Large fully furnished bedsit for professional man near town center. £20. - Box N AB47.

Lodgings required for professional person, bedsitter of family lodgings, £20 per week. - telephone Northhampton 363954 between 9 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. and ask for Mr. Clyde.

New Hampshire. Unfurnished semi-detached house, in excellent order with carpets and curtains. One year tenancy, rent - 120 per calendar month exclusive Details Underwoods, 16 St. Paul's Street. Telephone 363954.

Professional person to share modern house, village location. - Call Readings 98341895 after 6 p.m. for details.

Self-contained mobile home. Fully furnished lounge, kitchen, fully fitted bathroom, double bedroom, connected to all main services. No children or pets. - South Berwick, Station Road, telephone.

Houses in Let

C. Read each of the advertisements (ads) again to answer the following questions.

1.Do all the advertisements give the telephone number? Why not?

2.What's the preferable time for calling?

3.Are all the advertisements for rooms or are there any for flats and houses?

4.Are there any advertisements for flats that have furniture in it?

5.Do the advertisements include amenities?

Ex. 17. Learn the dialogue and reproduce it in pairs.

Finding a House

When inquiring about a room it is always a good idea to look in "want ads" or "the flats to let" column of an evening paper for advertisements like: 3d girl shr. s/c Hamilton fit. 1698 351897 evenings. This means that a third girl is required to share a self contained flat in the city of Hamilton, and that enquiries should be made by telephone in the evenings. If you decided to rent the room you negotiate with the landlord.

- Good evening. I've read in the Hamilton Advertiser that you have a vacant

room. I believe you take in students, don't you?

-Yes, if you don't mind sharing. I've two other girls living in.

-I need any accommodation at a reasonable price. What price are you asking?

-₤40 per week for Bed and Breakfast (B&B).

-Are laundry and heating included in the price?

-Heating is, but laundry is excluded, I'm afraid.

-Could I've a look at the room, please?

-Sure, come along. The room is fully furnished, it faces south, overlooks the city park and is not far from the University.

-Yes, it is comfortable here. But what about other girls living here?

-They are both very smart without any bad habits. I think you get on well together.

-Yes, I think it's very enjoyable to share a room with people of your age. Do you mind if I come over and have a look?

-You are mostly welcome. Come any time. Bye for a while.

Ex. 18. After having chosen the houses to rent and to buy Eliza and Сhris went to the bank manager to discuss the details of getting credit. Read the conversation below and fill in with own, let, lend, rent, borrow or their derivatives.

2.You've just seen the room. A friend of yours asks you about the impressions both of the room and the landlady. The impressions are favourable/ unfavourable.

- How do you find the room? (a beautifully modernized flat/badly-planned flat, a built-in wardrobe/no wardrobes at all, convenient/inconvenient)

- How much do you think of the landlady? What does she look like? (talkative, sociable, a smiling type of a person,.../untalkative/reserved/a gloomy sort of person).

- Do you hope you'll get a long well together?

3.You are speaking with your mother / father over the telephone. You are very unhappy about the lodgings (the roof is leaking, it faces north, very dark and cold; a kindergarden is in front of the house; a great deal of noise; the bed is creaking, the room-mate is too much talkative, to get on nerves). Begin with:

- Hello, mum. That's Helen speaking. How are you getting on?

4.Improvise the conversation in the accommodation agency, as the clerk tries to interest a foreign student in the accommodation he/she has. The more expensive the accommodation the clerk lets, the more he/she earns. The student has to find something cheaper to live in. Discuss the following points:

- rent price

- living close to the center/the cinemas/the theatres/the museums - transport

- facilities

- living near shops/places to eat

- living in a quiet/safe/attractive/busy area

Ex. 21. Read the text and describe the favourite room in your flat.

important

room in many houses, but it is particularly so in our house because it's not only where we cook and eat but it's also the main meeting place for family and friends. I have so many memories of times spent there: special occasions such as home comings or cooking Christmas dinner; troubled times, which lead to comforting cups of tea in the middle of the night; ordinary daily events such as making breakfast on dark cold winter mornings for cross, sleepy children before sending them off to school, then sitting down to read the newspaper with a steaming hot mug of coffee.

Whenever we have a party, people gravitate with their drinks to the kitchen. It is always the fullest and noisiest room in the house. So what does this special room look like? It's quite big, but not huge. It's big enough to have a good-sized rectangular table in the center, which is the focal point of the room. There is a large window above the sink, which looks out onto two apple trees in the

garden. The cooker is at one end, and above it is a wooden pulley, which is oldfashioned but very useful for drying clothes in wet weather. At the other end is a wall with a large notice-board, which tells the story of our lives, past, present, and future, in words and pictures: a school photo of Megan and Kate, a postcard from Auntie Nancy in Australia, the menu from a take away Chinese restaurant, a wedding invitation for next Saturday. All our world is there for everyone to read!

The front door is seldom used in our house, only by strangers. All our friends use the back door, which means they come straight into the kitchen and then we all sit round the table, drinking tea and putting the world to rights! Without doubt some of the happiest times of my life have been spent in our kitchen.

Ex. 22. Argue the following statements.

1.Housing problem is very important nowadays. The housing construction is very limited and many people feel homeless.

2.There are no "ideal homes". It is only how people see themselves and allow others to see them.

3.A person's home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time.

Vocabulary:

types of houses

terraced house – дом в ряду примыкающих друг к другу однотипных домов semi-detached house – дом, примыкающий к соседнему

block of flats (Am. apartment house ) – многоквартирный дом detached – особняк

co-op – кооператив

private house – частный дом castle – замок

palace – дворец villa – вилла

country house – загородный дом high-rise – высотный дом

dwelling – жилье, проживание

lodging house – меблированные комнаты

laying out

lay out – планировать, разбивать (сад, участок) design – проектировать; проект, план

look-out – вид

overlook – выходить на, в

face – быть обращенным в определенную сторону, стоять лицом к occupy – занимать

articles of furniture

UNIT III.

LEISURE TIME

PART I

ENTERTAINMENTS

Ex.1. Read the text and make a list of entertainments and hobbies mentioned here. Classify them into following categories: a) entertainments intended for

men; b) entertainments intended for women; c) entertainments intended for children; d) entertainments intended for the whole family.

Yourself in Britain

Typical popular pastimes in Great Britain includes listening to pop music, going to pubs, having and watching sport, going on holidays, doing outdoor activities and watching TV.

If the weather is cold and wet, it needn't be a big problem because there's plenty going on indoors. You may go to different entertainment centers such as disco, pub, restaurant, bar, club, art centres including exhibitions, cinema, theatre, music, etc. The parts of the city or town where people go to enjoy themselves are often near the center and easy to find. You can meet your friends at your place and have a nice time together.

If you haven't got much money to spend on entertainment, you can do much of what is cheep or even costs nothing. To begin with, lots of events that are organized outside or in the street are free. There are street festivities and public procession. Some people play modern music and instruments on the street and you can see modern theatre and dancing too.

Parks are another place where you'll often find things going on, from hot-air balloon festivals to musical entertainments of various kinds. You may simply relax on the grass, listening to a band perhaps. Some churches have free concerts, particularly at lunch-time.

There are particular days (e.g. Monday) or particular time of the day (e.g. the afternoon) that tickets for the theatres, concerts are cheaper. Prices may be reduced for students, for groups and if you buy them in advance. Pubs, clubs, wine bars and discos may have a "Happy Hour" - a time when you can buy drinks more cheaply than usual. This is often early in the evening.

If you feel like spending a night having a drink, a meal, dancing, seeing a show, or combining some of these things you can go to pubs, bars, restaurants. Pubs are important part of British social life (more than restaurants) and more money is spent on drinking than on any other form of leisure activity. A very pleasant place to visit is a wine bar. You can buy a glass or a bottle of wine and there may be a lot of different prices and qualities to choose from. Most wine bars have cold food, such as salad, cheese and pies, with perhaps one or two hot things too.

Lot of different places that offer entertainment in the evening are clubs. Most of them have two things in common: you have to pay to get in and you may have to become a member to go there. Some are no more than discos: some are for very rich; with expensive meals and cabarets; some won't let you in if you're not wearing a suit and tie and others won't let you in if you are!

Discos: they go on till late at night and there are plenty of them - some playing all kinds of pop and rock music, and others playing only a particular kind. Discos are usually clubs, like other places mentioned here, they are mostly

for people aged 18 or over, though some discos open at special times for younger age-groups.

There's a lot of entertainment organized specially for children:

a)children's shows and family shows which may include singing, dance;. games, jokes, puppets, etc.;

b)theatre, music and dance with special plays, concerts, etc. for children.

c)cinema, there is lots to choose from - especially during the holiday :

d)museums, animals (zoos and safari parks), fun fairs (games, machines to ride, noisy fun, etc.). parks, sports centers, entertainment centers, etc.

Many people entertain themselves by taking up hobbies, millions look to television, cinema, music and reading. In Britain watching television is one of the most popular leisure activities. There are four TV stations where BBC 1 and BBC 2 do not carry advertisements, but TV and channel 4 are commercially run.

Despite the increase of TV watching, reading is still an important leisure activity in Britain and there is a very large number of magazines and books published on a wide variety of subjects. The biggest selling magazines in Britain (after the TV guides which sell over 3 million copies a week) are women's and pop music publications.

In most places local education authorities organize classes connected with your hobbies, such as photography, punting, folk dancing, dog training, cake decoration, local history, car maintenance, and other subjects. All this, together with the popularity of amateur dramatics, can provide some comfort for those who fear that modern mass entertainment is producing a passive society.

Young and old spend leisure time working together for good causes, raising money for the benefit of victims of famine, flood or misfortune. All of this demands a good deal of organization and innumerable committees.

England is famous for its gardens, and most people like gardening. This is probably one reason why so many prefer to live in houses rather than in flats. Particularly in suburban areas it is possible to pass row after row of ordinary small houses, each one with its neatly kept patch of grass surrounded by a great variety of flowers and shrubs. Some people who have no garden of their own have patches of land or "allotments" in special areas.

Enthusiasts of gardening - or do-it-yourself activities - get ever-growing help from radio programmes, magazines and patient shopkeepers.

Ex. 2. Choose the right word below.

Club, exhibition, show, discotheque, gallery, arts centre, entertainment centre, sports centre, Bank holidays.

1.Any kind of entertainment where there's something to watch or look at.

2.Things collected in one place for the public to look at.

3.Place for showing exhibitions.

Most British towns now have Chinese or Indian restaurants which serve quite cheap food; Italian restaurants are also popular and French restaurants are famous for high quality expensive cooking. Here are some examples of restaurant names, and the kind of food they serve:

When you have looked at the menu and chosen what you want to eat, the waiter will come and take your order. Normally, you tell him what you want for the first two courses. He will take your order for dessert and coffee later.

In some places you can dance to disco music between the courses of your meal. "Dine and dance" is offered by the restaurants of large hotels and clubs.

While having your drink or a meal you may enjoy a cabaret. This can be any kind of show: music, singing, dancing, or people telling stories and jokes.

When you finish eating, ask the waiter to bring you the bill. In most restaurants a service charge (10-15 %) is added into the total sum that's why it's not necessary to give the waiter a tip.

According to the restaurant etiquette you don't shout "Waiter!" loudly across the room if you want to call him. You raise your hand and try to catch the waiter's eyes without shouting or waving your arms. It's not easy to get the waiter's attention, but it's much more polite than shouting - which would make you very unpopular.

As well as restaurants most towns have a number of bars and cafes where you can get sandwiches and other snacks. There are also hamburger restaurants specialising in cheap meals - especially hamburgers. Many pubs now have restaurants or grill rooms too. In some you can get a full range of dishes, in others the choice is more limited.

A fairly recent development is the growth of take-away restaurants Here you can buy cooked meals to take home. Fish and chip shops have been and are still very popular. You can have some meal there (fish, but sometimes chicken or sausage too) or take it away to be eaten somewhere outside. Now there are takeaway Chinese and Indian restaurants in many towns and special take-away serving fried chicken are also popular. Your order is packed in special containers particularly because you don't have to pay V.A.T. on it.

Agree or disagree with the following statements.

1.Eating out in a restaurant is beyond the means of an Englishman. Only some people can afford it.

2.The British are very conservative. You can't find any other restaurants except British as well as no other food except traditional English cooking.

3.Fish and chip shops provide food in commodious containers to be eaten at home or elsewhere.

4.I don't see the point of taking-away food. It's as expensive as eating in a restaurant.

5. Don't go to take-away restaurants unless you like chicken. That's all you can get there.

Ex. 3. Ask about things which you ate or drank recently (ex. pie, roast, beef, fried fish, home-made cake, supermarket cake, sour milk, cough medicine etc.). Use the words below expressing different degrees of quality.

Ex. 4. Complete the following sentences using the prompts

spirits is ...

8.A person who never drinks alcohol is a...

9.Someone who's often drank is a...

Ex. 5. Guess the proper word by the context.

1.A very popular pastime today is ... in a restaurant.

2.If you want to dine at a restaurant you'd better ... a table.

3.If you can't come don't forget to ... your reservation.

4.You ask the waiter to see the ... .

5.First, you can have soup or a salad as a ... . Then follows the main course, i.e.....Finally you can order ....

6.When you finish eating, ask the waiter to bring you the ....

7.If you are quite content with the service you may give the waiter some extra money. This is called a ....

8.You can also take food away from restaurants. It may be packed into special...

9.For many British people ... is the center of their social life.

10.You can buy many kinds of ... in pubs.

Ex. 6. Using the dictionary explain the difference between.

a)overcooked, undercooked and raw

b)a chef and caterer

c)a cafe and a canteen

d)a buffet and a banquet

Ex. 7. Put one of the following prepositions in each space in the sentences below: to, of, for, out, in, up.

1.I asked ____ the menu.

2.I like to eat ____.

3.He took ____ my order.

4.I prefer a simple cafe ____ a big restaurant.