My flat

In a week we shall move into a new flat. It is a new block of flats in the Kyiv suburbs not far from the center of the city. It will take only 30 minutes to get there by bus. Will you come and see it? I hope that some day you will see it yourself.

But now I'd like to describe it to you. The number of my flat is 47, it is on the third floor.

Let's enter my flat. We are in the entrance-hall. There is a mirror on the wall; a coat-rack and a carpet on the floor.

This is the kitchen. The gas-cooker is near the sink with hot and cold water taps, their cupboard is near the kitchen table. There are 4 stools round it. The fridge is near the window.

And this is the sitting-room. Its floorspace is 20 square metres, it's rather spacious and comfortable. There is a thick саrрet on the floor, a sofa on the right, 2 armchairs with a small table between them on the left. The TV set is opposite the armchairs. The sideboard is at the wall.

The bedroom is not very large. The walls in the bedroom are yellow. There are 2 beds with bed-side tables at them. The dressing table is in the corner. There is no carpet on the wall. The carpet is on the floor. The wardrobe is opposite the window.

This is the study, it's a small room. There is a bookcase with a lot of books in it. The book-case is brown. The bookshelves are full of books. '

There is a desk and an armchair in it. The type-writer and the type-recorder are on the desk. The telephone is on the small table. It's red.

The flat is rather large but the rent is high now. •

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How many rooms have you got in your flat? What conveniences have you got there? Is your flat far from the centre of the city? How large is your living -room? What furniture have you got there? What is its floorspace? What's the rent? Will you come and see my flat? When will you give a house-warming party? Whom will you invite? Will you buy a new set of furniture? What furniture are you going to buy?

Grammar structures

1. The simple Future Tense

I, we	shall	move into a new flat
He, she	will
You, they
I, we	shall not (shan't)
He, she	will not (won't)	buy a new set of
You, they		furniture
Shall	I, we	read the text?
Will	You, he, she, they	visit us next Sunday?

2. Ways of Expressing Future Actions

1. I'm going to the cinema tonight. - a) The Present Progressive

Я піду в кіно сьогодні ввечері. Tense

2. ' We leave tomorrow.. - b) The Simple Present Tense

Ми від'їжджаємо завтра.

3. If it rains, she will take a taxi.- c) The' Simple Present Tense in

Якщо буде дощ, вона візьме таксі, subordinate clauses of time and

condition.

d) They are to arrive tomorrow. - d) to be to + Vinf Вони повинні прибути завтра.

e) I'm going to buy some English e) to be going to + Vinf

books. - Я збираюсь купити кілька

англійських книжок.

f) They are sure/certain/ to come f) to be sure/certain to + Vinf "

to see us off. –

Вони, безсумнівно,

прийдуть провести нас.

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