1.3. Flat

1. Study the vocabulary, read the words aloud

Vocabulary

a flat [flæt] – квартира

a district ['dɪ strɪɪ kt] – район

a block of flats [blɔk ɔv flæts]  -многоквартирный дом

a floor [flɔ:] – этаж

a living room ['lɪvɪŋrum] – гостиная, зал

a bedroom ['bedru:m] – спальня

a study ['stʌdɪ] – кабинет (в доме)

a nursery ['nɜ:s(ə)rɪ] – детская

a kitchen ['kɪʧɪn] – кухня

a bathroom ['bɑ:θru:m] – ванная комната

a hall [hɔ:l] – прихожая, холл

cosy ['kəuzɪ] – уютный

to overlook [əuvə'luk] – выходить на (об окнах)

a lot of [lɔt ɔv] – огромное количество (чего-л.,кого-л.)

a sofa ['səufə] – диван

an armchair [ɑ:m'ʧɛə] – кресло

a wall unit [wɔ:l 'ju:nɪt] – стенка (мебельная)

a carpet ['kɑ:pɪt] – ковер

a bed [bed] – кровать

a mirror ['mırə] – зеркало

a wardrobe ['wɔ:drəub] – платяной шкаф

furniture ['fɜ:nıʧə] – мебель

a desk [desk] – письменный стол

a bookcase ['bukkeıs] – книжный шкаф

a chair [ʧeə] – стул

a bookshelf ['bukʃelf] – книжная полка

a cupboard ['kʌbəd] шкаф, буфет

a cooker ['kukə] – плита

a fridge / a refrigerator [frıʤ] / [rı'frıʤ(ə)reıtə] – холодильник

comfortable ['kʌmf(ə)təbl] – удобный

modern ['mɔd(ə)n] – современный

convenience [kən'vı:nıəns] – удобство

2. Read the text, find the words from the vocabulary and make your own sentences with some of these words Our flat

My name is Vova. I live in a new district of Tyumen with my father and mother. We live in a new block of flats. There are twelve floors in it. We live on the fourth floor. We have a very nice flat. There are four rooms in it: a living room, a bedroom, a study, a nursery, also there is a kitchen, a bathroom, a toilet and a hall.

The living room is not very large, but it is very cosy. It has got two windows. The windows overlook the street. There is a sofa, two armchairs, a wall unit and a TV set in the room. There is a beautiful carpet on the floor. There are two pictures on the wall.

In the bedroom there are two beds, two small tables and two lamps above the beds. There is also a mirror and a wardrobe in the room.

The furniture in my room is very simple: a wardrobe, a bookcase, a table and two chairs. The room is big.

The study is small. There is not much furniture there. There is a desk, a sofa, an armchair, a bookcase and many bookshelves. We have a lot of books. They are on the shelves and in the bookcase. There is a computer and a telephone there.

The kitchen is large. There is a cupboard, a cooker and a fridge there.

The bathroom is not very large. There is a shower, a bath and a toilet in it.

Our flat is very cosy and comfortable.

3. Fill in the gaps with the words from the text

1. I live in a new ______district of Tyumen with my father and mother.

2. There are four rooms in it: a living ______, a ______, a ______, a _______, also there is a _______, a bathroom, a toilet and a hall.

3. The windows ________ the street.

4. There is a sofa, two armchairs, a wall _______ and a TV _______ in the room.

5. There is also a ________ and a wardrobe in the room.

6. The furniture in my room is very ________ : a wardrobe, a ________, a table and two chairs.

7. The kitchen is large. There is a _________, a cooker and a _______ there.

8. The bathroom is not very large. There is a _________, a ________ and a toilet in it.