Aren’t they nice? – Разве они не хорошие?

pictures – зд. фотографии

2. Прочтите и переведите текст.

MY FLAT

Teacher: Let’s begin our lesson. Nick Sedov, come to the blackboard and answer my questions. Have you a flat?

N.: Yes, I have.

T.: Have you any pictures of your flat?

N.: Yes, I have some.

T.: Give them to me, please.

N.: Here you are.

T.: Thank you. The pictures are very good. Let me show them to the students. Dear students, look at the pictures. Aren’t they nice? Now let Nick tell us about his new flat. Let’s listen to him attentively. Please begin, Nick. Speak English!

N.: I have a large flat in a new block of flats. There are twelve floors in it. Our block has all modern conveniences, such as central heating, electricity, gas, running water (hot and cold), and a telephone. Our flat is very comfortable. There are four rooms in it: a dinning-room, a bed-room, a study and a children’s room. We have also a kitchen and a bathroom. I am fond of my flat.

Look at this picture. It is a picture of our dining-room. Our dining-room is a large square room. In the middle of it there is a big round table and some chairs. Over the round table, in the middle of the ceiling there is an electric lamp. In the corner there is a low table with a TV set on it. There is a bookshelf on the wall. There is no radio set in the dining-room, it is in the study. The furniture in our dining-room is brown. The walls are blue. There are some pictures on the walls. They are pictures by old and modern Russian and foreign artists. There are some flowers on the window sills.

Now I’ll tell you about our study. At the window there is a big desk. There are various things on it, such as a telephone, a lamp, some clean paper, some pens and pencils. In the corner there is a sofa and a low table for newspapers and magazines. I have a lot of Russian and foreign books, newspapers and magazines. They are in the bookcase and on the bookshelves. The bookshelves on the wall over the sofa are also full of magazines.

The furniture in the study is brown too. It is of modern design. There is a lot of light and air in the room because the windows are large and the ceiling is high. There are no flowers on the window sills in the study.

I have not any pictures of our bedroom and children’s room. Those rooms are small and there is not muсh furniture in them.

Teacher: Dear friends, have you any questions?

Student D.: Yes, I have got a question. Have you got a family, Nick?

Nick: No, I haven’t. I am not married. This is my parents’ flat.

Student A.: What are your parents, Nick?

Nick: My father is a managing director, and my mother is an economist.

Teacher: Are there any more questions?

Student D.: No, there are not.

Teacher: Thank you, Nick. Sit down, please.

3. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту:

1. What flat has Nick? 2. How many floors are there in his block of flats? 3. What modern conveniences are there in his block of flats? 4. What rooms has he? 5. Has he a kitchen and a bathroom in his flat? 6. What furniture is there in his dining-room? 7. Are there any pictures on the walls of the dining-room? 8. What colour is the furniture? 9. Is the furniture in the study of modern design? 10. What furniture is there in the study? 11. There is a lot of light and air in the study, isn’t there? 12. Has Nick pictures of their bedroom and children’s room? 13. What are Nick’s parents? 14. Is Nick married? 15. Is this his parents’ flat? 16. Is their flat very comfortable?