Topical Vocabulary

Rooms. Layout: bathroom, bedroom, bedsitting-room/ bedsitter, children’s room, corridor, dining-room, hall/ hallway, kitchen/ kitchenette, living room/ lounge, lavatory/ loo, pantry, study, sitting-room, toilet

Parts of a house: a ttic, balcony, basement, ceiling, cellar, chimney, door, fireplace, floor, landing, papered wall, roof, stairs, staircase, shutter, storey, terrace, tiled wall, wall, window, windowsill

Householding estate: garage, garden, gate, fence, hedge, lawn

Household appliances and utensils: alarm clock, bathroom scales, broom, carpet brush, CD player, coffee maker, dishwasher, DVD player, electric (gas) cooker (fire), electric coffee grinder, electric fire, fridge, games console, hoover (vacuum cleaner), iron, microwave oven, mixer, radiator, radio, record player, spin dryer, stereo, stove, table lamp/ standard lamp, telephone, TV set (television), toaster, video, washing machine

Furnishing: armchair, bath tub, bed, bedroom suite, bookcase, built-in-cupboard, bunk bed, chandelier, chair, closet, couch, chest of drawers, china cabinet, clock, coat rack (stand), coffee table, cupboard, curtain rail, desk, double/ single bed, dressing table/ stool, drinks cabinet, filing cabinet, knick-knacks, mirror, piano, set/ suite of furniture, shelf, sideboard, sofa, sofa-bed, stool, table, wardrobe, wall unit (cupboard base unit, display cabinet, drinks cupboard)

Soft furnishings: blanket, blinds, carpet, curtains, cushion, duvet, mattress, pillow, pillowcase, rug, sheet, tablecloth, towel, wallpaper

Kinds of dwelling: block of flats, basement flat, bungalow, caravan, cottage, detached house, multi-storey building/ block of flats, semi-detached house, sky-scraper, terraced house, time share, two-roomed flat, villa

Modern conveniences: bath, central heating, chute, electricity, gas, hot and cold running water, lift, washbasin

House/ flat may be: accessible, attractive, beautiful, comfortable/ comfy, cosy, cluttered, cramped, interesting, large, pleasant, relaxing, spacious, small, warm, well-kept, well/ poorly furnished; downstairs, upstairs

Describing words for Housekeepers: allergic, clean, clogged (plugged), damp, dirty, dusty, filthy, messy, neat (tidy), slippery, soapy, wet, environmentally friendly

Action words for Housekeepers: clean, clean up, dry, dust, complete, finish, freshen up, hang, hang up, mop, mop up, organize, polish, remove smudges or prints, rinse, soap, sanitize, sterilize, scrub, tidy, tidy up, vacuum, wash, water, wipe, wipe up

Other useful words: bin, bucket, coat hanger, cold tap, door handle, door knob, doormat, dustbin, dustpan and brush, flannel, fuse box, hot tap, houseplant, ironing board, lampshade, light switch, mop, ornament, picture, plug, plug socket/ power socket, plughole, poster, sponge, tap, torch, waste paper

I. Match the objects and their names.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19

1) Armchair

2) Remote control

3) Door handle

4) Coffee maker

5) Power point

6) Wardrobe

7) Plug

8) Dining table

9) Chair

10) Bookshelf

11) Vacuum cleaner

12) Towel

13) Curtain

14) Carpet

15) Table mat

16) Drawer

17) Bedside table

18) Cupboard

19) Mirror

II. Match the parts of the house with the words below.

1. The bathroom

2. The garage

3. The bedroom

4. The kitchen

5. The living room

6. The alarm clock

7. The balcony

8. The work office

9. The table

10. The corridor

11. The hall

12. The cellar

13. The terrace

14. The toilet

15. Stairs

16. The dining room

17. The picture

18. The attic

19. The roof

20. The chimney

III. Fill in prepositions: on, inside, into, to, above, between, in front of, in, out of, under.

1) Their flat is ____ the fourth floor. 2) There is a garden _____ the house. 3) There are six rooms ____. 4) They live ____ one of five flats ___ the sixth floor. 5) She came ____ the room. 6) I go ___ the University every day. 7) They went ____ the house. 8) There is a picture ____ the table. 9) There is a ball ___ the sofa. 10) There is a picture ___ the lamp and the door.

IV. Translate the following sentences into English.

1) У мого друга велика квартира. Він часто її прибирає. Квартира йому дуже подобається. 2) Будинки на цій вулиці вищі та красивіші, ніж на сусідній. 3) Він купив найкращу картину в крамниці і збирається повісити її над столом. 4) Як часто вона прасує? 5) Чому ви хочете купити двоповерховий будинок? 6) Перед будинком знаходиться сад. 7) На третьому поверсі є дві кімнати. 8) Де твоя кімната? – Праворуч. 9) Повернись ліворуч. 10) У кімнаті є шість стільців, два крісла, книжкова шафа та письмовий стіл. 11) Парк знаходиться за будинком, але моя сестра рідко по ньому гуляє. 12) Поряд з університетом є чудовий спортивний комплекс. 13) Влітку мама ставить свої улюблені вазони на балконі. 14) Наша нова квартира тепліша і затишніша. 15) У мого друга є великий будинок за містом. Поряд з будинком є гараж. Перед будинком - невеличкий газон. На першому поверсі знаходяться кухня, їдальня, вітальна. На другому поверсі – дві спальні. Кімнати дуже зручні. Є всі зручності: газо-, водо- і електропостачання. Це мрія, а не будинок.

V. Supply the correct degree of comparison.

1. I like living in the country. It's a lot (peaceful) than the city

2. I felt very ill last week, but I'm slightly (good) now.

3. I can't hear you. Could you speak a little (loud) please?

4. Steven is (tall) boy in the basketball team.

5. This computer is very old. I need something (modern).

6. The new library is far (close) to my house than the old one.

7. Jane's new haircut makes her look (attractive).

8. This jacket was by far (expensive) in the shop.

9. The (hot) dessert of all is the Shara and it's in Africa.

10. Germany is (far) from home than France.

11. I've got (little) money you but I don't mind.

12. Chinese is (difficult) language in the world.

13. Cats are not (intelligent) as dogs.

14. I think you must tell me (good) way to do it, or it will take me ages to finish.

15. Who is (talkative) person in class?

VI.Read the text and do the exercises below.

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