Unit 7.

DWELLING (II).

Grammar: The Present Indefinite (Simple) Tense.

Практические цели: Обобщение и закрепление лексического материала по теме “Dwelling”, закрепление навыков устной речи и изложения текста, ознакомление с новым грамматическим материалом.

1. A View of the Dunes' House

The Dunes' House was sixteen miles outside of Burlington, a narrow road was the only access to the property. We took a bus to get there. The bus turned off the main road before we reached the road to the Dunes' home, so we had to walk the last two miles. We stopped at the gate to the private road leading up to the Dunes' home. We sat on the rock and surveyed the peaceful surroundings. This place was so quiet, so beautiful.

We turned up the drive and slowly climbed what we hoped would be the last mile to the house. Soon we were out of the forest and came into a clearing, so we could see the house across a broad expanse of lawn. It was an unusual house for the area. Instead of being one story high and spread out across the lawn, this one was compact and rose like a tower on the hill. From the windows you must have a view of the entire valley.

It was a two-storied building with an attic. Its brick walls were plastered and whitewashed. It had a red tile roof and a deep veranda which ran along its front. There was a graveled driveway to a two-car garage which Was to the right of the house. One could see a wonderful orchard with blossoming apple-trees and a small vegetable garden near the house.

Nobody was in sight. So we climbed the low concrete steps and rang the entrance door bell.

Topical vocabulary.

1. narrow road узкая дорога

2. only access единственный проезд

3. property собственность

4. gate ворота

5. to survey исследовать

6. surroundings окрестности

7. clearing участок леса расчищенный под пашню

8. expanse широкое пространство

9. one story high высота в один этаж

10. compact компактный

11. tower башня

12. hill холм

13. view of something вид

14. two-storied building двух-этажное здание

15. attic мансарда, чердак

16. brick walls кирпичные стены

17. to be plastered заштукатуренный

18. to be whitewashed побеленный

19. tile roof черепичная крыша

20. gravelled driveway засыпанный гравием подьезд к дому

21. orchard фруктовый сад

22. entrance door bell звонок у входной двери

Ex. 1. Answer the questions.

1. Where was the Dunes' house situated?

2. Was it possible to get there by bus?

3. Was it a usual house for that area?

4. What view can one have from its windows?

5. What can one see around the house?

6.What was the house built of?

Ex. 2. Make up questions to which the following sentences might be the answers:

1. We had to walk the last two miles to the Dunes' house.

2. This place was so quiet and beautiful.

3. It was a compact building and rose like a tower on the hill.

4. The windows faced the entire valley.

5. It was a two-storied building with an attic.

6. A two-car garage was to the right of the house.

7. There was an orchard and a vegetable garden near the house.

8. We climbed up the steps and rang the door bell.

Ex. 3. Give a short summary of the text.

Ex. 4. Find Russian equivalents to the following:

1) an estate agent; 2) to purchase a house; 3) landlord/landlady; 4) to get a mortgage; 5) down payment; 6) to rent a studio apartment; 7) to inherit a property; 8) a tenant; 9) a room to let; 10) a newspaper ad; 11) to pay interest; 12) full board; 13) an apartment owner.

Grammar: The Present Indefinite (Simple) Tense.

It is formed from the Infinitive without the particle “to”.

AFFIRMATIVE	NEGATIVE	INTERROGATIVE
I work	I do not work	Do I work?
He works	He does not work	Does he work?
She works	She does not work	Does she work?
It works	It does not work	Does it work?
We work	We do not work	Do we work?
You work	You do not work	Do you work?
They work	They do not work	Do they work?

The Present Indefinite (Simple) may denote.

• a permanent action (a fact):

She speaks English. They live in France.

• the general truth:

The Earth rotates round its axes.

Vegetables grow well in this climate.

• a repeated, customary action:

The Browns go to the seaside every summer.

We write two tests each term.

• a future action if planned beforehand:

The train leaves at 10 tomorrow.

Ex. 5. Answer the following questions according to the example:

Example: What does a driver do?- He drives.

What do drivers do?- They drive.

1.What does a singer do? 2. What does a runner do? 3.What do students do?

4. What does a dancer do? 5.What do cooks do? 6.What do dancers do?

7.What does a painter do? 8.What does a typist do? 9. What do writers do?

Ex. 6. Write the following sentences in the 3^rd person singular.

1. I think I am ill. 2.They often visit their granny. 3.We live in Leeds.

4. You usually speak too quickly.5. Do you like boiled potatoes?.

6. Good animals always obey their masters.7.His dogs always attack

the neighbors.

Ex. 7. Translate the sentences into English using the Present Indefinite Tense.

1.Я обычно делаю домашнее задание вечером.

2. Мой друг живет на Севере.

3.Моя сестра учится в медицинском колледже.

4.Он всегда навещает нас, когда бывает в Москве.

5.”Сколько времени вы тратите на дорогу домой?” - “Как правило, я трачу на дорогу домой около тридцати минут.”

6.Он теперь редко путешествует.

7..Я не учу французский язык, я учу немецкий.