4) At home, while I make some tea.

5) accommodation in the villages nearby.

6) the decorating done by a local firm.

7) a lot of noise through the wall from the family next door.

8) Furniture from the street market near the cathedral.

12 Choose the most suitable word for each space.

A House in the Country

The house is situated among beautiful (1) .....b....., two miles from the nearest village, surrounded by (2) .................. On a (3) .................. a short distance from the house is a (4) ............., and a small (5) ….............. flows past the end of the garden, which also contains a small (6) …......... The name of the house, Rose Cottage, is on the garden (7) ..........., from which a (8) ........... leads to the (9)............. door. On the (10) .............. floor there is a large (11) …........... room, a dining room, a kitchen, and (12) …...... and toilet. (13) …......... there are three bedrooms. There is also a garage next to the house. The village has a post (14) ............, pub and supermarket, and there is a railway (15) ................ three miles away.

1) a) view b) scenery c) sights d) looks

2) a) grass b) flats c) earth d) fields

3) a) mountain b) peak c) hill d) summit

4) a) wood b) greenery c) jungle d) forest

5) a) river b) channel c) stream d) canal

6) a) lake b)bath c) water d)pond

7) a) gate b) door c) opening d) entrance

8) a) road b) path c) way d) pavement

9) a) forward b) front c) first d) further

10) a) bottom b) back c) ground d) earth

11) a) lounge b) seating c) saloon d) living

12) a) bath b) bathroom c) basin d) washing

13) a) Over b) Up c) Upstairs d) Higher

14) a) shop b) centre c) place d) office

15) a) station b) stop c) post d) base

13 Fill each space with a word from the list and make a compound word.

about bridge ground path park roads side skirts

a) Our children spend a lot of time having fun at the local play ............ground…....

b) When you reach the cross ....................., take the road to Linton.

c) You have to turn left when you reach the next round ................ .

d) We can’t leave the car here. We’ll have to look for a car .......... .

e) Follow this foot ........................... until you reach the main road.

f) There was an old woman selling fruit at the road ……….......... .

g) Paula lives on the out ..................................... of the town, where the countryside begins.

h) You can cross the railway line by walking over a foot ….......... .

14 Read the following ads and write down paragraphs to describe the houses they offer, using full grammatical sentences. The ad in italics is given as an example.

13 Orchard Lane 13 Orchard Lane is a cottage.

Cottage It was built in 1820. It was built

Built: 1820 of stone with a thatched roof.

Stone/thatched roof Central heating was put in

Central heating: 1998 1998, and it was rewired in

Rewired: 2000 2000.

a. 44 Primrose Avenue b. 68 Jubilee Street

Detached House Town house

Built: 1935 Built: 1977

Brick/tiled roof Brick/flat roof

New roof: 1976 Sauna: January 1978

Redecorated: 1978. Repainted: May 1978

c. Kensington W.8.

Beautiful, detached house on quiet street. Fully furnished. 2 lge. recep. rms., 3 beds., bath. Sep.W.C., kit. and util.rm., cloakrm., lge. gge, avail. Full gas C.H., sm. gdn. Close shops/buses. £ 57 p.w.

d. Apartments Unfurnished – Manhattan

THREE ROOMS

85 ST 26 W. 3rm apts, hi ceils, full mod kchns & bth, frpl, lge closets, nr subway. $ 865. See Mr.White or call 988-9128.

e. Apartments Unfurnished – Manhattan

FOUR AND SIX ROOMS

70’s EAST. LUXURY BLDG. Apts avail. for immed. occup. 1 bedrm fr $365; 3 bedrms fr $575. No fee. Bldg.has 24-hr drmn serv. Air-cond. Lrge livrm & dining rm. Call PL5-6797 eves.

f. House – Connecticut

WESTPORT - 9 rms, 3 bdrms, livrm w/ frplce, all air-cond, 2-car gar, lge bsmt, lge kitch. John SMITH. Real Estate Agent (201) 637-3644

15 Each sentence contains an inappropriate word or phrase, which is underlined. Replace it with a word or phrase from the list.

bookcase chimney fence floor

gate pane of glass step towel

a) Unfortunately the ball hit the window and broke a glass. .......................... ... pane of glass ...

b) I washed my hands in the bathroom and dried them with a cloth.

c) There was a small wooden door leading into the garden.

d) As I sat down at the kitchen table, I knocked my cup onto the ground.

e) In the corner of Joe’s room was a small library for his books.

f) All round the garden there was a high wooden wall.

g) On the roof-tops Tina could see a tall fireplace pouring out smoke.

h) The floor of the kitchen is a bit lower, so mind the stair.

16 Read this student’s essay. There are six mistakes in making comparisons. Find and correct them.

Some people like the city. Some like the country. I like the city because it is more interesting from the country. The city is expensive than the country, but it’s worth it. The restaurants are much better, and entertainment is more available. Store hours are convenienter, so you can go shopping any time, day or night.

I enjoy walking around the city. It is true that the country is clean than the city, and it is also more quiet. But city streets are more exciting. There is always something happening.

For me the city is definitely nicer that the country, and I hope to remain here.

17 Agree with the following statements using the verb prompts. The first one is done as an example:

1. – This room looks terrible. It really needs decorating. (do up)

– Yes, it needs doing up.

2. Look, the wallpaper isn’t sticking to the walls. (come off)

3. The fireplace is very ugly. We could remove it. (take out)

4. The flat doesn’t have any central heating. We must install it. (put in)

5. There are no shelves or cupboards. We could fix some to the walls. (put up)

6. There’s a lot of rubbish in the room. It needs putting in the dustbin. (throw out)

7. The cooker doesn’t work. It needs repairing. (to see to)

8. We must discuss it before we decide. (talk over)

9. We could start living here immediately. (move in)

10. We must consider it carefully before we decide. (think over)

18 Fill the gaps in these sentences with suitable words.

1 If I could build my own house I’d make sure it had a ................. .

2 Our n............s are always complaining about the noise we make.