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Housing. Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Zlín. What is in the picture?. Apartment building Duplex Ranch –style A B Trailer C D. Solution. Apartment building Duplex
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Housing Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Zlín
What is in the picture? • Apartment building • Duplex • Ranch –style A B • Trailer C D
Solution • Apartment building • Duplex • Ranch-style house • Trailer • B = block of flats (BrE) • D = semi-detached house (BrE) • A = one-story house • C = mobile home
Basic facts • Most Americans live in houses • They often move (every seven years) • They love using gadgets • Not many own a summer cottage • A lot of houses are made of wood • Most houses have air-conditioning
Skyscrapers • Skyscrapers are typical for big cities Chicago – Willis Tower NY – Empire State Building NY – World Trade Center tallest building in the USA tallest building in NY destroyed 11/9/2001
What is it? • A yard • A basement • A porch • A condomium • A closet • An elevator • A storey
Solution • A yard is a garden • A basementis a cellar • A porchis in thepicture (covered area outsidethe house) • Acondomiumisan apartment buildingwithprivatelyownedflats • Aclosetis a wardrobe • Anelevatoris a lift • A storeyis a floor
Frank Lloyd Wright • Most famous American architect • Created ´organic´ architecture, which means using structure and material to integrate design with nature and surrounding environment • Fallingwater house Guggenheim Museum in NY
Zdroje • Obrázky fungují jako hypertextové odkazy • Pokud ne, zdrojem je Microsoft Powerpoint Klipart