Listening Practice. - wardrobe, 2 - dressing-table, 3 - mirror, 4 - dressing-stool, 5 - double bed, 6 - bedi»a

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- wardrobe, 2 - dressing-table, 3 - mirror, 4 - dressing-stool, 5 - double bed, 6 - bedi»a. cabinet, 7 - bedside rug, 8 - picture, 9 - bedroom lamp

A Letter Home

23 Students' Street, London, N.W. 4 10^th November, 1992

Dear Mum and Dad,

Delighted to'tell you that now I've got a''place at the.hostel and that's where I'm/writing xfrom. It's in Students'^Street which is named so because there are a /lew/colleges and a University here. We are lucky it isn't a long way from our > college,-either. The street is all green, lined with trees and there are still flowers in the flower-beds though it's 'September already.

I/share the'room with one of my vgroup-mates. Of course, I know very'little of hervyet but she 'seems to be 'sociable and v kind. She/spent a few years in/Paris with her.parents, so she speaks^ French much better than (anyone -else in the «.group.

around the/end of the month. As you can/imagine it's quite an (event forxthem and they are, ^certainly, ^anxious. Their new 'apartment^;is in a block ofjflats in a 'new *' district on the/outskirts of the \city. It's a 'pretty long 'way from the centre, but,that doesn't matter much as there is an underground 'fbund the corner. Lucy is a little 'upset that the /flat 'is on the tooxfloor of a Itwelve-stpreyed xhouse, but this jcan't be/helped and, after au, there is a,lift. As far as I know, it's a two-room flat with a bathroom, a Javatory, a ispacious /hall and a-balcony. The kitchen is very/comfortable, with an blectric cooker and built-in furniture. There are also a f few built-in wardrobes in the] hall and the i bedroom which is very ^convenient, no 4oubt. There ' are, certainly, all modern conve­nience's in the, flat^electricity, central heating,' hot and cold water sup­ply Л^Норе to see 'it all for myself soon and write you 'more then. That's our news for the\ present. There is^! little else J can say, just that we are lucky with the > weather. It's fairly warm and doesn't at all look like _x autumn. How are_y things with you? We all send you our/love and kisses.

Vocabulary

The room is 'quite enough for the 'two of^us. We 'moved in a few

f days /ago and) everything t is in: its |j>lac_e fiow. You WaW^' certainly

} interested to know what our /room! looks \Jike. Well, it's a' little 'larger

than my 'room at \home, with a big Window right opposite the \door. In

front of the window Цпеге is a Writing-table «with a table-lamp on,it.

On 'both sides of the)ДаЫе' there/ are v beds. I take, one to the Heft bf

the,Xable with 'two (shelves ₄above- 'On/one of them I /keep 'some of my

_ч books (bjthers \are ^ч in the⁴ 'drawers of,-the _vdeskV on the, other- И

transistor^jradip, an/alarm-clock, a /looking-glass, my favourite \ teddy-bear \

and our family ч photo. In the 'middle of the room there is a/ctinmgJ

table and near me'door- a «.wardrobe. There are i also a few chairs and]

an armchair in the righphand ^corner. It's a ^! pity we 'haven't got any

television-set but there ' is one in the ^! hall on the ground floor. So, we

can ^; watch television at odd hours, which are quite rare, 'though. As а_ч

'matter of/ fact we have a Tot to 'do at college. I'm ' up to my 'ears in"

studies and happy to have good giving and work v conditions. Here at

the /hostel there is a laboratory and a /reading-room, and a -canteen,

too. There is 'also a 'kitchen next /door and we can i use a gas-cooker if

we like. As you can, see I'm 'settled down quite \well here. Yet, I feel

homesick at times. Now that I am far away I understand: there is no

I place like ^home.

Well, so much for - myself. How are, you and how is • Granny's health? Is there any news of Lucy and Mike, what about their new; flat?

Please, give everyone my fondest^ love.

Yours, Mary

Text В A Letter from Home

Mary dear,

It's less than a month that you're away from home but it seems ages. We miss you badly, so it's sweet of you to write often. We are all fairly well and pleased you are too, in your room at the hostel with a nice room-mate. Dad and I are back to work after the holidays, Granny does most of the work about the >house - just the usual run of things, as you can see. I can't say I see much of Lucy and Mike, but we speak much over phone. Their latest news and chief topic of con­versation is the new flat, of course. They are ' moving somewhere

delighted (= I am delighted) to tell

you рада сообщить вам that's where I'm writing from отсюда

я и пишу

we are lucky нам повезло a long way from далеко от lined with trees обсажена деревьями 1 share the room with я живу в од­ной комнате с I know very little of her yet я ее

еще мало знаю

she seems to be sociable она кажет­ся общительной quite enough for the two of us

вполне достаточна для нас двоих to move in въезжать (в квартиру) in its place на своем месте right opposite прямо напротив on both sides of по обе стороны I take one я занимаю постель (one - слово-заместитель, здесь вместо bed) to the left of слева or

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Yours, Mum

to keep держать, хранить

alarm-clock будильник

teddy-bear плюшевый медвежонок

on the ground floor на первом эта­же

at odd hours в свободное время, в свободные часы

which are quite rare, though кото­рые, однако, очень редки

as a matter of fact дело в том, что...

a lot to do много дел

up to my ears in studies по уши в учебе (очень занята учебой)

living conditions жилищные условия

work conditions условия для работы, для занятий

canteen столовая

as you can see как видите

I am settled down я устроилась

Yet, I feel homesick at times. Тем не менее, временами я скучаю по дому.

PHONETICS

•onounce the following words with (he falling tone (the voice quickly goes md then down). students few can'teen

now that теперь, когда there is no place like home нет ни­чего лучше дома so much for myself хватит о себе

it seems ages кажется, что прошла

вечность

we miss you badly мы очень по те­бе скучаем it's sweet of you... очень хорошо,

что ты...

fairly довольно, весьма back to work возобновили работу about the house no дому the usual run of things всё, как

обычно

over phone по телефону somewhere around the end of the

month где-то в конце месяца it's quite an event for them это для

них большое событие to be anxious ждать с нетерпением,

сильно желать; волноваться a block of flats многоквартирный

Дом

district район

a pretty long way from далеко от on the outskirts на окраине round the corner за углом

is there any news of есть ли какие-нибудь новости о... (news сочета­ется с глаголом в ед. ч.)

on the top floor на последнем эта­же

storey этаж

this can't be helped ничего не поде­лаешь

as far as I know насколько мне из­вестно

lavatory уборная

spacious просторный

built-in furniture встроенная мебель

convenient удобный

conveniences удобства

no doubt без сомнения

central heating центральное отопле-

~_JHic

hope (= I hope) to see it all for jnyjself надеюсь все увидеть свои­ми глазами

for the present пока, на сегодняш­ний день

/ We all send you our love and
kisses. Привет и поцелуи вам от
всех нас. *

ph-2. Mind: long vowels are tense.

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N Й

students	street	because University
few	green	all certainly
moved	trees	of course furniture
use	seems	four outskirts
news	speaks	door
Lucy	reading	wardrobe
room	canteen	corner
two	sweet	drawer
usual	pleased	hall
	convenient	yours
	conveniences	water
	heating	warm
	chief	autumn
Ph-3. Mind:	short vowels are checked.
И	M	[i]
gas	books	which pity
fact,	cooker	still living
matter	looks	with conditions
that's		little things
flat		English electricity
back		interested lift
anxious		big built-in
imagine		window kisses
lavatory
balcony
[A]		M H
mum	up	got tell
lucky	studies	hostel spent
much	love	college everything
enough	brother	long bed
front	month	opposite teddy
one	but	holidays any
above	just	block settled
some	doesn't	long well
other	underground	topic myself
		health
		everyone

less

end

event

twelve

upset

help

bedroom

central

present

weather

Ph-4. Read the following word combinations from the text Mind: their rhythmical structure depends on the peculiarities of a) long and b) short vowels (c - mixed).

a) Students' Street; that street is all green; news of Lucy; pleased
you are two; new apartment;

b) September already; much better; anyone else; quite enough; big
window; watch television; quite well; much for myself; Granny's health;
fondest love; matter of fact; less than a month; the end of the month;
doesn't matter much;

c) Mum and Dad; a few colleges; speaks French; moved in; cer­
tainly interested; a little larger; opposite the door; the right-hand corner;
a lot to do at college; two shelves; living and work conditions; next
door; new flat; back to work; speak much; chief topic; new district; the
outskirts of the city; on the top floor; can't be helped; built-in furni­
ture; built-in wardrobes; in the hall and the bedroom; all modern con­
veniences; central heating; more than; news for the present

Ph-5. Unstressed vowels. Reduce the unstressed vowel in prepositions and con­junctions reading the following word combinations.

A. a place at the hostel; colleges and a University; a long way
from our college; and there" are still flowers; of course, I know very
little of her; better than anyone else; for the two of us; larger than
my room at home; and near the door; and an armchair; we can
watch, in front of the window; to the left of the table; and our family
photo; in the middle of the roomj as a matter of fact; a lot to do at
college; up to my ears in studies; happy to have good living and work
conditions; at the hostel; laboratory and a reading-room; and a canteen;
and we can use a gas-cooker; as you can see; at times; now that I
am far away; so much for myself; and how is Granny's health; any
news of Lucy and Mike;

B. less than a month; that you are away from home; but it seems
ages; it's sweet of you to write often; and pleased you are too; your
room at the hostel; Dad and I are back to work; most of the work;
the usual run of things; but we speak much; and chief topic of con­
versation; of course; the end of the month; as you can imagine; quite
an event for them; and they are anxious; in a block of flats; a pretty
long way from the centre; as there is an underground; as far as I
know; a spacious hall and a balcony; an electric cooker_f and built-in
furniture; hot and cold water supply; hope to see it all for myself; and
write you more then; for the present, I can say, just that we are lucky

Ph-6. Pronounce the word combinations with "on". Mind: "on" is never reduced- [зп].

with a table-lamp on it; on both sides; on one of them, on the other; on the ground floor; on the outskirts; on the top floor

Ph-7. Mind: both the numeral "one" and the word substitutor "one" are pro­nounced [wAn]. The numeral is stressed (a), the word substitutor is not (b).

a) 1. I share the room with one of my group-mates. 2. On one of
them I keep some of my books.

b) 1. I take one to the left of the table. 2....but there is one in
the hall on the ground floor.

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