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Optimise B1 Unit 2 Vocabulary

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    The house and home
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  • ​a room or space just below the roof of a house, often used for storing things
    attic /ˈætɪk/
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  • a platform that is built on the upstairs outside wall of a building, with a wall or rail around it. You can get out onto a balcony from an upstairs room.
    balcony /ˈbælkəni/
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  • a room or rooms in a building, partly or completely below the level of the ground
    basement /ˈbeɪsmənt/
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  • the top inside surface of a room
    ceiling /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
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  • a structure through which smoke or steam is carried up away from a fire, etc. and through the roof of a building; the part of this that is above the roof
    chimney /ˈtʃɪmni/
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  • a structure that divides two areas of land, similar to a wall but made of wood or wire and supported with posts
    fence /fens/
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  • a building where a car is kept, built next to or as part of a house
    garage /ˈɡær.ɑːʒ/ /ˈɡær.ɪdʒ/
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  • a line of bushes or small trees planted very close together, especially along the edge of a garden, field, or road
    hedge /hedʒ/
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  • the covering that forms the top of a building, vehicle, etc.
    roof /ruːf/
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  • a room, especially in somebody’s home, used for reading and writing
    study
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  • repair, improve the appearance of
    do up
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  • start living in a house
    move in
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  • stop living in a house
    move out
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  • demolish, knock to the ground
    pull down
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  • provide accommodation for
    put up
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  • make available for others to live in for money
    rent out
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