Vocabulary

a two-storey building – екі қабатты үй

ground floor – бірінші қабат

furniture – жиһаз

wardrobe – гардероб

a dressing table – журнал үстелі

a study room – кабинет

a living – room - қонақ бөлме

a kitchen - ас бөлме

a bedroom – жатын бөлме

upstairs – жоғарғы қабат

downstairs – төменгі қабат

floor – еден, қабат

central heating – орталықтан жылыту

housewarming party – ерулік

16. Read and translate the text. There is no place like home

This is my house. It is a big house. Like many English houses it is a two-storey brick building with a garden around it. On the ground floor we have a sitting room, a dining room and a kitchen. The kitchen is rather big and comfortable. When we have guests we have dinner in the dining room. After dinner we usually go to the sitting room. Our sitting room is very cosy. There isn’t much furniture in it. There is a sofa opposite the fireplace and two armchairs near it. There are some pictures on the walls. In the middle of the room there is a big carpet. We have a TV set in the corner. Our bedrooms are upstairs, on the first floor. There are not many things in our bedroom. There are only two beds, a mirror, a dressing table and a wardrobe in it. We have two bedrooms for guests. They are rather small. Our bedrooms are cold. In winter we heat them because there is no central heat­ing. Few people have central heating in their own houses. We have a study room. It is downstairs. It faces the gar­den. It is light and spacious. There are a lot of books in the bookcases and a lot of paper on the desk. There is also a com­puter on the desk. There are a few chairs in the room. It’s my father’s favourite room. I like my house. It is my home.

17. Answer the questions.

1. What kind of house is it?

2. How many floors are there in the house?

3. How many rooms are there on the ground floor?

4. Where are the bedrooms?

5. Are bedrooms warm or cold? Why?

6. Where is the study? What is there in the study?

18. Describe your room or a classroom, somebody’s office.

19. Read more information about English homes and retell it:

Vocabulary

are largely concentrated – негізінде топталған block of flats – көп пәтерлі үй modern apartments – қазіргі заманғы пәтер conservative - сақтанымпаз value – бағалау marvelous view – керемет көрініс stone – тас brick - кірпіш row - қатар terraced houses – қатардағы құрылыс ошағының үйлерi semi-detached houses – жеке кiрумен екi пәтерлi үй detached house – жекежай property – меншiк jointly – бірге mortgage – ипотекалық қарыз call upon – көмекке шақыру wages – жалақы

English homes

About 51 million people live in England and most of them (84%) are largely concentrated in London. Like in any other capital city there are a lot of blocks of flats with modern flats and a lot of people prefer living there. But people who are more conservative and value the traditions of their country live in the countryside. The houses in the countryside are usually more expensive than the flats in big cities. I think it is normal because when you live in the country, you pay not just for the house but for the marvelous views, fresh air and a possibility to spend your free time in a garden (gardening is one of the most favourite hobbies among the British). English houses often have two floors and an attic. There is a kitchen, a dining-room and a living on the ground floor. Almost in every house there is a fire-place in the living-room, which is the most favourite place for all the family in the evenings or on holidays. There are bedrooms and several bathrooms on the first floor. There is always a room for guests. There is usually a study on the attic.

Usually houses in England are built from stones or bricks (from the local area), which are different in colour. And sometimes it seems that Britain is a country of multicoloured houses. In England there are many types of houses. People can live in a flat as it was told above. In most towns all over England there are streets of houses joined together in long rows. Such houses are called terraced houses. Two houses joined together are called semi-detached houses. If the houses are not joined to any other buildings they are called detached houses. The most popular types of houses among British people are semi-detached and detached houses.

Though more and more people tend to buy a house in the countryside, it has become a great problem for the English to buy a house because the prices on the property are increasing much faster than the wages. But it is always possible to take a mortgage in a bank, call upon rich relatives or buy a house jointly with friends.