1.1.2 Моя квартира. Коммунальные услуги

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- on the ground floor -……………………………………………………………

- there is a big table and six chairs - …………………………………………….

- such as central heating, electricity, gas, cold and hot running water - ……………………………………………………………………………………

- in a new 16-storeyed block of flats - …………………………………………..

- enjoy a lovely view - …………………………………………………………..

- I quite often move the bed and change the posters on the wall- ……………

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- a dishwasher yet - ……………………………………………………………..

- but it is very cozy and light - ………………………………………………….

- because in the evenings - ………………………………………………………

My flat

We live in…………………………………………………… in Volgograd. It’s situated………………………… in a very picturesque place not far from the Volga River. There’s a big supermarket and it’s very convenient to do everyday shopping.

Our flat is on the fifth floor. It’s very comfortable and well-planned. We have all modern conveniences…………………………………………. and a telephone. There are there rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a hall in our flat. There’s also a balcony and we can…………………………………….. of the river.

The largest room in our flat is the living room and we use it as a dining room and as a sitting room. In the middle of the room ………………………….round it. Opposite the window there is a wall unit with a lot of books, a TV-set and a video cassette recorder. There are two comfortable armchairs and a small coffee table in the right-hand corner. There is also a sofa and an electric fire in our living room. We like the living room best of all……………………… we gather there to have tea, watch TV, talk and rest.

My room is the smallest room in our flat…………………………………... There is a bed, a wardrobe, a desk, an armchair and several bookshelves in my room. There is a thick carpet on the floor. The walls in my room are light-brown and there are some big posters on them. I like my room very much, but from time to time I change it round. ……………………………………………..…………….

Our kitchen is large and light. It is very well-equipped. We have got a refrigerator, a freezer, a microwave oven, a coffeemaker and toaster. We haven’t got …………………………………………………………. yet that we hope to buy in the near future.

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In Great Britain, families prefer to live in houses rather than flats. Over 70% of people live in houses and only about 20% live in flats. About 35% of people own the houses they live in, or buy them with money borrowed from a bank or building society.

There are different types of housing in Britain. Terraced houses are attached to each other in a long row. They are usually found in towns and cities and many were built in the 19^th or early 20^th century as houses for workmen. Today, Victorian terraced houses are very popular city homes. These have three or four stories and very large rooms, and town houses are now very expensive and fashionable.

In the 1930’s a large number of semis were built. They share a central wall. Typically, a semi has a small garden in front of it and a fence divides a larger garden at the back. Semis are still built where land is expensive.

A detached house has land round it. More and more modern homes are detached, although in areas where building land is expensive, the houses may be very close to each other.

Country cottages are often old stone buildings which were part of a farm. Some country cottages are very old and they may have a thatched roof. Today many people who work in the cities buy cottages so that they have a place to go for the weekend.

A bungalow is a house where all the rooms are on the ground floor. As there are no stairs, many older people dream of going to live in a bungalow when they retire.

A block of flats. In the 1950s and 1960s local councils cleared a lot of slums in the inner city areas and knocked down terraced houses in very poor areas. Block of flats can vary from 3-5 storey high up to 10-20 storey high. Each store contains 5 or 6 flats for families. But people don’t like to live in them because there are many social problems.

The country mansion. Very few of the British live in country mansions. Today many mansions are used as restaurants, hotels, old people’s homes, etc.

Many British people are lucky enough to live in their own homes, and the great majority of these have a small garden. However, housing is a problem in many cities. Many young people have to live in, or share, small one-room flats called bedsitters, and the homeless are still a problem.