Illustrative Texts

/. Listen to the text about Mrs. Smith's kitchen: Mrs. Smith's kitchen is small. There is a refrigerator in the kitchen. The refrigerator is white. It is on the right. There is an electric cooker in the kitchen. The cooker is blue. It is on the left. There is a table in the middle of the room. There is a bottle on the table. The bottle is empty. There is a cup on the table, too. The cup is clean.

//. Answer the questions:

Is Mrs. Smith's kitchen large or small? There is a refrigerator in the kitchen, isn't there? What colour is the fridge? Is it on the right or on the left? Is there an electric or a gas cooker in the kitchen? The cooker is white, isn't it? Where is it? What's there in the middle of the room? Is there a bottle on the table? There is a cup

_on the table, too, isn't there? Is it clean or dirty? Is there _a TVset in the kitchen?

///. Read the text and ask all types of questions on the text. IV. Tell about Mrs Smith's kitchen. V• What is your kitchen like? What's there in the kitchen? VI. Listen to the text about Mrs. Smith's living-room:

Mrs. Smith's living-room is large. There is a television in the room. The television is near the window. There are some magazines on the television. There is a table in the room. There are some newspapers on the table. There are some armchairs in the room. The armchairs are near the table. There is a radio in the room. The radio is near the door. There are some books on the radio. There are some pictures in the room. The pictures are on the wall.

. VII. Answer the questions:

Mrs. Smith's living-room is large, isn't it? Is there a TVset in the room? Where is it? What's there on the television? There is a table in the room, isn't there? Are there newspapers or maga­zines on the table? There are some armchairs in the room, aren't there? Where are the armchairs? Is there a radio in the room? Is it near the door or near the window? What's there on the radio? Are there any pictures in the room? Where are they?

VIII. Read the text and ask all types of questions on the text.

IX. Tell about Mrs Smith's living-room.

X. What is your living-room like? What's there in your living-room?

Practice

/. Bring some pictures to class. Make up your own utterances using the construction "there is/are":

a) affirmative and negative statements, both singular and plural;

b) questions/general, special, alternative, disjunctive/. Use the illustrative situations as an example.

//. Ask each other about your neighbourhood: e.g. A: Excuse me. Is there a laundromat in this neighbourhood?

В: Yes, there is. There is a laundromat on Main Street, next

to the supermarket.

Prompts: post-office, bank, library, bus station, cafeteria, super­market, clinic, church.

e.g. A: Is there a restaurant in your neighbourhood? B: No, there isn't.

A: Is there a cafeteria in your neighbourhood? B: Yes, there is. A: Where is it?

B: It's on Central Avenue, near the bank. Prompts: bakery, hospital, supermarket, department store, school, park, police station.

///. Make up similar dialogues.

e.g. — I'm hungry. Is there any cold meat in the house?

— No, there isn't any cold meat, but there's some bread and cheese.

— Oh, good.

Prompts: milk — cream; ham — sausage; cheese — bacon e-g- — Are there any apples in the house?

— No, there aren't, I'm afraid.

— Perhaps, there are some oranges.

— There aren't any oranges either.

— What a pity!

Prompts: lemons — bananas; sweets — biscuits; pears — plums

IV. Read the dialogues and learn them:

1. Marian: Is there a cup on the table?

Gwen: No, there isn't a cup. There aren't any cups in this room. All the cups are in the kitchen.

Marian: Is there any tea in that pot?

Gwen: No, there isn't any tea in the house. But there is some coffee.

Marian: No, we haven't got any coffee or tea.

* * *

2. Lucy: What's there in the cupboard?

Bob: There's some chalk, but there aren't any pencils. There's some bread and there are some cakes. There are some potatoes, but there aren't any apples.

V. Ask your partner what's there in his / her bag.

VI. Ask your partner what's there in his / her fridge.

Fluency

/. Listen to the texts, ask and answer questions:

1. Look at this picture. This is a classroom. There are some desks in the classroom. There is a blackboard on the wall. Is there a clock on the wall? Yes, there is a clock on the wall. Is there a table in the classroom? Yes, there is. Where is it? It is near the black­board. Are there any words on the blackboard? No, there are not. There are not any words on the blackboard. Is there a chair in the classroom? Yes, there is. Where is it? It is near the table. Are there any students in the classroom? No, there are no students in the classroom.

2. Look at this office. There are two desks and two chairs in this office. There are some papers on the desk. There is a shelf near the door and there are some books on the shelf. There are some files in the cabinet and there are some files on the shelf. There is a tele­phone on one of the desks. The walls and the windows in the office aren't very clean. There aren't any flowers in this office. There aren't any people.

3. Let's have a look at our sitting-room. It's large and comfor­table. Opposite the door there's a big piano. There's a bookcase next to the piano. On the right there's a fireplace. There's an armchair on each side of the fireplace. Opposite the fireplace there's a small table with an ash-tray and some newspapers on' it. By the table there's a small chair. On the extreme right there's a radio-set. There's a comfortable sofa on the left. There are two red cushions on the sofa. There's a standard-lamp near the sofa. There are two pictures and a big oval mirror on the wall. On the floor there's a thick carpet. Our sitting-room is light because there are two large windows in it. There are nice white curtains at the windows. The room is very cosy.

4. Our flat is very nice. It's in Chelsea. It's got two rooms: a living-room and a bedroom. The living-room is very big but the bedroom is small. There's a kitchen and a bathroom. The bathroom is a beautiful room with a big window, but the kitchen is rather small. The flat's got central heating. It's £ 40 per week.

The flat is near a park and it's near the shops. The underground station is five minutes' walk. We are very happy here.

Our neighbours are very nice. They are Jane and Bill Robin­son. They are in the flat downstairs. Jane is a nurse in a hospital and Bill is an engineer in a factory. *,

7 //. Describe: a) your classroom; b) your office; c) your flat; d) your neighbour's flat.

///. Listen to the conversation, ask and answer questions.

Agent: This is a nice flat, Miss Wilkins. Here's a plan.

Miss Wilkins: Mmm...

Agent: There's a living-room. There's a kitchen, a bedroom

and there's a toilet.

Miss Wilkins: Is there a balcony?

Agent: No, there isn't.

Miss Wilkins: ...and a telephone?

Agent: No, there isn't a telephone.

Agent: Well, here's the kitchen.

Miss Wilkins: Hmm...it's very small.

Agent: Yes, it isn't very large, but there's a cooker and a

fridge. There are some cupboards under the sink. Miss Wilkins: Are there any plates? Agent: Yes, there are.

Miss Wilkins: Good. Are there any chairs in here? Agent: No, there aren't, but there are some in the living-

room.

Miss Wilkins: Hmm. There aren't any glasses! Agent: Yes, there are! They're in the cupboard.

Miss Wilkins: ...and ... er ... where's the toilet?

IV. Give a brief account of the conversation. Role-play the conversation.

V. Here are some more questions you can ask when you are speaking to a house agent:

Is there a stove in the kitchen? Is there a lift in the building? Is there a TV antenna on the roof? Is there a radiator in every room? Is there a mailbox near the building? Are there any pets in the building? Are there any children in the building? How many rooms are there in the flat? How many floors are there in the building? How many windows are there in the living-room?

VI. Listen to another conversation:

Jill (on the phone): Hello, Steve. Here's Jill. I've got a free afternoon. Have you got enough time for lunch with me?

Steve: No, I'm sorry, Jill, I haven't. Why?

Jill: Well, I've got a newspaper advertisement

here. It's for a flat in Hampstead. It's got two bedrooms, a modern kitchen, central heating...

Steve: And has it got a garage?

Jill: Yes, it has.

Steve: I'm sure it has, Jill, but we haven't got

enough money.

VII- Read and role-play the conversation. VIII. Act out the following situations:

1. A house agent is on the phone and is giving you some informa­tion about a flat. Take notes and then tell another student about the flat.

2. Your friend has got a new flat. At the moment you are speaking about his new flat.

Writing

1. Write about your flat.

2. Write about your office.

3. Write a phone conversation between a landlord and a tenant.

Self check

/. Fill in the gaps with "there is, there are, this, the":

1. ... a lot of trees in our street. ... trees are old and big. 2. ... an airport in our town. ... airport is not far from the centre. 3. ... is my brother. He is an engineer. 4. ... no cigarettes in the box. 5. Sorry, ... nobody in the office now. ... secretary is out and ... chief is at the meeting. 6. ... is my new flat. ... three rooms in it. 7. ... hospital is two blocks from here. 8. ... is Upping Street. ... a lot of offices in it. ... building at the far end of the street is my office. 9. Where is ... typewriter?

//. Fill in the gaps with "some, any, no":

1. I'd like to buy ... flowers. We haven't got... in our garden now. 2. There's ... butter on the table, but there isn't ... milk there. 3. Is there .. paper on the desk? — No, there isn't ... . 4. Are there ... pictures in this book? — Yes, there are ... . 5. We haven't got ... sugar. Go and buy ... please. 6. There is ... carpet in our bed­room, but there is one in the sitting-room. 7. There is ... cheese on the table. Take ... cheese from the fridge. 8. I've got .. intere­sting books to read. 9. Have you got ... money? — Yes, I have ... .

10. There are ... magazines here, but there are ... on that shelf.

11. Have you got ... new stamps? — No, I haven't got ... .

///. Translate into English:

1. У моего друга хорошая двухкомнатная квартира. Комнаты большие и светлые. В гостиной стоит стол и четыре стула. Справа

находится книжный шкаф. В левом углу телевизор и кресло. Спальня тоже большая. В ней находятся две кровати и гардероб. На полу красивый ковер. Кухня очень удобная. В ней стоит кухонный стол и несколько табуреток. Рядом с газовой плитой буфет. Напротив холодильник. Жена друга довольна, что у нее такая большая и удобная кухня. 2. В вазе есть цветы? — Да, в ней несколько роз. 3. В твоем чае нет сахара. Положи немного.

4. Есть ли английские журналы в вашей библиотеке? — Нет.

5. В нашей гостиной нет дивана, но есть два удобных кресла.

6. Есть ли молоко в холодильнике? — Да, там две бутылки моло­ка. 7. На письменном столе нет книг, там несколько журналов. 8. В классе есть мел? — Нет. 9. В хлебнице нет хлеба. Есть ли хлеб в буфете? 10. В этом районе есть библиотека? — Да, недалеко отсюда есть хорошая библиотека. 11. В нашем городке есть два интересных музея. 12. Что находится рядом с почтой? — Там магазин. 13. У тебя есть тетради? — Да, есть несколько штук. 14. В нашей квартире нет телефона. А у вас есть телефон?

UNIT 6

GRAMMAR: IMPERATIVES. OBJECTIVE CASE OF PERSONAL PRONOUNS. PREPOSITIONS.