Types of residential buildings

1. A house with a garden is called a detached house.
2. When two houses are built into one, that is a semi-detached house.
3. When many houses are built into one in a long row, we call it a terraced house.
4. In Britain, people say flat, while in the USA they call it an apartment.
5. A huge building with many flats is called a block of flats.
6. Very tall buildings with mostly offices are called skyscrapers.
7. A tiny flat with room combined with a kitchen is called a studio flat.
8. When the rooms of a house are rented to different people, who have to share the bathroom and the kitchen, they live in a bedsit.
9. A place where you keep animals and grow vegetables is a cottage.
10. A large and luxurious seaside place is called a villa.
11. A large and luxurious non-seaside place is called a mansion.
12. Orphans live in orphanages.
13. Retirement homes are built for lonely old people.
14. University students live on campuses.
15. Students who come from far away live in dormitories.(dormitory)