Part III. A house or a flat? topic I: living in a house essential vocabulary
a house: ordinary, medium-sized, wooden, brick, stone, modern, old-fashioned, detached, semi-detached, terraced, two- (three-) storeyed
a town-house, a farm-house, a fair-sized house in the country
2. the position of the house: on a main road, in a side street of a main road, in its own grounds, facing a river, overlooking the sea, right in the centre, on the outskirts of the town
3. What’s the inside of the house like?
On the ground floor there’s … . Upstairs … .
an entrance hall, a sitting room, a dining room, a study, a kitchen, a bedroom, a bed-sitting room, a nursery, a children’s room, a cellar, a loft, a shed, a utility room, an attic, a basement, a landing, a porch, a pantry or larder, terrace or patio
Is there a garden? What is it like?
an asphalt yard where children play
a large garden at the back of the house
a lawn, a flower bed, a rockery, an orchard, a few fruit trees, big old trees, a fountain, a sundial
is surrounded by a wooden fence (wall, hedge)
5. Are there any entertainment facilities?
a tennis court, a swimming-pool, a children’s paddling pool, a swing
6. How do you heat your home in cold weather?
central heating, under-floor heating, coal fires, electric fires, gas fires, open fireplaces, oil heaters, air-conditioning, electric fans
Vocabulary exercises
Exercise 1. Fill in the missing word.
There is no … in my flat. 2. There are many fruit trees in our … . 3. There is a green … in front of our house. 4. Where is your father? – He’s working in the … . 5. My sister’s room is very … .
Exercise 2. Fill in the room and place labels on the plan of the house.
Exercise 3. Translate the sentences into English.
1.Перед нашим домом много цветов. 2. В вашем саду есть цветы? – Нет, в нашем саду нет цветов, но есть несколько фруктовых деревьев. 3. Дети могут немного поиграть в саду. Там есть качели. 4. Что ты ищешь? – Те старые фотографии. – Они на чердаке, наверное. Посмотри там. 5. Это прекрасный коттедж с видом на море и окруженный высоким забором. 6. Как вы находите мой сад? – Он просто великолепен. Эти альпийские горки, этот фонтан и даже солнечные часы.
Reading text a
Doctor Sandford’s house is not large, but it is comfortable and well-planned. It is a small two-storeyed cottage.
In front of the house there is a green lawn and a lot of flowers. Behind it there is a little orchard with a few fruit trees in it. On the ground floor there is a kitchen, a pantry, a dining-room, a cosy sitting-room and Dr. Sandford’s study. There are also several rooms upstairs on the first floor: the Sandfords’ bedrooms, Grandmother’s room, which is also Benny’s nursery, Betty’s room and the bathroom.
The furniture is modern and quite new. But Doctor Sandford says he must pay a lot of money for the house and the furniture. He must the money for many years before he can call the house his own.