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Types of Homes

Where do people live? Real photos of homes in towns, in the countryside, and around the world to name, plus a few questions about how and why they are built. For A2 learners.

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The questions

  1. 1

    What is this?

    Answer: A block of flats (an apartment building)

  2. 2

    What kind of houses are these?

    • Bungalows
    • Detached houses
    • Mansions
    • Terraced houses

    Answer: Terraced houses

  3. 3

    This house is not joined to any other house. What kind of house is it?

    • A detached house
    • A semi-detached house
    • A skyscraper
    • A terraced house

    Answer: A detached house

  4. 4

    What is a flat (an apartment)?

    • A home inside a bigger building
    • A home on wheels
    • A house that floats on a river
    • A house with a big garden

    Answer: A home inside a bigger building

  5. 5

    What do we call a small, old house in the country, like this one?

    Answer: A cottage

  6. 6

    A house with only one floor is a ___.

    • bungalow
    • farmhouse
    • mansion
    • skyscraper

    Answer: bungalow

  7. 7

    What do we call this wooden home in the forest?

    Answer: A log cabin (a cabin)

  8. 8

    What is this?

    • A farmhouse
    • A greenhouse
    • A lighthouse
    • A warehouse

    Answer: A farmhouse

  9. 9

    Name this building.

    Answer: A castle

  10. 10

    What do we call a building so tall that it almost touches the clouds?

    • A bungalow
    • A hut
    • A mansion
    • A skyscraper

    Answer: A skyscraper

  11. 11

    What is this?

    Answer: A caravan (a trailer)

  12. 12

    Look at the canal. What do we call these floating homes?

    Answer: Houseboats

  13. 13

    Would you like to sleep here? What is it?

    Answer: A treehouse

  14. 14

    What is this?

    Answer: An igloo

  15. 15

    Look! What is this home made of?

    • Blocks of snow
    • Mud bricks
    • Stones
    • Wood

    Answer: Blocks of snow

  16. 16

    This round home is easy to take down and move. Many families in Mongolia live in one. What is it?

    • A bungalow
    • A lighthouse
    • A palace
    • A yurt

    Answer: A yurt

  17. 17

    This house stands on stilts. Why?

    • To be nearer the sun
    • To keep it warm in winter
    • To make it easy to move
    • To stay dry when the water rises

    Answer: To stay dry when the water rises

  18. 18

    A very big, expensive house is called a ___.

    • bungalow
    • hut
    • mansion
    • studio

    Answer: mansion

  19. 19

    A semi-detached house is joined to ___.

    • no other house
    • one other house
    • three other houses
    • two other houses

    Answer: one other house

  20. 20

    A small flat with one main room for living and sleeping is called a ___.

    • bungalow
    • farmhouse
    • mansion
    • studio

    Answer: studio