3. Listening for details

Listen to the recording once again. Complete the descriptions with a suitable adjective.

a). … a city that’s so big and _______

b). ….people say it’s too noisy and ____

c). ….it’s too hot and _______

d). ….it’s a mixture of old and ______

e). …the air is lovely and _____

f). … I find it so dull and _______

g). …the canals are dirty and_____

4. Lexis

1). Try to put down as many places in cities referring to the following spheres as you can.

culture religion education business & finance commerce houses transportation health food sports entertainment

2). Complete each sentence (a-j) with a suitable ending (1-10) so that the meaning of the word in italics is clear. Use each ending only once.

a) I would prefer to live in a cottage..................

b) The shopping centre has a multi-storey car park.....................

c) My grandmother bought a bungalow.....................

d) Jenny lives in a small flat.....................

e) This street is only for pedestrians.....................

f) Helen and John live in a square.....................

g) Peter has moved to a London suburb.....................

h) This village is surrounded by lovely countryside.....................

i) Sue's new house is unfurnished.....................

j) My house is semi-detached.....................

1 on the third floor of a modern block.

2 and he commutes to work in the centre.

3 with room for over 2000 vehicles.

4 but the rent is so high that she cannot afford much furniture.

5 which has a beautiful garden in the middle.

6 in a small village in the country.

7 and the neighbours often bang on the wall.

8 because she had difficulty climbing stairs.

9 with fields, woods, streams and a small lake.

10 and cars and lorries are not allowed.

3). Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

A house in the country

When Ann decided to move house, it was mainly because

she was tired of the (1) …………. she lived in. It was NEIGHBOUR

crowded, there was a (2) .....................of parking places, and SHORT

the view from her (3) .....................windows was of distant STAIRS

factory chimneys. Luckily she arranged the (4)..................... SELL

of her house very easily, and with a small (5) .....................from LEND

the bank, was able to buy a house in the country. It was an

old farm building, which had been (6) .....................and turned into BUILD

a modern house. After loading all her belongings in a van,

Ann managed to get them into the new house (7)...................... DAMAGE

She (8).....................most of the rooms with what she already FURNITURE

owned. Even her curtains were the right (9).....................for the LONG

windows and she only had to buy a new (10).....................for COOK

the kitchen. It seemed too good to be true. Surely something would go wrong!

4). Read the text and decide which answer (А, В, С or D) best fits each space.

When I first arrived here to take up my new job, I stayed in a hotel, but I soon started looking for a permanent (1) ......, a place to (2)……..my own. The first flat I came (3)…….was cold and uninviting, and had large (4)…….of damp on the walls. The flat (5) …..onto a factory, so the view was not exactly inspiring. Then I had a look at a small flat in a modern apartment (6)……It had a parking (7)…….and was fully (8)….., but the rent was far too high for me. I didn't want to end up in a tiny place, so I answered an ad for house-sharing. The house was in a quiet (9)……, and as soon as I saw it I fell in love with it. There was a high overgrown (10) …….around the front garden, and (11) …….to park cars in the drive. The room to (12) ……. looked out over the back garden, and had a big bay window. (13)…….it meant sharing the kitchen and living room, I did have my own bathroom, really just a shower and washbasin (14) …….into what must have once been a cupboard. There was, however, quite a lot of (15)…….space.

1. A household В accommodation С residence D habitation

2. A refer В be С call D say

3. A over В across С up D by

4. A patches В pieces С stretches D stains

5. A showed up В saw through С gave over D looked out

6. A tower В skyscraper С block D column

7. A bit В spot С location D space

8. A furnished В provided С supplied D prevented

9. A surroundings В neighbourhood С vicinity D premises

10. A fence В bush С hedge D lawn

11. A room В capacity С area D place

12. A let В rent С hire D lease

13. A But for В Despite С Nevertheless D Although

14. A cramped В crowded С cluttered D crammed

15. A storage В stocking С saving D accumulation