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The second floor is always the ground floor.

False – The ground floor is the floor at street level.

Being “brought up in a village” means growing up there.

True – It means you spent your childhood there.

Someone aged 78 is in their late seventies.

True – 77–79 is the late seventies.

A 15-year-old is a teenager.

True – Teenagers are 13–19.

“Difficult to heat” means the house warms up easily.

False – It means the opposite: it’s hard to make it warm.

Central heating warms the whole house.

True – It heats every room.

The opposite of dark is light.

True – Light is the antonym.

“Character” means the house is interesting or unusual.

True – Houses with character have unique features.

“Charming” means unpleasant and ugly.

False – It means pretty and attractive.

A cottage is usually a small house in the countryside.

True – Cottages are rural houses.

“No air conditioning” means the flat stays very cold.

False – It means there is no cooling system.

A lift is a machine that helps people go up and down floors.

True – A lift/elevator carries people between floors.

A block of flats is a building with several flats inside.

True – That is the definition.

Downstairs means on a lower floor.

True – It refers to a floor below.

Upstairs means on a lower floor.

False – It means on a higher floor.

If you rent a flat

you pay money regularly to live there.

True – Renting requires monthly payments.

“There’s more space” means it’s crowded.

False – More space means it is NOT crowded.

“We moved” means we changed where we live.

True – Moving means changing homes.

“Views” means the things you can see from a place.

True – It refers to scenery and what’s visible.

Living “on the outskirts of town” means living in the city centre.

False – It means living on the edge of the city.

“She was allowed to stay out late” means she didn’t have permission.

False – It means she DID have permission.

“In the end” means “finally

after some time.”

True – It means after everything else.

“At first” means “in the beginning.”

True – That is its meaning.

“She managed to find work” means it was easy to find work.

False – “Managed to” means it was difficult but possible.

“They didn’t allow her to go to parties” means she had permission.

False – It means she did NOT have permission.

“Let” is usually more formal than “allow.”

False – “Let” is more informal.

“Brought up” means to take care of a child until they become an adult.

True – It means to raise a child.

“Dead” means the same as “alive.”

False – They are opposites.

“Late seventies” means about 77–79 years old.

True – “Late” refers to the final years of a decade.

“Roughly thirty” means exactly 30 years old with no variation.

False – It means approximately 30.

“Nearly eighty” means the person is probably around 79.

True – It means almost 80.

“Mid-fifties” means about 35–40 years old.

False – Mid-fifties means around 54–56.

“In my early twenties” means about 21–23 years old.

True – “Early” refers to the first 2–3 years of a decade.

Childhood is the period from ages 0 to 3.

False – Childhood lasts from 3 to 12.

Someone aged 80+ is often described as elderly.

True – We use “elderly” for people over 80.

Babies are from birth up to 12 months old.

True – That is the baby stage.

Retirement usually starts at age 18.

False – Retirement is usually at 60 or 65.

People aged 40+ are often called middle-aged.

True – Middle age typically starts around 40.

Teenagers are usually between the ages of 3 and 12.

False – Teenagers are 13–19.

A toddler is a child between 12 months and 3 years old.

True – That is the official age range for a toddler.