My home, housing, especially in the Czech republic and the USA

People living in the Czech republic usually live either in flats in housing estates or in family houses with gardens. I live with my parents and sister in a flat in one of many Prague housing estates. Our flat is large and not silent and comfortable.

Out flat consist of an ante-room, a bathroom, a toilet, a kitchen, which is also used as a dining-room, a balcony and three rooms (bedroom, living room, children room).

The ante-room is quite large. You can find there three wardrobes with our clothes and boots, a red carpet which is very old (and dirty because I am lazy to clean it up) and a picture on the wall.

The kitchen is also used as a dining-room because of lack space. You will find there a table with four creaky chairs and then a sink, microwave oven and a cooker.

The bathroom and a toilet are tiled. A wash machine is situated in the bathroom.

In the bedroom there are a large bed for my mother and father. Next to the bed you can see two bedside tables with night lamps. There is a blue carpet and two wardrobes.

The living-room is the most used room in the flat. In this room we watch TV, read books, have a rest or just idle about. In the living-room you can find a TV set, a video and a stereo. There are also two armchairs, a sofa, flowers, a lamp, a picture and many other things.

The children room is shared by me and my sister. There are two wardrobes (one for me and one for my sister) a TV, my tape-deck, a receiver and a computer. We have also a table and a chair there.

In the USA, people in cities live in rental apartments or in single-family houses. Six out of every seven homes have at least one room for each family member. although most Americans shop and cook for themselves, life is made easier by many domestic time-saving devices. About 85 per cent of homes have a TV set and a car, while 50 per cent have two or more TV sets and cars. Americans usually live with their relatives or their households contain only parents and children.