Speech exercises
Exercise 1. Ask your fellow-students
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where your friend lives
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if your friend has a flat (what kind of flat)
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how many rooms (what rooms) there are in his flat.
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what furniture there is in his (living-room, bedroom, kitchen, hall)
Exercise 2. Speak on the topics:
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street you live in, the house and your flat;
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the house (flat) of your dream.
Written tasks
Exercise 1. Write a letter to your friend. Here is a part of his letter:
“ …As far as you know we have got a new flat. So I have a great problem how to make it cosy and beautiful. Will you help me with your advice? I’ll be very grateful to you!
Looking forward to getting your letter.
Lots of love,
Andrew “
You can use the following words and word combinations:
to be very excited, to choose furniture, to spend a fortune, I would like (I’d like), I'm sure, colour schemes, to look well, to spare a few hours, inside decoration, I'd be delighted, useful, to be fond of, suitable, I'm very much looking forward to seeing, to fix a date.
Observe the rules of writing a letter.
Exercise 2. Comment on the following statement.
Some people prefer living in a block of flats, others prefer living in a cottage. What would you prefer? Why?
Give reasons for and against living in a block of flats or in a cottage.
Follow the plan:
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Give a general statement of the problem.
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Give arguments for living in a cottage/block of flats
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Give arguments against living in a cottage/block of flats
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Make a conclusion