- •Part I east or west – home is best
- •Part II where we live
- •1. What kind of house do you live in?
- •8. What is there around your house?
- •9. What are the other parts of the house worth mentioning?
- •10. What can you see in the premises?
- •Places to live
- •Home is where you make it!
- •Dwell upon the following:
- •Tires are hub of new walls
- •Part III furniture
- •Hall (Entrance Hall)
- •Parts of a house
- •Living room
- •25 Feet long by 15 feet wide
- •Our sitting room
- •Exercise 5
- •Bedroom (Bedchamber)
- •My bedroom
- •Bathroom and toilet
- •Exercise 14
- •Kitchen
- •Speaking
- •Fill in the necessary words.
- •Give the English equivalents:
- •Exercise 19 Choose the most suitable word for each space. Part a. Furniture and fittings.
- •Part c. What do you have at home? Discuss it with your partner.
- •Speaking
- •Listening Moving in
- •My favourite room
- •Inside Homes Around the World
- •The use of walls and doors
- •A special kind of wall
- •Furniture
- •Exercise 1
- •Exercise 2 Fill in the missing words.
- •Lucky Houses
- •My house
- •What is student accommodation like in Great Britain?
- •Part IV housekeeping
- •A very dangerous invention
- •Exercise 4
- •Housekeeping
- •Speaking
- •Keeping your room tidy
- •It takes me ...... Minutes/ hours to do the room
- •Exercise 8 Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Arranging the house
- •Техніка у нас вдома
- •1001 Household hints
- •Speaking
- •Як ми робимо генеральне прибирання
- •The family who turned back the clock
- •Part V househunting
- •Buying a house
- •A new house
- •Just what we’re looking for!
- •Group Discussion: Finding a Flat or House
- •Community Activity: Looking at Ads in the Newspaper
- •Listening
- •Speaking Partners’ Interview: Your Landlord
- •Group Problem Solving: Problems with Your Landlord
- •Part VI a house of my dream
- •Dome sweet dome!
- •Designing a dream home
- •Expressing need
- •Revision topics
1. What kind of house do you live in?
detached house
semi-detached
terraced house
bungalow
cottage
block of flats
multi-storey building
weekend / summer house
skyscraper
maisonette
mansion
bed-sitter (bed-sitting room)
private
residential building
public building
personal possessions
real estate / property
2. Is it your permanent or temporary residence?
permanent
temporary
3. What is the house made of?
brick
stone
wood
prefabricated blocks
concrete
4. Is the house new or old? Is it kept in good condition?
shabby
dilapidated
repaired
in good repair
architecturally unpretentious
derelict
redecorated
(recently) renovated
renewed
restored
well-kept
imposing
impressive
5. Is the house large or small?
cramped
cluttered
poky
medium
lacking in space
roomy
spacious
6. Is it nice and well-appointed?
pleasant-looking
attractive
sumptuous
having all modern conveniences
gas, electricity, hot and cold running water, a chute, a lift, a telephone
central heating
air conditioning system
7. Where is it situated? What’s your address?
it is situated
in the centre of
due west of the centre
half an hour’s drive from
the district is
some distance from the city centre
in one of the suburbs
on the outskirts of the town
in a very remote part
just a stone’s throw from the centre / within a stone’s throw of
within easy reach of
within five minutes’ walking distance
centrally located
on a convenient traffic route
far from the city centre
in a quiet residential area
the house commands a good view of the river / the lake / the woods
to look south / north / west / east
to look over / to overlook
8. What is there around your house?
in front of the house there is a lawn / a flower bed
at the back of the house there is a vegetable (kitchen) garden / a patch
at the side of my house there is a garage / a shed / a barn / a well
at the other side there is a conservatory / a greenhouse /a hothouse / a garden / a backyard / a playground / a sports ground
on the top of my house you can see a chimney / a television aerial / an antenna / a satellite dish
the house is enclosed by a fence / a hedge with a gate / a stile in it
a path / a drive leads to
9. What are the other parts of the house worth mentioning?
the roof is made of tiles (slates)
there is a spacious loft / an attic with a few dormer windows
there is a skylight / a gutter / a drainpipe
there is a cellar / a basement which can be used for a lot of purposes (we keep a stepladder, mops and brooms there)
10. What can you see in the premises?
an arbour
an orchard
a court
a kennel
a stable
a hayloft
a hen-house
a cowshed
a pigsty
Exercise 1
Fill in the missing words and phrases in the letter below.
Hello! My name is Zook. Would you like to know where I live? O.K. I live in a a)__________ house which means I have to share it with another family, the Stars. Our street is not very long, but still you can see some b)____________ houses (for well-off people); some c)_______________ houses (built in special rows) and even d)__________ houses (for those who are having a rest). A little bit further there is a big e)__________ having many apartments.
Our house f)________________ stone. I can’t say it is in bad condition. It looks f)__________ and g)_____________.
Unfortunately, the house isn’t situated in the centre of the town, we live on h)____________. It is i)______________ from the city centre, but I don’t feel unhappy, I can enjoy the quietness of the nature in a rather j)__________________ district.
I love my place of living and try to make it more k)_____________ which means people would be amazed by it.
There is enough space for everybody in our house, that’s why I consider it l)_________. It has all modern conveniences, like m)_____________, n)____________ o)_____________ and p)____________.
Speaking about the things outside my house, I can mention a q)_____________ which is at the back of the house. In front, we have a green r)_____________ and several s)______________, abundant with flowers of various kinds.
The house is enclosed by a t)______________ with a u)____________ in it. In general, it looks really v)_____________.
Now you have to know how it looks like. Come to visit me!
Yours, Zook.
Exercise 2
Match the types of dwellings with the correct pictures. Where do you think each type of dwelling can be found? Which one would you like to live in? Which is the most economical and which is the most expensive to keep? Justify your opinion.
skyscraper block of flats semi-detached house
cottage mansion detached house
e.g. Skyscrapers are found in large cities. They are rather expensive to maintain because they are usually high-class, luxurious buildings.
Exercise 3
Translate this passage into English:
Сім’я Блейків має власний приватний будинок на околиці Лондона. Він розташований у віддаленій частині, на тихій вулиці, на зручному транспортному маршруті, неподалік – рукою подати до гарного торгового центру і виходить на сільську дорогу. З будинку відкривається чудовий краєвид на річку. Це новий, цегляний, добре спланований, в гарному стані двоповерховий котедж з усіма зручностями. Стіни дому побілені. Будинок має червоний мансардний черепичний дах з декількома слуховими вікнами. Під дахом – просторе горище, на даху розташовані антена, димар і ринви, які разом з дренажними трубами захищають будинок від дощу. В будинку є погреб, який вони використовують для багатьох цілей. Будинок огорожений парканом з воротами. Перед будинком - невеликий зелений лужок та квітник з безліччю квітів. За будинком знаходиться двір, теплиця та город, де сім’я вирощує овочі. Поряд з котеджем – фруктовий садок і бесідка. Ліворуч від дому – гараж, де сім’я Блейків тримає свою машину. З іншого боку знаходиться собача конура, сінник і стайня. Від ганку до воріт веде доріжка з гравію.
Exercise 4