Home styles, lifestyles

Question 1

squat

Answer 1

empty building where people start living without the owner’s permission

Question 2

hovel

Answer 2

very small, dirty house or flat in a bad (or run down) condition

Question 3

furnished

Answer 3

with furniture

Question 4

unfurnished

Answer 4

without furniture

Question 5

penthouse

Answer 5

luxury flat at the top of a building

Question 6

council/social housing

Answer 6

rented accommodation provided by the statefor people who have low incomes

Question 7

council estate

Answer 7

large group of council/social housing

Question 8

high-rise (flats) or tower blocks

Answer 8

flats in a tall, modern building with a lot of floors

Question 9

granny flat

Answer 9

set of rooms for an elderly person, connecting to a relative’s house

Question 10

get on like a house on fire

Answer 10

get on very well with someone

Question 11

a household word/name

Answer 11

something/someone everyone knows

Question 12

on the house

Answer 12

free of charge

Question 13

home truths

Answer 13

information that is true but not pleasant or welcome

Question 14

nothing to write home about

Answer 14

nothing special

Question 15

hit home

Answer 15

become fully understood or fully felt

Question 16

make yourself at home

Answer 16

make yourself feel comfortable in someone else’s home

Question 17

life in the fast lane

Answer 17

a way of life that is full of activity and excitement

Question 18

have the time of you life

Answer 18

have a wonderful life

Question 19

get a new lease of life

Answer 19

become more nergetic and active than before

Question 20

a dog’s life

Answer 20

a very unhappy and difficult life

Question 21

lead a sheltered life

Answer 21

have a life that is protected from unpleasantness (lead a busy/quiet/normal life)

Question 22

(nt) be a matter of life and death

Answer 22

(not) be very serious

Question 23

take your life in your hands

Answer 23

do something very dangerous

Question 24

breath new life into

Answer 24

bring new ideas energy to something