KNOW YOUR BUILDING Skyscrapers are the tallest buildings
KNOW YOUR BUILDING!
Skyscrapers are the tallest buildings in a city Which cities can you think of that have skyscrapers? Where is the tallest skyscraper in the world?
Burji Khalifa- Dubai 828 m high 163 floors Built 2010
Multi storey High rise These buildings have many levels. What might they be used for?
Block of flats Apartment block Try and describe these buildings.
Apartment Building How would you describe this?
Unit small flat, in small blocks or can be free standing
Penthouse: an expensive apartment or set of rooms at the top of a hotel or tall building
Studio apartment How many rooms does this kind of apartment have? What is the only separated space?
Terrace houses Victoran terrace house- one house is attached to the next in a row. How many storeys do these houses have? We call them …………. . Storey! Semi-detached terrace house. Only one side is attached to the row of houses
Detached house Free standing One is a multi-storey, one is a single storey!
Manor : owned by aristocracy in England a large old house in the country with land belonging to it
Villa a house usually in the countryside or near the sea, especially in southern Europe, and often one which people can rent for a holiday
Describing opposites Mansion Shack
Matching“ a studio apartment has only one room” Use the phrases on the right to help you make sentences. Cottage Shed Cabin Town house Farm house Ranch County house Hut Chalet Iglu Teepee House-boat In the countryside On a farm A floating house In the alps- skiing For tools Made from snow A type of tent A small house in the mountains (made out of logs) A farm house in America Small house (with a thatched roof) Very small house in the mountains A house in town
Can you use these words in a sentence? Mulit- storey Semi-detached Free standing Balcony Renovated Cellar/ basement Tool shed Designed by an architect
- Slides: 16