3.17 Complete the sentences with the words and word combinations from the box:

dishwasher, carpet, mirror, cooker, full-length curtains, cosy, bookcase, door, armchairs, kitchen, flat, seat, bedside tables, garage, wallpaper, elegant, hall, hood

1. The House of My Dream

People always want to make their dwelling a place, where one feels comfortable and ________ .

A dwelling of my dream is not a _________ but a two-storeyed mansion. And as a real hostess I’d like to arrange everything in the house according to my taste. Now, let me show you around my house.

When you come to my place, you push a big wooden front _________, wipe your feet on the door-mat, and enter a spacious _________ with a wide staircase. The floor is covered with a fluffy _________, the _________ is light and has a small pattern. There’s a _________ and a small table near the wall and a huge _________ above it.

Then you enter the living-room. The bright _________ are drawn back, and sunshine fills the room. The living-room suite, consisting of a sideboard, filled with china and crystal, a _________, a sofa, an _________ coffee table and two _________, is arranged around the walls. There’s a video system near the window. But the heart of the living-room is the fire-place by which we can sit for some time listening to pleasant music or sipping coffee.

On the ground floor there’s also a kitchen and a bathroom. The _________ is a very large room with a big window. There is a gas _________ with a _________, a cupboard and a sink unit there. Near the opposite wall there is a _________, a refrigerator and a table.

Let’s go upstairs and have a look at the bedroom. The bedroom suite consists of a bed, two _________ and a wardrobe. The window overlooks the back yard.

In my house there is also a terrace, a _________, a garden and so many other things I’d like to have, at least, in my dream house.

3.18 A) Which of these items are in your house? In which room?

• refrigerator • vacuum cleaner • electric heater • washing machine • microwave

• air conditioner • hairdryer • dishwasher • cooker

b) Match the columns. Which of these have you/haven’t you got in your house?

built-in central fitted double entrance security

system hall glazing wardrobes kitchen heating

Model: There are built-in wardrobes in our house.

But we haven’t got …

3.19 Do the following crossword puzzle.

Across:

2. Devices and services that give comfort.

7. A comfortable chair which has a support on each side for your arms.

11. A long passage in a building or a flat with doors and rooms on one or both sides.

12. A piece of furniture which is used for keeping dishes, cups, clothes, etc.

13. A room that contains a bath or shower and washbasin for washing your face and hands.

14. A room that you use for cooking and for household jobs such as washing dishes.

15. A set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building.

17. A flat piece of glass which reflects light so that when you look at it you can see yourself

reflected in it.

Down:

1. A piece of furniture with shelves for keeping books.

2. A piece of furniture for one person to sit on with a back and four legs.

3. A room which is used for sleeping in.

4. A piece of cloth that you can pull over a window in order to keep out the light.

5. A thick, flat piece of cloth which is used to cover the floor.

6. A long comfortable seat with a back and usually with arms which two or three people can

sit on.

8. A piece of material which hangs from the top of the window and which you pull across.

the window when you want to keep light out or prevent people from seeing you.

9. One of the vertical sides of a building or room.

10. A large container cool inside so that the food and drink in it stay fresh.

16. A piece of furniture in which you can hang your clothes.

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