II. Заполните пропуски 1-5 частями предложений, обозначенными буквами а - е.

a. I change very often into new ones

b. stuffed with crystal and books

c. quite close to the underground station

d. start to furnish and decorate it to your own taste

e. I have my own room

There is no place like home

Let me tell you a little about my home. I think it doesn't matter what your home is like, anyway, it is the place where you once move in and _1_. It becomes your second "ego". So my second "ego" is not very big, but it is very comfortable. There is enough space for everything: a hall, a living-room, a couple of bedrooms and a bathroom.

Our living-room is very spacious. It is the heart of our apart­ment. It is the place where I can see the rest of my family. In the evening we sit here in the soft armchairs and on the sofa, which are on the right of the room. In front of them there is furniture _2_. There is also a stereo system and a TV set.

I am very glad that _3_. My bedroom is my private area though it is also my sister's room. It is a small room, but very cosy. There are two beds, a desk, a personal computer, a big bookcase and a wardrobe in my room. There are some posters of my favourite pop stars on the walls which _4_.

Our kitchen is not large. We have regular meals in the kitchen. There are some cupboards, a cooker, a fridge, a dishwasher, a microwave and a kitchen table with four chairs. There are also some plants in our kitchen on the window-sill which make our kitchen cosier.

Our hall is very big. There is a wardrobe, some book-shelves on the walls, a long rag on the floor, and a closet where we keep our shoes.

I like our home very much. Our building is _5_ and what is more important to my school.

III. Вставьте some, something, somebody, any, anybody, noth­ing, или nobody:

1. Is ... in the house today? – There is light. ... is at home. 2. Have you got ... furniture in your room? 3. I want to tell you ... interesting about our new flat. 4. Is there ... pictures on the walls? 5. Come here, I'll show you ... pictures of our country house. 6. There is ... on your desk. 7. Do you know ... in that house? 8. Hi! Is there ... in the house? – No, I'm afraid, there is ... . – Let's go and see. 9. ... knows their new address.

IV. Вставьте much, many, little, few, a few или a little:

1. There are ... rooms in the house. 2. Are there ... bedrooms in your house? 3. There is ... light in that room, because there are ... windows in it. 4. Is there ... or... furniture in your new flat? 5. There is ... light in the bathroom. It is dark. 6. There are ... bedrooms in their flat. 7. He had … English books at home, so he had to go to the library for more books.

V. Заполните пропуски в тексте, раскрыв скобки: our house

I (to live) in a big house. Like many English houses it (to be) a two-storey brick building with a garden around it. On the ground floor we (to have) a sitting room, a din­ing room and a kitchen. The kitchen (to be) rather big and com­fortable. My daughter Alice (to help) me to cook in the kitchen.

When we (to have) guests we (to have) dinner in the dining room. After dinner we usually (to go) to the sitting room. Our sitting room (to be) very cosy. There isn't much furniture in it. There (to be) a sofa opposite the fireplace and two armchairs near it. There (to be) some pictures on the walls. In the middle of the room there (to be) a big carpet. We (to have) a TV set in the corner. Father (to like) to watch TV in the evenings.

Our bedrooms (to be) upstairs, on the first floor. There (to be) not many things in our bedroom. There (to be) only two beds, a mir­ror, a dressing table and a wardrobe in it. We (to have) two bed­rooms for guests. They (to be) rather small. Our bedrooms (to be) cold. In winter we (to heat) them because there (to be) no central heat­ing. Few people have central heating in their own houses.

My husband's study room (to be) downstairs. It (to face) the gar­den. It (to be) light and spacious. There (to be) a lot of books in the bookcases and a lot of paper on the desk. There (to be) also a com­puter on his desk. There (to be) a few chairs in his room. It (to be) my husband's favourite room.

I (to like) my house. It (to be) my home.

VI. Переведите текст, найдите эквиваленты следующих слов и выражений: место на газоне, где дети могут играть; забор; изгородь; таунхаус; муниципальные дома; номинальная арендная плата; агент по недвижимости; адвокат; геодезист.