Task 9. In pairs, act out and translate the dialogues.
a) I say, do you live in a flat?
Yes, I do, but it is my parents flat. I only have a room of my own.
Is their flat large?
Rather. Weve got three bedrooms, a sitting-room, a kitchen, a hall and a bathroom. My room is not very large, but it is very comfortable. There isnt much furniture in it. On the left there is a sofa and a small table near it. At the window there is a desk. On the right there is a dressing table. Next to it there is a wardrobe for my clothes.
b) This is a nice flat, Miss Wilkins. Here is the plan
I see There is a kitchen, a bedroom, and there is a toilet.
Is there a balcony?
No, there isnt
and a telephone?
No, there isnt a telephone. Here is the kitchen.
It is very small.
Yes, it isnt very large, but there is a cooker and a fridge. There are some cupboards under the sink.
I see How much is it?
Five hundred dollars a month.
Task 10. Circle the correct response.
How can I help you, Madam?
a) Id like some information, please. b) I see.
What a wonderful house!
a) Thats not enough, I am afraid. b) Im glad that you like it.
Were invited to Joys house warming on Friday.
a) That sounds wonderful. b) Oh dear.
Tom, we need to fix the roof.
a) Lets hope for the best. b) I see.
Task 11. In pairs, complete the dialogues.
1) Do you ?
No, I dont live far from the university. And you?
By the way, do you have of your own?
Oh, yes. Ive got a small room, but it is very light and rather warm. Will you come in and see?
2) ?
I live on the ground floor.
?
There are three rooms in my flat.
?
Of course, it is my sitting-room that I like best, because it is light and spacious and there is a TV set there.
Philip Stanley is proud of his house. It is not very large, but it is very comfortable and well-planned. Any Englishman likes to live in a two-storey detached house. So does Philip. He prefers his own house to an apartment in a block of flats, because he doesnt wish his doing to be overlooked (to overlook подсматривать, заглядывать) by his neighbours.
In front of the house there is a green lawn and a lot of flowers. Behind it there is an orchard with some fruit trees in it. Mrs Stanley is fond of flowers and trees. She often spends her spare time there. On the north side of the house there is a garage.
On the ground floor there is a kitchen, a pantry, a dining-room, a sitting-room and Philips study. On the first floor or upstairs you can find two bedrooms and a bathroom.
The furniture is modern and new. The windows are large. The family like to meet in the sitting-room in front of the fire-place. Philip has to pay a lot of money for the house before he can call it his own.
The Stanleys like their home. They enjoy its quiet pleasures, its comfort, its sweet familiar atmosphere.
Exercise 1. Read and translate the text.
Exercise 2. Look at the plan of the text. Is it correct?
I A Typical English House
II The Furniture
III Inside the House
IV Outside the House
V Sweet Home
Exercise 3. Answer the questions.
1) Is Philip Stanleys house large?
2) What is there in front of the house and behind it?
3) What rooms are there on the ground floor?
4) What rooms are there on the first floor?
5) What kind of furniture have the Stanleys got?
6) What is Mrs Stanleys favourite place?
Exercise 4. In pairs, act out a conversation between Philip and Linda. The situation: Philip and Linda are discussing how to furnish the sitting-room ( the study, their daughters bedroom)
Use the speech patterns:
Lets put Давай поставим
Id like to Мне бы хотелось
It is not a very good idea. Это не очень удачная мысль.
Let it be so, dear. О дорогая ( ой ), пусть будет так.
You are right. Ты прав( а ).
Nothing of the kind. Ничего подобного.
Task 1. Suggest Russian equivalents for the proverbs and sayings.
1) East or West home is best.
2) My home is my castle.
3) Wash your dirty linen at home.
4) Everything is good in your garden.
Task 2. Make up a list of your household duties.
Begin with: My regular duties are washing up dishes,
For help: to walk the dog, to cook breakfast, to repair things, to go shopping, to clean the house, to make my bed.
Task 3. Make up your address book and write down your groupmates addresses. Use the following address abbreviations:
Ave. (Avenue), St. (Street), Rd. (Road), Bvld. (Boulevard), VLG. (village), PK (Park), SQ (Square)
Task 4. Look at this sitting-room. Do you like it? Does it look like yours? What is the difference? Can you describe it?
Use the phrases:
As for ( что касается )
In the middle of ( в середине)
To the right ( left) of In front of
We can see
There is ( are)
Task 1. Look at the advertisements Flat to let and the peoples preferences.Tick the flat which best suits each person.
Task 2. You are to rent a flat (a room). Phone the landlady and ask her questions. Use: Is there nearby? (a clinic, a post office, a park, a hairdressers, a cinema, a library, a bus station, a bank, a shoe repair shop, a café, a railway station, a department store).
About 64 % of the British population live in houses or flats that they own or are buying in instalments (покупают в рассрочку). Most other people live in council accomodation, about 10 % rent from private landlords. People buying their property almost always pay for it with a special loan called a mortgage, which they must repay, with interest (с процентами), over a long period of time, usually 25 years.