Conversation Questions Neighborhood

1. Do you have good neighbors? Have you ever argued with your neighbors? What would you do if you had really noisy neighbors?

2. Did you play with kids who were your neighbors when you were a kid? Do you still keep in contact with them?

3. There is an idiom: Good fences make good neighbors. What do you think it means? Do you agree?

4. Do you think that neighbors were friendlier to each other in past or are they friendlier now? Is this a good or a bad thing?

5. What kind of person would be the perfect neighbor? Name at least three characteristics.

6. Think back in your life, who was your most memorable neighbor?

Here are some useful words and word combinations you can use:

air conditioner, appliances, blinds, bedroom, bathroom, carpet, cellar, ceiling, chimney, cupboard, curtains, dining room, dish washer, downstairs, fireplace, floor, furniture, garden, greenhouse, kitchen, living room, mirror, picture, roof, room, shelf, shower, sink, staircase, stairs, upstairs, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, waste basket, window, attached house, detached house, skyscraper, armchair, bed, bookshelf, carpet, chair, chest of drawers, coffee table, cushion, desk, stool, wardrobe

Read and translate the text and answer the questions Home Improvements: Fixing Your Place Up

I recently bought an old house, and new, I'm trying to fix it up. I'd like to make a few home improvements before I move in. First of all, I'm pulling out all of the old carpet and laying down some new carpet throughout the house. I'm also putting in new light fixtures. The old ones don't light up the rooms very well. Next, I'm remodeling the entire kitchen by putting in new kitchen cabinets, a new counter top, a new sink and faucet, and new linoleum. I'm also going to buy new appliances for the kitchen. I'm also thinking about adding a new addition to the house, which would include a new family room and dining room area. Outside our back door, I am going to build a deck where we can sit, relax, and have barbecues. We will also do some landscaping to the yard to beautify things a little. One final thing I need to do is shingle the roof. The old shingles are falling off in places, and if I don't replace them, I might start having leaks in the house. By the time I'm finished with these home improvement projects, the place should look as good as new.

Discussion

What are some home improvements you would like to have done at the place where you now live (home, apartment, dormitory, etc.)? Would you do it yourself, or have someone else do them? Explain your reasons.

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TV-Presenter is describing student’s life

Read and translate this text and put three questions to it:

My working day begins at 7 o'clock, when my alarm clock rings and I get up. I don't like to do morning exercises, especially in win­ter and I don't do them. I switch my tape recorder and go to the bath­room and take a cold and hot shower. After that I go back to my room where I dress myself and brush my hair. In 15 minutes I am ready for breakfast. Usually my mother makes it for me, but when she is ill or away on business I make breakfast myself. While having break­fast I listen to music or watch TV.

At 7.30 I leave home because I live rather far from my school. I go to school by bus as it is right in front of my house. It takes me about 45 minutes to get to school. I'm always on time for classes. The les­sons begin at 8.30 in the morning and they are over at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Sometimes I have dinner in our canteen but as usu­al I have dinner at home. I come home about 3 o'clock after 5 or 6 lessons at school. I'm very hungry, so I usually have soup, meet with mashed potatoes or friend fish with chips. Then I drink a cup of tea with milk. At 4 o'clock I go for a walk with of my friends or make some telephone calls. At 5 o'clock I start doing my homework. We study many subjects at school and it takes me 4 or 5 hours to do my home work. Sometimes I have to go to the library to write a report or to take the new books. I can say that I practically have no free time on my .week-days.

At 8 o'clock I have supper together with my family. We all gather in the kitchen and have tea or juice with cheese and fruit. I like our evenings very much because we have an opportunity to talk and to discuss our problems. At about 11 at night I go to bed.