Unit 6 Vocabulary (Houses in Singapore)

Choose the correct definition for the word:

apartment

• Any separate rooms or houses in a building eg. flats, condominiums, etc

• A one-storey house that shares one common wall with the next house.

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attap leaves

• Leaves from the attap palm trees. It can be used to make roofs for houses.

• Leaves from the banana tree.

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bungalow

• One storey-house joined to another house by a common wall that they share

• One storey-house, sometimes with an attic. Now, bungalow comes in two, three or even four storeys high.

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complex

• A building that consists of offices.

• A building that consists of several facilities such as swimming complex, shopping complex, etc.

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factory

• A very large building or buildings containing a lot of stores and restaurants.

• A place/building that manufactures goods such as food, shoes, clothes, etc.

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condition

• situation/ state

• to treat someone

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government

• A system that consists of a number of people who run the country.

• The law (rules) the people in the country has to follow.

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interchange

• A place that you can transfer/change transport.

• A place that you can borrow cars.

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kampong

• A large neighborhood with high-rise buildings.

• A small village or community

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shophouses

• A unique row of terraced houses with corridors for pedestrians to walk. The building is used for both living and business.

• Rooms or houses, especially those allocated to people in the military (soldiers).