Английский язык для студентов сельскохозяйственных вузов. С. Ю. Дмитриева

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      a carpet, a tea-pot, a towel, a TV-set, a mirror, a bed, a sofa, a stove, a shower, soap, a pillow, an armchair, a sofa, a picture, a wardrobe, a chest of drawers, a fridge, flowers, a tape-recorder, a dressing-table, a lamp, a table.

      Task 6. a) Make up word combinations with the following nouns and adjectives; b) Make up sentences with them. E.g. a) a spacious garden; b) There is a spacious garden around the house.

      Nouns: a flat, a sofa, a refrigerator, a carpet, a computer, a garden, a washingmachine, conveniences, a lamp.

      Adjectives: dirty, nice, spacious, modern, well-planned, comfortable, bright, pleasant, helpful, standard, convenient.

      Task 7. Translate the sentences with “home”.

      at home – Peter isn’t at home today.

      away from home – I hate being away from home too long.

      to leave home (= permanently stop living with your parents) – I left home when I was 18.

      to make smth. your home – We decided to make Jamaica our home.

      back home (= in my country) – Back home, the weather is much better.

      to be home to – California is home for many vineyards.

      Task 8. Guess the meaning. Write sentences of your own, using these words.

      1) to move into a new flat – to go to live in a different flat. Eg. They’ve moved into a bigger flat.

      2) to renovate – to repair and paint a building ( or a flat) so that it is in good condition again. Eg. Their flat is being renovated.

      3) a landlady – is the owner of a house or a flat which is rented. Eg. Saturday was the day he had promised to pay his landlady.

      4) to drop in on smb. – to visit someone informally without arranging a particular time. Eg. I think I’ll drop in on Jill on my way home.

      5) a neighbour – someone who lives next to you or near you. Eg. Our next-door neighbours are so noisy that we can hardly sleep some nights.

       Task 9. In pairs, act out and translate the dialogues.

      a) – I say, do you live in a flat?

      – Yes, I do, but it is my parents’ flat. I only have a room of my own.

      – Is their flat large?

      – Rather. We’ve got three bedrooms, a sitting-room, a kitchen, a hall and a bathroom. My room is not very large, but it is very comfortable. There isn’t much furniture in it. On the left there is a sofa and a small table near it. At the window there is a desk. On the right there is a dressing table. Next to it there is a wardrobe for my clothes.

      b) – This is a nice flat, Miss Wilkins. Here is the plan…

      – I see – There is a kitchen, a bedroom, and there is a toilet.

      – Is there a balcony?

      – No, there isn’t

      – … and a telephone?

      – No, there isn’t a telephone. Here is the kitchen.

      – It is very small.

      – Yes, it isn’t very large, but there is a cooker and a fridge. There are some cupboards under the sink.

      – I see … How much is it?

      – Five hundred dollars a month.

       Task 10. Circle the correct response.

      – How can I help you, Madam?

      a) I’d like some information, please. b) I see.

      – What a wonderful house!

      a) That’s not enough, I am afraid. b) I’m glad that you like it.

      – We’re invited to Joy’s house warming on Friday.

      a) That sounds wonderful. b) Oh dear.

      – Tom, we need to fix the roof.

      a) Let’s hope for the best. b) I see.

       Task 11. In pairs, complete the dialogues.

      1) – Do you …?

      – No, I don’t live far from the university. And you?

      – … By the way, do you have … of your own?

      – Oh, yes. I’ve got a small room, but it is very light and rather warm. Will you come in and see?

      2) – …?

      – I live on the ground floor.

      – …?

      – There are three rooms in my flat.

      – …?

      – Of course, it is my sitting-room that I like best, because it is light and spacious and there is a TV set there.

      Philip Stanley is proud of his house. It is not very large, but it is very comfortable and well-planned. Any Englishman likes to live in a two-storey detached house. So does Philip. He prefers his own house to an apartment in a block of flats, because he doesn’t wish his doing to be overlooked (to overlook – подсматривать, заглядывать) by his neighbours.

      In front of the house there is a green СКАЧАТЬ