Module 3 Words: Homes and Towns

• Module 3 Words covers vocabulary related to homes, towns, and associated advantages and disadvantages

Describing a Home

• Living options include an apartment, building, council flat/house, detached/semi-detached house, terraced house, in a town or village
• One can live in the suburbs, the country, the mountains, or by the sea
• One could live on an estate
• "J'y habite depuis deux ans" translates to "I've lived there for 2 years
• "J'y habite depuis toujours" means "I've always lived"
• le quartier means "the area".

Describing Inside the House

• Possible locations: on the ground floor, the first floor, in the basement, in the attic
• Features: stairs, lift/elevator
• Rooms: dining room, bedroom, bathroom, cellar/basement, garage, balcony, terrace, garden
• "Nous avons un jardin" means "We've got a garden".
• "Nous n'avons pas de cave" means "We don't have a cellar"

Items in My Room

• Possible items: a laptop, a hairdryer, a bed, a skateboard, a stool, a bike, a computer, a clock, a wardrobe, a bin, a chair, chest of drawers, a table, bookcase/shelves, a television, a mirror
• "Il est plus cher que mon ordinateur" means "It's more expensivethan my computer"
• "Elle est plus moderne que ma chambre" means "It's more modern than my room"

Describing a Town

• "La pollution est devenue épouvantable" indicates "The pollution has become appalling.
• "Le pire, ce sont les poids lourds" means "The worst thing is the lorries"
• C'est tout le temps bruyant means "It's noisy all the time"
• "Il y a de plus en plus souvent des inondations" means "There are floods more and more often"
• "On a construit une nouvelle autoroute tout près de chez nous" means "They have built a new motorway very near us"
• Je faisais du judo means "I used to do judo."
• Je préfère habiter means "I prefer living"
• L'ambiance me manque means "I miss the atmosphere"
• Mes copains me manquent" means "I miss my friends"

Describing Old and New

• "Quand j'étais petit(e)" translates as "When I was little"
• "J'habitais..." means "I used to live..."
• "C'était pratique" means "It was practical"
• "La maison était près de l'école/loin des commerces" translates to "The house was near school/far away from the shops"

Describing Like and Dislike

• "La vallée offre..." - The valley offers...
• "Dans la ville, il ne manque pas de" translates to "In the town, there is no shortage/lack of"
• "La vie est chère" translates to "The cost of living is high."
• Comparisons: le/la plus grand(e) (the biggest), le/la plus vieux/vieil(le) (the oldest), le/la plus haut(e) (the tallest), le/la plus long(ue) (the longest), le/la meilleur(e) (the best)

Describing a Location

• "Elle se situe" translates to "It's (located)..."
• Possible locations: in Scotland, in the south of England
• "Les touristes peuvent visiter des monuments/des sites" means "Tourists can visit the monuments/sites"
• "On peut aussi faire du shopping/du sport." You can also go shopping/do sport."
• "On pourrait aussi aller au parc (d'attractions)." means "You could also go to the (theme) park."
• "On pourrait construire" means "We/They could construct..."
• "On est en train d'ouvrir".... means "We/They're just opening"

Describing Style

Describing what something is like

• "C'est comment?" translates to "What's it like?"
• tre jumelé(e) avec means "to be twinned with"
• Other possible descriptions include a tropical island, a tourist town, a ski resort, a big industrial town, mountainous, volcanic, an extinct volcano, an active volcano

Describing Towns

• "La ville est située" means "The town is situated.."
• It is situated at the foot of...
• There's...
• My town

Defining Location and Aesthetics

• Definitions of the location or its aesthetics
• Descriptors such as: modern, new, picturesque, old, pretty/attractive, traditional

Defining where you live

• Descriptions here include: nice/beautiful, new, old

Advantages and Disadvantages

• "Chez nous, le problème, c'est ..." translates to "Where we live, the problem is..."
• "Il y a trop de ..." means "There is too much/There are too many"
• "C'est à cause du/de la/des" means "It's because of the"
• Examples: traffic, pollution, exhaust fumes, vehicle, lorry, ringroad, parking place, service station, public transport

Town Solutions Word List

• Word solutions relating to the town
• Lists include: park and ride scheme, underground parking, pedestrian precinct, bus lane, the ringroad

Vocabulary related to homes, towns, and associated advantages and disadvantages. Learn to describe a home, including living options, locations, and features. Also includes items in a room and useful french phrases.