Lesson 6

The Reading Module

Read the text: Tips for a modern kitchen design

Is your kitchen really suited to the busy lifestyle that you lead? For many people the kitchen has become the hub of family life not just serving as a dining area but an office and a place where every one can congregate. So when choosing a major kitchen remodel or you just want to rejuvenate the one you have why not think about going for a more modern kitchen design that will easily accommodate all your family’s needs and daily routines. Plus if you do update your kitchen you may find that you will recoup your investment if you decide to sell up or move home.

To ensure that you get a good kitchen design there are three basic elements that need to be thought:

ideas – look and gather some ideas for improving your kitchen; layout – how you want your kitchen actually laid out; style – what style do you really want?

Ideas

When exploring the possibilities and discovering the options that are available to you for producing a modern kitchen then keep your eyes open for any ideas that you may see. Why not look in magazines, at kitchen showrooms or show houses at new development or even look at your neighbor’s kitchen.

Layout

When you look at the many courses and guides on kitchen design you will see a lot of it will focus on the kitchen layout. It is during this stage that you will look at various features of the kitchen and choose the location of where the appliances are located and what work areas are required.

Style

In this article we are looking at the modern kitchen design and it should include light colored cabinets with clean lines and enough storage that eliminate the clutter normally associated with kitchens. This will then provide your kitchen a new, fresh and modern look to it.

Also use dark wood counter tops in order to enhance the lightness of the wood in your kitchen and accent it with stainless steel and chrome accents. Why not make sure that all your appliances are either chrome or stainless steel to further enhance the modern look of your kitchen.

So as you can see choosing the right modern kitchen design for your home can be quite easy and why not just trawl the internet and see what designs are out there and which you may wish to use ideas from in order to design the kitchen of your dreams.

I. Reading exercises:

Exercise1. Read and memorize using the dictionary:

kitchen, suit, lifestyle, hub, congregate, remodel, rejuvenate, accommodate, recoup, investment, explore the possibilities, discover the options, available, layout, focus on, appliances, clutter, enhance the lightness, keep your eyes open

Exercise 2. Answer the questions:

1. What are three basic elements to ensure that you get a good kitchen design?

2. Where do you get ideas to produce a modern kitchen?

3. What will you do to enhance the lightness of your kitchen?

4. How to choose a style?

Exercise 3. Match the left part with the right:

1. For many people the kitchen has become	1. why not to think about doing a more modern design.
2. When choosing a major kitchen remodel	2. the hub of family life.
3. As you can see choosing the right modern kitchen design for your home	3. why not trawl the internet.
4. When you look at the many courses on kitchen design	4. you will see a lot of it will focus on the kitchen layout.

Exercise 4. Open brackets using the right words:

(To ensure/ensuring) that you get a good kitchen design (there were/there are) three (base/basic) elements (that/which) to (to think/to be thought).

The Speaking Module

II. Speaking exercises:

Exercise 1. Describe life style; remodel; explore the possibilities; layout; enhance the lightness using the suggested words and expressions:

life style

you lead; kitchen; suit; really; serve; dining area; office; place; congregate

remodel

choose; kitchen; rejuvenate; accommodate; family’s needs; daily routines

explore the possibilities

available to you; produce; modern kitchen look; magazines; kitchen showrooms

layout

guides; focus; features; choose the location; appliances; work areas; require

enhance the lightness

accent; stainless steel; chrome accents; the modern look of the kitchen

Exercise 2. Ask questions to the given answers:

1. Question: ____________________________________ ?

Answer: There are three basic elements that need to be thought to ensure that you get a good kitchen design.

2. Question: ____________________________________ ?

Answer: For many people the kitchen has become the hub of family life not just serving as a dining area but an office or a place where every one can congregate.

3. Question: ____________________________________ ?

Answer: When exploring the possibilities for producing a modern kitchen keep your eyes open for any ideas that you may see.

The Writing Module

III. Writing exercises:

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the suggested words: what; to enhance; may; can be; in order to; choosing; which

So as you can see _____ the right modern kitchen design for your home _____ quite easy and why not just trawl the internet and see _____ designs are out there and _____ you _____ wish to use ideas from _____ design the kitchen of your dreams.

Use dark wood counter top _____ the lightness of the wood in your kitchen.

Exercise 2. Fill in the table with words and expressions from the text:

	What?	With what?	What must you do?
The design should include
This will provide your kitchen with
In order to design the kitchen of your dreams		;

Exercise 3. Compose a story on one of the topics (up to 100 words):

“The kitchen of your dreams”

“The kitchen that suits to the lifestyle you lead”

“What will you do to remodel your kitchen?”