Communicative situations

1. You came from the South of Ukraine and your friend came from the North. Discuss and compare the climate in these two parts of the country.

2. You’ve just got acquainted with a nice person. You want to start a conversation but you do not know how to begin it. Mention the weather and start your conversa­tion.

Lesson 7

HOUSE. FLAT EXERCISES

house будинок

e.g. People live in houses. The house is made of wood.

flat (U.K.) квартира

e.g. I live in flat number four:

apartment (U.S.) квартира

e.g . Where is your apartment?

room кімната

e.g. How many rooms do you have in your house?

hostel гуртожиток

e.g. I live in the hostel of our Institute.

living-room /sitting-room ві­тальня

dining-room їдальня

e.g. We eat in the dining-room.

bed-room спальня

e.g. The room we sleep in is a bed-room.

bathroom ванна кімната

e.g. The bathroom is a room in which we bathe.

store-room комора

study кабінет

kitchen кухня

e.g. Mother cooks meals in the kitchen.

lobby (U.S.) /hall (U.K.) передпокій

e. g. John puts his coat in the hall.

lavatory туалет

gas газ

stove піч; кухонна плита

e. g. Mother lights the gas in the stove.

furniture меблі

e. g. What furniture is there in your living-room?

rack вішалка

mirror дзеркало

table стіл

e. g. We sit at a table when we eat.

night-table тумбочка

cupboard буфет

e. g. Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard.

sideboard сервант

chair стілець

arm-chair крісло

e.g. Arm-chairs have arms on the sides.

sofa диван

lamp лампа

standard lamp торшер

bed ліжко

e.g. We sleep in a bed.

desk письмовий стіл

є. g. Which kind of desk do you have?

bookcase книжкова шафа

e.g. The books are in the bookcase.

shelf (shelves pi) полиця(і)

e.g. Father puts the vase of flowers on the shelf.

carpet килим

e. g-. There is a carpet on the floor.

iron праска; прасувати

e. g. Mother will iron the clothes.

refrigerator холодильник

e.g. The refrigerator keeps food cold.

lift (U.K.) /elevator (U.S.) ліфт

house-warming входини

2. Learn the following word-combi nations:

many-storeyed house

six/ten-storeyed house

block of flats (U.K.) 1 apartment house (U.S.) J one /two-room apartment (U.S.)

modern conveniences central heating running water chute to carry rubbish 1 down /trash chute J electric range vacuum cleaner dish washer washing machine alarm-clock radio set/wireless television set/TV set tape-recorder record-player (to) live in the town centre in (U.K.)/(U.S.)

on ... street in (U.K.) /(U.S.)

on ... avenue in ... by-street on ... square on the embankment

багатоповерховий буди­нок

шести/десятиповерховий будинок

багатоквартирний будинок

одно/двокімнатна квар­тира

сучасні зручності центральне опалення водопровід сміттєпровід

електрична плита пилосос

посудомийна машина

пральна машина

будильник

радіоприймач

телевізор

магнітофон

програвач

жити в центрі міста

на вулиці ...

на проспекті ...

у провулку ... на площі ... на набережній