Section II

Ex.1. Translate and learn the following word combinations:

To overlook smth; By gosh! To lend a hand in smth; to load; marvelous, to be the last word of comfort; to have a look around, to get through with smth; to be round about; to arrange furniture.

Ex.2. Read the dialogue.

Moving

PETER: I say, Nick, you are not moving, are you?

NICK: Yes, we are. We have been given a flat.

PETER: Really! You are lucky, you know.

NICK: We are indeed. Three rooms, a kitchen, a bath-room, gas, a balcony overlooking the main street, a – .

PETER: Even in the main street! By gosh!

NICK: Yes. Isn’t that fine! A four-storey house with a shop on the ground storey. You just go out into the street through the main door and here you are, almost in the shop.

PETER: It’s not that house at the corner of N. and M. streets, is it?

NICK: Just so. You can’t imagine how Mother will be surprised.

PETER: Why, doesn’t she know?

NICK: No, she doesn’t. She’s gone to our relatives in N. I say, Peter, couldn’t you lend a hand in loading the lorry?

PETER: To be sure. Come on. What’s there to load?

NICK: Why everything!

(In a new house. Nick, his father, his sister, Ann and Peter)

NICK: What a marvelous flat!

FATHER: Yes, it’s a fine flat indeed. The house is the last word of comfort.

NICK: Which room will be mine, Father?

FATHER: Now, let’s have a look around. This small room will be – .

NICK: Will be mine, won’t it, Daddy?

FATHER: Now stop prattling, and be a sensible girl, Ann. So this small room will be our bedroom. One of these communicating rooms will be dining-room and the other will be yours.

NICK: Am I going to be with her again, Dad? You can’t imagine what a bother she is. I can never get through with my exercises when she is round about.

ANN: That’s not true, Daddy! He always starts teasing me first.

FATHER: Tut, tut! Well, all right. Let this small room be yours, Nick. Ann will be with us.

NICK: Oh, that’s fine. I’ve always dreamt to have a room of my own. Well, let’s start arranging the furniture. Come on, Peter, help me with this book-case, will you?

PETER: Yes, for sure.

Ex.3. Ask questions to have the following answers:

1. Because we have been given a flat.

2. It overlooks the main street.

3. Three rooms.

4. On the fourth floor.

5. A shop, which is very convenient.

6. It is at the corner of M. and N. streets.

7. No, she doesn’t. She has gone to our relatives in N.

8. We will use a lorry.

9. Yes, we would like you to lend a hand in loading the lorry.

10. I hope so. I’ve always dreamt to have a room of my own.

11. No, I don’t want to. You can’t imagine what a bother she is.

12. One of them will be the dining-room.

13. The small room will be my parents’ bedroom.

14. She will be in the room with parents.

Ex.4. Act out the dialogue “Moving”.

Ex.5. Express you point of view on the following:

Do elder brothers/sisters usually want to share their room with younger sisters/brothers? Why / why not? How is it in your family? Should elder children share their room with younger ones?