Exercise 1.Here are examples of the letters. Read them and translate. See the rules of writing a letter.

THE PLACE WHERE I LIVE

SPEECH PATTERNS

Why not come and see me? – Почему бы вам не приехать повидать меня?

Expect you any day any time - Жду вас в любой день, любое время.

Well, I’d like to see – Что ж, я хотел бы посмотреть …

Will you go into (the living room) – Проходите в (прихожую)

What a cosy place! – Какое уютное место!

Nothing superfluous – Нет ничего лишнего

Не is a city lover – Он любитель городской жизни

Wonderful - Чудесно

Certainly -конечно

With great pleasure – С удовольствием

By all means – Обязательно

You know – Вы знаете

Of course - конечно

We are not intruding, are we? – Мы, ведь, не помешали Вам?

No not at all - Нет, нисколько

You are welcome- Добро пожаловать

Exercise 1 Fill in the blanks with the words from the list:

guests, comfortable, cosy, lover, combination, paintings, wonderful, convenient

1. What a … place!

2. What a lovely … of colours!

3. You’ve got some lovely ….

4. I like to receive ….

5. The view is ….

6. Is the house … to live in?

7. My brother is a city ….

Exercise 2 Complete the dialogue

- How lovely to see you! Come in, everybody.

- Это мои друзья

- This way, please.

- Проходите в гостиную

- Мы, ведь, не помешали Вам?

- Not at all.

- Какое уютное место!

- What a lovely combination of colours: gold, brown, white and a little red,

- The room looks cheerful. There is not much furniture in it.

- Ничего лишнего.

Exercise 3. Translate into English

1. – Привет! Это вы Мэри! Как приятно вас видеть Проходите в гостиную – Мы, ведь, не помешали Вам? – Нет, нисколько

2.– Почему бы вам не приехать, повидать меня? – С удовольствием – Жду вас в любой день, в любое время. – Позвоните мне – Обязательно

ACTIVE VOCABULARY

Nouns and phrases: 1. armchair - кресло 2. at the corner of the street – на углу улицы 3. bathroom - ванная 4. bed – кровать 5. bedroom - спальня 6. block of flats – многоквартирный дом, многоэтажка 7. bookcase (bookshelves) - книжный шкаф (книжные полки) built-in book cases-встроенные книжные шкафы 8. carpet - ковер 9. central heating - центральное отопление 10. chute for refuse - мусоропровод 11. closet- кладовка, чулан 12. cupboard – буфет 13. curtains - занавеси, шторы 14. dressing-table - туалетный столик 15. electricity - электричество 16. floor - этаж 17. furniture - обстановка, мебель; a piece of furniture –предмет мебели 18. gas - газ 19. gas-stove - газовая плита 20. hall - прихожая, холл 21. hot and cold running water - горячая и холодная вода 23. kitchen - кухня 24. living room - гостиная 25. mirror- зеркало 26. modern conveniences - современные удобства 27. night table - ночной столик 28. picture – картина, water colour – акварель 29. radio set - радиоприемник 30. refrigerator (fridge) - холодильник 31. sideboard - сервант 32. sofa - диван, тахта 33. standard lamp - торшер 34. stool - табуретка 35. study - кабинет 36. TV set – телевизор, 37. wallpaper - обои 38. wall-unit – стенка 39. wardrobe - шкаф (платяной) 40. windowsill- подоконник 41. writing desk - письменный стол

Verbs and phrases: 1. to be nicely furnished – быть хорошо меблированной 2. to be of one' s own - иметь в собственности 3. to draw across – задергивать шторы 4. to face south-east –выходит на юго-восток 5. to furnish a flat - обставлять квартиру 6. to grow older - стареть 7. to have a house-warming party - справлять новоселье 8. to hang – вешать 9. to look cheerful – выглядеть мило 10. to move to a new flat - переехать на новую квартиру 11. to put, to place - поставить, поместить 12. to share the opinion – делиться мнением Adjectives: 1. comfortable –удобный, комфортабельный 2. convenient- удобный, пригодный подходящий 3. cosy- уютный 4. gloomy – мрачный 5. narrow-узкий 6. private –частный 7. round - круглый 8. small-маленький 9. square - квадратный 10. wide –широкий Some phrases 1. to the right (left) of - справа (слева) от 2. on the right (left) - направо (налево) 3. near - около, рядом 4. in the centre of (in the middle of) - в центре (в середине) 5. in the corner of the room – в углу комнаты 6. in the street – на улице 7. on the top floor - быть на верхнем этаже

PHONETIC EXERCISES

Exercise I. Pronounce the words correctly paying attention to the vowels:

[i] electricity, picture, living, kitchen, mirror, built-in, windowsill, frige

[i:] conveniences, convenient, heating, piece, street

[e] refuse, centre, central, bedroom, dressing-table, left

[o] modern, hot, top, block

[o:] floor, water, wallpaper, hall, wardrobe, corner, small

[ə:] furnish, furniture, curtains

[۸] running, study, comfortable, cupboard

[a:] carpet, armchair, bathroom, party

[ai] night, writing, sideboard, nicely, wide, private, right

[u] bookcase, put, look

[u:] chute [∫], stool, move, gloomy

LEXICAL EXERCISES

Exercise 1. Match the following nouns and adjectives

- flat, sideboard, carpet, table, desk, house, sofa, set, bookcase, picture, curtain, furniture, armchair, block of flats; heating, party

- nine-storied, private, house-warming, central, lovely, new, cosy, modern, thick, round, dressing, night, built-in, radio.

Exercise 2. Make up sentences according to the example.

Example: 1. A kitchen - A kitchen is a room where we cook meals. 2. A dining-table - A dining-table is a table (a piece of furniture) at which we have meals.

A bedroom, a study, a wardrobe, a sideboard, a writing-desk, a bookcase, a bookshelf, a sofa

To sleep, to work, to keep clothes, to keep glassware and dishes, to write and read, to keep books

Exercise 3 Make adjectives from the nouns. Use your dictionary. Which of the nouns don’t have the corresponding adjectives?

Noun Adjective

-ful - less

wonder wonderful –

harm – harmless

colour – –

help – –

care – –

use – –

Exercise 4. Form tag-questions from the following sentences.

Example: There is a sofa at the wall,...? There is a sofa at the wall, isn't there?

1. Your flat is on the second floor,...?

2. There is little furniture in your room,...?

3. The TV set is in the left-hand corner of the room,...?

4. The curtains in your bedroom are light blue,...?

5. There are all modern conveniences in your flat,...?

6. The telephone is in the hall,...?

7. There are many English and German books on the shelves,...?

8. The living-room is the best room in your flat,...?

9. There is much air in your flat,...?

10. The wallpaper in your study is green,...?

Exercise 5 Decide which of the words doesn’t fit the sequences below.

1. at, across, in, stand, down;

2. where, when, how, who, what, nowhere,

3. clean, small, comfortable, cosy, need, huge,

4. electricity, central heating, chute for refuse, hot and cold running water, table

Text 1

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text.

MY FLAT

We have a nice flat in a new block of flats. Our flat is on the fifth floor of a nine-storied building. It has all modern conveniences: central heating, hot and cold running water, electricity, gas, a lift and a chute to carry rubbish down.

We have a three-room flat which consists of a living room, a bedroom, a study (which is also my room), a kitchen, a bathroom and a toilet. There are also two closets in our flat. Our flat has two balconies.

The living room is the largest and most comfortable one in the flat. In the middle of the room, we have a square dinner table with six chairs round it. To the left of the dinner table there is a wall-unit which has several sections: a sideboard, a wardrobe and some shelves. At the opposite wall, there is a piano and a piano stool before it. To the right there is a little table with a colour TV set on it. Opposite the TV set there are two cosy armchairs. A divan-bed and a standard lamp are in the left-hand corner. In front of the armchairs, there is a small round table for newspapers and magazines. There is a thick carpet on the floor. Two water-colours hang on the wall above the divan-bed. In the evening, we usually draw the curtains across the windows, and a red lampshade gives a warm colour to the room.

The bedroom is smaller than the living room and not so light as there is only one window in it. In this room, there are two beds, two dressing tables and a wardrobe. In the corner of the bedroom, there is a small colour TV set. On the dressing table, there is an alarm clock and a small lamp with a green lamp-shade.

Our study is the smallest room in the flat, but in spite of it, it is very cosy. There isn't much furniture in it, but there are a lot of shelves full of books. It has a writing table with a computer on it, an armchair and a bookcase too. A small round table with a cassette-recorder is standing in the right-hand corner of the study. Besides, there is a small sofa near the wall opposite the bookcase. This room was my father's study, but as I grew older, it has become my room. And in my opinion it is the best room in our flat. My friends come to my place to have a chat or to play chess in the evening, and they say my room is very comfortable. I share their opinion.

Exercise 2. In the text find synonyms for the words:

1. fine 5. point of view

2. a building 6. a storey

3. an apartment 7. a lavatory

4. a tape-recorder 8. too

Exercise 3. In the text find antonyms for the words:

1. to the left 5. empty

2. big 6. that

3. behind 7. up

4. dark 8. little

Exercise 4. In the text “My flat’’ find expressions corresponding to the following Russian phrases:

состоит из; вокруг; в левом углу; две акварели; меньше; несмотря на это; повзрослел; по моему мнению; поболтать; разделять их точку зрения; много (мало) мебели; в правом углу; у противоположной стены; в прихожей; полки для посуды; шкаф для одежды; в середине комнаты; столик для телевизора; спальня; туалетный столик.

Text 2

Exercise 1. Read the text and do the exercises.

WHAT WILL THERE BE IN MY FLAT

Every young man wants to live independently. And I’m not an exception. Of course, the time will come, when I will be alone in my flat. I wait for this moment and imagine, that my new flat will be at least three roomed. There will be a study, a bed-room, a dining-room. Of course, there will be a kitchen and a bathroom. The dining-room will be a big comfortable room with a big table in the centre. There will be also several armchairs, and a big TV set in it. In this room, I shall receive guests. I shall also put a piano in one of the corners of the room and shall start taking a piano lesson course. I like this musical instrument very much.

The bedroom will become my favourite one because it is a room of rest where everybody can spend several hours without noise and fuss. There I shall put my PC that helps me very much.

Another room – the study will be the place where I shall do all my work. There will be a large table full of papers and several shelves. I am going to gather a big collection of books, so they will not stay empty.

That’s how I imagine my future flat. I hope that these dreams will become true.

Exercise 2. Answer the following questions.

1. Do you prefer to live independently or with your parents?

2. Are you a city lover or a country lover?

3. What kind of house would you like to live in?

4. What conveniences must be in your flat?

5. How many rooms will there be in your flat/house?

6. What rooms will there be in it?

Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences using the active vocabulary and the information from the text.

1. I'm fond of our new flat because.... 2. It's very convenient to.... 3. There are nine storeys in the house, that's why it.... 4. The room looks very small because.... 5. The best place for the TV set is.... 6. There are all modern conveniences in the flat, such.. 7. Our flat is not very large, there are.... 8. Let's place the sofa....

Exercise 4. Choosing the words from the list below furnish your study, bedroom, living room, kitchen, dining room.

A sideboard, a cupboard, a piano, a bed, a night table, a dressing-table, a sofa, a bookcase, a wardrobe, a small table, a TV set, a tape recorder, a writing desk, shelves for household things, stools, chairs, armchairs, a refrigerator (fridge), a kitchen table, books-shelves, a carpet, some pictures, a vase with flowers, a computer.

Exercise 5. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and post verbal adverbs wherever necessary.

1. My sister is married. She has a family... her own. 2. They all live... her husband's parents. 3. They live... Sadovaya street. 4. Their house is... a five-storey building. 5. Their flat is... the third floor. 6. There are all modern conveniences... the flat. 7. There is not much furniture... the living room. 8. A square table is... the middle... the room. 9. There are six chairs... the table. 10.... the right-hand corner there is a small table... a TV set... it. 11.... it there is a piano, … the opposite wall there is a sideboard where we keep dishes and glassware. 12. There is a beautiful carpet... the floor. 13.... the walls there are some pictures and my grandmother's portrait. 14. My friends have moved... a new flat. 15. Now they live rather far... the centre... the city. 16. They live... a ten-storied building. 17. There is a lift... the house. 18. Their flat is... the sixth floor.

Exercise 6. Translate into English.

У моей сестры - отдельная квартира недалеко от центра города. Квартира не очень большая, ноудобная. В ней две комнаты, кухня, прихожая, ванная. В доме современные удобства. В кухне стоит газовая плита, холодильник, стол, несколько табуреток, шкаф и полки для посуды. Кухня очень чистая и уютная. Она служит одновременно и столовой. На мытье посуды у сестры уходит мало времени, потому что есть горячая вода. В прихожей стоит вешалка для одежды и небольшой столик для телефона. У двери лежит небольшой коврик (rug). Одна комната служит гостиной, вторая - спальней. В гостиной стоит круглый стол, шесть стульев, сервант, столик с телевизором, два кресла и тахта. Над тахтой висят книжные полки. В спальне стоит кровать, туалетный столик, платяной шкаф и ночной столик. На полу лежит большой толстый ковер. Сестра очень довольна своей квартирой.

Text 3

Exercise 1. Look through the words. You will hear them in text 4.

1. lounge [laundз] - холл, комната для отдыха

2. turn on - включать (свет)

3. valuable[`væljuəbl] - ценный, дорогой.

4. pull down - сносить (здание)

5. majority – большинство

6. to be used - использоваться

7. suburb –пригород

8. cedar [`si:də] - кедр

9. rhubarb[`ru:ba:b] - ревень

Exercise 2. Listen to the text and be ready to do exercise 3.

Exercise 3. Choose the right variant

1. A typical house of this kind is built with … floors.

A. one B. two C. three D. four

2. The most modern name for … is the lounge.

A. the dining room B. the kitchen C. the bathroom D. the bedroom

3. Very many houses of this type were built in British cities in ….

A. early 20^th B. 17^th C. the 18^th D. the 19^th and early 20^th

4. … make the postman's work much easier, but this is not important.

A. names B. numbers C. colours D. people

Exercise 4. Answer the questions

1. What information have you got about British homes?

2. Why do some people give names to their suburban houses? Is it so useful and necessary?

Text 4

Exercise 1. Read the dialogue 1 out loud with your partner.

Dialogue 1

Kate: Pete, have you moved to a new flat?

Pete: Yes, we have. Our new address is: Flat 22, 16 Lesnaya Street.

Kate: Is it far from the centre of the city?

Pete: It takes me about forty minutes to get to the University by bus.

Kate: What floor is your flat on?

Pete: It's on the fourth floor. There are nine storeys in the house.

Kate: Is there a lift?

Pete: Of course, there is.

Kate: How many rooms are there in your flat?

Pete: There are two rooms, a kitchen, a hall and a bathroom in it. One room is 20 sq.m. and the other is 30 sq.m. The kitchen is rather large; it serves as a dining-room.

Kate: You have all modern conveniences, haven't you?

Pete: Yes, we have, even a chute for refuse. Well, next Sunday we are going to have a house - warming party. Come and see it with your own eyes.

Kate: I’ll be delighted.

Exercise 2. Match the following questions and the answers.

1. What is Pete’s new address?

2. How long does it take him to get to the University?

3. How many storeys are there in Pete’s house?

4. What is there in his flat?

1) It takes hum about forty minutes to get to the University by bus.

2) His new address is: Flat 22, 16 Lesnaya Street.

3) There are two rooms, a kitchen, a hall and a bathroom in it.

4) There are nine storeys in the house.

Exercise 3. Act out the scene with your partner.

Exercise 4. Read the dialogue 2 out loud with your partner.

Dialogue 2

Ann: Have you got a flat of your own?

Alice: Certainly. I have a flat of my own.

Ann: Is the flat large?

Alice: Rather. We have three rooms, a kitchen, a hall and a bathroom.

Ann: Are there all modern conveniences in the flat?

Alice: Yes, there are. There is hot and cold water, central heating, gas and electricity, of course.

Ann: What is your room like?

Alice: The room faces south-east. It is not very large, but very comfortable. As for me, I don’t like much furniture. There is nothing superfluous in my room. On the left, there is a cosy sofa and a small brown table near it, at the window there is my old writing-desk, in the right-hand corner there is a dressing - table. Near it, there is a built-in wardrobe where I keep my clothes.

Ann: Have you got a TV set?

Alice: Yes, we have, but it is in the living room where we usually sit in the evenings.

Exercise 5. Ask the questions. The following sentences can be answers.

1) Alice has got a flat. (a flat of her own)

2) Alice has got electricity, gas, cold and hot running water and a telephone. (modern conveniences)

3) The dining room is cozy and comfortable. (Alice’s room)

4) Her family usually spends a lot of time in the living room in the evenings. (a TV set)

Exercise 6. Make up dialogues on the following topics:

1) Discussing a new flat.

2) Furnishing a new flat

3) About your flats

Text 5

Exercise 1. Read the text and do the test given after it.

Notes:

1. public housing - жилье

2. a scattering - небольшое число разбросанных

3. a dwelling - жилище, дом

4. a thoroughfare [`qÙrəfeə] – проход, проезд

5. an indigenous community [ in`did¥inəs] - местная община

6. rubbish [`rÙbiò ] - мусор, хлам

7. employment [im`ploimənt] - служба, работа, занятие.

8. semi [`semi]- pref. полу;

9. retired [ri`taiəd] - отставной, в отставке

10. a bloke [blok] - квартал

My name is Tropicooley. I live in Tolentino Street. Our street is in a part of Broome that is called locally "The Bronx". The Bronx comprises mainly public housing sold to private buyers and a scattering of dwellings built by private owners. It is a great street to live in even if it is the main public thoroughfare to the local cemetery for foot traffic.
We live in a corner block. We have a number of neighbours from the indigenous community and yet others from Europe and Asia. I am an Australian by birth but from the bottom right hand side of the country not here in the top left hand side.
We live here because it has a great climate, cool nights and warm days when the south wind is breezing.
Our street has a lot of kids and even more dogs, including our two dogs. It is a wide street with some really great gardens, and some that have rocks of rubbish growing from them, but that just adds to the colour of our street.
We have people who are from many types of employment in our street. At least one works at the prison, others have spent time there for other reasons, there's at least one other public servant, and others who work from time to time. I'm semi retired myself.
We have wonderful cooling breezes blowing up our street in the wet season, and light winds to keep us cool in the dry.
Neighbours here are fairly supportive, but generally private with it so there is a feeling of not being quite sure about the block across the road, or the woman up the street, or...well you get the picture.
I guess our street has a mixed history. There are characters hidden behind each door. We all have our eccentricities and it is nice to know that people can live together belonging to different social strata and respect each other. Next to Broome, Darwin is also my favourite place in Australia. (I have been to each state and territory over the years looking for a little bit of paradise). I think the tropics, wherever they are, tend to make people relax fairly quickly into acceptance of difference, and that's what makes my street and town wonderful.

Exercise 2. Do the grammar test, consult the text

1. What sentence doesn’t contain a grammar mistake? A. We have people who are from many types of employment in our street B. We have people who is from many types of employment in our street C. We have people who am from many types of employment in our street D. We has people who are from many types of employment in our street 2. What sentence contains a grammar mistake? A. We live here because it has a great climate. B. The Bronx comprises mainly public housing C. Our street has a lot of kids and even more dogs, including our two dogs. D. At least one work at the prison, others have spent time there for other reasons   3. Choose the correct grammar form. I … to each state and territory over the years looking for a little bit of paradise A. was; B. were; C. have been; D. am being 4. Put in the right prepositions for this sentence. It is a great street to live … A. in, B. to; C. on, D. at   5. Choose the correct lexical unit. We have a number of neighbours from the indigenous community and yet … from Europe and Asia A. other B. others, C. the other, D. another.

6. Choose the necessary word for this sentence. There's at least one other public servant, and others who work (время от времени) A. in no time, B. at no time, C. once upon a time, D. from time to time 7. Choose the necessary word. Our street has … kids and even more dogs, including our two dogs A. much, B. a lot, C. very much, D. a lot of. 8. Choose the necessary pronoun. We all have … eccentricities A. his, B. our, C. my, D. their.   9. Choose the necessary word. Next to Broome, Darwin is … my favourite place in Australia, A. too; B. either; C. also; 10. Choose the necessary grammar form. I think the tropics, wherever they are, tend to make people relax fairly … A quickly; B quick; C more quickly D most quickly; 11. Insert the article where it is necessary. Our street is in … part of Broome that is called locally "… Bronx" A a, the; B the, the; C. a, the; D a,-;   12. Insert the article if it is necessary. I am … Australian by birth but from the bottom right hand side of the country A an; B a; C the; D -; 13. Put in the right prepositions for this sentence. We live … a corner block A. in, B. to; C. on, D. at 14. Choose the correct lexical unit. … here are fairly supportive A. Neighbour; B. Neighbouring; C Neighbours.; D. Neighbourhood; 15. Choose the correct lexical unit. I … our street has a mixed history. A. feel; B. believe; C. suspect; D. guess;

Text 6

Exercise 1. Look through the text and get ready to do the tasks.

Notes:

1. fascinating [`fæsineitih]-очаровательных

2. a whole heap-целое множество

3. a franchise [ `fræntòaiz]-специальное разрешение, выданное или проданное кампанией одному лицу или группе людей на продажу товаров или услуг, производимой данной кампанией.

4. yuppie shops [jÙpi]-магазины для хорошо обеспеченных людей

5. to pop up-v. внезапно появляться, возникать

My name is Sara O'Connor. I live in Newtown, Sydney.

. I work just down the road in Woolloomooloo. I have lived in Newtown for 5 years... and have lived right in King Street for almost 6 months.
There are some fascinating characters that live in King Street. There is an Old Man with a little dog who sits outside the Post Office every single night. Some of the shops have been there for years and years and now there is a whole heap of new franchises and yuppie shops popping up. Newtown has changed so much that I think it would be really interesting to know what the real locals think about their street. Those people that live right in the heart of it. Exercise 2. Do the tasks

1. Which of these is not true?

1) Sara O’Conner s a citizen of Sydney.

2) She has lived on King Street for 4 years.

3) The Old Man who sits outside the Post Office is a fascinating character.

2. What is popping up?

1) new hotels

2) new pubs

3) new franchises and yuppie shops

3. What would be interesting for Sara O’ Connor to know?

1) what the real locals think about the street

2) what the real locals think about new franchises and yuppie shops popping up

3) what the real locals think about her work

Text 7

Exercise 1. Read the text and answer the question:

What conclusion can we draw about Sarah Parker?

1) she misses her life in Mudgeeraba street.

2) she misses her relatives

3) she lives in the city

Notes:

Gum trees - Эвкалипты

Big Red Kangaroos [kæhgə`ru:]

a gradual influx [ `inflÙks] - постепенный приток

to escape over - ускользать

hectare[ `hekta:] - гектар

paddock [`pædək] - лужайка, выгон, 2. австрал. Поле, участок земли

mud - грязь, слякоть

neighbourly [`neibəli] - добрососедский, дружественный

gossip - болтовня, беседа

innocence [`inəsns] - невинность, простота, наивность

My name is Sarah Parker. I have lived in my street for 16 years. With my grandparents we were the first people to build in that area, this was around the 1970's. Over the 16 years, there was a gradual influx of people into the area. All the kids would get together while the parents would be drinking at a neighbour’s house; we would escape over to the 1000 hectares of horse paddocks or swim in the mud rivers, we would talk about our dreams and tell some lies. I often wondered if I would leave this area of Gum trees, Big Red Kangaroos and neighbourly gossip.
I now live in the city and have not stepped on fresh cut grass or smelt the leaves of a gum tree since I was a child, but every now and then, I miss that country innocence, and that time when you wondered what was going to happen next or you would go out exploring and have great adventures.
I'm all grown up, but Mudgeeraba street is never too far away.

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Exercise 1.Here are examples of the letters. Read them and translate. See the rules of writing a letter.

A House of Their Own.

(Ann to Mavis)

17a Carlyle Street

Chelsea, S.W.3.

3 September 2008

Dear Mavis,

I really should have written earlier. The matter is I had no time because we moved to a new house. Our new house has its roof on now, so Jack and I are getting very excited about it. We are busy with choosing furniture. Luckily, we have wardrobes built in, and even a sideboard, so we don’t have to spend a fortune. We haven't a fortune to spend.

I'd very much like your advice about curtains and rugs. I'm sure you know much better than I do what colour schemes would look well.

Could you spare a few hours one Sunday next month to go out to Park Green with us and look at the house? You'd want to know what colour the walls are before thinking about curtains and rugs, wouldn't you? The inside decoration will be finished early next month.

Jack tells me he is going to write to David about the garden.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes,

Ann

(Mavis to Ann)

32 Parkway,

Hampstead, N.W.5

5 September 2008

Dear Ann,

I was awfully glad to get your letter.

Of course, I'd be delighted to help you, if you think my advice in choosing curtains and rugs is useful,. It will be almost as exciting as choosing them for my own house. You are lucky having a house built for you: David and I will probably have to wait five years before we can marry, unless we can get a building society to help us.

I'm very fond of reds - they make a room look warm. Blues and greens are rather cold colours, don't you think? Yellows and creams are good for walls, but not very suitable for rugs.

I'm very much looking forward to seeing the house. Do let me know when the inside decoration is finished, and we'll fix a date. I hope David can join us, though he is not really an expert gardener.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Best wishes,

Mavis

SPEECH EXERCISES

Exercise 1. Ask your fellow-students

- where your friend lives

- if your friend has a flat (what kind of flat)

- how many rooms (what rooms) there are in his flat.

- what furniture there is in his (living-room, bedroom, kitchen, hall)

Exercise 2. Speak on the topics:

- street you live in, the house and your flat;

- the house (flat) of your dream.

WRITTEN TASKS

Exercise 1. Write a letter to your friend. Here is a part of his letter:

“ …As far as you know we have got a new flat. So I have a great problem how to make it cosy and beautiful. Will you help me with your advice? I’ll be very grateful to you!

Looking forward to getting your letter.

Lots of love,

Andrew “

You can use the following words and word combinations:

to be very excited, to choose furniture, to spend a fortune, I would like (I’d like), I'm sure, colour schemes, to look well, to spare a few hours, inside decoration, I'd be delighted, useful, to be fond of, suitable, I'm very much looking forward to seeing, to fix a date.

Observe the rules of writing a letter.

Exercise 2. Comment on the following statement.

Some people prefer living in a block of flats, others prefer living in a cottage. What would you prefer? Why?

Give reasons for and against living in a block of flats or in a cottage.

Follow the plan:

1. Give a general statement of the problem.

2. Give arguments for living in a cottage/block of flats

3. Give arguments against living in a cottage/block of flats

4. Make a conclusion

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