Architecture vocabulary list dictation
Without looking at the list below, listen to your teacher read out a list of words and put up your hand whenever you think you know how all those words are connected. Each person can only guess once for each category, so wait until you are fairly sure before you raise your hand.
Label the categories of vocabulary below:
- hut, serviced apartment, tent, caravan, B&B (= bed and breakfast), villa, log cabin, bungalow, self-catering flat, second home/ holiday home, mobile home, condo, maisonette, camper van, igloo, (youth) hostel, shared house, penthouse, host family, (student) halls/ dorm(itory), old people’s home/ nursing home/ care home,
- bidet, toilet, shower cubicle, bathtub, tap, showerhead, towel rail
- sand, stone (marble, limestone, etc), mortar, (reinforced) concrete, cement, wood, paint, brick, paper, mud, reeds, metal, nails, screws, glue, insulation
- central heating, double glazing, (real/ coal/ electric/ gas) fire, paraffin stove, insulation, (fan) heater,
- rent, mortgage, deposit, housing benefit, subsidized housing
- carpet, rug, tatami, wood, stone, linoleum, mat
- (kitchen/ swivel/ arm-) chair, (chest of) drawers, dresser, (queen-sized) bed, futon/ sofa-bed
- water, sewage, (natural) gas, roads, public transport/ transportation
- wooden flooring, wallpaper, (wall to wall/ fitted) carpet, fireplace, mantelpiece, chandelier, (wooden) beam, pillar
- fluorescent strip, LED bulb, (desk) lamp, spotlight, candle, chandelier
- beam, banister, stairs, floorboards, kitchen table, wardrobe/ closet
- double glazing, peephole, conservatory, greenhouse, skylight, window
- drive, path, ivy, front garden, flower box, shutter, chimney, garage, carport, doorstep, fence, hedge, garden wall, gate, greenhouse, lawn, flowerbed, drainpipe, balcony, (rooftop) terrace, front garden, back garden
- balcony, terrace, garage, lobby, utility room, hall/ corridor, living room/ sitting room/ lounge, landing, loft/ attic, cellar/ basement, ground floor, first floor
- loft/ attic, cellar/ basement, built in cupboard, walk in wardrobe
- intercom, security camera/ doorbell cam, air conditioning, smoke detector, burglar alarm, socket/ outlet, lift/ elevator,
- terraced, semi-detached, detached, bungalow, mansion, cottage, stately home/ manor house, maisonette, council house,
- thatched, tiled, flat, steep, terrace
Hint: They are in alphabetical order.
Check as a class or with the suggested answers, then test each other in pairs.
Choose one category and help your partner to remember as many words in that category as they can.
Can you add any words to the lists?
Suggested answers
accommodation – hut, serviced apartment, tent, caravan, B&B (= bed and breakfast), villa, log cabin, bungalow, self-catering flat, second home/ holiday home, mobile home, condo, maisonette, camper van, igloo, (youth) hostel, shared house, penthouse, host family, (student) halls/ dorm(itory), old people’s home/ nursing home/ care home,
bathroom – bidet, toilet, shower cubicle, bathtub, tap, showerhead, towel rail
building material – sand, stone (marble, limestone, etc), mortar, (reinforced) concrete, cement, wood, paint, brick, paper, mud, reeds, metal, nails, screws, glue, insulation
connected to winter – central heating, double glazing, (real/ coal/ electric/ gas) fire, paraffin stove, insulation, (fan) heater,
finance – rent, mortgage, deposit, housing benefit, subsidized housing
floor – carpet, rug, tatami, wood, stone, linoleum, mat
furniture – (kitchen/ swivel/ arm-) chair, (chest of) drawers, dresser, (queen-sized) bed, futon/ sofa-bed
infrastructure – water, sewage, (natural) gas, roads, public transport/ transportation
interior – wooden flooring, wallpaper, (wall to wall/ fitted) carpet, fireplace, mantelpiece, chandelier, (wooden) beam, pillar
lighting –fluorescent strip, LED bulb, (desk) lamp, spotlight, candle, chandelier
made of glass – double glazing, peephole, conservatory, greenhouse, skylight, window
made from wood – beam, banister, stairs, floorboards, kitchen table, wardrobe/ closet
outside the house – drive, path, ivy, front garden, flower box, shutter, chimney, garage, carport, doorstep, fence, hedge, garden wall, gate, greenhouse, lawn, flowerbed, drainpipe, balcony, (rooftop) terrace, front garden, back garden
part of a house – balcony, terrace, garage, lobby, utility room, hall/ corridor, living room/ sitting room/ lounge, landing, loft/ attic, cellar/ basement, ground floor, first floor
storage – loft/ attic, cellar/ basement, built in cupboard, walk in wardrobe
technology/ electricity – intercom, security camera/ doorbell cam, air conditioning, smoke detector, burglar alarm, socket/ outlet, lift/ elevator,
type of house – terraced, semi-detached, detached, bungalow, mansion, cottage, stately home/ manor house, maisonette, council house,
type of roof – thatched, tiled, flat, steep, terrace
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