At Home (kopio)

Peer review

Read your partner's text and answer the questions.

My name is


I read the text by


1. What is your first impression after reading?




2. Did the text have a clear structure?




3. Did the text have paragraphs?



4. Was each paragraph about ONE topic only? (if it had paragraphs)



5. What topic would you give each of the paragraphs?
(for example: 1. The house on the outside, 2. The first floor, 3. The second floor, 4. The neighborhood)


6. How would you evaluate the vocabulary (words)?




7. How would you evaluate the grammar?




8. How would you evaluate the spelling?




9. What was positive and interesting about the text?


10. What ONE thing should the writer pay attention to when writing their next text?
Roskapostituksen esto
Valitse mikä tahansa numero, joka on suurempi kuin 2.

Vocabulary

English

Meaning Finnish
a detached house a house that is not joined to any other house omakotitalo
a semi-detached house a house that is attached to one other house paritalo
a terraced house a row house rivitalo
a high-rise / skyscraper a tall building tornitalo / pilvenpiirtäjä
a block of flats (British English) a building with several floors/storeys and individual flats kerrostalo (brittiengl.)
an apartment building (American English) a building with several floors/storeys and individual apartments kerrostalo (amerikanengl.)
a flat (British English) living spaces inside a block of flats asunto (brittiengl.)
an apartment (American English) living spaces inside an apartment building asunto (amerikanengl.)
a bungalow house which has only one level and no stairs yksikerroksinen asuintalo
a log house a house made of logs hirsitalo
a penthouse / a loft an (often luxurious) apartment on the top floor kattohuoneisto, ullakkohuoneisto
a garret / attic the space on the top floor of a house ullakko
a skylight a window in the ceiling kattoikkuna
a studio apartment a one-room apartment yksiö
a two-bedroom apartment an apartment with two bedrooms kolmio (suomeksi ilmoitetaan makuuhuoneet + olohuone)
a ceiling the upper surface of a room sisäkatto
a hall the room just inside the main entrance eteinen
an entrance sisäänkäynti
a porch / veranda a covered shelter projecting in front of the entrance of a building kuisti
a radiator the appliance that keeps a building warm patteri
heating the system that keeps a building warm lämmitys
insulation keeping heat (or sometimes sound) from spreading eristeet (esim. talon seinän sisällä)
air conditioning the system that keeps the building cool ilmastointi
a wall socket a place in a wall where you can connect electrical equipment to the electricity supply pistorasia
ventilation (to ventilate) the system that brings in fresh air ilmanvaihto (tuulettaa)
a windowpane a piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window ikkunaruutu
a windowsill a shelf below a window ikkunalauta
the blinds (Venetian blinds) you use these to shut out the light
sälekaihtimet
carpeting a heavy fabric covering floors kokolattiamatto
a utility room a room with washing machine, dryer, ironing board, etc. kodinhoitohuone
a study the room where you work at a desk (home office) työhuone
a driveway a private road leading to the house pihatie
plumbing water pipes putkisto
a suburb a neighborhood on the outskirts of a city asumalähiö (asuinalue, jossa on lähinnä asuntoja, ei niinkään työpaikkoja ja joka ei sijaitse kaupungin ydinkeskustassa)
a district an area in a country/city alue
spacious roomy tilava
one-storey having only one floor/level yksikerroksinen
a roommate (British: flatmate) a person who lives in the same apartment (or in Britain, in the same flat) as someone else kämppäkaveri