My home in Spanish
Practise your listening and reading skills and revise key phrases and vocabulary used to discuss different types of home and home life.
Reading practice - types of housing
Compared to the UK, many more Spanish people live in apartment blocks. Some Spaniards who live in the city also have a second home in the countryside or by the sea.
Here is what a typical residential area in a Spanish city looks like:
Here are some key items of vocabulary to talk about types of housing:
| un apartamento | apartment |
| un bloque de pisos | block of flats |
| una casa (adosada) | (semi-detached) house |
| un chalet/chalé | bungalow |
| un edificio | building |
| una granja | farm |
| un hogar | a home |
| un piso | flat |
| una vivienda | housing/dwelling |
Read this estate agent advert for a property for sale in Santander.
Santander, 275.000 €
- 140 m2
- 3ª planta
Piso moderno y lujoso con plaza de garaje incluida en el precio. La vivienda se compone de un amplio salón, cocina/comedor, tres dormitorios, dos baños completos, uno de ellos en suite en el dormitorio principal. Además, cuenta con vistas preciosas del parque desde la terraza. Tiene una buena conexión con todo tipo de transporte público: metro, tranvía, tren, autobuses y el piso está muy cerca de muchas instalaciones: los colegios, centros médicos, gimnasios, restaurantes y zonas de ocio. Consúltenos y venga a visitarlo.
- Question
Copy and complete the fact file about this property for sale in English:
Type of property Parking Number of bedrooms Number of bathrooms Outside space Two other selling points Type of property (Luxury/modern) flat. The text says piso moderno y lujoso (modern and luxurious flat). Parking Garage. The text says plaza de garaje incluida en el precio (garage space included in the price). Number of bedrooms 3. The text says tres dormitorios (three bedrooms). Number of bathrooms 2. The text says dos baños completos, uno de ellos en suite en el dormitorio principal (two full bathrooms, one of them an en suite in the master bedroom). Outside space Terrace. The text says cuenta con vistas preciosas del parque desde la terraza (it has beautiful views of the park from the terrace). Two other selling points Good public transport. The text says tiene una buena conexión con todo tipo de transporte público (it has good links with every type of public transport). Near to amenities/facilities. The text says está muy cerca de muchas instalaciones: los colegios, centros médicos, gimnasios, restaurantes y zonas de ocio (it is very near to many facilities: schools, medical centres, gyms, restaurants and leisure areas).