Accommodation

Read the descriptions 1 - 14 and decide which type of accommodation is being described in
each one.

detached house • semi-detached house • house • mansion
palace • castle • bungalow • cottage • caravan
prison cell • hospital ward • barracks • houseboat • flat

1. It's quite an old house, and the walls are paper-thin, so we can hear everything the neighbours on both sides are doing.

2. There are three of us in here and it's really claustrophobic, especially as we can't open
the window and the door is locked all the time. Oh well, only another 7 years to go!

3. The patients on either side of me are really nice, which is good because otherwise this
place is really depressing. I hope I get well soon.

4. Towers and turrets, bastions and battlements. Mist on the moat and dragons under the
drawbridge. This place is awe-inspiring.

5. It's a bit cramped, but the great advantage is that, when we get fed up with one place, we
just attach it to the back of the car and move on.

6. It's lovely out here in the countryside and we try to spend as much time here as possible.
It's quite a little house, but very cosy, of course.

7. It's a very large, spacious house with a long drive, beautiful gardens and a view over the
golf course. There are fifteen bedrooms, although we don't use them all of course!

8. Although we live in the city, our house stands alone in its own garden. This means that we
don't get any noise from the neighbours on either side.

9. Our next-door neighbour likes to play loud music at night, so we moved the bedroom to
the other side of the house where there aren't any neighbours directly next door.

10. I'm not sure who lives there now, but at one time it was the residence of King George III.
It's very grandiose; 120 bedrooms and almost 600 hectares of land.

11. My grandparents bought it last year. Its main advantage is that it only has one floor, so
they don't have to worry about climbing any stairs.

12. It's moored on the River Thames near London. It's very peaceful, apart from the
noise from the ducks and geese.

13. The block where we live is next to the underground station. It's smaller than our old
house, of course, but we have a great view from the 8th floor.

14. There are fifteen of us in here, but the sergeant-major makes sure we keep it tidy. If
we don't, we get extra guard-duty!

Look at the following sentences and decide whether the explanations which follow them are TRUE or FALSE.

1. The hotel is a real home from home.
The hotel is not very comfortable. TRUE / FALSE

2. He lay down on the sofa, opened a bottle of beer and made himself at home.
He behaved differently from the way he did in his own house. TRUE / FALSE

3. His new job is nothing to write home about.
His new job is not very exciting or special. TRUE / FALSE

4. The pub serves homely food.
The food in the pub is not very good. TRUE / FALSE

5. I had to tell her a few home truths.
I had to tell her some unpleasant facts about her. TRUE / FALSE

6. Cheer up, we're in the home straight now!
We've been working on a long project and have almost finished it. TRUE / FALSE

7. James lives in cardboard city.
James lives in a very comfortable house. TRUE / FALSE

8. The staff in the hotel were very accommodating.
The staff in the hotel were very helpful. TRUE / FALSE

9. Caron is my flat-mate.
Caron lives in the flat next door to mine. TRUE / FALSE

10. It's been a long, hard project, but we're almost home and dry.
The project is almost successfully finished. TRUE / FALSE

11.We need to drive the hammer home as soon as possible.
We need to start working as soon as possible. TRUE / FALSE

12.I took a job working as a home help.
I took a job helping people to move from one home to another. TRUE / FALSE