Lifestyle in Britain. Дворжец О.С. - 18 стр.

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an unrealistic dream for most people. But even a small detached house, surrounded
by garden, gives the required suggestion of rural life which is dear to the hearts of
many British people. Most people would be happy to live in a cottage, and if this is
a thatched cottage, reminiscent of a pre-industrial age, so much the better.
In general people try to avoid living in blocks of flats (what Americans call
‘apartment blocks’). Flats, they feel, provide the least amount of privacy though a
lot of flats are very expensive and beautiful. In the big cities thousands of people
live happily in flats although as a rule, not having a separate entrance to the outside
world does not suit British tastes. Although it is densely populated, Britain has the
second lowest proportion of flat – dwellers in the EU (the lowest of all is in Ire-
land).
A very large proportion of people live in semi-detached houses: one building
with two separate households. Each house is the mirror of the other, inside and out.
The typical semi-detached has two floors and three bedrooms.
A terraced house is less desirable. Each house in the row is joined to the next
one. (Houses at the end of the row are a bit more desirable – they are almost like a
semi-detached). They usually have two floors, with two bedrooms upstairs.
The town houses which can be found in the inner areas of most cities are an
exception to the general pattern. They often have three or more floors, perhaps in-
cluding a basement or semi-basement. Although they are usually terraced, those
that are well-preserved and in a ‘good’ area may be thought highly desirable. Many
have been broken up into flats or rooms for rent. Most of the comparatively small
number of people who rent from private owners live in flats of this kind.
A studio is a workroom of a painter, sculptor, photographer, etc. or it might
also be a one-room flat. A bungalow is a small house with only one story. 
an unrealistic dream for most people. But even a small detached house, surrounded
by garden, gives the required suggestion of rural life which is dear to the hearts of
many British people. Most people would be happy to live in a cottage, and if this is
a thatched cottage, reminiscent of a pre-industrial age, so much the better.
     In general people try to avoid living in blocks of flats (what Americans call
‘apartment blocks’). Flats, they feel, provide the least amount of privacy though a
lot of flats are very expensive and beautiful. In the big cities thousands of people
live happily in flats although as a rule, not having a separate entrance to the outside
world does not suit British tastes. Although it is densely populated, Britain has the
second lowest proportion of flat – dwellers in the EU (the lowest of all is in Ire-
land).
     A very large proportion of people live in semi-detached houses: one building
with two separate households. Each house is the mirror of the other, inside and out.
The typical semi-detached has two floors and three bedrooms.
     A terraced house is less desirable. Each house in the row is joined to the next
one. (Houses at the end of the row are a bit more desirable – they are almost like a
semi-detached). They usually have two floors, with two bedrooms upstairs.
     The town houses which can be found in the inner areas of most cities are an
exception to the general pattern. They often have three or more floors, perhaps in-
cluding a basement or semi-basement. Although they are usually terraced, those
that are well-preserved and in a ‘good’ area may be thought highly desirable. Many
have been broken up into flats or rooms for rent. Most of the comparatively small
number of people who rent from private owners live in flats of this kind.
     A studio is a workroom of a painter, sculptor, photographer, etc. or it might
also be a one-room flat. A bungalow is a small house with only one story.




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