House DesignPart I. The Outside

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1. Types of houses

a) What would be your dream house? Take one of these quizzes:

Girls: http://www.mylifetime.com/fun-quizzes/style/what-s-your-dream-home-style

General: http://my.hgtv.com/style-finder/stylefinder.esi

What was the outcome of your quiz?

Which things are important to you in a house? Discuss with your group members.b) Indicate which type of house you can see here:

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a bedsitter or bedsita bungalowa castlea cottagea flat in a block of flats or a skyscraper

a mansiona penthousea studio or studio flata loft conversion

c) Which house is which?

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A detached houseA semi-detached house

A terraced houseAre these two-storey houses?

d) Rank these types of houses from high to low price + assign a category to them:

A very high budgetB high budgetC medium budget

D low budgetE a bargain (= een koopje)

a bedsitter or bedsita bungalowa castlea cottagea dump (krot)

a flat in a block of flats or a skyscrapera mansiona penthousea studio or studio flata loft conversion

Are these houses compact, medium, large or expansive?

e) Make a list of two advantages and two disadvantages for each type of house:

2 advantages 2 disadvantagesa castle

a cottage

a terraced house

a flat in a skyscraper

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