Additional Words and Expressions

сomfortable – зручний

сosy – затишний

a ground floor – перший поверх

a first floor – другий поверх

a multi-storey building – багатоповерховий будинок

a private house – приватний будинок

a furnished flat (apartment) – вмебльована квартира

to share the room (flat) with – жити в одній кімнаті (квартирі)

to pay the rent – вносити квартплату

to move (in) – переїжджати (оселитися)

What street do you live in?

How many rooms are there in your flat (apartment)?

We live in a two-room (three-room) flat.

What floor is your flat on?

Our flat is on the second (fourth) floor. – Наша квартира на третьому (п’ятому) поверсі.

City Life

a streetlight (street lamp) – ліхтар

traffic lights – світлофор

heavy traffic – великий транспортний рух

traffic jam – затор на дорогах

(zebra) crossing/ crosswalk – перехід

pavement (Br.)/ sidewalk (Am.)– тротуар

underground/ subway – метро

underground walkway/ subway – підземний перехід

a bed of flowers – клумбa

a bus station – автобусна зупинка

housing estate/ residential area – жилий район

industrial area – промисловий район

a block of flats (a large building divided into separate parts) – багатоквартирний будинок

a noisy crowd – галасливий натовп

a rush hour – година пік

a department store – універмаг

a mall (shopping centre) – торгівельний центр

a suburb – окраїна, околиця

an avenue – проспект

a square - площа

Village Life

a vegetable garden / kitchen garden – город

unpolluted environment – незабруднене навколишнє середовище

an orchard – (фруктовий) сад

a meadow – луг

a fence – паркан, огорожа

hedge – живопліт

a well – колодязь

outskirts – околиці, передмістя

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text.

Home (Our Flat)

The house we live in is our home, or in more official speech, our residence or dwelling. Some people live in individual houses. The town building may be five-or nine-storied. There are multi-storey buildings too.

Our first floor is usually called the ground floor in England, and the second floor corresponds to the English first floor. Americans call the floors the same as we do: first, second and so on.

Let us visit one of the modern flats of the apartment house in a big town. The flat is in a multi-storey building on the sixth floor. The family has recently moved into it. It is a three-room flat with all modern conveniences. It consists of a living-room, a bedroom and a study.

The living-room is large. There are two windows in it. In the evening all the family gather in the living-room to watch a TV programme, read newspapers or magazines or to receive guests. The room is well furnished. In the middle there stands a large square table with six chairs round it. On the table there is a vase with flowers. There are some arm-chairs and sofa near the wall. Opposite the sofa there is a colour TV-set.

You can see the piano near the window. At the wall stands a sideboard. Crystal bowls, wine glasses, goblets, china dishes and special tea-sets stand on its shelves.

The walls in the living-room are papered blue and the curtains over the window match them. On the walls there hang some pictures. A thick carpet covers the floor.

The bedroom is also a cosy room. There is only one window with dark curtains over it. The window faces the yard. Against the wall there are two beds. In the corner there is a dressing-table with a mirror. Opposite it there is a dark wardrobe.

The small room is a study. Here the children do their homework. It is a simply furnished room. In the corner near the window there is a small writing-table with a lamp on it. A comfortable arm-chair stands near it. On the wall you can see shelves full of books, magazines and journals. In front of the window stands a bookcase.

Besides these three rooms, the flat has a kitchen, a hall, a bathroom and a lavatory. The kitchen is not so small. The built-in furniture and all modem conveniences make housekeeping easy.

The bathroom has a build-in bath-tub with a shower and a washstand. There is a glass shelf over the wash-stand. You can see some sponges, soap-dishes, tooth-glasses with tooth-brushes, and some tubes of tooth-paste. You can take a shower or a bath any time.

Next to the bathroom there is a lavatory. In the hall you can see a hallstand for coats, hats and umbrellas. Besides there is a small table for the telephone.

So you can see the flat is comfortable enough. Next week the family will give a housewarming.

Exercise 2. Answer the questions to the text.

1. What do we call a house consisting of many flats (a building of many storeys; a flat of two rooms; the place, i.e. town, street and apartment house where you live; different levels on which some flats are located; a room which is at the same time a sitting-room and a dining-room; a table on which toilet things stand; a piece of furniture for keeping dishes, bowls, cups, etc.; a piece of furniture for keeping clothes; celebration on the occasion of moving into a new flat)? 2. Do we call floors of the apartment house in the same way as they call them in England and America? 3.Where is the flat we visited located? 4. Is the flat large or small? 5. How many rooms are there in it? 6. What is the largest room? What is the smallest one? 7. The rooms are comfortable and cosy, aren't they? 8. What pieces of furniture stand in the living-room? 9. Is it well furnished? 10. What do the windows of the room face? 11. What room is simply furnished? 12. Does the family have many books? Where do they keep books, magazines and journals? 13. The kitchen is very convenient for housekeeping, isn't it? 14.What things do they keep on a glass shelf in the bathroom? 15. What makes housekeeping easy?

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences according to the text.

l. Our first floor is usually called... 2. Let us visit one of the modem flats of... 3. It is a three-room flat with all ... 4 The rooms are... 5. In the evening all the family gather in the living-room to... 6. In the middle there stands a large square... 7. The walls in the living-room are papered blue and... 8. Opposite it there is a dark... 9. In the corner near the window there is... 10. In the hall you can see a hallstand for...

Exercise 4. What are these parts of the house used for? Match each part of the house with what is usually done there.

kitchen	a place to wash
dining-room	a place to sleep
bedroom	c) a place to leave your street clothes
garage	d) a place to relax and talk
garden	a place to cook
6. bathroom	f) a place to grow flowers
7. living room	g) a place to keep a car
8. hall	h) a place to keep garden tools
9. shed	i) a place to keep household equipment
10. closet	j) a place to eat

Exercise 5. Tick yes or no. yes no

1. I use a frying pan to drink out of.

2. Washing-up liquid makes the dishes clean.

3. The fridge is cold inside.

4. I turn on the tap to get the water.

5. A tea towel is for making plates wet.

6. You can cut meat with a spoon.

7. We boil water in a kettle.

8. Pillows are for sitting on them.

9. Soap is for washing hands.

10. The roof opens a door.

11. The wardrobe is to keep dishes in it.

12. We can drink milk out of a glass.

Exercise 6. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word.

Mr. Hudson is selling his house. At the moment he is showing it to Mr. and Mrs. Wills.

Here we are. As you can see it’s really quite a big spacious (1) … with two storeys. Upstairs there are three (2) … where you and your children can sleep, and one (3) … which has both a bath and a shower. Downstairs we have a large (4) … where all our family liked to get together in the evenings to watch TV and talk. Next to it is a (5) … where we used to have our evening meals when all the family sat down to table. We usually had breakfast in the (6) … as it was a very quick meal.

Before we go in, let’s have a look at the house from the outside. I think you will agree that the front (7) … is very nice with all it’s flower beds and a lawn. The green hedge around it makes it a little more private. You’ve got a car, haven’t you? So the (8) … next to the house will be very useful.

Now follow me up the path to the front door. Here we are inside. In this little (9) … you can hang your coats and hats. On your right is the living-room and this (10) … on the left leads into the dining-room. It is connected with the (11) … , so you can cook there and serve the meals in the dining-room. From the kitchen (12) … you have a pleasant view on the back (13) … which as you see has a strong wooden fence around it.

The house is in a excellent (14) … you’ll have no problems with the floors, walls, ceilings, the roof, central heating, hot and cold running (15) … or electricity. So, any questions? Ah, yes, the price. Three bedrooms, a garage and a garden. Well, what do you think?

Exercise 7. Read and translate the text.