1. standard of living

2. housing

3. present-day design

4. site planning

5. heating system

6. hot-water supply

   1. постачання гарячої води

   2. житло

   3. пральна машина

   4. центральне опалення

   5. життєвий рівень

   6. IX. Choose Ukrainian equivalents of the following:

      планування робіт на буд-

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10. Make up sentences from the following words and word- groups:

    1. dwellers, is increasing, the proportion, every, of, urban, year.

    2. to urban, are moving, year, places, every, more and more, rural parts, from, people, of the country.

    3. its design, govern, the type, of a building, and function, and materials.

    4. construction methods, by, homes, are produced, rein­forced concrete, a variety, of.

11. Read the following sentences and put a question to each sentence and explain modal verbs:

With the growing population pressure in the late 19th century, the acceptance of second-hand or third-hand hous­ing became standard practice. Only a few members of the city population were able to build homes for themselves or to purchase new and "modern" homes. The majority of fami­lies had to take over where higher status groups had aban­doned their homes for construction of a more recent vintage. Some remodelling had to be made. Large mansions might have been refashioned for use as multidwelling houses. Kit­chen facilities and sanitary facilities had to be duplicated and multiplied.

10. Answer the following guestions:

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I. Why is housing one of the most important problems for urban population? 2. Why is the need of urban residential housing so acute? 3. What do the ever growing housing de­mands facilitate? 4. What are the characteristic features of present-day designs for residential houses? 5. Have all the urban families in Ukraine self-contained flats? 6. What are present-day housing equipment and utilities? 7. How is the housing problem being solved in our country? 8. What do you know about housing construction in our country?

10. Render the text.

11. Describe your flat or your friend's flat.

12. Reproduce the following conversation in pairs:

A NEW FLAT

Two friends — Andrew and Peter meet in the street.. Ал Hallo, Peterl What a luck meeting you! P.: Hallo, Andrew. Гт glad to meet you too. I hear you

have moved into a new flat. Ал Yes, we've got a comfortable flat in a big new house

nine stories high. P.: Congratulation! How many rooms have you now? A.: Three rooms. A bedroom for our parents, a bedroom for my brother and me, and the living-room. We also have a kitchen, a bathroom, and a W. C. next to it. The ward­robes are built into the walls of the bedrooms. Most of the kitchen furniture is also built-in. P.: That's fine. The built-in furniture saves space. A.: Yes, you are right. There is plenty of space. But come

to visit us and you'll see everything for yourself. P.: Thank you. I'll come by all means. I'm very glad for you. And give my love to your parents and your brother. A.! Thank you. Remember me to your people too, and come

as soon as you can. Pj I'll try to. I'm looking forward to seeing your new home. So long!