Page 114 - Arrow Publications Pvt. Ltd.
P. 114
Houses in villages and towns
Houses in villages and towns differ in size,
shape, and material.
Houses in these places are built depending
on the local climate, culture and available
resources.
Most of the houses in the villages or rural
areas are made up of mud, straw bamboo,
stones, etc. These houses are called kutcha houses. They are not very strong.
Nowadays people build houses with cement, bricks, wood and concrete even in
villages.
Houses in cities or urban areas are stronger
and more durable than rural ones. They are
constructed with bricks, cement, wood, iron,
steel, and other materials. These houses are
called pucca houses. They have many rooms
such as a dining area, living room, kitchen,
bedroom, bathroom and so on.
Materials used in construction Find It Is your house kutcha or pucca?
People use different types of materials to Out How can you say?
construct their houses. Modern building
materials include bricks, concrete, steel, aluminum, cement, marble, granite,
quartz, stones, tiles, laminated wood, and so on.
The walls are constructed with brick, mortar, and iron. They are painted in a
variety of colours to make them look beautiful.
The floors are made of bricks, cement
tiles, concrete, and other materials, to
keep them dry.
The roofs of the houses are made of
concrete stone or tile. These roofs are
durable and moisture-resistant.
113
Arrow - EVS Plus - 4 | 113
