3. Prepositions and Adverbs of Place

In the corner - в кутку; in the middle of – посередині; on the left -- зліва; on the right - справа; at the top – наверху; at ths bottom -внизу; in the left-hand corner - в лівому кутку; in the right-hand corner - в правому кутку; around- - навколо; against, at, near - біля.

Exercises for oral practice

Ex.1Tell us what pieces of furniture there are in the sitting-room using the words suggested below:

On the floor, opposite the window, on the wall, in the bookcase, in the middle of the room, in the corner of the living room, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, near the window, on the desk, near the kitchen table,

a carpet, a wardrobe, a mirror, a sofa, two armchairs, a large number of books, a TV set, a dressing-table, six chairs, a lot of things, a bath and a shower, four stools, a tape-recorder, a telephone.

Ex.2. Answer the following questions:

A. 1. What is there in the sitting-room? 2. What is there in the entrance-hall? 3. What is there on the wall? 4. What is there on the floor? 5. What is there in the book-case? 6. What is there in the right –land corner of the room? 7. What is there in the middle of the room? 8. What is there in the bathroom? 9. What is there in the corner of the sitting-room 10. What is there opposite the window? 11. What is there in your study?

B. 1. How many rooms are there in your fiat? 2. How many armchairs are there in your sitting-room? 3. How many books are there in the bookcase? 4. How many pictures are there on the wall? 5. How many chairs are there around the table? 6. How many taps are there in the bathroom? 7. How many bedside tables are there in the bedroom? 8. How many carpets are there on the floor? 8. How many sideboards are there at the wall?

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Eх.З. Disagree with the following statements using the expressions Nothing of the kind, I don't think so or I'm afraid you are wrong:

1. There is a mirror above the shelf. 2. There are some bookshelves in the entrance-hall. 3. There is a stand for hats and umbrellas in the bed room. 4. There is a large number of books in the kitchen. 5. There are many pictures on the walls of our classrooms. ,

Ex.4 React to the following as in the example:

Example: — I have got a 3-room flat. What about you?

— As for me, I've got a 4-room flat.

1. I live in a 9-storeyed building. What about you? 2. I've got all modern conveniences in my room. What about you? 3. I have got a lift in my house. What about you? 4. ! have dinner in my dining-room. What about you? 5. I've got a color TV-set in my sitting-room. What about you?

Ex.5. React to the following statements using the structure to be going to do smth as in the example:

Example: — I shall buy this book. What about you?

- I'm going to buy this book too.

1. They will move into a new flat next week. What about you? 2. They will congratulate their friends on this occasion. What about your friends? 3. I shall send you a picture of our new flat tomorrow. What about Borys? 4. They will bring me a lot of presents and flowers on my birthday. What about Pete? 5. She will work at a large plant. What about you?

EXERCISES TO BE DONE IN WRITING

Ex.1. Ask questions to which the following statements are the answers:

1. We are going to get a new flat in the centre of the city. 2. Our flat is on the "4th floor in a nine-storey building. 3. It has all modern conven­iences. 4. There is a large modern fridge in the kitchen. 5. There is a thick carpet on the floor. It will take me 20 minutes to get to my work. ?. I shall buy a new set of furniture for my new flat.

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Ex. 2. Write down some statements with these pairs of words using the constructions there is, there are.

1. A telephone - on a small table. 2. Books - on the bookshelves. 3. Food - in the fridge. 4. Furniture - in the sitting-room. 5. Hot and cold water - in the taps.

Ex. 3. Write down the questions you would ask your friend (or your colleague) to get the following answers:

1. Oh, yes, there is a color TV-set in my flat. 2. Yes, there are some books on the desk. 3 Yes, there is a bath and a shower in my bath-room. 4. We have three comfortable rooms in our flat. 5. The dressing - table is in the corner of the bedroom.

Ex. 4. Fill in the blanks with some, any, or no:

1. Are there ... stools in the kitchen ? 2. Are there... bookshelves in the study? 3. There is ... refrigerator in the sitting-room. 4. Are there ...pictures in text 3? 5. She has ... typewriter and tape-recorder on the desk.

Ex. 5. Supply prepositions wherever needed in the sentences.

This is my sitting-room. There is a thick carpet... the floor, a sofa… the right and 2 armchairs... a small table. The TV-set is ... the left-hand corner ... the room. The side-board is ... the window. The bedroom is not very large. There is a dressing-table ... the corner ... the room. There are 2 beds ... bed-side tables.

And this is my bathroom. There is hot and cold running water...the taps. The mirror is ... the shelf, the rail for towels is ... the basin..

Ex.6. Join the following sentences beginning the subordinate clauses with the conjunctions in brackets as in the example:

Example: — I shall live in the center of the city. I shall get a new flat (when). — I shall live in the center of the city when I get a new flat.

1. He will come. He will return from the country(when). 2. They will tell you everything. They will come to see you(when). 3. These students will work in various fields of our economy. They will graduate from the Institute (after). 4. I •shall show you the photo of my family, I shall leave (before). 5. She will not come. They will invite her (until).

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Eх.7. Translate into English:

a) Моя квартира розташована на восьмому поверсі 9-поверхового будинку. Вона простoра і зручна. В ній є всі сучасні вигоди. У моїй квартирі вітальня, спaльня, кабінет, кухня і ванна. Передпокій досить великий. Площа вітальні 20 кв. м. У ній 2 крісла з маленьким столиком між ними, диван, сервант, килим на стіні і на підлозі, телевізор на маленькому столику в лівому кутку кімнати. В середині кімнати стоїть стіл з 6 стільцями навколо нього. На стіні висять картини.

б) Де Ваша дружина? Вона на кухні. Що зона зараз робить? Вона готує вечерю. Що роблять студенти? Вони слухають свого вчителя. Що робить Петро? Він готує домашнє завдання. Куди Ви підете завpa? Я піду в інститут. Ви слухаєте мене, Петров?

Про що Ви зараз думаєте? Я спитаю його про це, коли він прийде додому. Коли я одержу нову квартиру, я куплю меблевий гарнітур. Ми підемо в кіно, якщо закінчимо цю роботу. Він буде радий, якщо вона прийде сьогодні. Я поговорю з ним, якщо побачу його на лекції. Він подзвонить мені по телефону (він зателефонує мені), як тільки приїде до Києва.