Maturitní
otázka číslo 12.
I live in a
small family house in Hlučín. We have moved recently so this house is quite
new, without garden, surround (plot) and a mess in the cellar. On a ground
floor we have a big living room together with dining room, kitchen, and
toilettes. On the first floor there is bathroom and 4 bedrooms. In the cellar
we have laundry.
House x
Home – house is a place where we live, it’s not alive. It’s a house, flat,
hotel … Home is also a place where we live, but it’s not a house, but it’s in a
house, it’s the environment, family, friends, dog
Homeless - people without home, have no money,
family, friends, work, food, some of them can’t have a work, but some can but
don’t want. They are used to their way of life, don’t want to change it. Near
FM the homeless live in a holes made into the land, near the pipe with hot
water so they live in warm.
The place I
like most in my house is my room. Sometimes it‘s clean and tidy, warm, it‘s
decorated in white and brown, the walls are very smooth, but there are some
corners for example near skylight and it looks like very well, I like that
view. I have 3 windows in my room so it’s very light. It is situated to the
south so in the afternoon the sun in shining through whole room. I have a bed,
2 bookcases, and 2 wardrobes with a radio. Under the skylight there is my table
with a lamp, computer and printer. But the table is quite big so I still have a
lot of space there. Next to the bet there is bedside table with a small lamp. I
have no curtains there.
The place
where the whole family live is the living room. We watch TV there, eat,
sometimes sleep. It’s very uncomfortable to be there sometimes. I sit in the
armchair and watch TV for example and whole family go through here every
minute, they talk loudly, open and close doors…
Flat: adv. – smaller – less vacuuming,
better for keeping tidy, they heat for you, warm the water, no garden, no
paling (plot)
disadv. – lack of place, a
lot of people, no privacy, shared rooms, sometimes you have to pay for it,
nothing to do
House: adv.
– a lot of place, everybody has own room, no paying, garden,
disadv.
– a lot of cleaning, vacuuming, household duties, you have to heat yourself,
look after the pavement, garden, you do everything yourself
Town: adv. – more comfortable, a lot of
shops, services, better transport from part to part, close to school, work,
more attractions, sport organisations
disadv. – smog,
pollution, noise, cars, a lot of people, no nature, just concrete (beton)
Village: adv. – own house, you no
everybody, nice nature, fresh air, no noise, cars
diadv. – commuting to work, no services, sometimes boring, bad
transport
When I was
in GB I lived in a very small terrace house. On the ground floor there was an
entrance hall, a kitchen with dining room, pantry (spižírna) and a small
lumber-room (komora). In the first floor there were 2 bedrooms, bathroom with
toilet and small living room with TV, video, sofa and armchair. There were some
wardrobes and flowers there. Behind the house they had very small garden. You
could go there from the kitchen. But the garden have maybe only 20 or 30 sq. m.
There was only one small bush, a little reed (rákosí) and a few flowers. They
didn’t have garage so
they parked in front of the house. I haven’t seen typical English green
unfortunately.
It’s very
tough to get a flat recently. There are little flats here, because everyone
especially young families want to have own flat. They have to book the flat and
wait sometimes a few years. They can save money meanwhile. They can also borrow
money from a bank or just from parents or friends. People can hire a flat,
share a flat with someone else, get flat from the employer, rebuilt a house or
built a new house. For young people it’s better to stay with parents. They
share duties, don’t pay much money for water, electricity, gas, grandparents
can look after children, but sometimes they have quarrels, they want to do
things other way, grandparents spoil children…
My ideal
house is a house somewhere at the end of a town, near the wood, with nice
environment, somewhere where is a hot weather. It has ground and first floor.
Bid garage for my two big cars and everything is controlled by computer oven,
microwave, dishwasher, washing machine, TV, video, stereo, satellite, my
computer is connected to internet. I don’t have keys, the computer scans my
hand or eye. I control the computer with my voice. I have big garden with big trees,
and a swimming pool in the middle. I‘ll maybe have a tennis or squash court.
Housing
place
to live
residence residence
tenement house nájemní dům
bungalow bungalov
tent stan
detached
house rodinný domek
caravan karavan
block of flats
panelák
castle
zámek
hotel hotel
semi
detached house dvojdomek
lighthouse maják
windmill
mlýn
cottage
chata
palace palác
country
house venkovský dùm
terraced
house øadový domek
houseboat houseboat
shelter skrýš
flat byt
mansion
zámek
brick
wall cihlová zeï
stone
kámen
concrete
wall betonová zeï
tile taška, krytina
slate bøidlice
thatch došek
wood døevo
slate
roof bøidlicová støecha
thatched
roof došková støecha
tiled
roof støecha z tašek
flat
roof plochá støecha
chimney komín
drainpipe
okapová roura
dormer vikýø
TV
aerial, satellite dish satelit
on
the top floor v horním patøe
on
the ground floor v pøízemí
on
the cellar ve sklepì
on
the underground car park v podzemní garáži
window
box kvìtinový truhlík
shutter
okenice
window-sill,
window-ledge okenní øímsa
bay
window arkýøové okno
arch oblouk
pillar,
column sloup
gutter,
the gutter press - the tabloids
okapový žlab
knocker,
door knocker zámek
letter-box dopisní schránka
garage garáž
greenhouse
skleník
yard dvùr
fence plot
gate branka
veranda
veranda
banister
rohožka
furnishings vybavení bytu
furniture nábytek
entrance
hall vstupní hala
hall pøedsíò
drawing
room pøijímací místnost
lounge salón
balcony balkón
dining
room jídelna
sitting
room obývací pokoj
unit
furniture sektorový nábytek
wall
unit nábytková stìna
cupboard pøíborník
sideboard skøíò
shelf police
bookcase knihovna
table stùl
armchair køeslo
coffee
table konferenèní stolek
rocking
chair houpací køeslo
three-piece
suite sedací souprava
fireplace
krb
hearth ohništì
shade
lustr
picture
obraz
parquet
floor parketová podlaha
carpeted
floor podlaha pokrytá kobercem
curtain
záclona
roll-blind roleta
drapes závìsy
central
heating ústøední topení
radiator radiátor
study
studovna
writing
table psací stùl
waste
paper basket koš na papír
nursery
dìtský pokoj
cradle kolébka
crib dìtská postýlka
toy hraèka
bedroom ložnice
single
bedroom ložnice pro jednoho
double
bed dvojitá postel
sheet
prostìradlo
blanket pøikrývka
feather
quilt peøina
cover pokrývka
bedside
table noèní stolek
dressing
table toaletní stolek
wardrobe šatník
spare
room místonost pro hosty
bathroom
koupelna
wash-basin umývadlo
bidet bidet
bath-tub vana
shower sprcha
mirror
zrcadlo
towel
rail vìšák na ruèníky
medicine
chest lékárnièka
tiled
floor dlaždièková podlaha
lavatory,
toilet záchod
water
closet splachovací záchod
kitchen
kuchynì
dining
recess jídelní kout
kitchen
dresser kredenc
sink
unit pracovní deska s døezem
kitchen
table kuchyòský stùl
bench lavice
chair
židle
cooking
range, oven
trouba
gas
cooker plynový sporák
dish-washer myèka
fridge lednièka
freezer
mrazák
defrost odmrazit
litter
bin nádoba na odpadky
pantry spižírna
lumber
room komora
attic podkroví
utility
room domácí dílna
basement suterén
cellar sklep
the housing problems
shortage
of flats nedostatek bytù
state
housing construction státní výstavba
to be
on the waiting list být v poøadníku
to
allocate a housing unit pøidìlit byt
house
for sale dùm na prodej
house
to let dùm k pronajmutí
rent
a house to sb. najmout dùm nìkomu
take a house najmout si dùm
pay a
rent platit nájem
raise
the rent zvýšit nájem
sublet
a room pronajmout pokoj
live
in lodgings bydlet v podnájmu
subtenant,
lodger podnájemník
share
the room sdílet pokoj
move stìhovat se
eviction soudní vystìhování
building
a house budování domu