- •Contents
- •Unit 1. My flat
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •For at in on of into with
- •Text: “Home, sweet home.”
- •Text: “My flat”
- •Unit 2. Rooms in the house
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Unit 3. Arranging the house
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text: “My Favourite Room”
- •I. Answer the questions.
- •II. Make up dialogues:
- •Dialogue: “Arranging the House”
- •Discussion
- •Why was She Angry?
- •As Cool as Cucumber
- •Unit 4. British and American Houses
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text: “Patterns of housing in Britain”
- •Discussion
- •Text: “Somewhere to live”
- •Discussion
- •Text: “New homes”
- •Text: “Homelessness”
- •Discussion
- •Dialogue: “a visit to an American house”
- •Unit 5. Russian houses and flats
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text: “Russian houses and city flats”
- •Modern Russian House
- •City Apartment
- •Communal Apartment
- •Country House
- •Supplement reading Unit 1. What is “home”?
- •Unit 2. What is the difference between “home” and “house”?
- •Unit 3. Inside the house
- •Types of houses Boarding house
- •Earth sheltering
- •Home automation
- •Lodging
- •Lustron house
- •Mobile home
- •Modular home
- •Unit 4. Mortgage loan
- •Basic concepts and legal regulation
- •Mortgage loan types
- •Unit 5. Mortgage industry of the United States
- •Unit 6. Mortgage industry of the United Kingdom
- •Unit 7. Renting
- •Reasons for renting
- •Rental agreements
- •Renting apartments in Russia. Overview
- •The guide to renting an apartment in Russia
- •Russian apartments for rent - Interim flats
- •Russian apartments for rent - Cheap flats
- •Russian apartments for rent - Medium prices flats
- •Russian apartments for rent - High prices flats
- •Russian apartments for rent - Expensive and very expensive flats
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Detached House
- •Types of Dwelling
- •Living Room
- •Bedroom
- •Dining Room
- •Tableware and Cutlery 1
- •Tableware and Cutlery 2
- •Kitchen
- •Kitchen Utensils and Appliances
- •Flat (Apartment)
- •Children's Room (Nursery)
- •Baby's Care and Layette1
- •Baby's Care and Layette2
- •Bathroom and toilet
- •Household Appliances and Utensils
- •Bibliography
- •626150, Г. Тобольск, ул. Знаменского, 58.
For at in on of into with
She wanted a place ………….her own.
He’ll move ………….tomorrow.
He’ll move………….his new flat tomorrow.
I share the kitchen…………three other people.
The landlord asked the tenant…………. more rent.
My flat is ………….the top floor.
My flat is………….a modern block.
The house is …………good condition.
I looked ………….advertisements………….the newspaper.
She pays a rent……..£90 a week.
Ex.10. Find Russian equivalents for the following proverbs:
People who live in glass houses should never throw stones.
Do not bum your house to get rid of the mice.
As you make your bed, so you must lie on it.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Ex. 11. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct position in the passage below:
semi-detached, estate-agent, terraced, condition, builder, detached, removal, surveyor, spacious, cramped, architect
Tony and Sheila’s first home was a (a) …………… house, one of a line of houses all connected. But several years later when they had a small child, they found it rather (b) …………… for three people. They wanted something more (c) ……………… and so decided to move. They went to an (d) ……………… and looked at details of the houses he had to offer. They looked at a (e) ……………… house (one of a pair attached to each other), liked it, and asked a (f) …………… to inspect if for them. He said that it was in good (g) ……………….and they therefore decided to buy it. Luckily they sold their house quickly and soon a (h) ……………… firm was taking all their furniture and other possessions to their new home. But already, after a couple of years, the; are hoping to move again. Tony’s business is doing well and they want to get an (i) ……………… to design a modern, (j) ……………… house for them, and a (k) ……………… to build it.
Ex.12. Match the two parts of the idioms and them:
1) to build one s castle 2) to build castles 3) room 4) to do something 5) to be 6) to take 7) a window to camp on somebody’s 9) to shut the door 10) to show somebody 11) to force 12) to call somebody 13) a magic 14) wall have 15) to drive somebody |
a) the floor b) the door c) doorstep d) on the carpet e) an open door f) carpet g) upon the sand h) ears i) in the chair j) on the world k) in somebody’s face l) under the table m) to the wall n) in the air o) at the top |
Ex.13. Translate the following sentences into English:
Мы хотели купить собственный отдельный дом, хотели, чтобы был большой сад и озеро, но денег нам хватило только на половину дома.
Газон перед домом − гордость всех англичан. Газон тщательно стригут и высаживают вдоль дорожек розы.
В Европе мало кто живёт в многоквартирных домах. Большинство людей являются собственниками домов в пригородах.
В английских домах количество комнат может быть разным, но традиционно всегда есть небольшая прихожая, кухня, столовая, гостиная, ванная/туалет, пара кладовок, одна или несколько спален.
В домах, где есть дети, желательно сделать детскую. Там должна быть особая мебель и хорошее освещение.
К гостиной примыкает столовая, которая, в свою очередь, соединена с кухней.
Нужно покрыть кафелем не только стены в ванной и туалете, но и ту стену на кухне, где расположена раковина, а то будет видна вся грязь. С краски её смыть не так легко, как с кафеля.
Я предпочитаю электрическую плиту газовой − её гораздо легче мыть, да и вытяжка не очень нужна.
На полках я храню фаянсовую посуду, а в этих ящичках − столовые приборы. Запоминай, что куда класть.
Комната так заставлена мебелью, что трудно подойти к окну.
У Гаррисонов очень просторная четырёхкомнатная квартира в центре города. Она прекрасно отделана и обставлена.
Надо бы сделать ремонт − подновить потолок, настелить паркет вместо линолеума и поклеить моющиеся обои.
Такие яркие цветастые занавески не годятся для спальни. Нужно выбрать расцветку поспокойнее. Это комнатное растение у окна загораживает свет. Переставь его в угол.
Мы живём в этом девятиэтажном доме. Район нам не нравится, хотелось бы куда-нибудь переехать.
Я не смогла бы жить в деревне, так как не могу обходиться без удобств − водопровода, горячей воды, мусоропровода, центрального отопления, телефона.
Все гостиные в наших квартирах похожи одна на другую − стенка, журнальный столик, диван и кресла, телевизор и стереосистема.
В Англии никогда не вешают ковры на стены, их кладут только на пол.
Ex.14. Choose the correct missing word from the three possibilities.
1. An Englishman’s home is his …. |
a) palace; b) castle; c) tower. |
2. Every … likes his own nest |
a) parrot; b) swallow; c) bird. |
3. Everyone has a skeleton in their… |
a) cupboard; b) fridge; c) shelf. |
4. … begins at home. |
a) kindness; b) honesty c) charity. |
Ex.15. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs where necessary:
We have a nice apartment ………. the centre of St. Petersburg. It is………. the third floor…………a new building. It is a three-room flat a kitchen…………the kitchen there is a refrigerator to keep food cool ………… hot weather and a kitchen ………….. cupboard ………….. plates and dishes.
Walls…………..the library were lined…………..bookcases, the armchairs were upholstered ………….. leather, the tables littered ………….. newspapers and magazines.
The door burst open and we saw a stranger ………….. the doorway.
How many multi-storey buildings are there ………….. your streets?
Peter has got a nice cottage ………….. the country but ………….. any conveniences.
The windows of the bedroom looked ………….. a little garden ………….. the back ………….. the house.
Who dwells ………….. this cottage?
We have a ………… furniture ………….. our dining-room.
The boy saw a man going into the house ..the side door.
Tell the kids not to forget to wipe their feet…………..the door-mat.
My office is not far…………..my home.
For hours he would sit…………..a chair looking……………. window.
You may dry you hands ……….the towel ……….. the towel rail.
Don’t forget to switch …………… the light before leaving ………….. home.
There is no room …………. a TV set …………. the sofa and the bookcase. We’ll put it ………….. a TV stand ………….. the right ………….. the window.
She said she didn’t remember if she had turned …………… the gas ………….. the kitchen.
I must have a bulb screwed ………… instead …………. the one that fused.
I can’t find a dictionary …………… other books …………. the bookshelf.
A wonderful portrait is hanging…………..the wall .. the writing-desk.
Who is sitting there…………. the armchair…………..the corner…………from the TV set?
………… my opinion this flat is too small ………….. my family though I’m fond ………….. it.
………… the left there is a bookcase to keep books ………….. .
Ex. 16. Choose the right variant.
1. Pass me the ________. I want to scrub the counter.
brush
mop
broom
2. Pass me the ________. I want to sweep the floor.
brush
broom
mop
3. Fill this ________ with water.
bucket
brush
counter
4. The shelves are very ________.
dusted
dusting
dusty
5. I already ________ my bed.
did
arranged
made
6. The chemicals in this cleaning product can be ________ ( = dangerous) to your health.
hazardous
haphazard
horrendous
7. This is the best product to ________ stains.
take
remove
kill
8. Make sure you ________ the hallway as well.
vacuum cleaner
vacuum
vacuum clean
9. We only use pet-________ cleaning products.
happy
beneficial
friendly
10. We have a washing machine, but no ________ .
drying machine
dryer
