Housing

I. Mind the pronunciation of the following words:

detached [dI`t@tSt] - отдельный, обособленный

privacy [`praIv{sI] - уединение, уединенность

suggestion [s{`dZestS({)n] - предложение; совет, намек

failure [`feIlj{] - неудача, неуспех, провал

demarcation [,di:ma: `keIS({)n] - разграничение

uncertainty [[n`s{:tntI] - изменчивость

dweller [`dwel{] - житель, обитатель

reserve [rI`z{:v] - сохранять за собой, резервировать (право)

domain [d{`meIn] - владения, территория

tenant [`ten{nt] - владелец, жилец

inherit [In`herIt] - наследовать

misfortune [mIs`fO:tS({)n] - беда, несчастье, неудача

interior [In`tI{rI{] - внутренность; внутреннее пространство

ridiculously [rI`dIkjul{slI] - смешно, нелепо

exaggerate [Ig`z@dZ{reIt] - преувеличивать

aesthetic [i:s`TetIk] - эстетический

glow [glou] - светиться, сверкать, блистать

mortgage [`mO:gIdZ] - ипотека

II. Read the text

Almost everybody in Britain dreams of living in a detached house; that is, a house which is a separate building. A large, detached house not only ensures privacy. It is also a status symbol. Even a small detached house, surrounded by garden, gives the required suggestion of rural life which is dear to the hearts of many British people.

Most people try to avoid living in blocks of flats. Flats, they feel, provide the least amount of privacy. The people who live in them are those who cannot afford to live anywhere else..

In theory, there is no objective reason why these high-rise blocks (also known as ‘tower blocks’) could not have been a success. In other countries millions of people live reasonably happily in flats. But in Britain they were a failure because they do not suit British attitudes.