Bedroom (Bedchamber)
a night table
a bed
a bedside cabinet
a reading lamp
a bedside lamp
a spotlight
a bedside mat
an alarm clock
a cot / a carrycot / a cradle
bedding / bedlinen
a bedspread / bedcover
a pillow
a pillowcase / pillow slip
a sheet / linen
a blanket
an eiderdown
a quilt
a duvet
a blanket cover / a blanket slip
a roll-away bed
a footboard
a headboard
a dressing table mirror
Reading
Read the text and be ready to describe your own bedroom in the same way.
My bedroom
At night when I feel tired and sleepy, I go up to my bedroom and switch on the electric light. I take off my slippers, undress and put on my pyjamas. Then I get into bed and switch off the light.
After a few minutes I fall asleep. I sleep the whole night through. Punctually at seven-thirty in the morning, the alarm clock rings and wakes me up. I get out of bed, put on my dressing-gown and slippers and go into the bathroom, where I turn on the hot and cold taps. While the water is running into the bath, I wash my face and neck, clean my teeth and comb my hair. Then I turn off the taps and have my bath. Sometimes I have a shower. When I've dried myself with a towel, I get dressed.
On the dressing table in front of the looking glass, you'll see a hairbrush and a comb, a hand mirror, a bottle of scent and a powder-box. These are my wife's possessions. In the chest of drawers I keep clean linen such as shirts, handkerchiefs, socks and ties. In the wardrobe I keep my suits and other clothes, which I hang on coat hangers.
Exercise 7
Write the words that fit the following definitions:
1. things to sleep between___________________
2. things to keep you warm in bed_____________________
3. things to stop people peeping through the windows at you______________
4. something to put your head on when you sleep_______________________
5. something to keep your clothes in_________________________________
6. something to place a blanket in___________________________________
7. something to place a pillow in____________________________________
8. something to cover the bed with___________________________________
What have you got in your bedroom? Discuss it with your partner.
a bed |
a bookcase |
a chair |
a carpet |
a wardrobe |
some cushions |
an armchair |
some posters |
a cupboard |
a bedside table |
a television |
some photographs |
a desk |
a lamp |
a cassette player |
a window |
Give the English equivalents:
матрац, лампа для читання, нічний столик, килимове покриття, будильник, тумбочка біля ліжка, двохспальне ліжко, туалетний столик, стьобана ковдра, дитяче ліжко, постільна білизна, простирадло, колиска, приліжкова тумбочка.
Speaking
L
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at the picture of the bedroom, compare it to your own one. Put the
corresponding words next to the numbers below.
Exercise 8
How do you make a bed? Put the sentences in the correct order.
____________ Then put the sheet on the bed.
____________ Put the bedspread on top of the blanket.
______1_____ Take off the dirty sheets.
____________ Place the pillows in the pillowcases.
____________ Put the blanket on the bed.
____________ Put the pillows on the bed.
____________ Place the blanket in the blanket cover.
Exercise 9
Fill in the blanks with prepositions where required.
Randy and Norma Chiu decided to redecorate their bedroom. The curtains and bedspread used to be yellow; now they are blue. They decided to take ___ the blinds and put ___ new curtains. They chose light green sheets and pillowcases to go ___ the blue bedspread. They replaced the double bed ___ a king-sized bed and threw ___ the headboard and footboard. Their bureau and chest __ drawers used to be ___ dark wood, but yesterday they bought new ones, painted ___ black. Last winter, Norma made a lovely dark green comforter, but they put it ___ because the weather was too warm ___ it then. They’ll probably take it ___ ___ a week or so. Finally, Randy wants to call the telephone company tomorrow to order a blue phone ___ the bedroom. The jack is already there, so there’s nothing to do but plug ___ the cord. They're sure they'll enjoy the new look ___ their bedroom.
Exercise 10
Translate these sentences into English:
Спальня - це місце не тільки для фізичного, а і морального відпочинку, тому шпалери мають бути приємного кольору.
На стінах можна повісити підібрані за стилем і смаком гравюри чи репродукції.
Можна придбати двохспальне чи односпальне ліжко або ліжко-нари.
Спочатку ми хотіли покласти килимове покриття, а потім передумали і зупинилися на звичайному килимові.
Найкращу люстру ми, звісно, повісили у вітальні. У спальні ж ми прилаштували симпатичнe бра - це зручно.