Houses features
What part/s of a flat or house is usually outside and used for sitting or having plants?
A balcony or a terrace.
What part of a house connects the ground floor to the upper floor (1st, 2nd, 3rd... floors)?
The stairs or staircase.
Identify the conditional: If the flat is noisy, I won’t rent it.
1st conditional (If + present, will + infinitive)
What is the difference between a roof and a ceiling?
The roof is the top outer part of the house; the ceiling is the upper inside surface of a room.
What is the average number of rooms in a standard Spanish flat?
3 rooms (bedrooms), plus living room, kitchen and one bathroom.
Complete: If she came, we _______ (stay) inside.
If she came, we would stay inside. (If + past, would + infinitive)
Name three materials a house can be made of (use these materials as adjectives as well)
Wooden, stone, metal, tile, glass house.
What is a duplex and how is it different from a flat?
A two-floored/storey apartment/flat, usually inside a residential building. A flat normally has one floor/storey.
Correct this sentence: If I would live in a bigger house, I would have a dog.
If I lived / could live in a bigger house... (second conditional)
In which part of a room of a traditional Spanish house would you typically find wooden beams (vigas de madera)?
On the ceilings, especially in older or rustic-style houses.
Which type of heating system is most commonly used in Spanish homes: gas, electric or underfloor?
Gas heating (mainly natural gas boilers).
Combine the two ideas into a second conditional:
She can’t grow plants. She doesn’t have a balcony.
If she had a balcony, she would /could grow plants. (Possible but weird: "If she didn't have a balcony, she wouldn't / couldn't grow plants)
In Spanish housing culture, what is a trastero and where is it normally located?
A storage room / a room where you store items/objects, usually in the basement or garage area.
What is the most common flooring material in Spanish homes?
- Marble - Ceramic - Stone - Wood
Ceramic flooring / Ceramic tiles (baldosas cerámicas).
Choose the correct conditional:
If the roof ___ (leak), the ceiling ___ (get) damaged.
a) leaks / gets
b) leaked / would get
c) will leak / gets
Correct: b) leaked / would get (Second conditional)