Part 5. Our flat.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:

It’s a pity ['pɪtɪ] the same colour ['kʌlə] to share [ʃɛə] to invite [ɪn'vaɪt] enough [ɪ'nʌf]  tasty ['teɪstɪ]  a day off a library ['laɪbrərɪ] a report [rɪ'pɔːt] properly ['prɔpəlɪ]  to be in fashion ['fæʃən]  job satisfaction [ˌsætɪs'fækʃn]  good conditions [kən'dɪʃənz] a living ['lɪvɪŋ] room a bedroom a kitchen ['kɪʧɪn] a bathroom ['bɑːθruːm]  a hall [hɔːl] furniture ['fɜːnɪʧə] a sofa ['səufə] an armchair [ˌɑːm'ʧɛə] a wardrobe ['wɔːdrəub] a bookcase ['bukkeɪs]

Жаль тот же цвет делить приглашать достаточно вкусно выходной день библиотека доклад тщательно быть в моде удовлетворение работой хорошие условия гостиная спальня кухня ванная комната коридор мебель диван кресло шкаф книжный шкаф

Our flat.

We live in a comfortable flat in a new house. It is on the fifth floor. It is neither large nor small. There are three rooms in it: a living room, two bedrooms. We have also a kitchen, a bathroom, and a hall. It is a great pity that we have no balcony.

Our living room is large and light because there are two wide windows in it. The walls of the room are blue, the curtains on the windows and the carpet on the floor are of the same colour. There is no much furniture there: a sofa, a table with four chairs, two armchairs, and a TV set in the corner. All the members of our family spend a lot of time there.

Our parents occupy one bedroom which is not large but very cosy. There are two beds, a wardrobe, two armchairs, and a TV set in it. There is a large thick carpet on the floor, and a nice picture on the wall above the beds.

My brother and I share another bedroom. There you can see two beds, a small desk near the window, and two chairs at the desk: for me and my brother. The bookcase is near the door. There are many books in it. Besides, we have many shelves on the walls. There is a musical centre on one of them. We have a lot of friends. And when they come to see us, we invite them into our room. We usually listen to music or play different games.

Our kitchen is big enough. As a rule, we have breakfast and dinner in the kitchen together. Our mother cooks for us, but sometimes we cook some tasty things with my brother for our parents.

The hall of our flat is not narrow. There is a big wardrobe there. And beside it there is a telephone on a small round table.

We like our flat very much.

Exercise 1. Translate into Russian: a big wardrobe; on the fifth floor; a great pity; as a rule; a large thick carpet on the floor; a sofa in the corner; to spend much time in the living room; many shelves on the walls; besides; beside; come to see; big enough; to cook some tasty things.

Exercise 2. Find the equivalents of these expressions in the text:удобная квартира в новом доме; телефон на маленьком круглом столике; узкий коридор; много друзей; делить одну спальню; красивая картина над кроватью; завтракать и обедать на кухне; стены комнаты; того же цвета; небольшой стол возле окна; приглашать в комнату; слушать музыку; играть в различные игры.

Exercise 3. Answer the questions:

1.      Have you got a house or a flat?

2.      How many rooms are there in your flat? 3.      Has your flat got all modern conveniences?  What are they? 4.      What room is the largest in your flat? 5.      What is there in the middle of the room? 6.      Is there a piano in the living-room? 7.      What is there near the TV set? 8.      How many windows are there in the bedroom? 9.    What room is very cosy?

Exercise 4. Make up sentences using the following words: a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom, a hall, a window, curtains, an armchair, a table, a wardrobe, a picture, a carpet, a piano.

Exercise 5. Translate and analyse the following words with different suffixes. Divide them into two groups: nouns and adjectives.

Feature, generation, scientific, culture, literature, social, invention, language, tradition, civilization, basic, invader, relationship, religious, artistic, expression, addition, scientist, biological, writing, prehistoric, comfortable, important, being, hunter, farmer.

Exercise 6. Fill in the prepositions.

1. There are some flowers … the vase. 2. The armchair is … the TV set. 3. There is a book … the shelf. 4. We are coming … the room. There is a ball … the table. 5. There is fridge … the stove and the sink. 6. I am walking … the street. 7. My brother is interested … music. 8. This actor is very popular … the young people. 9. I am fond … photography. 10. He was born … the 9^th of June.

Exercise 7. Describe your room