A Dialogue on the Topic House and Home

Jane Banks is a lucky stiff! Actually the girl wasn’t born with a silver spoon in her mouth. She’s got to work a lot to make her living. But this week she is in luck. There was a lottery in the supermarket not far from her apartment building. Jane never took seriously such things, they organize such lucky dips to learn your address and then send hundreds of useless ads. But this time she decided to try her luck and bought a ticket. Out of the blue, the girl learned she was the one to win 10 million pound prize! Now she is considering the purchase of her own house that would be a real home for her. The real estate agent is calling her to discuss the houses she has chosen for her client:

• Hello, could I talk to Ms Banks, please?

• That’s me, who’s calling?

• Susan, the Real Estate Agency “Freedom”. I’d like to discuss with you in more detail your future co-operation with us…

• Awesome! I’d love to know more about the items on the market.

• Surely, I’ve got a couple of offers for sale. Shall I say a few words about each, before you see hem with your own eyes?

• Thanks, with pleasure. I remember the last time you offered me a semi-detached house with charming garden and spacious rooms. But the stairs were in bad condition and the drainpipe needed immediate repairing.

• Oh, this time we were more attentive and picked up the offers more carefully. So, the first offer is a bungalow. It is sold in the first residential development just south of the city. The exterior is rather modest, but the interior is worth talking about. It is fully furnished, down to the smallest details. Trust me, it’s a dream-like interior of the English country house.

• Really? What about the swimming pool and hot-house to grow flowers in it? Moreover, I’d like to know more about my neighbors (if any).

• Surely, the swimming pool is just in the backyard, unfortunately there is no hot-house there, but we can assist you in every way to construct it. As for the neighbors, there are none so far.

• Magnificent! But I need more time to think it over. Could you please send me more information via e-mail?

• With pleasure. I’ll attach more photos and house projects of the similar type, but believe me, this one is the best.

• Thanks a lot, I’ll check my mail today. Good bye!

• Bye-bye, let me know in what way I can help you.

• Thanks, I will.

Active Vocabulary

1) Be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth – народитися у забезпеченій родині

2) To make one’ living – заробляти на життя (make – змінювана частина у виразі, make / made/made irr.verb); to earn or gain money: She makes $100 000 a year – вона заробляє 100 000 доларів на рік.

to make a profit / loss – заробляти / втрачати; We need to think of ways to make money. He made a fortune on the stock market – він заробив статок на ринку цінних паперів. He makes a living as a surgeon – він заробляє на життя працюючи хірургом.

Make – входить до складу багатьох ідіоматичних виразів: make believe (that … ) брехати; make the best of sth / it make the best of things /make the best of a bad job – зробити все можливе; make sb’s blood run cold – лякати; make sb’s 'blood boil – дуже роздратувати; make no bones about (doing) sth – не вагатися: She made no bones about telling him exactly what she thought of him.

3) Lucky stiff – щасливчик; the best of 'luck (with sth) / good 'luck (with sth) – побажання: «хай щастить!»:The best of luck with your exams. Good luck! I hope it goes well; good ; bad / ill luck / - везіння / невезіння: I found my glasses! It’s a good luck in such a mess/ He met the robbers on his way home, that was bad luck. Lucky dip – лотерея навмання (коли витягається квиток, а людина не знає, що в ньому); To be in luck – щастити, таланити.

4) Out of the blue – неочікувано.

5) House – 1)будинок (будівля); 2)всі, хто живуть у цій будівлі :Be quiet or you’ll wake the whole house! 3) приміщення для особливих потреб, утримання тварин, речей й т.п.: doghouse – собача будка; hothouse- парнік, теплиця(також у переносному значенні як «парніковий ефект») lighthouse- маяк; warehouse – склад.

Home – уживається як синонім house, це місце де людина живе із родиною: We are not far from my home now/ Old people prefer to stay in their own homes/ She leaves home at 7 every day/ the family home/ While travelling she missed the comforts of home/ He left home (= left his parents and began an independent life) at sixteen.

At home – 1) домашній, вдома.:I phoned you last night, but you weren’t at home. Oh no, I left my purse at home! He lived at home (= with his parents) until he was thirty; 2)зручний :Sit down and make yourself at home 3)вітчизняний: (used especially in journalism):The president is not as popular at home as he is abroad.

home is where the 'heart is – будинок там, де живуть дорогі тобі люди.

6) in more detail – більш детально (завжди уживається в однині! Навіть якщо йдеться про розлогий виклад)

7) item - кожний окремий предмет (у списку); стаття, пункт, параграф (тут будинок)

8) charming – чарівний, дуже привабливий: The cottage is tiny, but it’s charming. She’s a charming person.

9) be in good/ excellent / bad condition – бути у гарному/відмінному /поганому стані (також використовується й повідношенню до стану здоров'я ): a used car in perfect condition; You are in no condition (= too ill, etc.) to go anywhere.

10) Bungalow - бунгало, одноповерховий будинок з верандою

detached house — особняк; semi-detached house - напівособняк

duplex house — двоквартирний будинок; duplex apartment — квартира на двох поверхах з внутрішніми сходами.

Row house – (амер.) ряд високих багатоквартирних будинків

Thatched cottage - будинок із дахом з соломи або очерету

Mansion - великий будинок, особняк; палац

11) for sale/ on the market - на продаж: the property has been on the market for two weeks; real estate agent (realtor – amer.) – агент з нерухомості; tenant орендар; наймач landlord (landlady) домовласник (домовласниця); move in/into – переїзжати (вселятися); move out/ move out of – виїзжати, звільняти житло.

Phrasal Verbs and Word Combinations

1) Pick out - вибирати

2) Talk over - обговорювати

3) Take one’s time – не поспішати

4) Wait for – зачекати на когось

5) At last – нарешті

6) Find out – дізнатися про щось, виявити

7) Look at – дивитись на щось

8) Look for - шукати

9) Turn off - вимикати

10) Turn on - вмикати

The following exercises will help you to remember these phrasal verbs and expressions:

Ex. A.

1.The food was delicious so he…………………………. eating it.

2. We kept dinner waiting for Jim, but …………………we had to eat without him.

3. I want to ……………………..a new hat.

6.I want to buy a car, but must ……………….it with my father first.

7. You should ………………..at that work so you won't make a mistake.

8. We ……………………her for two hours and she didn't come, so we left.

9. Which present did you …………………………….to send your mother?

10.This has been a long job, but ………………………………I've finished it.

Ex. B Rewrite the following sentences using idioms.

1. It is difficult to select the best essay.

2. We discussed our plans for our trip for hours last night.

3. Fred works leisurely at everything he does.

4. They are awaiting their children's return from the cinema.

5. We waited and waited, and finally he arrived.

6. Did you get information about the party?

7. Watch Jim's kite fly.

8. Mary is searching for her purse.

Ex. C.

1. Jean likes to…………………the animals in the zoo.

2. Someone ………………the heat in this room while we were out. It's warm.

3. He spent an hour ……………………the dollar he lost.

4. I was unable to…………….. his phone number from the operator.

5. Please …………………………the television. It is too noisy.

6. You don't need to ……………….shoes here; there are better stores.

7. It is best to ………………………..lights you are not using.

8. Can you …………when the train leaves for the East coast?

9 ……………………………….that plane passing over.

10. Please ………………..the radio, so I can hear the news.

Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian:

1) They found their dream home on the shore of a lake.2) He used to spend the summer painting at his country home. 3) They also have a holiday home in Spain. 4) Try phoning me on my home number after six o'clock. 5) She had never had a stable home life. 6) I arranged to meet her in her office, as she seemed more relaxed on her home territory. 7) She desperately missed her home comforts while camping 8) She missed her mother's home cooking. 9) They hope to sell as many computers on the home market as they export. 10) The banner said ‘Welcome home dad!’11) They helped us with our house move. 12) The former dictator is under house arrest in his country mansion 13) They've moved house and have invited us to their house-warming on Saturday. 14) They built their own dream house overlooking the river. 15)The great house stood on the edge of the village.16) It was sheer luck that we met like that. 17) By a stroke of luck I came across it in a local bookshop. 18) This ring has always brought me good luck.

19) By ill luck, my flight had been cancelled. 20) In accepting the award, she mentioned the sterling work of her assistants. 21) The family owns a large estate in the north of the country. 22) The company has developed sales through local agents in key markets 23) She got the work through an agent. 24) The property is currently occupied by a life tenant. 25) He left the army and became a pub landlord. 26) I keep essential items in my hand luggage when I fly. 27) Check the list carefully, item by item.28) Most of the people live very well, with nice houses and plenty to eat.29) First you have to earn their respect

Useful Vocabulary on the Topic:

Rooms: attic, bathroom, cellar, dining room, games room, gymnasium, hall, kitchen, library, living room/ sitting room, pantry, study , music room, sauna, study, toilet; they can be: big enormous, high, high-ceilinged, huge, large cell-like, cramped, little, low, low-ceilinged, narrow, small, tiny odd-shaped north-facing, south-facing airy, well-ventilated airless, unlighted chilly, cold, draughty clean, tidy dirty, dusty, scruffy, shabby, smelly, untidy comfortable, cosy, homely attractive, beautiful, elegant, graceful, gracious, handsome, impressive, luxurious, magnificent, second-floor guest, spare.

Facilities: air-conditioning, central heating, electricity, gas, fireplace, French window, running water, solar battery on the roof, helicopter pad, lift , rubbish chute, sewage.

Furniture: bed, bookshelves, chair, curtains, desk, lamp, plants, sofa, table, and washbasin, armchair, bedside table; it can be: modern fine bedroom, garden, office, outdoor we can: arrange, move around, rearrange it.

Outside: balcony, barbecue, lawn, swimming pool, terrace.

You can extend the list, using your imagination and native tongue skills. Put down more words on the topic.