IV. Put each of the following words in the spaces provided.

Buyer contract deposit document fixtures information lawyer legal possession price proof of ownership property purchaser seller signs terms time

Buying a house

When a 1______ has chosen the house he wants, he has a 2_______ draw up a contract. This 3______ states the 4 _______ definition of the 5 _______, gives the purchase 6 _____ and demands 7________ from the present owner. It also includes other important 8_______, such as the 9______ that are to remain in the house and the 10 _______ when the 11________ will take 12 ______..

The buyer pays a 13_______ when he 14 _______ the 15 ______. The deposit binds the 16 _____ to the 17 ________ of the contract.

4. Match the two parts of the sentences.

   1. Barbara and John have invited us…

   2. I spent a week looking for …

   3. Saturday is the only day…

   4. We are going over to Peter’s house this evening …

   5. It was a warm evening, …

   6. Do you know how …

   7. We hardly earn enough …

   8. There is a lot of crime…

   9. There are places for …

   10. Many of these families are living …

1. … accommodation before starting my new job.

2. … so we decided to have a barbeque.

3. … on our estate.

4. … to their place for a meal.

5. … in substandard or overcrowding housing.

6. … a new housing project on the east side of the town.

7. … I have enough time to do the housework.

8. … money to pay the rent.

9. … do you want to come?

10. … to use housekeeping money?

2. Tests on grammar control work n 1

I. Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на разные значения

окончания ‘’s’’.Определите, является ли окончание ‘’s’’:

а) показателем 3-го лица ед.ч. глагола

б) показателем мн.ч. имени сущ.

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени сущ.

1. With the further town's development, the plan structure undergoes certain changes.

2. Rapid growth of population in towns results in the pollution of water areas and the atmosphere.

3. Urban growth increases average travel time and mobility of people.

4. There are two types of apartments: a rented apartment and a condominium, which an individual owns rather than rents.

5. The price of the house must not exceed three times the family’s annual income.

II. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на определения, выраженные сущ.

1. It is advisable to set the town centre in the geometric centre of the town.

2. The residential area of a town is mainly used for the construc­tion of housing complexes with cultural and service facilities.

3. House group is the basic element of a housing complex

4. Maximum air pollution in towns and cities occurs in the winter

5. Britain is famous for its country cottages which are often built on the country estates of wealthy landowners.

III. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на разные способы выражения

сравнения в английском языке.

1. The longer a per­son lives in a city, the less he or she will respect the rural environment.

2. A mobile home is the cheapest form of housing that can be purchased.

3. Semi-detached houses are often in suburbs which are nearer the town centre.

4. Private houses are the most expensive.

5. When the 102-storey structure was built in 1931, it was the tallest building in the world.

6. Reinforced concrete is a combination of two of the strongest structural materials, concrete and steel.

7. The finer the cement, the greater is its degree of hydration.

8. The profession of civil engineer is as old as a civilized life.

9. Composite materials are among the oldest and newest of structural materials.

10. New composite materials are usually more expensive than conventional materials.

11. Aluminium is the oldest and the best known light metal.

12. Brick basement walls should be as thick as the walls above them.

13. Light concrete possesses a higher porosity, smaller volume weight and lower conductivity.

14. Only the strongest and the hardest bricks are used for basement walls.