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    1. Give your recommendations how to decorate your classroom taking into account the activities used, lighting and suitable colour scheme. Explain the reason for your choice.

Planning the colour scheme for a house. Divide your group into some newly-married couples. You have just bought a new house. You are going to decorate it from top to bottom. You have both made plans for this without talking to the other. Discuss the colour scheme, try to reach

agreement. Here is the chart and some adjectives you can use: Cheerful, light, bright, warm, cool, severe, spacious, dramatic, tranquil...

Room

Colour

Reasons

Living room

Kitchen

dining room

children's room

main bedroom

Study

Bathroom

    1. Read the text below and answer the question

What natural and synthetic fabrics are mentioned in it?

Major fabrics used in interior design are those made from such natural fibers as wool, cotton, and linen and those made from such synthetic fibers as acrylic, polyester and fiberglass. Wool can be woven into an very strong fabric with a rough or a smooth texture. It is popular for upholstery fabrics because it molds easily to almost any shape of furniture. Fabrics made of cotton and linen cannot withstand the heavy wear by upholstery. But they make long-wearing, washable curtains, tablecloths, and bedspreads.

Acrylics and polyesters, like wool, make long-wearing fabrics. In addition, they cost less than wool. Acrylics also look and feel like wool and make easily cleaned upholstery fabrics. Modacrylics, a special blend of acrylics, are flame-resistant. Polyester fibers are durable materials. They are often combined with other fibers, such as cotton, to make material for curtains and bedspreads. Fiberglass fabrics are produced in a wide range of patterns and in textures that resemble cotton, linen, or silk. Fabrics made from fiberglass are easy to care for, fire-resistant, and inexpensive. But the fiber's itchy feel limits its use to draperies.

    1. Read the text again and note the points for and against three different fabrics in the table and then make notes about their applications.

Fabrics

Pros

Cons

Use

Linen

Polyester

Fiberglass

    1. Read the text below and answer the questions:

What types of floor coverings are described in it? What are the differences in their use? What fibers are used for floor coverings?

Floor coverings

If floor coverings are to be used, a person must choose between carpeting, area rugs, or hard coverings, known as resilient floors. Carpeting helps unify the entire room. Area rugs may be used to unify separate furniture groupings. Both carpeting and rugs help create a warm, cozy mood. They deaden sound and provide safety from falls and breakage. Carpets and rugs come in a variety of colors, patterns, and textures. They range from elegant, plush piles to smoothly textured kitchen carpeting.

Carpets and rugs are made of such natural fibers as wool and such artificial fibers as nylon, polyester. Nylon is used most often, since it is economical, durable, and stain-resistant.

Wool, the traditional carpet and rug fiber, has been used since ancient times. Because they are stain-resistant and resilient, wool carpets tend to look good during their whole wear life.

Resilient floors offer the advantages of easy cleaning and simple, inexpensive installation in tile or sheet form. The most common resilient floors, in order of decreasing cost, are vinyl, cork, and linoleum. Of these floors, vinyl is the most durable and comes in the greatest range of colors and designs. Cork tile has become popular for dens and libraries because it absorbs noise. But it is easily indented by furniture and heels. Some cork tile has a protective coating of glossy vinyl to help prevent indents. Linoleum has long been a popular kitchen flooring because it is durable and waterproof.