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Read the questions and think 1) Where do people live? Look at the photos and try to remember the names of the habitations. Say everything you can about the houses: the origin, material, advantages and disadvantages.
2) What affects the type of habitations? 3) What about our planet? Where is it most suitable for a person to live? Why? Vocabulary
Task: study the differences between the synonyms. Use them in the sentences of your own Suburbs vs. outskirts The outskirts of a city or town are the parts of it that are farthest away from its center. If you live in the suburbs, you live in an area of houses outside the center of a large town or city.
Huge vs. enormous Something or someone that is huge is extremely large in size. Something that is enormous is extremely large in size or amount.
Sink vs. washbasin A sink is a large fixed container in a kitchen, with taps to supply water. It is mainly used for washing dishes. A washbasin is a large bowl, usually with taps for hot and cold water, for washing your hands and face. [mainly BRIT]
Footpath vs. lane A footpath is a path (a way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading) for people to walk on, especially in the countryside. A lane is a narrow road (a long piece of hard ground which is built between two places so that people can drive or ride easily from one place to the other.), especially in the country.
Wood vs. forest A wood is a fairly large area of trees growing near each other. You can refer to one or several of these areas as woods, and this is the usual form in American English. A forest is a large area where trees grow close together.
Prepositions of place and movement:
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