4. Определите, какой частью речи являются следующие слова и переведите их

Old (1 абзац), originally (1), except (2), brownstone (2), environment (3), furnished (4), owned (4), downtown (4), basic (4), while (5), mainly (7), feature (8), repairs (9).

5. Подберите эквиваленты к словосочетаниям, обозначенным цифрами

date from	сносить сооружение
pull down	простейшие дома
basic houses	много места
plenty of space	существовать (с какого-то времени)
similar in style	выдержаны в одном стиле

6. Сопоставьте слово с его значением

1) mansion	a) are the most popular urban houses between working-class people due to their availability
2) brownstone	b) is a dwelling which is owned by the people who live in it
3) terraced houses	c) is a block of rented apartments
4) condominium	d) is a style of New York City buildings named after the material used
5) tenement	e) is a very large house where rich people live

7. Определите, являются ли данные высказывания правдивыми или ложными

1) There are only old buildings in Britain.

2) Americans don’t like to live in city centres.

3) Villages are not pleasant places to live.

4) A detached house is the most prestigious type of house.

5) Only working people live in terraced houses.

6) Blocks of flats were built because they didn’t need any repair.

8. Соотнесите фрагменты предложения так, чтобы смысл высказывания не был нарушен

Villages are considered to be pleasant places to live,	a) as they are quieter and less polluted than towns and are closer to the countryside
Some types of houses are associated	b) Victorian and Edwardian times.
Poor people may live	c) is called a condominium or a co-op.
Terraced houses date from	d) with certain parts of the country.
A building in which the apartments are owned by the people who live in them	e) in apartments in tenements in the downtown area of a city.

9. Пользуясь содержанием текста, ответьте на вопросы

1. Are there timber-framed houses in Britain?

2. What do many houses in the US have around them?

3. What is New-York City famous for?

4. Where do poor people usually live?

5. What is the largest and most expensive type of house?

6. Many Americans prefer to live in a city centre, don’t they?

7. Who were terraced houses built for?

8. Some cottages still have thatched roofs, haven’t they?

10. А) Составьте устное высказывание о типах дома, в котором вы хотели бы жить б) Обсудите в парах типы домов, в которых предпочитают жить американцы и англичане.

UNIT 4

BUILDING MATERIALS