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British Homes
There are 22 million homes in Britain — big homes and small homes, old cottages and new buildings, houses and flats. (Americans say «apartment» but British people say «flat»). Many British people love old houses and these are often more expensive than modern ones. They also love gardening and you will see gardens everywhere you go: in towns, villages and out in the country.
Some are very small with just one tree and a few flowers. Others are enormous with plenty of flowers and enough vegetables and fruit trees. Two third of the families in Britain own their houses.
Millions of these houses are the same with two or three bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs, dining-room and kitchen downstairs. To pay for their house, home owners borrow money from a «building society» and pay back a little every month.
There are a great many different kinds of homes in Britain, but there are not enough! It is often very difficult for young people to find a home when they want to start a family. British homes are usually smaller than American homes. But like Americans old people, young families and unmarried people do not usually live together.
Жилища англичан
В Британии существует 22 миллиона домов — больших и маленьких, старых коттеджей и новых зданий, домов и квартир (американцы говорят «апартаменты», а англичане — «квартира»). Многие англичане живут в старых домах, и это чаще дороже, чем жить в современных домах. Они также любят садоводство, и вы увидите сады, куда бы ни шли: в городах, деревнях и вне деревень.
Некоторые очень маленькие, с одним деревом и небольшим количеством цветов. Другие — огромные, с большим количеством цветов, а также овощей и фруктовых деревьев. 2/3 английских семей владеют своими домами.
Миллионы таких домов одинаковы — с двумя или тремя спальнями и ванной наверху, столовой и кухней внизу. Чтобы заплатить за дома, владельцы их занимают деньги в строительном обществе и возвращают понемногу каждый месяц.
В Британии много разных видов домов, но их недостаточно! Многим людям очень трудно найти дом, когда они хотят завести семью. Жилища англичан обычно меньше американских. Но, как и у американцев, старики, молодые семьи и неженатые люди обычно не живут вместе.
Questions:
1. How many homes are there in Britain?
2. Two thirds of families own their own houses, don’t they?
3. What do these families do to pay for houses?
4. Is it difficult or easy for young people to find a home?
5. What can you tell about British homes?
Vocabulary:
owner — владелец
to borrow — занимать
enormous — огромный
Рассказ о британских домах на английском
English homes (Дома англичан)
Автор: Татьяна Франковская
About 51 million people live in England and most of them (84%) are largely concentrated in London. Like in an y other capital city there are a lot of blocks of flats with modern flats and a lot of people prefer living there. But people who are more conservative and value the traditions of their country live in the countryside.
The houses in the countryside are usually more expensive than the flats in big cities. I think it is normal because when you live in the country, you pay not just for the house but for the marvelous views, fresh air and a possibility to spend your free time in a garden (gardening is one of the most favourite hobbies among the British). English houses often have two floors and an attic. There is a kitchen, a dining-room and a living on the ground floor. Almost in every house there is a fire-place in the living-room, which is the most favourite place for all the family in the evenings or on holidays. There are bedrooms and several bathrooms on the first floor. There is always a room for guests. There is usually a study on the attic.
Usually houses in England are built from stones or bricks (from the local area), which are different in colour. And sometimes it seems that Britain is a country of multicoloured houses. In England there are many types of houses. People can live in a flat as it was told above. In most towns all over England there are streets of houses joined together in long rows. Such houses are called terraced houses. Two houses joined together are called semi-detached houses. If the houses are not joined to any other buildings they are called detached houses. The most popular types of houses among British people are semi-detached and detached houses.
Though more and more people tend to buy a house in the countryside, it has become a great problem for the English to buy a house because the prices on the property are increasing much faster than the wages. But it is always possible to take a mortgage in a bank, call upon rich relatives or buy a house jointly with friends.
Список слов к топику на тему «Дома англичан» (“English homes”) на английском языке:
• are largely concentrated – в основном сосредоточены
• block of flats – многоквартирный дом
• modern apartments – современные квартиры
• conservative – консервативный
• value – ценить
• marvelous view – чудесный вид
• stone – камень
• brick – кирпич
• row – ряд
• terraced houses – дома рядовой застройки
• semi-detached houses – двухквартирный дом с отдельным входом
• detached house – особняк
• property – собственность
• jointly – вместе
• mortgage – ипотечный заем
• call upon – призывать к помощи
• wages – заработная плата
Грамматика, которая будет полезной для топика «Дома англичан» (“English homes”) на английском языке: Present Simple, there is/ there are. Вы можете почитать необходимые темы по английской грамматике по этой ссылке.
Эти вопросы пригодятся Вам, если Вы захотите сами составить топик (тему) по английскому языку на тему «Дома англичан» (“English homes”):
1. Where do most of English people prefer to live?
2. Why are the houses in the country more expensive than the flats in big cities?
3. What types of houses do you know in England?
4. What are the most popular types of houses among English people?
5. Is it easy or difficult nowadays to buy a house? Why?
6. How can you buy a house?
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Британские дома Топик — Topic British Homes
Британцы любят свои дома и считают дом своей крепостью. В Великобритании существует большое количество телепередач о домах. Одна из таких программ, она называется «Меняемся комнатами», чрезвычайно популярна. Одна семья или пара въезжает в комнату, расположенную в доме другой семьи, и меняет ее облик. Иногда они меняют ее совершенно, изменяя стиль и покупая новую мебель. Порой хозяева бывают недовольны произошедшими переменами, так как обновленная комната не в их вкусе.
В Британии существуют различные типы домов: от традиционных сельских
домиков под земляной крышей до современных многоквартирных домов в больших городах. Дома различают по времени постройки, например, эпохи короля Георга, королевы Виктории, дома построенные в 30-у годы прошлого века или послевоенные постройки. Так же различают архитектурные типы. Так, дом рядовой застройки представляет собой один из стандартных домов, стоящих вдоль улицы и соединенный с соседними. Двухквартирный дом — это два соединенных вместе дома, имеющих общую стену. Есть также отдельно стоящие дома и одноэтажные летние дома бунгало. Название происходит из языка хинди и пришло в английский
Британские дома обычно построены из кирпича. Двухквартирные дома обычно располагаются на окраине или в пригороде, недалеко от центра города. Дома рядовой постройки и многоквартирные дома располагаются в основном в центре. Это в большинстве своем районы города, где проживают бедные люди, и там высокий уровень преступности. Хотя и не всегда, все зависит от того, проживает ли там рабочий люд или средний класс. Также население того или иного района может меняться с течением времени. Там, где раньше жили богатые люди, теперь живут бедные. В подобных случаях большие дома эпохи короля Георга и королевы Виктории были разделены на множество квартир. Тогда как ранее в таких домах проживала всего лишь одна семья с прислугой, теперь там можно увидеть от 5-ти до 10-ти семей. Британцы любят заниматься садоводством, поэтому большинство предпочитает жить в частном доме, нежели в квартире. В действительности, около 80% британцев живут в домах. Порядка 67% имеют свое собственное жилье, остальные снимают, т. е. проживают в съемных квартирах или домах.
Перевод на английский язык
British people love their homes and consider their home to be their castle. In the UK there are a lot of TV programmes about houses. One programme, called ‘Changing rooms’ is very popular. One family or couple takes a room in another family’s house and they change the look of the room. Sometimes they change it completely, changing the furniture and the style. Sometimes the people who live there are very happy with the new room, sometimes it does not suit their taste and they don’t like the changes at all.
There are various types of housing in Britain. These range from the traditional thatched cottages to modern blocks of flats in the cities. Houses are often described by the period they were built in, for example, Georgian, Victorian, 1930’s or post-war. They are also described by the type of house they are. A terraced house is a house joined to another house. A semi-detached house is two houses joined together. A detached house is a house which has no houses attached to it. A bungalow is a one story house, and the word comes from hindi, the Indian language. The word was introduced into Britain during the British occupation of India. British houses are also described by the number of bedrooms they have, e. g. 3 or 4 bedrooms.
British houses are usually built of brick. Semi-detached houses are usually in the suburbs, which are near the town centre. Terraced houses and blocks of flats are mostly in the town centre. These are often the inner city areas which have the poorest people and the highest crime. Although not always, it depends on whether it is a working class area, or a middle class area. Also the area may have changed over time from an area of rich people to an area of poor people. In such cases, the big Georgian and Victorian houses have been divided up into lots of flats. Where one large house would have had one family and some servants, it may now have 5-10 families. Most British people love gardens, and this is one reason why so many people prefer to live in houses rather than flats. Actually, about 80% of British people live in houses. About 67% of British people own their houses or flats. The rest are ‘renting’ i. e. living in rented accommodation.
Проект по английскому языку на тему » Типичный английский дом»
специалист в области арт-терапии
Municipal State Secondary Educational Institution
«Manily Secondary School»
On the topic «Typical British House»
Written by: Zhurba Ilona
Pupil of the 5 th form
Checked by: teacher
Contest
Annotation 3
Main Information 4
Types of British houses 4
Architecture and buildin g 5
Description of a typical English house 5
Differences between Russian and British houses 6
The theme of a house is always actual for people. The house of a person can tell a lot about the habits and features of life of its owner. That is why traditional British homes are a reflection of the national character of the people of this country.
At the lessons of English, we`ve learnt the topic Typical British house but we`d like to learn more about British houses and compare them with Russian typical houses.
So, we`ve got the problem: Are there differences between Russian and English Houses? We`ve started gathering information to solve this problem.
Object: Find out if there are differences between English and Russian typical houses.
Tasks: 1. Find information about types of houses in Britain
2. Find out how typical British house looks like.
3. Find information about unusual houses
4. Make the model of English house and do project.
Hypothesis: English houses differ from Russian ones.
Methods used in the project: method of research and comparison.
Practical result: the model of a typical English house might be useful during English lessons.
Novelty of the project: the question if there are differences between English and Russian house is explored in Manily secondary school for the first time.
Types of British Houses
An English proverb says: «My home is my castle». 80 % of British people live in private houses but not in blocks of flats. Traditionally most people prefer to live in a house with a garden and garage.
The distinctive feature of the British house is its size. Rooms in the house are quite small. Typical English house has two floors, back and front garden. A kitchen, a hall and a dining room are on the ground floor, bedrooms are on the first floor.
In Britain there are 3 types of houses:
Detached house is a mention house. It is more expensive than others.
Semi-detached house is a half-mansion house with one common wall for two hosts. This house is smaller than a mansion. There are bedrooms, a bathroom upstairs and a kitchen, a living room downstairs. This type of houses is type of houses is typical for Ireland and Great Britain. They are popular among middle class people.
Terraced house is a group of houses built on the same line in the same street. They appeared in Europe in XVI century. First and last houses called end terrace. They are the largest in the line. These houses appeared in Britain after great fire in London, then after Second World war they were changed.
There are also three types of buildings in which people can live. They are Block of flats, Bungalows and Cottages. Bungalows appeared in 1860 year. It is one-floor separate house without steps. Thanks to geographical position Bungalows are built along the south coast where there are seaside resorts and the retires prefer living there.
Cottage is a traditional country house. It is not big, old separate house with a straw roof and lovely garden. It is considered to be an ideal house.
More and more people buy their own houses nowadays, because Great Britain is an isolated country and isolation is a typical British trait.
20 % of the British live in the houses or flats they rent.
II Architecture and building of houses in Britain
There are a lot of historical houses, castles, farms in Britain. «English» style is popular classic style. It is mix of George and Regent`s style: simple walls from bricks, white window-sashes.
Architecture in Britain is historical treasure and differs from the other Europe.
III Description of a typical British house
Traditional British homes are a reflection o the national character of the people o this country. British people appreciate peace and comfort. Their homes are small in size, but bright and comfortable. Most often they have only two floors. On the first floor there is a living room, kitchen, and cabinet, and on the second – the master bedroom, bathroom and toilet.
The living room is the heart o the British home. There is usually a fireplace around which all the family members gather in the evening. In the interior of a British house, as a rule, there are light shades. The English do not like to buy Extra furniture, so their home has only everything you need. But there will certainly be soft deep chairs and a large sofa covered with a cozy blanket.
The English appreciate originality so their houses are all very different inspite of the same type of building.
In front of each house is necessarily a garden in which the owners grow mainly flowers.
British people are very hospitable and they are happy to invite friends and acquaintances to their cozy homes.
Unusual houses in Britain are Tree house (« Дерево дом »), The Bottle house (« Дом бутылка »), The Balancing Barn (« Балансирующий сарай »).
« Дом в море » It is a single house with the own island and the bridge. Pineapple house « Дом ананас » In 18 th century travelers brought exotic fruits from India and America. One British governor was impressed by a pineapple and has built that house.
Nowadays nonstandard buildings are popular in Britain. You can see rebuilt churches (Former Weslyan Chapel: Henley-On-Thames) water-bearing stations (House in the clouds (« Дом в облаках ») mills, old schools, storehouses, stables.
V Differences between Russian and British houses
British houses reflect the history of the country. England is often called two-stored, because two-stored buildings are more spread in contrast to many-stored Russia.
The «first floor» in our country is “ground floor” for the British. So, if they say that the flat is on the first floor it is on the second floor in our country. Thus two-stored buildings in England are three-stored in fact.
For a person who got acquainted to the Russian reality after living in an English house a simple double-roomed flat will seem to be harmony.
After comparing Russian and English houses we can say:
The Russian built houses for comfort
The British built beautiful houses with beautiful outside and inside design
British houses are not modern, there are elements of anciency in them
The Russian try to build modern houses
The British like to be at home. They say: «My home is my castle»
The Russian loves their house but it is often a flat. They like to invite guests. The Russian are more open and hospitable than the British
Дома Британии топик
British people love their homes and consider their home to be their castle.
There are various types of housing in Britain. These range from the traditional thatched cottages to modern blocks of flats in the cities. Houses are often described by the period they were built in, for example, Georgian, Victorian, 1930’s or post-war. They are also described by the type of house they are. A terraced house is a house joined to another house. A semi-detached house is two houses joined together. A detached house is a house which has no houses attached to it. A bungalow is a one story house, and the word comes from hindi, the Indian language.
British houses are also described by the number of bedrooms they have, e.g. 3 or 4 bedrooms.
British houses are usually built of brick. Semi-detached houses are usually in the suburbs, which are near the town centre.
Most British people love gardens, and this is one reason why so many people prefer to live in houses rather than flats. Actually, about 80% of British people live in houses. About 67% of British people own their houses or flats. The rest are ‘renting’ i.e. living in rented accommodation.
Британцы любят свои дома и считают дом своей крепостью.
В Британии существуют различные типы домов: от традиционных сельских домиков под земляной крышей до современных многоквартирных домов в больших городах. Дома различают по времени постройки, например, эпохи короля Георга, королевы Виктории, дома построенные в 30-у годы прошлого века или послевоенные постройки. Так же различают архитектурные типы. Так, дом рядовой застройки представляет собой один из стандартных домов, стоящих вдоль улицы и соединенный с соседними. Двухквартирный дом – это два соединенных вместе дома, имеющих общую стену. Есть также отдельно стоящие дома и одноэтажные летние дома бунгало.
Британские дома также описывают с указанием на количество спален, например дом с темя или четырьмя спальнями.
Британские дома обычно построены из кирпича. Двухквартирные дома обычно располагаются на окраине или в пригороде, недалеко от центра города. Дома рядовой постройки и многоквартирные дома располагаются в основном в центре.
Британцы любят заниматься садоводством, поэтому большинство предпочитает жить в частном доме, нежели в квартире. В действительности, около 80% британцев живут в домах. Порядка 67% имеют свое собственное жилье, остальные снимают, т.е. проживают в съемных квартирах или домах.
