HOME. FAMILY
1. Practice reading the following words and word combinations. Learn them by heart.
a five-storey building пятиэтажное здание
a lift лифт
a hall прихожая
a mirror зеркало
a hall-stand вешалка
2. Answer the following questions.
1. Do you live in a five-storey building?
nine
twelve
2. What floor is your flat on?
3. Is there a lift in the house you live in?
4. Is your flat large or small?
5. How many rooms are there in your flat?
6. Is there a mirror in the hall of your flat?
7. Is there a hall-stand in your hall?
3. Practice reading the following words and word combinations. Learn them by heart.
furniture мебель
a square table квадратный стол
a round table круглый стол
a writing-desk письменный стол
a coffee table журнальный столик
a cupboard шкаф, буфет
a sideboard сервант
a wardrobe платяной шкаф
a bookcase книжный шкаф
a bookshelf книжная полка
a cosy sofa уютный диван
a thick carpet толстый ковер
a cushion диванная подушка
a ceiling потолок
a curtain занавеска
a bedside table прикроватный столик
a dressing table туалетный столик
a wall lamp бра
a floor lamp (standard lamp) торшер
a wall-unit стенка (мебельная)
a piano пианино
4. Practice reading all possible questions and answers, using the following substitution patterns:
Is there a / table / in your room?sofa
sideboard
wardrobe
writing-desk
coffee table
bookcase
wall-unit
carpet
piano
TV-set
Yes, there is a / large square table / in our room.
little cosy sofa
big brown sideboard
big brown wardrobe
large writing-desk
little round coffee table
big brown bookcase
big brown wall-unit
thick red carpet
big black piano
big colour TV-set
5. Work “in a chain”, asking and answering the above question. Each time ask about a different piece of furniture.
E.g. A (to B).Is there a table in your room?
В (to A). Yes, there is a large square table in our room,
(to C). Is there a sofa in your room?
С (to В). Yes, there is a little cosy sofa in our room.
(to D).Is there a sideboard in your room?
D (to C). Yes, there is a big brown sideboard in our room.
(to E). Is there a wardrobe in you room?
etc.
6. Practice reading the following words and word combinations. Learn them by heart.
a living-room жилая комната
a bedroom спальня
a study кабинет
a kitchen кухня
a bathroom ванная комната
a toilet туалет
in front of перед
to the right (of) направо (от)
to the left (of) налево (от)
in the middle посередине
opposite напротив
near около
in the corner в углу
between между
behind за, позади
7. Practice reading the following question and answer. Learn them by heart.
Where is the sofa in your living-room?
It is at the wall to the right of the door.
8. Work “in a chain”, asking and answering questions, using the following substitution patterns:
Where is the / table / in your / living-room?sofa / study
sideboard / bedroom
wall-unit
piano
TV-set
coffee-table
writing-desk
bookcase
bed
bedside table
dressing table
wardrobe
carpet
It’s / in the middle of the room,
in front of the TV-set
at the wall
in the corner of the room
to the right of the door
to the left of the window
opposite the door
etc.
E. g. A(to B). Where is the table in your living-room?
В (to A). It’s in the middle of the room.
(to C). Where is the wall-unit in your living-room?
С (to B). It’s at the wall to the right of the door.
(to D). Where is the writing-desk in your study?
D (to C). It’s opposite the window.
(to E). Where is the dressing table in your bed-room?
etc.
9. Practice reading the following words and word combinations. Learn them by heart.
an entrance door входная дверь
armchairs кресла
receive our guests принимаем гостей
a refrigerator холодильник
a gas-cooker газовая плита
have our meals едим
wash the dishes моем посуду
a stool табурет
10. Read the text.
Tom Brown Speaks about his Flat
Our flat is on the sixth floor of a big twelve-storey building. In our flat we have three rooms, a kitchen, a hall, a bathroom and a toilet.
The first place you get to when you enter our flat is the hall. It is rather large. To the left of the entrance door there is a hall-stand, where we hang our overcoats and put our hats when we take them off. To the right of the entrance door there is a large mirror with a little table under it.
Our living-room is large. The floor of our living-room is yellow, the ceiling is white, the walls are blue. The curtains on the windows are brown.
There is a large brown sideboard in our living-room. It is at the wall to the right of the door. In the sideboard there are many plates, cups and glasses. There are some fine vases in the sideboard, too.
There is a cosy red sofa in our living-room. It is 8 at the wall to the left of the door. There are some cushions on the sofa. There is a little black coffee-table in front of the sofa. There are some newspapers and magazines on the coffee-table.
We have a large colour TV-set in the living-room. It is in the corner of the room on a little table. There is a big vase on the TV-set. There are usually some beautiful flowers in the vase. There are two cosy armchairs in our living-room. They are in front of the TV-set.
There are some fine pictures on the waifs of our living-room.
We usually spend our free time in the living-room, reading, talking or watching TV. We receive our guests in the living-room, too.
Our bedroom is not very large. The walls of our bedroom are pink, the curtains on the window are yellow. In our bedroom we have two beds. There is a little bedside table between the beds.
There is a large yellow wardrobe in our bedroom. It is at the wall to the right of the door. There are some clothes in the wardrobe.
In the corner of the bedroom there is a small dressing table with a mirror over it.
Our study is small. The walls of our study are brown, the curtains on the window are green.
In our study we have a little writing-desk. It is in front of the window. There are some pens, pencils and exercise-books on the writing-desk. There is a large brown bookcase in our study. It is at the wall to the left of the writing-desk. There are many books in it.
Our kitchen is small. There is a refrigerator in the kitchen. The refrigerator is white. There is a gas-cooker in the kitchen. The gas-cooker is black.
There is a cupboard at the wall and a little table in the middle of the kitchen. There are some stools round the table.
In the kitchen we cook, have our meals and wash the dishes.
11. Answer the following questions.
1. What floor is the Browns’ flat on? What kind of building is their flat in?
2. Is their flat large or small? How many rooms are there in it?
3. What is the first place you get to when you enter the Browns’ flat?
4. What is there in their hall?
5. Where do the Browns hang their coats when they take them off?
6. Is the living-room large or small?
7. What colour is the floor in the living-room? What colour is the ceiling? What colour are the walls? What colour are the curtains on the windows?
8. Is there a sideboard in the living-room? What colour is it? Where is it? What do the Browns keep in their sideboard?
9. Is there a sofa in the living-room? Is it cosy? What colour is it? Where is it? What is there on the sofa?
10. Do the Browns have a coffee-table in their living-room? Where is it? What is there on the coffee-table?
11. What kind of TV-set do the Browns have? Where is the TV-set? What is there on the TV-set?
12. How many armchairs are there in the Browns’ living-room? Are the armchairs cosy? Where are they?
13. Do the Browns have pictures in their living-room? Where are the pictures?
14. Is there a carpet in their living-room?
15. What do the Browns usually do in their living-room?
16. Is the bedroom in the Browns’ flat large?
17. What colour are the walls in the bedroom? What colour are the curtains on the window?
18. How many beds are there in the bedroom? What is there between the beds?
19. Where do the Browns keep their clothes? What colour is their wardrobe? Where is it?
20. Do the Browns have a mirror in their bedroom?
21. What is the third room in the Browns’ flat?
22. Is the study large? What colour are the walls in the study? What colour are the curtains on the window?
23. Is there a writing-desk in the study? Is it large or small? Where is it? What is there on the writing-desk?
24. Do the Browns have many books? Where do they keep them? Where is the bookcase?
25. What do the Browns have in their kitchen? What colour is the refrigerator? What colour is the gas-cooker?
26. Where is the table in the kitchen? Are there chairs round the table?
27. What do the Browns do in their kitchen?
12. Ask your classmates as many questions as you can about their flats.
13. Using the material of the above text, speak about your flat.
14. Practice reading the following words and word combinations. Learn them by heart.
moved into the new flat переехали в новую квартиру
a house-warming party новоселье
all modern conveniences все современные удобства
a multi-storey house многоэтажный дом
convenient удобно
15. Learn the following dialogue.
A. Have you already moved into the new flat?
B. Oh yes, we have, and we expect you to come to our house-warming party next Sunday.
A. Thank you, I’ll he very glad. Is it a two-room flat?
B. Yes, a very nice one, with all modern conveniences.
A. Is it in a multistorey house?
B. It’s a nine-storey building, five minutes from the metro.
A. Well, it’s very convenient, isn’t it?
B. Of course.
16. Render the contents of the dialogue in indirect speech.
17. Practice reading the following words, word combinations and sentences. Learn them by heart.
it’s papered pale grey она оклеена светло-серыми обоями
cream coloured кремового цвета
a profession профессия
favourite любимый
after a hard day’s work после трудного рабочего дня
you mean ты имеешь в виду
the pet of the whole family любимец всей семьи
square metres квадратные метры
18. Learn the following dialogue
A. Is your living-room large?
B. It’s about 23 square metres. It’s papered pale grey and there are cream coloured curtains on the two large windows.
A. Is there a carpet on the floor?
B. Yes, we have a thick red carpet on the floor in the middle of the room. Here is a photo of the room.
A. And who is that sitting at the piano?
B. It’s my sister.
A. Is music her profession?
B. Yes, she teaches music at school.
A. The sofa with cushions in the corner looks very comfortable.
B. It’s my mother’s favourite place, you know. It is in front of the TV-set, as you can see, and mother likes to rest there after a hard day’s work and enjoy a TV programme.
A. If there is anything to enjoy, you mean.
B. You are right.
A. And who is the little boy standing at the small table between the windows?
B. That’s Nick, my elder sister’s son, and the pet of the whole family.
A. I see.
B. I hope you’ll come to spend a week-end at our house some day. It takes ten minutes to get there by metro.
A. I’ll be glad to come, thank you.
19. Render the contents of the dialogue in indirect speech.
20. Practice reading the following words, word combinations and sentences. Learn them by heart.
why didn’t you wire почему ты не телеграфировал
all of a sudden внезапно
dirty грязный
a bath ванна
a shower душ
a suitcase чемодан
there’s nothing like a hot bath ничего нет лучше горячей ванны
I’ll run some water into the bath я пущу воду в ванну
a sponge губка, мочалка
soap мыло
a soap-dish мыльница
bath-soap банное мыло
a towel полотенце
underwear нижнее белье
I’ve already taken my things off я уже разделся
never mind ничего
21. Learn the following dialogue.
A. Why it’s John! Why didn’t you wire that you were coming, old man[1]?
В. Had no time, it happened all of a sudden, you know. I am afraid I am quite dirty. May I have a wash?
A. Yes, certainly. A bath or a shower? Which would you like? Just give me your coat and hat.
B. Thank you. Can I put my suitcase here, near the hall-stand?
A. All right, I’ll take it to your room later. And now we’ll go straight to the bathroom, shall we?
B. Yes, let’s. I think I’d better take a hot bath. There’s nothing like a hot bath when you are tired, you know.
A. Quite right. I’ll run some water into the bath for you. Here’s a sponge for you.
B. Thanks. Which soap shall I take?
A. That piece, in the green soap-dish. It’s bath-soap.
B. All right. Oh, I quite forgot to take my towel and my underwear out of my case! And I have already taken off my things.
A. Never mind. I’ll bring you everything you need. As to a towel, there is one on the towel rack, nobody has used it yet, it’s a bath towel.