs or in villages.3:25
Retired or elderly people often live in these house.3:30
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