4. The next task is to listen to the definitions of the words and try to guess them.

Bed, armchair, hall, kitchen, sofa, garden, bedroom, chair, garage living-room, home, bookcase, computer, window, clock.

We sleep on it.

We sleep in it.

It’s a piece of furniture we sit on.

It has trees, grass, flowers. What is it?

It’s a place where we keep our cars.

It’s a place where our dogs and cats often sleep.

It’s a room where we watch television.

It’s my house and my family.

It’s a piece of furniture where we keep books.

I can play different games on it, listen to music, watch films.

It makes our room light.

We cook breakfast, dinner in it.

It shows time.

5. Find Russian equivalents to the English proverbs

English proverbs: There’s no place like home. East or West home is best. Home, sweet home. My house is my castle. It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.

Russian proverbs: Всякий дом хозяином держится. Дома и солома съедома. Без хозяина дом сирота. Дом вести не бородой трясти. Не дом хозяина красит, а хозяин – дом. Дома стены помогают. В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше. Хозяин в дому, что медведь в бору: хозяюшка в дому, что оладышек в меду и т.д.

6. Choose What is home for you?

P1: My home is Mummy, Daddy and our cat Bax. My favourite place at home is my room. I like playing computer games. In the evening we watch television together. I love my home.

P2: My home is calmness, joy, family’s smile. My home is light, nice, cosy and original. I have the room of my own. I’ve got a lot of toys and beautiful flowers. My home is the best. I love my home very much.

P3: My home is my mummy, granny and dad. My home is my toys, luxury, my nest, my life. My home is light and cosy. My home is the best for me.

P4: My home is mother, father, brother and our dog Liza. My home is comfortable and big. I’m always waited at home. I love my home.

7. Read and translate the text. The Priestley's House

Mr. Priestley lives in a very nice house. It is called "The Pines" and is about ten miles from London. There is a big garden all round it, and 1 went in at the garden gate and walked along the path to the front door. There is a smooth lawn in front of the house with beds of roses in it. 1 knocked at the front door.

Mr. Priestley opened it and, with a smile and some words of welcome, shook hands with me and we went into the hall.

Then Mr. Priestley and 1 went into the sitting-room and sat down in armchairs before the fire, for it was a rather cold day and I was very pleased to see the bright fire burning in the fireplace.

Their sitting-room is quite a big room, about 25 feet long by 15 feet wide. There was a thick carpet on the floor. One or two good water-colours hung on the walls, and there was a large and very interesting oil-painting that I hadn't seen before. There was a piano on one side of the room. There were four comfortable armchairs, a radio and three or four bookcases filled with books. On a small table near the window there were copies of "The Times," "Punch" and some foreign newspapers and magazines.

...After a little time Mrs. Priestley joined us again and said, "Dinner is ready," so we went to the dining-room, a pleasant-looking room with a Persian carpet on the floor, a dark oak dining-table, six chairs and a sideboard. A red lampshade gave a warm colour to the room, and an electric fire kept it comfortable while we had dinner. Susan drew the brown velvet curtains across the windows, as it was now quite dark outside.

After dinner we went to the sitting room to take coffee and talk together and listen to the news on the radio. It was now eleven o'clock and 1 was feeling rather tired. Mr. Priestley saw this and said, "You have had a tiring day and you look sleepy; come along upstairs to your bedroom."

Upstairs there were five bedrooms, a bathroom and a lavatory. We went to my room and he said, "Here you are. There is running water in your room and you can wash there or go to the bathroom, whichever you prefer. You will find soap in the soap-dish, and here are your towels. Put on the electric fire and warm your pyjamas before putting them on. There are sheets and three blankets on your bed, and my wife has put a hot-water bottle in it, but if you are not warm enough there is an eiderdown here."

(from C.E. Eckersley)