Activity 4. Fill in the missing prepositions from the box into the sentences below.
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under on over next to in front of in between |
1) There is a carpet _______ the floor.
2) The TV set is ___________ the sofa.
3) The bedside table is ___________ the bed.
4) The shelves are___________ the writing table.
5) There are some flowers_______ the vase.
6) The waste-paper basket is ____________ the table.
7) The coffee table is ____________ the sofa and the armchair.
Activity 5. Read the text and do the communication activities that follow.
The typical English house
The Clarks live in a two-storeyed house in North West London. The house is a pleasant-looking building that stands off the main road. There is a traditional garden at the back of the house and there is a hedge in front of it. The garden is surprisingly small with an apple-tree in the centre, two cherry trees next to it, and a tiny lawn under them. There is a narrow path with gaily-coloured roses along it.
Inside the house there is an entrance-hall with a carpeted staircase. The door at the end of the hall leads to the study. Here there is a sofa and a writing table placed against the window. There are a lot of books in the study. Two walls are entirely lined with bookcases. They are full of books, newspapers, journals and magazines. There are a couple of comfortable easy chairs near the fireplace.
Living-room looks a bit overcrowded with furniture. There is a big deep sofa, a round table, a sideboard and a piano. In the corner stands a large TV set with a bowl of flowers on it. There are some paintings on the walls. There is a thick carpet on the floor and light pink curtains on the window. The curtains on the window match the wall-paper. There is a fireplace with a mantelpiece above it.
Opposite the drawing- room is a small dining-room. There is practically nothing in it except for a large dining-table in the middle of the room, some chairs round the table and a sideboard full of cups, saucers and plates. The kitchen is next to the dining-room. It is conveniently arranged. It has an electric cooker, a double-sink unit, a dish-washer, a microwave, build-in cupboards and a table that folds against the wall when not in use. There is a fridge near the kitchen-table. You can see many plants in the kitchen. They are everywhere – on the window sill, on the walls, on the fridge.
Upstairs there are the bedrooms which are quite simply furnished There isn’t much furniture in it, only the most necessary. Each bedroom has got a bedside table by the bed with a lamp on it, a wardrobe and the chest of drawers. There is a spare bedroom for the guests.
The bathroom is the sort you expect to find in many homes – green tiles, a mirror, a bath with a shower, a washbasin, and a shelf for soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste. The bathroom is small and not very light as there is only one window in it.
The Clarks like their house very much. And I like the old English saying: ″My home is my castle″.
Activity 6.
Step 1. Answer the following questions:
What kind of house do you live in?
What floor is your flat on? How many storeys has your house got?
How many rooms are there in your flat/house?
Which room is your favorite? Why?
What do you like about this room?
In which room do you usually receive your guests?
Do you have to share your room with anybody?
Would you prefer to live in a house or in a flat? Why?
What kind of house or flat do you think would be ideal for your family?
Step 2. Arrange the answers you have made into a story about your flat/ house.
Activity 7.
Step 1. “What is a home as distinct from a house?”
A number of people were asked this question. Match the answers with the persons they belong to.
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1.”It’s Mummy and Daddy, plenty of toys and bedtime stories.” 2.”Home means a lot of drudgery if you want to have it clean and comfortable.” 3.”It’s a place you return to after work to enjoy a hearty meal and your “well-earned” rest.” 4.”Home is a place you never forget, trying to remember all the things you have left undone before leaving home in the morning and those to be done on your way home and on getting in.” 5.”Home is a dwelling, from a royal palace or castle to the most humble cottage, plus the people living in it as a family unit.” |
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Step 2. What does your home mean for you? Is it just the place where you live in? Think a little and give your own definition of a home.
Activity 8. Read the following dialogue and translate part B into English.
A. Well, here is our new flat.
B. Коли ви переїхали?
A.About two weeks ago. Last Saturday we had a house-warming party.
B.Вам подобається ваше нове помешкання?
A. Of course, I do. Now I’ll show you round the flat. This door leads to the living room.
B. Велика кімната. Яка загальна площа помешкання (floor space)?
A.About 25 square meters, I believe.
B. Мені подобаються обої.
A. There is not enough furniture. We are going to buy a coffee-table and two armchairs to make the room cozy.
B.Вікна виходять на південь, чи не так?
A.So they do. We have sunshine the greater part of the day. Now this glassed door opens on the balcony.
B.Твій балкон дуже великий.А що це за споруда зліва? Мабуть, це школа.
A.Right you are. And on the right you can see a supermarket. So we needn’t go too far to do our shopping.
B.Це дуже зручно. Я впевнений, що ти економиш свій час.
A.Now here is one of our bedrooms. Would you like to see it?
B.Кімната дуже гарна. Але я не бачу шафи для одягу.
A. This time you are mistaken. We have a built-in wardrobe. Here it is.
B.Він дуже великий! Ти можеш тримати там багато одягу.
A.Now shall I take you to our kitchen?
B.Так. Я не проти.(Idon’tmind)
A.Here we are. As you see, we have all modern conveniences necessary for cooking.
B.Я бачу. Дякую, що показав мені своє помешкання.Мне дуже все сподобалось.
Activity 9.
Step 1. Read the following text about the types of dwellings in Britain and the USA.
Type of dwelling depends on climate, family income and weather you live in a city or in the country side.
In Ukraine the most common type of accommodation is a flat in a block of flats. A block of flats is a multi-storied building with all modern conveniences and it is not very expensive. Many people in our country also have summer houses which can be different. Common people usually have a single-storey wooden of brick house but wealthy people can afford to build a two-storey or even three-storey cottage.
In the West people dream to have a detached house. This is a house for one family and it is rather expensive. There are about 23 million homes (houses and flats) in Britain. Sixteen million families live in their own homes. Five million people rent their homes (accommodation) from local councils and two million live in private rented houses.
A typical British house is for a family of two to four people. There are other houses next to it and opposite it, and there is a garden at the back and another at the front. A typical house has got two floors. On the ground floor there is a sitting room and a kitchen. On the first floor there is a bathroom and the bedrooms.
If people do not earn enough money to live in a detached house they can buy a semi-detached house which is not so expensive. This kind of house is joined to a house on one side but not on the other. Usually it is an accommodation for two families.
In the cities common people usually live in town houses or terraced houses which are in a row of houses. These are houses for several families with the separate entrances for each family but under the same roof. Wealthy people in the West (Europe, the US) prefer to live out of the cities in the mansions, cottages or bungalows if the climate in the country is mild.
Flats in America are called apartments. The most expensive apartments are in the skyscrapers and are called penthouses. Penthouses occupy the upper floors of the skyscrapers and partly the roof where people can have winter gardens, swimming pools etc.
Students all over the world live in the hostels or dormitories but some of them can rent a flat. Usually it is a single-room flat with a bathroom and a kitchen. In America such flats are called studios and in Britain they are called bedsitters.
Step 2. Answer the questions to the text:
1. What does the type of dwelling depend on?
2. What is the most common type of accommodation in Ukraine?
3. What is the most prestigious type of dwelling in the USA?
4. What can you say about typical British house?
5. Where do wealthy people in the west prefer to live?
6. What kinds of flats in America can you name?
7. How are bedsitters called in America?
