 |
Problems, Errors, Accidents, Malfunctions
|
|
|
|
Problems around the House
| to be blocked e.g. The sink / drain is blocked. to break sth to come off e.g. One of the buttons has come off. to crack e.g. The glass has cracked. to drip e.g. The hot water tap is dripping. to drop sth to flood sth / to be flooded with sth to go e.g. The light bulb has gone. to leak e.g. The roof is leaking. oil / gas / fuel leak to ruin sth to scratch sth to spill sth | быть забитым, заблокированным Раковина забита. сломать, разбить что-л. отрываться Одна из пуговиц оторвалась. давать трещину, трескаться Стекло треснуло капать Течет / Капает кран горячей воды. уронит что-л., упасть затопить что-л., быть затопленным перегорать Перегорела лампочка течь Течет крыша. течь масла / газа / топлива сломать, разрушить что-л. поцарапать что-л. разливать, проливать |
Solution
| electrician glue hammer ladder nail pliers plumber scissors screw screwdriver to repair (= to fix = to mend) sth to replace sth | электрик клей молоток лестница, стремянка гвоздь щипцы, клещи, плоскогубцы сантехник ножницы винт, болт, шуруп отвертка ремонтировать заменить что-л. |
Technology
Machines and Equipment
| battery CD player electric razor (=shaver) electric toothbrush extension lead fan hairdryer headphones (cordless) iron plug remote control video / DVD player satellite dish satellite / cable TV socket speakers switch television set video camera | батарейка проигрыватель электробритва электрическая зубная щетка удлинитель вентилятор фен наушники (беспроводной) утюг штепсельная вилка дистанционное управление видео / DVD-плеер спутниковая антенна (тарелка) спутниковое / кабельное телевидение розетка колонки выключатель телевизор видеокамера |
Household Appliances / Gadgets
| (gas/electric) cooker dishwasher food processor microwave oven sewing machine vacuum cleaner washing machine | (газовая/электрическая) плита посудомоечная машина кухонный комбайн микроволновая печь швейная машина пылесос стиральная машина |
Operating Machines
|
|
|
| to adjust the picture to be user friendly (= to be easy to operate) to plug in / to unplug to put the lights on / off to press the button to run on the batteries to turn (= to switch) on / off to turn the volume up / down to turn (= to switch over = to change) to another channel | настроить изображение быть легким в использовании вставлять / вынимать штепсель включить / выключить свет нажать на кнопку работать на батарейках включить / выключить сделать звук громче / тише переключить на другой канал |
II. Texts
Text A
Read the text and find English equivalents for the following Russian words and word combinations: 1) дом на одного хозяина; 2) дом на двух хозяев; 3) в пригороде; 4) двор перед домом и двор за домом; 5) ковер на полу; 6) снимать квартиру; 7) комод; 8) особняк; 9) центральное отопление; 10) камин.
American homes
In the USA many houses are detached, some other are duplexes, which are similar to British semi-detached houses.
Many Americans prefer to live in suburbs rather than in a city centre to have a pleasant environment and plenty of space. Most homes have at least five rooms and more than one bathroom. They also have a front yard and a back yard.
In the cities many people rent an apartment in a modern building. These apartments usually have no more than three bedrooms with furniture: they usually have some carpet on the floor, a bed and chest of drawers, a sofa or an armchair. They call an apartment with only one room a studio. A loft also has one room. People also live in their own apartments in condominiums or co-ops.
Poor people live in tenements (large old buildings) in the downtown area of a city, in small houses or in mobile homes (trailers). They keep their mobile homes in a trailer park, some of them never move trailers. Rich people live in large luxury houses – mansions.
A typical US house has two storeys. Several bedrooms and at least one bathroom are upstairs. Children often have their own bedrooms and the parents knock before they enter there. A kitchen, a living room and a dining room are usually downstairs. A bathroom or a half bath is downstairs too. A half bath has no tube, it has only a toilet and a sink. Many houses have air-conditioning. Central heating is standard, but many houses also have fireplaces. A porch goes around some homes. People sit there when the weather is hot. Americans are always proud of their homes and get on well with their neighbours.
Say whether these sentences are true or false.
1. In the USA many houses are semi-detached.
2. Americans prefer to live in а city center.
3. A house usually has a back yard and a front yard.
4. Poor people live in mobile homes in а trailer park.
5. A typical US home is a one-storeyed small house.
6. A half bath doesn’t have a toilet.
7. Mansions are large buildings in which rich people live.
8. When the weather is hot you may sit on a porch.
9. Americans don’t usually get well with their neighbours.
|
|
|
10. Parents usually knock before entering their children’s bedroom.
Text B
Home, Sweet Home
It does not matter what your home is like – a country mansion, a more modest detached or semi-detached house, a flat in a block of flats or even a room in a hostel. Anyway, it is the place where you once move and start to furnish and decorate it to your own taste. It becomes your second ‘ego’.
Your second ‘ego’ is very big and disquieting if you have a house. There is enough room for everything: a hall, a kitchen with a dining room, a living room or a lounge, a couple of bedrooms and storerooms, a toilet and a bathroom. You can walk slowly around the house thinking what else you can do to renovate it.
You come to the kitchen: kitchen furniture, kitchen utensils, a refrigerator (fridge) with a freezer, a dishwasher, an electric or gas cooker with an oven. Probably nothing needs to be changed here.
The dining room is lovely. A big dining table with chairs in the centre, a cupboard with tea sets and dinner sets. There is enough place to keep all cutlery in.
The spacious living room is the heart of the house. It is the place where you can have a chance to see the rest of the family. They come in the evening to sit around the coffee table in soft armchairs and on the sofa. A fireplace and houseplants make the living room really cosy.
Your bedroom is your private area though most bedrooms are alike: a single or a double bed, a wardrobe, one or two bedside tables and a dressing table.
You look inside the bathroom: a sink, hot and cold taps and a bath.
You are quite satisfied with what you have seen, but still doubt disturbs you: ‘Is there anything to change?’ Yes! The walls of the rooms should be papered, and in the bathroom and toilet – tiled! Instead of linoleum there should be a parquet floo r. You do it all, but doubt does not leave you. You start moving the furniture around the bedroom, because the dressing table blocks out the light.
Those who live in a one-room or two-room flat may feel pity for those who live in houses. They do not have such problems. At the same time they have a lot of privileges: central heating, running water, a refuse-chute and … nice neighbours who like to play music at midnight. Owners of small flats are happy to have small problems and they love their homes no less than those who live in three-storeyed palaces. Home, sweet home.
Match the words with their definitions.
| detached house | a comfortable room in a house where people sit and relax |
| semi-detached house | a house which is not joined to another house |
| lounge | a room where things are stored |
| refuse-chute | the knives, forks and spoons that you use for eating food (AmE silverware) |
| fireplace | a large open container for water, usually fixed to a wall and connected to pipes that bring the water and carry it away |
| cutlery | an object used for controlling how much water comes out from a pipe (AmE faucet) |
| wardrobe | a long narrow pipe that slopes down so that rubbish can slide down it from place to another. |
| storeroom | a house which is joined to another house by one wall that they share |
| tap | a place in a room where a fire burns |
| sink | a large piece of furniture like a large cupboard where you can hang your clothes |
Text C
Houses, not Flats
Almost everybody in Britain dreams of living in a detached house; that is, a house which is a separate building. The saying, ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ is well known. It illustrates t he desire for privacy and the importance attached to ownership, which seems to be at the heart of the British attitude to housing.
A large, detached house not only ensures privacy. It is also a status symbol. At the extreme end of the scale there is the aristocratic ‘stately home’ set in the acres of garden. Of course, such a house is an unrealistic dream for most people. But even a small, detached house, surrounded by garden, gives the required suggestion of rural life, which is dear to the hearts of many British people. Most people would be happy to live in a cottage, and if this is a thatched cottage, reminiscent of a pre-industrial age, so much the better.
|
|
|
Most people try to avoid living in blocks of flats (what the Americans call ‘apartment blocks’). Flats, they feel, provide the least amount of privacy. With a few exceptions, mostly in certain locations in central London, flats are the cheapest kind of home. The people who live in them are those who cannot afford to live anywhere else.
The dislike of living in flats is very strong. In the 1950s millions of poorer people lived in old, cold, uncomfortable nineteenth century houses, often with only an outside toilet and no bathroom. During the next twenty years many of them were given smart new ‘high-rise’ blocks of flats to live in which, with central heating and bathrooms, were much more comfortable. These blocks were surrounded by grassy open spaces. But people hated their new homes. They said they felt cut off from the world all those floors up. They missed the neighbourliness. They could not keep a watchful eye on their children playing down there in those lovely green spaces. The new high-rise blocks quickly deteriorated. The lifts broke down. The lights in the corridors didn’t work. Windows got broken and were not repaired. There was graffiti all over the walls.
In theory (and except for the difficulty with supervising children), there is no objective reason why these high-rise blocks (also known as ‘tower blocks’) could not have been a success. In other countries millions of people live reasonably happily in flats. But in Britain they were a failure because they don’t suit British attitudes. The failure has been generally recognised for several years now. No more high-rises are being built. At the present time, only 4 % of the population live in one. Only 20 % of the country’s households live in flats of any kind.
Answer the following questions.
1. What is the British attitude towards housing?
2. What does the saying ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ illustrate?
3. Why do the British dream of living in a detached house?
4. What is dear to the hearts of many British people?
5. What is an unrealistic dream for most British people?
6. Why do most British people avoid living in blocks of flats?
7. High-rise blocks haven’t been a success in Britain, have they? Prove your answer.
8. What are the modern statistics about housing in Britain?
III. Vocabulary Exercises
Ex. 1. Complete these sentences with a suitable phrase. For each phrase use one item from column A and one from column B (e.g. The city + centre = the city centre).
| A a detached a main a view block faces looks out the ninth the city | B centre floor house north of flats of the sea on a park road |
1. They live on the coast. Their living room window has ….
2. I hope the lift is working: he lives on …!
3. The trouble with living in … is that you can never find a place to park your car.
4. We live in …, so we don’t hear our neighbours’ TV.
5. Our bedroom window …, so it doesn’t get much sun.
6. We get a lot of traffic noise: we live on ….
7. Our balcony … it’s a very pleasant place to sit.
8. I live right at the top of a tall ….
Ex. 2. Choose adjectives from the list which could describe:
bare quiet convenient spacious sunny untidy noisy dark
1. a house near an airport …
2. a house on a hillside facing south …
|
|
|
3. a room with a lot of things lying on the floor …
4. a house with shops and schools nearby …
5. a house with very small windows …
6. a room with very little furniture …
7. a house in a street with very little traffic …
8. a house with large rooms …
Ex. 3. Fill in the gaps below to make the names of objects found in the home.
1. You hang your clothes up in it in the bedroom. (_ _ r _ r _ b _)
2. You have them on the bed. (_ i _ _ _ ws)
3. You sit on it in the living room. (_ o _ a)
4. You wash dishes in it in the kitchen. (s _ n _)
5. You keep clothes in it in your bedroom. (c _ e _ t of _ r _ w _ rs)
6. You use it for drying yourself. (t _ _ e _)
Ex. 4. Underline the most suitable word or phrase.
1. All the cupboards / wardrobes in the kitchen and the bookshelves / library in the living room are included in the price.
2. There is a beautiful stone chimney / fireplace in the living room, and there are sinks / washbasins in all the bedrooms.
3. At the top of the house there is a/an attic / cellar and the garden contains a glasshouse / greenhouse and a garden hut / shed.
4. The bathroom has a shower / washer and modern mixer pipes / taps.
5. This is a fine single / detached house in a quiet neighbourhood / suburbs.
6. As you can see, the garden has two ornamental iron doors / gates and there is a stone path / pavement leading to the house.
7. This is the front entry / entrance, but there is another door at the edge / side of the house.
8. There is a wooden fence / wall on one side of the garden, and a bush / hedge on the other.
9. Put the meat in the cooker / oven for two hours.
10. Lora was sitting beside the fire in a comfortable armchair / sofa.
11. Steve redecorated his room with flowery posters / wallpaper.
12. Put your wet socks on the central heating / radiator to dry.
13. Mary has a lot of small ornaments on her window shelf / sill.
14. There is someone at /on the door
Ex. 5. Match the words in the box with a suitable explanation. Not all words given are possible.
curtains shelf central heating dishwasher furniture radiator
stool cook doormat landing rug door knocker
settee / sofa ceiling chimney pillow cushion roof rubbish
rural urban
1. Wipe your feet on this before you enter the house.
2. Small seat without back or arms.
3. Pull these to cover the windows.
4. An area at the top of some stairs.
5. More than one person can sit on this.
6. A small carpet.
7. This system makes the house warm.
8. Put the dirty dishes in this.
9. Use this if you want someone to open the front door.
10. Put this behind your back if you are sitting uncomfortably.
11. This is the top of the room.
12. This is the top of the house.
13. This describes country places.
14. Put this under your head when you go to sleep.
15. This is anything you throw away in the dustbin.
16. The smoke goes up this from the fireplace.
Ex. 6. Complete each sentence with a suitable ending so that the meaning of the word in italics is clear. Use each ending only once.
a) I would prefer to live in a cottage ….
b) My grandmother bought a bungalow ….
c) Jenny lives in a small flat ….
d) Helen and John live in a square ….
e) Sue’s new house is unfurnished ….
f) My house is semi-detached ….
1. on the third floor of a modern block.
2. but the rent is so high that she cannot afford much furniture.
3. which has a beautiful garden in the middle.
4. in a small village in the country.
5. because she had difficulty climbing stairs.
6. and the neighbours often bang on the wall.
Ex. 7. Complete each sentence with the words HOME, HOUSE or a word formed from one of these words.
1. Graham bought a terraced … in a quiet city street.
2. I come from Newcastle. It’s my … town, you could say.
3. Pour yourself a drink and make yourself at ….
4. Jane can’t stand washing and ironing and other ….
5. Many … people sleep on the streets of London.
6. Jack was unable to look after his children so he employed a ….
7. The old couple decided to live in an old people’s ….
8. When I went to boarding school I felt very … sick at first.
Ex. 8. Decide which answer (a, b, c, or d) best fits each space.
Moving in
The entrance to the flat was at the (1) … of the house. Jane had to walk along a (2) … across the lawn and past a (3) … full of gardening equipment. Inside the back door there was a flight of (4) … and then another door on the (5) …. It was a (6) … flat with a bedroom, living room, kitchen and bathroom. There was not a lot of (7) … but certainly enough for a student like Jane. There was a / an (8) … in the living room with an electric fire, and the kitchen had a small (9) … and a fridge. The bathroom did not have a bath, only a (10) … and a basin, but Jane didn’t mind. She was thinking about other problems. There wasn’t a washing (11) …, and there was no (12) … heating. It was raining outside, and the flat felt damp and chilly. On the bed there were some (13) … and a duvet, but no (14) …. It was lucky that Jane had brought a sleeping bag. As she was wondering what to do next, there was a knock (15) … the door.
|
|
|
| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. | a) side a) road a) room a) ladder a) roof | b) inside b) way b) shed b) upstairs b) landing | c) beginning c) path c) cellar c) rooms c) balcony | d) garden d) stairs d) floor d) stairs d) bottom |
| 6. 7. 8. | a) multi-storey a) furniture a) oven | b) semi-detached b) rent b) fireplace | c) furnished c) neighbours c) cooker | d) cottage d) housing d) cooking |
| 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. | a) cook a) waterfall a) machine a) central a) wrappings a) whites a) for | b) cookery b) shower b) up b) much b) rugs b) sheets b) behind | c) cooker c) splash c) room c) radiator c) carpets c) spreads c) to | d) cooking d) sink d) powder d) good d) blankets d) cloths d) at |
Ex. 9. Match the verbs in column A with the nouns they are usually associated with in column B. For some there is more than one possibility.
| A 1. draw 2. lay 3. rinse 4. polish 5. boil 6. light 7. change 8. switch on | B a) the fire b) the sheets c) the curtains d) the light e) the floor f) the table g) the kettle h) the dishes |
Ex. 10. Supply the best words.
| 1. Is there a … that sells papers near here? 2. I can’t find the … to the building. 3. It’s a long way up to the tenth …. 4. Don’t stand in the …! 5. We have all our meals in the …. 6. Our … is the best room in the house. 7. Let’s have our meal on the …. 8. What does it cost to rent a small …? 9. That cupboard take up too much …. 10. The … floor is one up from the basement. 11. Where is mother? – She’s …. 12. It’s up the … and on the first floor. | a) magazine a) entry a) storey a) doorway a) kitchen a) living room a) roof a) room a) place a) first a) downstairs a) ladder | b) shop b) entrance b) story b) door b) cuisine b) saloon b) terrace b) camera b) room b) ground b) down b) stairs |
Ex.11. Choose the correct answer.
1. They live in a(n)… house which stands by itself in a field.
a) attached b) detached c) terraced d) semi-detached
2. My brother lives on the 11th floor of that … of flats.
a) block b) building c) house d) tower
3. He keeps all his tools and do-it-yourself equipment in a … in the garden.
a) barn b) hut c) shed d) stable
4. Our house isn’t joined to the other house in the street; it’s ….
a) attached b) disconnected c) detached d) semi-detached
5. I’m staying in a youth … in the centre of the town.
a) hostel b) inn c) pub d) stable
6. Granny is coming for lunch. Please … the room before she arrives.
a) arrange b) order c) polish d) tidy
7. The attic was thick with … as no one had cleared it for years.
a) dust b) powder c) rust d) sediment
8. Will you … the beds at once! Our guests are at the door!
a) clean b) cover c) make d) do
9. Mrs Watson has cleaned our house from … to bottom.
a) attic b) first floor c) roof d) top
Ex. 12. Match the two parts of the sentences.
1. Barbara and John have invited us ….
2. I spent a week looking for ….
3. Saturday is the only day ….
4. It’s a warm evening ….
5. We hardly earn enough ….
6. There is a lot of crime ….
a) accommodation before starting my new job.
b) so we decided to have a barbecue.
c) on our estate.
d) to their place for a meal.
e) I have enough time to do the housework.
f) money to pay the rent.
Ex. 13. Match the words and phrase in column A with those in column B.
| A 1. a flower bed 2. to go upstairs 3. to overlook the sea 4. a basement 5. to live next door to sb 6. at the rear of the house 7. a housewarming party 8. central heating 9. upholstered furniture 10. to take a shower 11. a tap 12. to cross the threshold 13. to paper walls 14. a cabinet 15. a study | B a) выходить на море b) позади дома c) подниматься по лестнице d) жить по соседству с кем-л. e) клумба f) фундамент, цокольный этаж g) оклеивать стены обоями h) новоселье i) перешагнуть через порог j) центральное отопление k) мягкая мебель l) принимать душ m) кран n) кабинет o) шкаф со стеклянными дверцами |
Ex. 14. Rewrite the advertisement in its full form.
A lux. Furn. Gdn. Flt. 1 rm., k.& b. C.H. Cpts., col. TV, tel., fridge, ckr., h/c.
$180 p.m. Refs. Rqd.
Avail. Mid. Apr. Tel.: 01-678-1234. Evgs. After 7.
Ex. 15. Match the words and phrase in column A with those in column B.
| A 1. to share an apartment with a mate 2. bed and breakfast (B&B) 3. a mortgage 4. an annual rent 5. a real estate agency 6. the house is for sale 7. to afford to buy sth 8. a furnished room | B a) агентство по продаже недвижимости b) комната внаем с предоставлением завтрака c) меблированная комната d) кредит, полученный для покупки недвижимости e) годовая плата за квартиру f) снимать квартиру напополам g) позволить себе купить что-л. h) дом продается |
Ex. 16. Replace the words in brackets with the corresponding English words.
1. The bench is very (удобная). 2. My kitchen is very (просторная). 3. There is no booking office (поблизости). 4. There is (тропинка) to the back door. 5. The attic window (выходит на) an orchard. 6. This door (ведет) to a wooden staircase. 7. We have no (места) for this wardrobe. 8. He has a (c двумя спальнями) apartment. 9. She lives on the second (этаже) of a (многоэтажного дома). 10. I’m afraid we’ll have to whitewash (потолки). 11. Come to my place. You should see my new (мебельный гарнитур). 12. What brand of (стиральной машины) and (посудомоечной машины) could you recommend? 13. The house has all modern (удобства), such as (горячее водоснабжение, электричество, центральное отопление). 14. I don’t think these (занавески) match the colour of (обои).
Ex. 17. What do we call:
1. a house in a row of houses which are all joined together;
2. a paved area near a house, used for eating outside;
3. the lowest part of a building, partly or wholly below ground level; inhabited room(s) in this part;
4. a barrier made of wood or metal, put round a field, garden, etc.;
5. a roofed and floored open space along the side(s) of a house;
6. a room in which a person works and studies without being disturbed;
7. an apartment or flat built on the roof of a tall building;
8. a building with sides and roof of glass, used for growing plants;
9. a chair with supports for the arms;
10. a one room apartment with a kitchen and bathroom;
11. a payment made periodically for the use of land or living quarters;
12. a small carpet that is put beside the bed;
13. a room just below the roof of a house.
Ex. 18. Translate the words in bold type.
| The window’s broken. The radiator is leaking. The hot water tap is dripping. The drain is blocked. | It has left a stain on the carpet. All the carpets were ruined. The window won’t open. It’s stuck. Have you had the lock fixed? |
Ex. 19. Make complete expressions for describing problems.
| 1. It doesn’t 2. There’s 3. It’s 4. I can’t | a) making a funny noise b) open it / close it properly. c) work. d) something wrong with it. |
Ex.20. Make each pair of beginnings on the left with one of the endings on the right.
| 1. My watch has The clock has 2. The roof is The pipe is 3. The window is The lock is 4. The light bulb has The fuse has 5. The handle has One of the buttons has 6. The sink is The drain is | a) leaking b) gone c) stopped d) blocked e) come off f) stuck |
Ex. 21. Complete the following dialogues with the correct form of the verbs below.
drop ruin smash burst knock stain
1. Who has broken my grandmother’s vase? – I’m afraid it was me. I … it off the table when I was cleaning.
2. Your Dad doesn’t look very happy. What’s happened? – I was kicking a ball in the garden earlier and I … the bathroom window.
3. How did this plate get broken? – I’m sorry I … it on the floor when I was washing up yesterday.
4. Did you have a good time round at Steve’s last time? – No, not really. I spilled a glass of red wine. It’s completely … his carpet.
5. Oh, you have dyed your hair. I like the colour. – Thanks. But the problem is I’ve … the bath a horrible brown colour and can’t get it off.
5. Where are you going? – Round to Mark’s house. A pipe’s … in his kitchen and there’s water all over the floor.
Ex. 22. Match the sentences below with the responses.
1. The bathroom tap’s still dripping.
2. All of these power points need replacing.
3. That bathroom ceiling need fixing.
4. Some of these cables look very old to me.
5. I don’t know what’s wrong with central heating system.
6. This wall doesn’t look safe at all.
7. This radiator’s leaking again.
8. The damp on this wall is getting worse.
9. There’s something wrong with this light switch.
a) I know. We’d better find an electrician.
b) Yes, I know. We’ll have to get a builder in.
c) Well, we’d better call a plumber.
Ex. 23. Match the sentence beginning on the left with the correct ending on the right.
| 1. I dropped the radio on the floor 2. The batteries have run out 3. I’m afraid I left 4. I spilled the drink 5. I missed the bus 6. I burnt myself 7. I forgot | a) when I lit that cigarette. b) and I had to wait ages for another. c) and it made a mess on the carpet. d) to bring money e) my money at home. f) and now I can’t get it to work. g) so I can’t listen to my walkman. |
Ex. 24. What sort of things do you drop, burn, run out of, etc.? What would you do if...
1. you noticed your guest’s glass was chipped?
2. one of you buttons came off?
3. your TV set broke down?
4. your watch was slow?
5. you overslept in the morning and was half an hour late for work?
6. spilled some coffee at your friend’s place?
IV. Dialogues
1. Read the dialogue in pairs.
At the Estate Agency
JOHN: Good morning!
ESTATE AGENT: Ah, good morning! Can I help you?
J: Erm, yes, we were thinking of buying a house in Bumpy Hills.
We’ve recently married, and so, well, we’re first time buyers.
E.A.: I see, well, what sort of price range were you thinking of?
SUE (John’s wife): We’d rather have some idea of what’s on offer first –
but obviously we have our limits – nothing too expensive.
J: But we’re also planning on starting a family, and we wouldn’t want
to have to move again.
E.A.: So you’d like a house with a bit of extra space.
J: Yes, but not too expensive.
E.A.: Well, these properties may interest you. This property, for example?
On Lane Street…
S: Ah, yes. I think I saw that one advertised in the local paper. We both liked
it, didn’t we, John, but we thought the price was a bit steep.
E.A.: Well, obviously the price can be negotiated with the sellers.
Would you like to view the property? We could arrange a time…
J: Yes, I think that would be fine, Sue?
S: Yes, I think so too. If possible.
E.A.: Fine. I’ll contact the owners and call you back. Do you have a telephone
number?
J: Ah, yes. It’s 563702.
E.A.: Excellent. Well, I hope you like the property, and I’ll call you as soon
as possible.
S: Many thanks.
J: Thank you.
E.A.: It’s a pleasure. Bye
J and S: Bye.
2. Working in pairs make up a dialogue for the following imaginary situations.
a) Take a part and carry out this role-play:
- You are the estate agent. Give information about the flat. Give the tour of the various rooms. Talk about the flat’s special characteristics. Be firm about the price. But above all, be positive.
- You are the buyer. Prepare lots of questions to ask about the flat. Talk about the flat’s disadvantages. The price is two high in your opinion. Try to negotiate a lower price.
b) You are a young couple with three children and you want to obtain a house. Act out a conversation between you and an estate agent.
V. Speaking Tasks
1. Describe a place that has a special meaning to you.
You should say:
- what kind of place it is;
- what it looks like;
- what memories you have of this place.
Explain why you particularly like this place
2. Describe your own home.
You should say:
- where it is situated;
- how many rooms there are and what they are;
- who else lives there with you.
Explain what you like or dislike about your home.
3. Your teacher has asked you to share your ideas on the following question.
Do people in our country prefer to own or rent their properties?
CITY. COUNTRYSIDE
I. Topical Vocabulary
Problems around the City
| car exhaust fumes | выхлопные газы автомобилей |
| dirty harmful effect of | грязный вредное влияние чего-л. |
| a high crime rate | высокая преступность |
| to get stuck in a traffic jam during the rush hour | попасть в пробку на дороге во время часа пик |
| litter | мусор (на улице) |
| noisy | шумный |
| overcrowding | переполненный людьми |
| pollution | загрязнение |
| polluted air / water | загрязненный воздух / вода |
| smog | смог |
| smoke from factories | дым от фабрик |
| trafficcongestion | интенсивное движение |
| to be (= get) lost | потеряться, заблудиться |
| to ask the way | спросить дорогу |
| to give directions | дать направление |
| to turn left / right | повернуть направо / налево |
| to take the first turning on the right / left | развернуться на первом перекрестке направо / налево |
| to go straight / along | идти прямо / вдоль |
A Road Accident
| to exceed the speed limit to crash into sth to ignore a red light danger of collision to collide with sb / sth in the opposite direction to overtake sb /sth to knock sb down to lose control of the car to brake hard (= to put on the brakes) to be badly damaged | превысить скорость врезаться во что-л. проехать на красный свет опасность столкновения столкнуться с кем-л./чем-л. во встречном направлении обгонять кого-л./что-л. сбить кого-л. потерять контроль над автомобилем сильно нажать на тормоза быть сильно поврежденным |
Place
| at a point (place) on a surface in an area or space up / down in front of (opposite) / behind over (above) / under (bellow) in the middle of sth against sth round sth across sth on one’s right / left sth to the right / left of sth in the North / South / East / West north / south / east / west of sth | у, возле (точки, места) на (поверхности) в, внутри (пространства) вверху (внизу) перед (напротив) / позади чего-л. над (выше) / под (ниже) в середине, в центре чего-л. напротив чего-л. вокруг чего-л. через что-л. справа / слева от кого-л. справа / слева от чего-л. на севере / юге / востоке / западе к северу / югу / востоку / западу от чего-л. |
Movement
| from sth to sth toward sth into sth out of sth onto sth off sth backwards forward past along through via in the direction of sth | от чего-л. к чему-л. по направлению к чему-л. внутрь чего-л. изнутри чего-л. на какую-л. поверхность с какой-л. поверхности в обратном направлении вперед мимо вдоль через через в направлении чего-л. |
Distance
| far (away) from sth (= a long way (away) from sth) in the vicinity (= in the neighbourhood) remote (= distant) nearby next to sth (= near sth = close to sth) a five minute(s’) walk / drive from | далеко от чего-л. в окрестностях чего-л. отдаленный, дальний поблизости рядом, вблизи чего-л. в 5 минутах ходьбы / езды от |
Dimensions
| the length of short / long 5 metres long to shorten sth / to lengthen sth the width of narrow / wide (= broad) to widen sth (= to broaden sth) the height of low / high 3 metres high to lower sth / to heighten sth the depth of shallow / deep 1 metre deep to deepen sth the size of small / big | длина чего-л. короткий / длинный длиной 5 метров укорачивать / удлинять ширина чего-л. узкий / широкий расширять высота чего-л. низкий / высокий высотой 3 метра понижать / повышать глубина чего-л. мелкий / глубокий глубиной 1 метр углублять размеры чего-л. маленький / большой |
II. Texts
Text A
Read the text and find English equivalents for the following Russian words and word combinations: 1) привлекать; 2) небоскреб; 3) финансовый; 4) район Нью-Йорка или небольшой городок; 5) железнодорожное и автомобильное сообщение, 6) штаб-квартира; 7) быть названным в честь кого-то; 8) деловая часть города; 9) быть расположенным; 10) картинная галерея.
New York – The Big Apple
New York attracts people from all over the world. Many of them know about the Manhattan skyscrapers, Times Square with its bright advertisements, Madison Square Gardens, where many sport events take place, Wall Street, its financial heart, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Today there are about 7 million people in the city and 18 million people in the area around it.
There are several boroughs in the city: Harlem, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.
There are two main airports in New York – Kennedy and La Guardia. There are also good rail and road communications to other big cities in the United States. You can travel on the famous ‘subway’ (metro) or take one of the yellow cabs (taxi).
There are excellent museums, art galleries and a lot of famous buildings here. You can visit the Guggenheim and the Metropolitan museums and see their fantastic art collections. Don’t miss the Chrysler Building and Times Square, named after the well-known New York Times with its headquarters here. You can also go for a walk in Central Park or take a ferry to Ellis Island and see the Statue of Liberty.
There are many places where you can have fun in New York: you can see a famous play or a musical at a theatre on Broadway. You can go shopping in Bloomingdales or Macy’s department stores or have a meal in one of the restaurants in downtown Manhattan, where the New York Stock Exchange and many banks are situated.
Say whether these statements are true or false.
1.New York attracts people from many different countries.
2. Many people associate the Wall Street with banks and money.
3. Today there are about 21 million people in New York.
4. Times Square is one of the boroughs in the city.
5. Taxis in NY are usually of blue colour.
6. There is a fantastic art collection in the Guggenheim museum.
7. Central Park is the usual place for a walk in this city.
8. The New York Stock Exchange is in Harlem.
9. The main railroad stations in NY are Kennedy and La Guardia.
10. Broad is famous for its theatre.
Text B
|
|
|
