Carpet - mat - rug

carpet: a thick, heavy kind of cloth, usu. with patterns, used for covering floors and stairs.

- The carpets and wallpaper match well.

mat: a flat piece of straw (rubber, metal, etc.) used for covering a floor, wiping the shoes on.

- Wipe your feet on the mat.

rug: a floor-mat of thick material, esp. for one part of the room.

- There is a rug on the floor beside your bed. Is this a Persian rug?

Yard - court

yard: an enclosed or partly enclosed space near or round a house for various purposes, as a cattle-yard, school-yard, etc.

- Does this house have a yard for the children to play in?

court: a space with walls or buildings all round; a short, narrow street open only at one end.

- Our apartment does not face the street; it faces the court.

Ex. 4. Read aloud and give Russian equivalents of the following:

a) pillow-case, ceiling, refrigerator, chimney, staircase, drawing-, room, nursery, wardrobe, floor, iron, yard, orchard, storey, mirror, gas, easy-chair, wallpaper, drawer, wash-basin, pail, stairs, quilt, stove, kitchen garden, garage, desk, living-room, mustard-pot, arm­chair, table-cloth, lamp-shade, construction, saucepan, saltcellar, pepperbox, cupboard, sofa, bedding, looking-glass, foundation, floor-polisher, fence, basin, frying-pan, dish, kettle, jug, book­stand, water-closet, window-sill, running water, television-set, dressing-table, central heating, vacuum cleaner, sewing-machine, blan­ket cover, window-pane, rail

b) house of modern construction; well-furnished room; piece of furniture; to see the TV program; on the first floor; flat roof; modern conveniences; to spread a carpet; cup and saucer; to tidy (up) one's room; to turn on a tap; to use a washing-machine; to switch off the light; to look south; to lay the table; to wipe the dust with a duster; to make one's bed; to move into a new flat; to, paper the walls

Ex. 5. Give verbs corresponding to the nouns. Translate the verbs into Russian.

air, dust, heat, paper, light, carpet, paint, face, rent

Ex. 6. Arrange the following in pairs of antonyms.

ceiling; back door; to switch off the light; behind; floor; in front of; to turn off the gas; to switch on the light; flat roof; front door; poorly-furnished room; tp turn on the gas; pointed roof; richly-fur­nished room

Ex. 7. Translate the following into English rapidly.

а) лестница, здание, ворота, двор, гладить, огород, балкон, вход, передняя, фундамент, труба, стена, крыша, жилище, пол, дверь, коридор, окно, забор, занавеска, сад, квартира, кабинет, фруктовый сад, столовая, дача, комната, потолок, подоконник, штора, ванная комната, детская, удобный, телефон, книжная полка, водопровод, радиоприемник, раковина, вилка, телевизор, кресло, лампа, пианино, портрет, фотография, зеркало, ведро, кастрюля, скатерть, этажерка, кран, диван, обстановка, газ, электричество, веранда, солонка, ковер, письменный стол, сковорода, перечница, этаж, платяной шкаф, буфет, печь, ящик (выдвижной), холодильник, переезжать на новую квартиру, нож, спальня, подушка, кухня, простыня, блюдце, наволочка, (диванная) подушка, постельные принадлежности, клумба, абажур, стакан, молочник, матрац, пододеяльник, утюг, стиральная машина, швейная машина, полотер, пылесос

б) оклеить стены обоями; предмет обстановки; мелкая тарелка; глубокая тарелка; трехэтажный дом; однокомнатная квартира; общая комната; прибрать комнату; в правом углу; в центре; посередине; расстилать ковер; центральное отопление; дом новейшей конструкции; постелить постель; накрыть на стол; подмести пол; столовый сервиз; чайный сервиз; зажечь свет; закрыть кран; выхо­дить на... (быть обращенным в сторону...); быть обращенным к северу; вымыть пол; смотреть телевизионную передачу; принять ванну; новый обеденный стол; хорошо обставленная комната; на­стольная лампа; третий этаж; задернуть штору; кухонный стол; вымыть посуду, кожаный диван; удобное кресло; низкий потолок; черный ход; вести хозяйство. Мебель пыльная - вытри пыль с нее.

Ex. 8. Express the following in one word.

1. a large comfortable chair; 2. a table at which one reads, writes or does business; 3. a small seat with no back; 4. the entrance from the street; 5. a covering for a bed; 6. a piece of linen for wiping the lips; 7. a covering for a pillow; 8. a soft woolen covering used on beds; 9. a covering for a blanket. 10. a cloth used for drying the hands or face; 11. a small plate put under a cup; 12. a pot used for boiling water; 13. a flat open pot; 14. a cooking pot with a handle; 15. a sheet of cloth hung up as a covering at a window or door.

Ex. 9. Say which of these things are in your bedroom, your study, your kitchen and your dining-room.

bed, stove, kitchen-table, sheet, dressing-table, oil-cloth, blanket cover, cupboard, pillow, mirror, wardrobe, tea-cloth, mattress, pepperbox, glass, refrigerator, pillow-case, forks, knives, piano, quilt, writing-table, sofa, TV set, carpet, napkins, tea-things, frying-pan, table-cloth, cups, pans, bookcase, arm-chair, mustard-pot, bedside table, gas stove, bedspread, pail, washing-machine, easy-chair, milk-jug, saucers, dishes, sink, telephone, desk-lamp, tea-pot, sugar-basin, tea-spoons, dinner set, basin, soup-plates, sopu spoons, portrait, picture, salt-cellar, kettle, round table, radio-set, looking-glass, curtains, blind, sewing-machine, wash-tub, coffee-pot, cushion, desk, chair, stool, dining-table, running water, floor-polisher, iron, bread­board, tray

Ex. 10. Form sentences from the table.

A living-room A study A drawing-room A kitchen A dining-room A bedroom A bathroom A flat A nursery	is	a room for bathing. a room for sleeping. a room for the special use of children. a room for general use during the day. a room used for cooking. a room used for studying. a room for receiving guests. a room for meals. a number of rooms on one floor of a house.
A vacuum cleaner A washing machine A refrigerator A sewing-machine A sink	is	a machine used for sewing. a machine used for washing. a basin under a water tap in a kitchen for washing dishes. a machine which cleans floors, carpets, etc. by drawing in air and dust together. a box in which the air is kept at a low temperature in order to preserve food.
A cellar A barn A basement A shed	is	the lowest part of a building, a storey below the ground level. an underground room used for storing coal, wine, etc. a farm building for storing grain, hay and for cattle. a roofed shelter for storing things, keeping cattle in.
An attic A parlour A bathroom A hall A bedroom	is	the entrance-passage of a house. a reception-room. a room in the top storey of a house. a room to sleep in. a room with a bath-tub in it.
A cupboard A wardrobe A chest-of-drawers A dresser A lampshade Wall paper	is	a piece of furniture for keeping clothes. a piece of furniture for keeping crockery, provisions, etc. a kitchen sideboard with shelves. a set of drawers used for keeping clothes in. paper, usually with a colored design, for covering the walls of rooms. globe of glass, screen of silk, parchment, etc. placed round or over a lamp.
A pantry A fence A store-room	is	a room in which household supplies are kept. a room in a house where food is kept. a barrier made of wooden or metal stakes or rails, or wire esp. one put round a field, garden, etc.
A hallstand A rack An oven A dress-hanger	is	enclosed box-like space which is heated for cooking food. an arrangement with pegs for hanging things on. a thing on which dresses or suits hang. a rack in which an umbrella stand, a hat-rack and a looking-glass are combined.
A frying-pan A decanter A tin / can A sieve A cork-screw	is	utensil with wire network or gauze for separating finer grains, etc. from coarse grains, etc. or solids from liquids. a tool for drawing corks from bottles. a shallow pan with a long handle used for frying. a vessel (usually a glass bottle with a stopper) into which wine is decanted before being brought to table. a tin-plated container for food, etc. especially one made so as to be air-tight.

Ex. 11. Complete the sentences.

1. A motor-car is kept in a ___. 2. Books are kept in a ___. 3. Dress­es and hats are kept in a ___. 4. Tea-things are kept in a ___. 5. Salt is kept in a ___. 6. Sugar is kept in a ___. 7. Pepper is kept in a ___. 8. Mustard is kept in a ___.

Ex. 12. Ask and answer.

a)

When do we use

a wash-basin? a sewing-machine? a washing-machine? a stove? a TV set? a loudspeaker? a kettle? a saucepan? a frying pan? a wash-tub? dinner-things? tea-things? a vacuum-cleaner? an axe? a spade? a screw-driver?

b)

Which is more convenient

to bathe in a bath-tub or in the river? to have the windows of your room look out on to the yard or the street? to have running hot water in the kitchen or in the bathroom? to have built-in closets or cupboards of the usual type? to have an ice-box or a cellar? to have a radio-set or a TV set? to use a vacuum-cleaner for cleaning up or to do the rooms without it? to use a washing-machine or to wash clothes without it? to cook meals in the kitchen or in the garage? to cook meals in the microwave oven or on the gas cooker?

c)

What do you do if you want

to air to dust to heat to sweep to paper to light to carpet to repair to re-decorate

your room? your house? your flat?

d)

What do you have to do if you have no What would you do if you had no

ice-box (a fridge)? chest-of-drawers? bed? computer? iron? nursery? sideboard? flat? running water? lift? central heating? washing-machine? kitchen-garden?

e)

What do we call

pieces of furniture forming a set made of the same kind of wood and in the same style? a small carpet that is put beside the bed? a thin wall between two adjoining rooms, or dividing one room into two? a small chest in which medicine is kept in the house? a roofed and floored open space along the side or sides of a house, which is much used in summer? a platform at the top of a flight of stairs on to which doors open? a table on which toilet things stand? the metal or wooden bar which people grasp when going up or down a staircase? a room just below the roof of a house? a heated building usually of glass for growing vegetables in winter?

f)

What do we do when

we want to air the room? the door bell is heard? we enter a dark room? we want to use an electric iron? we must tidy our room? we want to enter somebody’s room? we want to rent a room? we must stop an electric fan? we want to prevent the sunrays from penetrating into the room? we must open out our bed for the night?

Ex. 13. Ask questions and give complete answers (give your reasons where necessary).

Model: Have you ever seen a saucer made of wool?

- Oh, no, I haven’t. A saucer is never made of wool.

Have you ever seen a saucer made of glass?

- Oh, yes, I have. A saucer is usually (can be) made of glass.

a)

Have you ever seen

a saucer a fridge a house a bed furniture a table-cloth curtains a floor a pail a kitchen table a sewing-machine a bread-box a vacuum-cleaner

made of

wood? wool? iron? paper? metal? china? bricks? linen? silk? leather? cotton? coal? water?

b)

Have you ever seen

a house a flowerbed a room a cupboard a window a bookcase a sofa a lamp a bed a bookshelf

without a roof? without a chimney? without a staircase? without a door? without flowers? without any furniture? without dinner-things? without books in it? without an electric bulb? without curtains? without cushions on it?

Ex.14. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the list below. Use each item once only.

cellar	landing	share a flat	doing the washing up
converted	lounge	double glazing	replace the fuse
gadget	terraced	household chores	spare bedroom
installed	wardrobe	lay the table	storage space

1. When my mother came to live with us I had the garage ___ into a bed- sitting room.

2. Fitting ___ has made the room warmer and reduced noise.

3. Let's have supper in the ___ and watch the late-night news.

4. His kitchen is fitted with every kind of ___from a coffee grinder to an electric tin-opener.

5. Since I had a shower ___ I've hardly ever had a bath.

6. I only have to ___ and the video will be working again.

7. If you could help clear the table, I'll start ___.

8. My bedroom has a spacious ___ where I hang all my clothes.

9. We live in a ___ house so we get noise from the neighbors on both sides.

10. They can easily put her up in their ___.

11. Dinner's ready so will you ___?

12. I really hate dusting, ironing and all the other ___.

13. We need some more ___ to put all the games and toys away.

14. She left a pile of clothes on the second-floor ___.

15. He used to ___ with a colleague before he found a place of his own.

16. There's a ___ under the house where we store the products we grow in our garden.

Ex.15. Make up tail questions.

1. Your flat is on the second floor, ___?

2. There is little furniture in your room, ___?

3. The TV set is in the left-hand corner, ___?

4. They don’t have a big flat, ___?

5. The curtains in your bedroom are light blue, ___?

6. There’s no bathroom in his flat, ___?

7. There are all modern conveniences in their flat, ___?

8. The telephone is in the hall,___?

9. There’s no shed in the yard, ___?

10. You don’t have a lift in your house, ___?

Ex.16. Ask your fellow:

- if he lives in a hostel

- how many they are in the room

- if the room is large

- where they keep their books (clothes)

- if there is a TV set (a video) in their room

- what floor their room is on

- what he is from

- if his parents have a house or a flat

- what their address is

- on what floor their flat is

- how many storeys there are in their house

- if their house is multi-storeyed

- if there is central heating in the house

- how many rooms there are in it

- if there is a garden near the house

- if there are all modern conveniences in the house (flat)

- if he has a room of his own

- how many windows there are in his room

- what his phone number is

- what furniture there is in his room

- what is in the left-hand (right-hand) corner

- what color the walls in his room are

- if his TV set of the latest model

- how many drawers there are in his writing-table

- which the most comfortable room in his flat is

- if they have meals in the kitchen or in the dining-room

Ex. 17. Answer the following questions.

1. Where are you going to place the piano? (the wardrobe, the coffee-table, the wall-units, the sofa)

2. In which corner are you going to place the TV set?

3. What are you going to put between the windows?

4. What are you going to hang on the wall?

5. Where are you going to place the fridge?

6. What are you going to put on the floor?

7. Where are you going to keep your books?

8. What are you going to place between the sofa and the wardrobe?

9. What is the place for the standard lamp?

10. What furniture do you want to have in the kitchen?

Ex.18. Put in the right prepositions.

Model: a mug: something you drink tea or coffee from

1. a towel: something you dry your face and hands ___.

2. a fridge: something you keep food cool ___.

3. an arm-chair: something you sit ___.

4. a chair: something you sit ___.

5. a pen: something you write ___.

6. a kettle: something you boil water ___.

7. a picture: something you look ___.

8. a radio: something you listen ___.

9. a wardrobe: something you keep clothes ___.

10. a bed: something you sleep ___.

11. a table: something you put food ___.

Ex.19. Complete the sentences.

1. A motor-car is kept in a ___.

2. Books are kept in a ___.

3. Dresses and suits are kept in a ___.

4. Tea-things are kept in a __.

5. Salt is kept in a ___.

6. Sugar is kept in a ___.

7. Pepper is kept in a ___.

8. Mustard is kept in a ___.

9. Butter is kept in a ___.

10. Jam is kept in a ___.

Ex. 20. Make up sentences using the model.

Model: A kitchen: - A kitchen is a room where we cook meals.

- A dining-table: - A dining-table is a table at which we have meals.

a bedroom, a study, a wardrobe, a sideboard, a writing-table, a bookcase, a divan-bed, a carpet, a hall-stand, a fridge, wall-units, a bathroom

Ex.21. Complete the sentences as shown in the model.

Model: A machine for drying hair

- A machine for drying hair is called a hair dryer.

1. A thing for opening tins (cans)

2. A machine for playing CDs

3. A machine for mixing food

4. A thing that times eggs (when they’re boiled)

5. A machine for grinding coffee

6. A machine for washing clothes

7. A machine for mincing meat

8. A machine for cleaning carpets

9. A tool for digging the ground

10. A tool for raking dry leaves and grass

11. A tool for screwing up the screws

12. A tool for cutting wood

13. A tool for driving in the nails

14. Stuff for freshening the air

15. A liquid for removing eye makeup

16. A thing for peeling potatoes

17. A tool that opens bottles

18. A liquid that removes paint

19. Stuff that kills flies

20. Things for warming people’s legs

Ex.22. What are these rooms used for? Match the words from A with those from B to show what usually happens in them.

A B

1. The kitchen is a. a place to keep your car.

2. The hall is b. a place to sleep.

3. The bathroom is c. a place to relax, watch TV and talk.

4. The garage is d. a place to wash (yourself).

5. The bedroom is e. a place to cook meals.

6. The dining-room is f. a place for the children to live.

7. The sitting-room is g. a place to hang clothes.

8. The nursery is h. a place to have meals.

Ex. 23. Express the following in one word.

1. a large comfortable chair

2. a table at which one reads, writes or does business

3. a small seat with no back

4. the entrance from the street

5. a covering for a bed

6. a piece of linen for wiping the lips

7. a covering for a pillow

8. a soft woolen covering used on beds

9. a covering for a blanket

10. a cloth used for drying the hands or face

11. a small plate put under a cup

12. a pot used for boiling water

13. a flat open pot

14. a cooking pot with a handle

15. a sheet of cloth hung up as a covering at a window or door

16. a piece of material laid on the floor for wiping the shoes on

17. a screen on a window

18. an appliance for blocking up a window

19. a drapery for doors and windows

20. a textile fabric for covering the floor

21. a room on the top floor

22. the front of the building

23. a small room used for storing clothes, dishes, food supplies

24. a small bed with barred sides

25. an outer covering for a bed

26. a small linen cloth used at meals to wipe one’s lips and fingers

27. a thick bed-covering, usually made from two layers of material with cotton or wool between

28. a cloth, usually of white linen, spread on a table at meal time

Ex. 24. What is the difference between the following words?

a) house – home; building – construction; easy chair – chair – stool; study – bedroom; living-room – drawing – room – nursery; bathroom – kitchen; bedside table – dining table – kitchen table – writing-table; cupboard – wardrobe – bookcase; table-cloth – napkin; pot – tea-pot – kettle; garden – orchard – kitchen garden

b) cellar – basement; barn – shed – garage; bedroom - nursery; drawing-room – parlour – dining-room; hall – bathroom – kitchen – attic; cupboard – chest-of-drawers – dresser; pantry – store-room; rug – carpet – mat; blind – shutters; blanket – bed-spread – quilt; hallstand – rack – dress-hanger; table-cloth – napkin; range – oven – stove – fireplace; easy-chair – cane chair; rocking-chair – upholstered easy-chair

Ex.25. Say which of these things are in:

a) your bedroom

b) your study

c) your kitchen

d) your dining-room

bed, stove, kitchen-table, sheet, dressing-table, oil-cloth, blanket cover, cupboard, pillow, mirror, wardrobe, tea-cloth, mattress, pepper-box, glass, fridge, pillow-case, forks, knives, piano, quilt, writing-table, sofa, TV set, tea-things, carpet, napkins, frying-pan, table-cloth, bookcase, cups, pans, arm-chair, mustard-pot, bedside table, gas-cooker, bedspread, pail, washing-machine, milk-jug, telephone, saucers, dishes, sink, desk-lamp, tea-pot, basin, sugar-bowl, tea spoons, dinner set, soup plates, water-color picture, soup spoons, round table, salt-cellar, kettle, looking-glass, curtains, blind, sewing-machine, wash-tub, coffee-pot, cushion, desk, chair, stool, dining-table, running water, floor-polisher, iron, bread-board, tray, stereo, VCR

Ex.26. Complete the sentences.

1. I’m fond of our flat because ___.

2. It’s very convenient to ___.

3. There are nine storeys in the house, that’s why it has ___.

4. The room looks very small because ___.

5. The best place for the TV set ___.

6. There are all modern conveniences in the flat, such as ___.

7. Our flat is not very large, there are ___.

8. Let’s place the sofa ___.

9. A chest-of-drawers is a piece of furniture to ___.

Ex.27. Agree or disagree with the following. Use:

• I don’t think so.

• I’m afraid you are mistaken (wrong).

• On the contrary.

• It’s not so.

• Right you are.

• That’s right. / Sure.

• You aren’t mistaken.

1. It’s very convenient to live on the ground floor.

2. Now your friends live in the downtown.

3. It takes you two minutes to do your room.

4. You keep your books in the basement.

5. There are no amenities in your flat.

6. An electric cooker is much better than a gas cooker.

7. Your friend lives in a shed.

8. You keep bedding in a fridge.

9. Most people in our country have shared apartments.

10. A sky-scraper is very high.

11. Wardrobes are made of metal.

11. You have a sink and a bath-tub in your bedroom.

12. Houses are made of paper.

13. There are eight rooms in your flat.

14. We usually have meals in the dining-room.

15. When you come home you take off your coat and hat in the toilet.

16. We use frying-pans for cooking.

17. We never have meals in the kitchen.

18. Modern houses have no central heating.

19. When we leave home in the morning we switch on the light in all the rooms.

20. You wash up before meals.

21. When my shirt is dirty I press it with an iron.

22. We have wall units in the sitting room.

23. I fry meat in the wash basin.

24. My Dad drives in nails with a screw-driver.

Ex.28. What is wrong with the statements?

1. There is no running water in my apartment. I go into the bathroom, turn off the water tap and wash my hands and face.

2. I listen to the radio every morning though we don’t have radio at home.

3. We have no electricity in our house. In the evening I switch off the light and read a book.

4. The window in my room faces east. Looking through the window I see the sun set.

5. I have no TV set at home, Every evening I come home and watch TV programs.

6. Our house is of modern construction. There are all modern conveniences in it. But we have neither electricity nor running water in it.

7. There’s an electric cooker in our kitchen. I always use matches to turn it on if I want to make tea or coffee.

8. We’ve got a new vacuum-cleaner so far this month. If I want to wash my bedding, I can use it.

9. That house seems to be lived in. There are no curtains on the windows and I’ve never seen anyone go in or out.

10. It was a very nice round bedside table; when my friends came to see me I used to put a tray with cups of coffee and biscuits for them under it.

Ex. 29. Test your word power completing the following sentences.