Unit 3A (part2)

1. Suburbs – Пригород – an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one:

* The formation of suburbs is not simply based on geographic location (...)

** British families often prefer to live in the suburbs (…)

2. Semi-detached– соединенный - (of a house) joined to another house on one side only by a common wall:

* A semi-detached house.

** (…) in detached or semi-detached houses with gardens.

3. Apartment blocks – Жилые дома- a large building divided into separate apartments:

* An apartment block located on a side street in China.

** (…) In apartment blocks or rows of old terraced houses.

4. Terraced– с террасами - chiefly British (of a house) in the style of a row house:

* In architecture and city planning, a terraced house a style of medium-density housing that originated in Europe in the 16th century.

** (…) In apartment blocks or rows of old terraced houses.

5. Rows – Улица - a street with a continuous line of houses along one or both of its sides, especially when specifying houses of a particular type or function:

* fraternity row.

** (…) In apartment blocks or rows of old terraced houses.

6. Houseboat – Плавучий дом – a boat that is or can be moored for use as a dwelling:

* Some houseboats are not motorized (…)

** A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a human dwelling. (en.wikipedia.org)

7. Lighthouse– Маяк- a tower or other structure containing a beacon light to warn or guide ships at sea:

* The Lighthouse line of particle counters is composed of a complete (…)

** A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light (…) (en.wikipedia.org)

8. Windmill– Ветряная мельница - a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind grain into flour:

* Construction details for a windmill are presented.

** The secret lies in the way a windmill harnesses (…) ( aermotor windmill. com)

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