Английский язык 1 часть

There is no Place like Home

U N I T II

SPEECH PATTERN

Beautiful plants make the room cosy.

Ex. 11. Say w hat makes any Slat / room cosy / comportable / light.

•a nice carpet on the floor,

•pictures on the walls,

•armchairs,

•beautiful lamps,

•large windows,

•a fireplace,

•built-in furniture

U N I T III

WORKING ON THE TEXT

Read the text and the dialogue.

THERE IS NO PLACE LIRE HOME

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A lot of English families have got their own houses, but some peo­ ple live in flats. There are two floors in the traditional English house: the ground floor and the first floor. People in England like their homes and always show them to their visitors.

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On Saturday Mr Blake invites Mr Voronin to his place to spend an evening with his family.

The Blakes1 live in a house with a garden not far from London. There is a sitting room and a study downstairs. The kitchen is down­ stairs too. The sitting room is large and sunny. There is a sofa, two armchairs and a coffee table there. There is a standard lamp and a TV set there too. Above the sofa there is a nice wall lamp.

Beautiful plants make the room cosy.

In the kitchen there is an electric cooker, a refrigerator-freezer and a washing machine, but there isn’t a dishwasher. There are also some cupboards with plates, cups, glasses, knives, forks and spoons.

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The study is a small room with bookshelves on the walls. Upstairs there are 3 bedrooms and a bathroom.

The Blakes love their house and think: “There is no place like home”2.

1The Blakes — семья Блейков (Блейки)

2 There is no place like home (prov). — В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше (Rus.).

N O T E T H E P R O N O U N C I A T I O N :

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Ex. 12»Agree or disagree. Give your reasons.

1.English people don’t like to show their homes to visitors.

2.Mr Blake’s family lives in a traditional English house.

3.The Blakes’ house is small.

4.There are four rooms downstairs in the Blakes’ house.

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1.Mr Blake likes to spend evening hours in the sitting room.

2.Mr Voronin has got a three-room flat in Moscow.

3.There is no built-in furniture in the Voronins’ flat.

4.Voronin spends evening hours in his study.

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5.The windows in Mr Voronin’s flat are small and the rooms are not light.

Ex. 13. Say what you remember from the text about:

1.the traditional English house;

2.the Blakes’ house;

3.Mr Voronin’s flat;

4.the evenings in the Blakes’ and in the Voronins’ families.

U N I T IV

WORKING ON WORDS

to invite smb to

Ex. 14.a) Read the example.

Pd like to invite you to our place to spend an evening with us.

b) Say where and w hy you would like to invite your friend / the business partners.

furniture

Ex. IS. a) Read the mini-dialogue.

—Is there much furniture in your flat?

—No, we’ve got little furniture. (Yes, we’ve got a lot of furniture). Our furniture is nice and comfortable.

b)Speak about the furniture in your kitchen (bed* room, sitting room, children’s room).

to listen to

Ex. lb. Answer the questions.

1.Who likes to listen to music in your family?

2.It’s a pleasure to listen to good music, isn’t it?

3.Do you often or seldom listen to music?

4.When do you usually listen to music?

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5.Which music do you usually listen to?

6.Do you listen to music on compact disks or on the radio?

7.What music do young people listen to?

U N I T V

KEY STRUCTURES AND SPECIAL POINTS

ARTICLES

Ex. 17•a) Supply articles where necessary.

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In ... evenings John likes to sit near ... fireplace and read ... news­ papers and magazines. He likes his house and thinks: “There is no place like home”.

*a wall unit — стенка (вид мебели)

b)Say what you remember from the text about:

1.John Dunn and his house;

2.John Dunn’s sitting room.

TENSES

Ex. 18. Supply the correct tenses.

1.— Where (to be) John Dunn now?

—He (to spend) the weekend in Brighton. He often (to spend) weekends there.

2.— What the children (to do) now?

—They (to listen) to a BBC English lesson. They always (to listen) to BBC English lessons at 3 in the afternoon.

3.— (to be) Mrs Bell in the garden?

—Yes, she (to show) it to her friend. Her garden (to be) very nice and she always (to show) it to her friends.

4.Today I (to be going) to look through the latest catalogues and our director (to be going) to visit the production plant.

PREPOSITIONS

Ex. 19» a) Supply the correct prepositions.

The name ... Mr Blake’s elder sister is Rosy. Rosy and her husband Richard Green live ... a small house not far ... London. There is a gar­ den ... it. ... the ground floor there is a sitting room, a kitchen and a study. ... the first floor there is a bedroom and a bathroom. When you come ... the sitting room you see that the room is cosy and sunny. It is a large room but there is not much furniture ... it. There are two comfort­ able armchairs, a coffee table, a sofa and a standard lamp. ... the coffee table there is a nice wall lamp. ... the floor there is a white carpet Rich­ ard’s study isn’t large. There are bookshelves ... the w all... a lot of books

... them. There is a fireplace ... the study. Rosy and Richard often invite friends... their place to speak... the latest events and to listen... music.

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b)Say w hat you remember from the text about:

1.The Greens’ house;

2.The Greens’ sitting room;

3.Richard’s study.

THE WORDS YOU MIX UP

Ex. 20. Choose and use.

to go, to come

1.At weekends Londoners often ... to Brighton. They spend two days there. They ... to Brighton on Friday evening and ... to London on Sunday.

2.Where ... Mr Blake ...? Oh, he ... to see his friend’s new house.

3.Mr Dunn ... to his office at 9. He has got much work to do every day. He finishes work at six and ... home at 7. Sometimes after work h e ... to the sports centre.

4.I ... to the office at 8 and ... there at 9.

5.On Saturdays and Sundays many people ... to different places near Moscow to spend their weekends there.

6.Our manager often ... to London to discuss business problems with British businessmen.

U N I T VI

SPEECH EXERCISES

Ex. 21.a) Read the text.

Mr Voronin has got a friend. His name is Nick. Nick and his family live in a new district of Moscow. The district is large and green. There are some parks in it. The houses are nice and comfortable. They are of dif­ ferent colours: green, white, red and

blue.

Nick and his family have got a three-room flat. Their flat is on the seventh floor of a large block of flats.

The sitting room is large and sunny. There are two windows in it.

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You see a red carpet on the floor and a nice standard lamp in the cor­ ner. There are a lot of beautiful plants. Nick and his family spend eve­ nings in their sitting room. They usually read books, newspapers and magazines, watch television or listen to music.

Now you see Nick’s family in their sitting room. They are spend­ ing an evening at home. Nick is very tired after a long day in the of­ fice. He is sitting on a comfortable sofa and looking through a news­ paper. Nick’s wife, Helen, is watching TV. Oleg, their son, is sitting at the desk and doing his homework. And where is their daughter Kate? She isn’t in the sitting room. Kate has got some new compact disks. She is listening to them in the children’s room.

b) Are the statements right or wrong? Say why.

c)Say w hat yon remember from the tent about:

1.the district where Nick and his family live;

2.Nick’s flat;

3.Nick’s sitting room;

4.the family’s evenings.

d)Say what you see in the picture.

Ex• 22. a) Read the text.

Portland is a place not far from Bristol, England. 25 000 people live there. There are shopping centres, banks, a sports centre, a cinema and some good pubs there.

Sutton is also a place near Bristol. 19 000 people live in Sutton. There are a few shops, a bank and a post office there. But there isn’t a cinema or a sports centre. There are no parks or pubs in Sutton. What do people do in the evenings or at weekends? Oh, they stay at home and watch TV.

(from "Building Strategies")

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b) Say In w hich of the tw o places you would like to live and w hy.

E*. 23. a) Read the dialogue.

AT THE HOUSE AGENT’S OFFICE

Mr and Mrs Marsh live in a small house near London. It has only two bedrooms and they want to buy a house with four bedrooms. One Sat­ urday morning they go to a house agent’s office.

House agent: You want a house with four bedrooms, don’t you? Well, I’ve got some plans of houses. What about this one? It’s a nice house. Four bedrooms. A large kitchen with a dishwasher and a fridge. A lovely sit­ ting room. And a small garden. Here is a picture of it.

Mr Marsh: Oh, sorry! We don’t like it. We want a house with large rooms and a large garden.

House agent: There aren’t many houses for sale now. But just a moment. I’ve got a plan of a very good house.

(He shows the plan and the picture of the house to his visitors.)

KITCHEN

SITTING

ROOM

—DINNING

HALL ROOM 1 i

Mr Marsh: Well, my dear, what do you think of the house? '

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b)Speak about the Marshes* visit to the house agent’s office.

Ex. 24. Jenny, Paul and their 2 children w ant to rent a cottage.

a)Read the information in a newspaper, then complete Jenny and Paul’s talk.

b) Speak about the cottage. Is It really good for the family?

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Lesson 2

Ex. 25.Answer the questions.

1.In what district is your flat?

2.Have you got a flat in a new or in an old block of flats?

3.How many lifts are there in the house?

4.On which floor is your flat?

5.How many rooms are there in the flat?

6.Is your flat comfortable and cosy?

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1.Is your sitting room large or small? Is it cosy?

2.How many windows are there?

3.What furniture is there?

4.Are there any plants in the room?

5.What model of TV have you got?

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1.Is your kitchen comfortable? What makes it comfortable?

2.What equipment is there?

3.Have you got a gas or an electric cooker?

4.Would you like to have any new things in the kitchen?

Ex. 26.Speak about:

1.Your district and your flat.

2.The house (the cottage) you’ve got near Moscow.

Ex. 27.Act out a business dialogue. Use the situation:

You are phoning Robbie&Co. Mr Robbie isn’t in the office. Speak to the secretary. Say that you would like to make an appointment with Mr Robbie for Tuesday at 11. You would like to have the company’s latest catalogue and price-list.

U N I T VI I

WRITTEN PRACTICE

Ex. 28. U se s o m e o r a n y . W r ite t h e s e n te n c e s .

1.I’ve g o t... English journals at home.

2.We haven’t g o t... offers from British companies.

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