Unit three

Home is where you make it

Topic: My Flat (House)

Topical vocabulary

1	a semi-detached house		один из двух особняков, имеющих общую стену
2	suburb		пригород, окраина
3	a block of flats		многоквартирный дом
4	multistory		многоэтажный
5	traffic		(уличное) движение
6	cottage		коттедж
7	old-fashioned		старомодный
8	modern		современный
9	spy-hole		глазок
10	kitchen		кухня
11	rectangular table		прямоугольный стол
12	sink		раковина
13	cooker/stove		плита, печь
14	cooker hood		вытяжка
15	timer		таймер
16	corkscrew		штопор
17	pulley		сушилка
18	notice-board		доска для заметок
19	frontdoor		входная дверь
20	back door		запасный выход
21	(whistling) kettle		чайник (со свистком)
22	move		переезжать
23	be keen on smth.		очень любить ч.-л., увлекаться ч.-л.
24	give sm. a hand = help sm.		помочь кому-либо
25	settee		небольшой диван; диванчик
26	armchair		кресло
27	screwdriver		отвёртка
28	toolbox		ящик для инструментов
29	door hinges		дверные петли
30	brash		щётка
31	well-planned		хорошо спланированный
32	two-storied		двухэтажный
33	lawn		лужайка, газон
34	pantry		кладовая
35	living-room		общая (жилая) комната
36	sitting-room		гостиная
37	lounge		гостиная
38	dining-room		столовая
39	bedroom		спальня
40	double bed		двуспальная кровать
41	nursery		детская
42	bathroom		ванная комната
43	bath-tub		ванна
44	wash-basin		умывальная раковина
45	shower		душ
46	towel rack		полка для полотенец
47	study		кабинет
48	hall		прихожая
49	cosy		уютный
50	comfortable		удобный
51	own		собственный
52	furniture		мебель
53	built-in furniture		встроенная мебель
54	(set of) wall units		секционная стенка
55	standard-lamp		торшер
56	drinks cupboard		шкаф-бар
57	bedside cabinet		прикроватная тумбочка
58	bedside rug		прикроватный коврик
59	carpet		ковёр
60	vacuum-cleaner		пылесос
61	stool		табурет
62	electric alarm clock		электрический будильник
63	dressing stool		туалетный пуфик
64	dressing table		туалетный столик
65	microwave oven		микроволновая печь
66	refrigerator (fridge) (Am. ice-box)		холодильник
67	gas-(electric-)stove		газовая (электрическая) кухонная плита
68	mixer		миксер
69	toaster		тостер
70	chip pan		фритюрница
71		food processor		кухонный комбайн
72		coffee maker		кофеварка
73		electric coffee grinder		электрокофемолка
74		dishwasher (dishwashing machine)		электропосудомойка
75		miner (Am. Meat chopper)		мясорубка
76		pot (cooking pot)		кастрюля
77		frying pan		сковорода
78		jug		кувшин
79		dish drainer		сушилка для посуды
80		wastepaper basket		корзина для мусора
81		wardrobe (Am. Clothes closet)		гардероб, платяной шкаф
82		chimney		дымовая труба
83		attic		чердак
84		chest of drawers		комод
85		music centre		музыкальный центр
86		coffee table		низкий столик
87		convenient		удобный
88		modern conveniences		современные удобства
89		central heating		центральное отопление
90		(cold and hot) running water		водопровод
91		electricity		электричество
92		gas		газ
93		telephone		телефон
94		rubbish chute		мусоропровод
95		lift (Br.), elevator (Am.)		лифт
96		radiator		батарея
97		spice rack		полочка для специй
98		pot plant, a foliage plant		горшок с цветком
99		curtains		шторы
100		curtain rail		карниз для занавесей
101		ceiling		потолок
102		floor		пол, этаж
103		wall		стена

Some Good Rules

1. East or West, home is best.

2. Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad.

3. There's no place like home.

4. Home is home, though it be never so homely.

5. Englishman's home is his castle.

My Favourite Room

My favourite room is our kitchen. Perhaps the kitchen is the most important room in many houses, but it is particularly so in our house because it's not only where we cook and eat but it's also the main meeting place for family and friends. I have so many happy memories of times spent there: special occasions such as homecomings* or cooking Christmas dinner; troubled times, which lead to comforting cups of tea in the middle of the night; ordinary daily events such as making breakfast on dark, cold winter mornings for cross, sleepy children before sending them off to school, then sitting down to read the newspaper with a steaming hot mug of coffee.

Whenever we have a party, people gravitate with their drinks to the kitchen. It always ends up the fullest and noisiest room in the house.

So what does this special room look like? It's quite big, but not huge. It's big enough to have a good-sized rectangular table in the centre, which is the focal point* of the room. There is a large window above the sink, which looks out onto two apple trees in the garden. The cooker is at one end, and above it is a wooden pulley, which is old-fashioned but very useful for drying clothes in wet weather. At the other end is a wall with a large notice-board, which tells the story of our lives, past, present, and future, in words and pictures: a school photo of Megan and Kate, a postcard from Auntie Nancy in Australia, the menu from a takeaway Chinese restaurant, a wedding invitation for next Saturday. All our world is there for everyone to read!

The front door is seldom used in our house, only by strangers. All our friends use the back door, which means they come straight into the kitchen and join in whatever is happening there. The kettle goes on immediately and then we all sit round the table, drinking tea and putting the world to rights! Without doubt some of the happiest times of my life have been spent in our kitchen.

(from Headway. New English Course Intermediate

Liz & John Soars)

Notes

homecoming — возвращение домой из отлучки. focal point - центр.

* * *

Jack:Hello, Pete!

Pete: Nice to see you. Come in, please.

Jack: Oh, this is a wonderful new flat!

Pete: Yes, it is, and so close to the centre.

Jack: How many rooms are there in your fiat?

Pete: Come and see... This is the kitchen, the bathroom is on the right.

Jack: Oh, the kitchen is so large! I like big kitchens.

Pete: And here is the dining room. We have little furniture here. We want to have some armchairs, a sofa and some more things.

Jack: Are you on the phone? (У вас есть телефон?)

Pete: It's a pity, we aren’t yet... Let me introduce you to my wife.

Pete's wife: How do you dо. I hope you'll enjoy our housewarming party.

Arranging the House

Barbara: Give me a hand with this sideboard, Charles. I want it over there by the settee.

Charles: Don't you think it would be better under that picture by the armchair?

Barbara: No. The picture isn't staying there anyway. I only hung it on the wall

because it was in the way on the floor. We can arrange the pictures when

all the furniture is in place.

Charles: Where did I put my big screwdriver? It's not in the toolbox and I want to

tighten up these loose screws on the door hinges.

Barbara: You had it in your hand when you went into the kitchen just now. Perhaps

you left it there.

Charles: Yes, I think I put it down on the shelf above the sink. I'll go and fetch it.

Barbara: Pass me that brash behind the chair before you go; and take your tools off

that nice polished table. You'll spoil all our furniture before you finish.

Charles: Don't keep on nagging. I've got to put them somewhere. By the way, have

you seen the cat this morning? You didn't shut him outside last night, did

you? He'll get lost.

Barbara: No. He's definitely inside the house. I expect he's fed up with all the fuss

and noise. He's probably crept into a cupboard somewhere and gone to

sleep.

Charles: That's just what I'd like to do. I'm tired of it all as well.

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