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Compared to the UK, many more Spanish people live in apartment blocks. Some Spaniards who live in the city also have a second home in the countryside or by the sea.
Here is what a typical residential area in a Spanish city looks like:
Here are some key items of vocabulary to talk about types of housing:
| un apartamento | apartment |
| una casa (adosada) | (semi-detached) house |
| un chalet/chalé | bungalow |
| un edificio | building |
| una granja | farm |
| un piso | flat |
| un bloque de pisos | block of flats |
| una vivienda | housing/dwelling |
| un apartamento |
| apartment |
| una casa (adosada) |
| (semi-detached) house |
| un chalet/chalé |
| bungalow |
| un edificio |
| building |
| una granja |
| farm |
| un piso |
| flat |
| un bloque de pisos |
| block of flats |
| una vivienda |
| housing/dwelling |
Here are some useful adjectives to describe types of housing:
| amplio/a | big |
| grande | big |
| espacioso/a | spacious |
| lujoso/a | luxurious |
| pequeño/a | small |
| antiguo/a | old |
| moderno/a | modern |
| cómodo/a | comfortable |
| confortable | comfortable |
| acogedor/a | cosy |
| reformado/a | renovated |
| amplio/a |
| big |
| grande |
| big |
| espacioso/a |
| spacious |
| lujoso/a |
| luxurious |
| pequeño/a |
| small |
| antiguo/a |
| old |
| moderno/a |
| modern |
| cómodo/a |
| comfortable |
| confortable |
| comfortable |
| acogedor/a |
| cosy |
| reformado/a |
| renovated |
Read this estate agent advert for a property for sale in Santander.
Santander, 275.000 €
- 140 m2
- 3ª planta
Piso moderno y lujoso con plaza de garaje incluida en el precio.
La vivienda se compone de un amplio salón, cocina/comedor, tres dormitorios y dos baños completos, uno de ellos en el dormitorio principal. Además, cuenta con una terraza espaciosa con vistas preciosas del parque. La vivienda tiene una buena conexión con todo tipo de transporte público: metro, tranvía, tren, autobuses y taxis, y el barrio está rodeado de colegios, centros médicos, gimnasios, restaurantes y zonas de ocio. Consúltenos y venga a visitarlo.
Question
Copy and complete the fact file about this property for sale in English:
| Type of property | |
| Parking | |
| Number of bedrooms | |
| Number of bathrooms | |
| Outside space | |
| Two other selling points |
| Type of property |
| Parking |
| Number of bedrooms |
| Number of bathrooms |
| Outside space |
| Two other selling points |
| Type of property | (Luxury/modern) flat. The text says piso moderno y lujoso (modern and luxurious flat.) |
| Parking | Garage. The text says plaza de garaje incluida en el precio (garage space included in the price.) |
| Number of bedrooms | 3. The text says tres dormitorios (three bedrooms.) |
| Number of bathrooms | 2. The text says dos baños completos, uno de ellos en el dormitorio principal (two full bathrooms, one of them in the master bedroom.) |
| Outside space | Balcony. The text says cuenta con una terraza espaciosa con vistas preciosas del parque (it has a spacious balcony with beautiful views of the park.) |
| Two other selling points | Good public transport. The text says tiene una buena conexión con todo tipo de transporte público (it has good links with every type of public transport.) Amenities/facilities in the area. The text says el barrio está rodeado de colegios, centros médicos, gimnasios, restaurantes y zonas de ocio (the area is surrounded by schools, medical centres, gyms, restaurants and leisure areas.) |
| Type of property |
| (Luxury/modern) flat. The text says piso moderno y lujoso (modern and luxurious flat.) |
| Parking |
| Garage. The text says plaza de garaje incluida en el precio (garage space included in the price.) |
| Number of bedrooms |
| 3. The text says tres dormitorios (three bedrooms.) |
| Number of bathrooms |
| 2. The text says dos baños completos, uno de ellos en el dormitorio principal (two full bathrooms, one of them in the master bedroom.) |
| Outside space |
| Balcony. The text says cuenta con una terraza espaciosa con vistas preciosas del parque (it has a spacious balcony with beautiful views of the park.) |
| Two other selling points |
| Good public transport. The text says tiene una buena conexión con todo tipo de transporte público (it has good links with every type of public transport.) Amenities/facilities in the area. The text says el barrio está rodeado de colegios, centros médicos, gimnasios, restaurantes y zonas de ocio (the area is surrounded by schools, medical centres, gyms, restaurants and leisure areas.) |
