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1. Form sentences from the table:

a) An attic

A bathroom

A hall

A bedroom

A lounge

is

the entrance passage of a house

a room to sleep in

a reception room

a room in the top storey of a house

a room with a bathtub in it

A cupboard

A wardrobe

A chest-of-drawers

A dresser

is

a piece of furniture for keeping clothes

a piece of furniture for keeping crockery

a kitchen sideboard with shelves

a set of drawers for keeping clothes in it

A pantry

A store-room

is

a room in which household supplies are kept

a room in a house where food is kept

A hallstand

A rack

A dress-hanger

is

an arrangement with pegs for hanging things on

a thing on which dressers or suits hang

a rack in which an umbrella stand, a hat-rack and a looking-glass are combined

b) A living-room

A drawing-room

A dining-room

A bed-room

A bath-room

A kitchen

A study

A flat

A nursery

is

a room for bathing

a room for sleeping

room for the special use of children

a room for general use during the day

a room used for cooking

a room used for studying

a room for receiving guests

a room for meals

a number of rooms on one floor of a house

A washing machine

A refrigerator

A sewing machine

A sink

A vacuum cleaner

is

a machine used for sewing

a machine used for washing

basin under a water tab in a kitchen for washing dishes.

a box in which the air is kept at a low temperature in order to preserve food.

a machine which cleans floors, carpets, ets., by drawing in air and dust together.

2. Arrange the following words in pairs of antonyms:

ceiling, back door, to switch off the light, behind, floor, in front of, to turn off the gas, to switch on the light, flat roof, front door, poorly-furnished room, to turn on the gas, pointed roof, richly-furnished room.

3. A) Study the possible types of houses.

THE TERRACED HOUSE. Terraced houses are attached to each other in a long row. It is divided into apartments vertically instead of horizontally, so that each family has a separate entrance, garden, etc. They are usually found in towns and cities and were earlier called townhouses. They usually have three or four storeys.

THE SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE. These houses share a central wall. Typically a semi has a small garden in front and a fence dividing a larger garden at the back.

THE DETACHED HOUSE. A detached house has land all round it. More and more modern homes are detached, although in areas where building land is expensive, the houses may be very close to each other.

THE COUNTRY COTTAGE. Country cottages are often stone buildings which were a part of a farm. Today many people who work in the cities buy cottages so, that they have a place to go for the weekend.

A BUNGALOW. A bungalow ['bAngqlou] is a house where all the rooms are on the ground floor. As there are no stairs, many older people dream of going to live in a bungalow when they retire.

A BLOCK OF FLATS (AM. E. APARTMENT BLOCKS). A block of flats is a large building divided into separate parts (especially flats or offices).

b) Mind the difference between the words home-house-residence-dwelling.

All of these words mean the place where a person or persons live.

Home is the most common word for a place where one lives and it often suggests comfort, warmth, or protection.(e.g. A man’s home is his castle).

House refers to the building itself.(e.g. The house he lives in belonged to his forefathers).

Residence is a formal word and means official accommodation for foreign guests, officials, etc. (e.g. After the conference the Foreign Secretary was driven to his residence).

Dwelling suggests a place or shelter where people or animals live; dwelling houses are modern block of flats.

c) Put in the proper word: house, home, residence.

1. It was a street of tall … . 2. They lived in a … next door. 3. She found herself in a spacious comfortable … which was at the edge of the living block. 4. “Come … early, please,” Helen said to her son. 5. “There is nothing like … “ is a phrase the British seem to repeat very often. 6. East or West … is best. 7. “This is Downing Street”, said Lucy turning to me, “where the Prime Minister’s … is. 8. The kitchen looked as attractive as the rest of the … .

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