Английский язык для студентов сельскохозяйственных вузов - страница 18
Task 6. a) Make up word combinations with the following nouns and adjectives; b) Make up sentences with them. E.g. a) a spacious garden; b) There is a spacious garden around the house.
Nouns: a flat, a sofa, a refrigerator, a carpet, a computer, a garden, a washingmachine, conveniences, a lamp.
Adjectives: dirty, nice, spacious, modern, well-planned, comfortable, bright, pleasant, helpful, standard, convenient.
Task 7. Translate the sentences with “home”.
at home – Peter isn’t at home today.
away from home – I hate being away from home too long.
to leave home (= permanently stop living with your parents) – I left home when I was 18.
to make smth. your home – We decided to make Jamaica our home.
back home (= in my country) – Back home, the weather is much better.
to be home to – California is home for many vineyards.
Task 8. Guess the meaning. Write sentences of your own, using these words.
1) to move into a new flat – to go to live in a different flat. Eg. They’ve moved into a bigger flat.
2) to renovate – to repair and paint a building ( or a flat) so that it is in good condition again. Eg. Their flat is being renovated.
3) a landlady – is the owner of a house or a flat which is rented. Eg. Saturday was the day he had promised to pay his landlady.
4) to drop in on smb. – to visit someone informally without arranging a particular time. Eg. I think I’ll drop in on Jill on my way home.
5) a neighbour – someone who lives next to you or near you. Eg. Our next-door neighbours are so noisy that we can hardly sleep some nights.
a) – I say, do you live in a flat?
– Yes, I do, but it is my parents’ flat. I only have a room of my own.
– Is their flat large?
– Rather. We’ve got three bedrooms, a sitting-room, a kitchen, a hall and a bathroom. My room is not very large, but it is very comfortable. There isn’t much furniture in it. On the left there is a sofa and a small table near it. At the window there is a desk. On the right there is a dressing table. Next to it there is a wardrobe for my clothes.
b) – This is a nice flat, Miss Wilkins. Here is the plan…
– I see – There is a kitchen, a bedroom, and there is a toilet.
– Is there a balcony?
– No, there isn’t
– … and a telephone?
– No, there isn’t a telephone. Here is the kitchen.
– It is very small.
– Yes, it isn’t very large, but there is a cooker and a fridge. There are some cupboards under the sink.
– I see … How much is it?
– Five hundred dollars a month.
– How can I help you, Madam?
a) I’d like some information, please. b) I see.
– What a wonderful house!
a) That’s not enough, I am afraid. b) I’m glad that you like it.
– We’re invited to Joy’s house warming on Friday.
a) That sounds wonderful. b) Oh dear.
– Tom, we need to fix the roof.
a) Let’s hope for the best. b) I see.
1) – Do you …?
– No, I don’t live far from the university. And you?
– … By the way, do you have … of your own?
– Oh, yes. I’ve got a small room, but it is very light and rather warm. Will you come in and see?
2) – …?
– I live on the ground floor.
– …?
– There are three rooms in my flat.
– …?
– Of course, it is my sitting-room that I like best, because it is light and spacious and there is a TV set there.
Philip Stanley is proud of his house. It is not very large, but it is very comfortable and well-planned. Any Englishman likes to live in a two-storey detached house. So does Philip. He prefers his own house to an apartment in a block of flats, because he doesn’t wish his doing to be overlooked (to overlook – подсматривать, заглядывать) by his neighbours.
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