My home

Vocabulary

I. Buildings and dwelling houses.

cabin – хижина

castle – замок

dwelling – жилище, дом

a flat (apartment) – квартира

to let a flat – сдавать квартиру

to rent a flat – снимать квартиру

host (hostess) – хозяин (хозяйка)

a house – дом

to move into a house - въехать (переехать)

to repair a house - ремонтировать

to help about the house – помогать по дому

housewarming (party) – новоселье

hut - хижина

inhabitant (inmate) – обитатель, житель

landlady (landlord) – владелица (владелец) дома

lodging – жилище

mansion – большой особняк

palace – дворец

residence – местожительство

temporary residence – временное

permanent residence – постоянное

rent – квартплата

rest-house – дом отдыха

slums – трущобы

tenement – снимаемый дом (квартира, комната)

III. Materials

brick – кирпич

cement [si’ment]– цемент

concrete – бетон

glass – стекло

lime – известь

marble - мрамор

paint – краска

parquet [‘pa:kei] – паркет

to plaster – штукатурить

stainless steel – нержавеющий

stone – камень

tile – керамическая плитка

veneer [vэ’niэ] – фанера

wall-paper – обои

to whitewash – белить

wood – дерево

IV. Parts of a house.

annex – пристройка

arch – арка

attic – чердак, мезонин, мансарда

balcony – балкон

chimney – камин

column – колонна, столб

door-handle – дверная ручка

doorway – пролет двери

entrance – вход

flight – марш (пролет) лестницы

handrail – перила

landing – лестничная площадка

porch – подъезд

shutter – ставень

staircase – лестница

upstairs – наверху (вверх по лестнице)

downstairs – внизу (вниз по лестнице)

stairwell – лестничная клетка

step – ступенька

doorstep – порог

verandah – веранда

wing – флигель

V. Outhouses and premises

court - двор

fence – забор

flower-bed – клумба

fountain – фонтан

garage – гараж

garden – сад

gate – ворота

kennel – собачья будка

lawn – лужайка

orchard – фруктовый сад

shed - сарай

yard – двор

VI. House fittings and accommodations.

accommodations – удобства

bath – ванна

to take (have) a bath – принимать ванну

to run a bath – наполнять ванну

bell – звонок

dust-bin – мусорное ведро

key – ключ

sink – раковина

lock – замок

chute – мусоропровод

tap – кран

water-line – водопровод

VII. Lighting

bulb – лампочка

chandelier – люстра

torch – фонарик

globe – стеклянный абажур

lampshade – абажур

lead – шнур

match – спичка

candle – свеча

plug – штепсельная вилка

to plug in – включить при помощи штепселя

socket – патрон

wire – провод

wiring – электропроводка

VIII. Rooms and offices

bathroom – ванная

bedroom – спальня

cellar – погреб

dining-room – столовая

hall – прихожая

kitchen – кухня

lavatory (toilet) – туалет

library – библиотека

living-room – жилая комната

lumber(store)-room – чулан

nursery – детская

pantry – кладовая

passage (corridor) – коридор

room – комната

air the room - проветривать

decorate the room – отделывать

do the room – убирать

dust a room – вытирать пыль

furnish a room – обставлять

heat a room – отапливать

occupy a room – занимать

paper a room – оклеивать обоями

sweep a room – подметать

Vocabulary

flat - квартира

to be of one' own - иметь в собственности, владеть

modem conveniences - современные удобства

hot and cold water - горячая и холодная вода

central heating - центральное отопление

gas - газ

electricity - электричество

lift - лифт

chute for refuse - мусоропровод

storey - этаж

floor - этаж

to be on the top floor - быть на верхнем этаже

furniture - обстановка, мебель

to have a house-warming party - справлять новоселье

to furnish a flat - обставлять квартиру

in the centre of (in the middle of) - в центре (в

середине)

to the right (left) of - справа (слева) от

on the right ( left ) - направо (налево)

near - около, рядом

curtains - занавеси, шторы

carpet - ковер

picture - картина

wallpaper - обои

armchair - кресло

stool - табуретка

refrigerator (fridge) - холодильник

gas-stove - газовая плита

standard lamp - торшер

living room - гостиная

bedroom - спальня

study - кабинет

hall - прихожая, холл

kitchen - кухня

bathroom - ванная

dressing-table - туалетный столик

writing desk - письменный стол

wardrobe - шкаф (платяной)

sideboard - сервант

TV set - телевизор

radio set - радиоприемник

to put, to place - поставить, поместить

to move to a new flat - переехать на новую квартиру

sofa - диван, тахта

bed - кровать

night table - ночной столик

bookcase (bookshelves) - книжный шкаф (книжные

полки)

Read and translate the text

We have a nice flat rather far from the centre of the city. It is in a new sixteen-storey high-rise building in Gagarin Avenue. As there are so many storeys in the building it has two lifts.

Our flat is on the fourth floor. It has all modern con­veniences such as central heating, gas, electricity, cold and hot water, and a chute to carry rubbish down.

There are three rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a hall in our flat.

The living-room is the largest and most comfortable room in the flat. In the middle of the living-room we have a square dinner-table with six chairs round it. There is a hanging lamp above the table. To the right of the dinner-table there is a wall-unit which has several sections: a sideboard, a wardrobe and some shelves. At the opposite wall there is a piano with a piano stool before it.

Between the two large windows there is a little table with a colour TV set on it. Our TV set is the latest model. Near the TV set there are two cosy armchairs. Nothing is more pleasant in rainy weather than to sit in a comfortable armchair and watch TV.

A small round table, a divan-bed and a standard lamp are in the left-hand corner. This table is for newspapers and magazines. ,

The walls of the living-room are light-green and there are a few prints and water-colours on them.

The bedroom is smaller than the living-room and not so light as there is only one window in it. In this room there are two beds with a bedside-table between them. An alarm-clock and a small lamp with a pink lamp-shade are on the table. In the left-hand corner there is a dressing-table with a big mirror.

In this room we have a built-in wardrobe with coat-hangers to hang clothes on. There is a thick carpet on the floor and plain light-brown curtains on the window.

The third room is the study. It is not so large as the dining-room but it is as cosy as all the other rooms.

There is not much furniture in it, only the most neces­sary pieces. It has a writing-desk with drawers to keep' papers in. Pens, pencils, a writing-pad and a few diction­aries are lying on the desk. There is a telephone on the left. Just behind it there is a reading lamp. On the right there is a desk-clock and a calendar. A desk-armchair is standing before it. I've also got a type-writer on a little table near the desk. There are books on the shelves all round the walls. In the right-hand corner there is a bookcase full of books. Among them there are many English books in the original and in translation as I am a student of English.

There is a small table with a radio in the left-hand corner. Near it there is a sofa with some cushions. In my opinion the study is the best room in our flat.