About myself and my family about Myself

Can you add more extra words concerning the topic?

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Conversational Formulas:

Do you live in a house or a block of flats? — У вас свой дом или квартира?

I've just had my flat repaired. — Я только что отремонтировал(а) квартиру.

Their flat is well furnished. — У них квартира хорошо обставлена.

We moved to another flat. — 1) Мы переехали на новую квартиру.

2) Мы поменяли квартиру.

I live at 15 Gogol Street. — Я живу в доме 15 по улице Гоголя.

I live on the fourth floor. — Я живу на пятом этаже.
X. Make up statements or questions for which the following could serve as response. Use the words and expressions suggested below:

a room in a mess; bad housing conditions; an untidy kitchen; a cosy smartly furnished room; a room crammed with furniture; a room with a lack of furniture; an old room (with old furniture) that needs redecoration; getting about the house; using a lift.
1.

Yes, dear, you're right. The place is in an awful mess. I'll get around to things first.

2.

Yes, the repairs should be done, but we can't do them ourselves. Wait till the spring and let's have the repairmen in.

3.

I think I've had enough of that endless description of your friend's home.

4.

On the con­trary, I think their flat is bare to the point of emptiness!

5.

You see, there was something wrong with the lift and I had to.

6.

Yes, there's something in what you say, but still it was a pleasant house to stay in.

7.

No wonder! The place has not been redecorated for years.

8.

I see you're not much of a house-wife! Let me help you a bit.

9.

Yes, the telephone doesn't help you to get things done, does it?

10.

Now I see you've got your bearings in the house!
XI. Look at the pictures. Think who can live in this flat(or rooms separately), and say why there is such a mess.


XII. Dialogues
1. Renting a Room

1. 
   Have you a room to let?
   
2. 
   Yes, sir. What room do you want? A double-bedded room or a single?
   

1. 
   I want a furnished living-room on the ground floor with boarding and attendance.
   
2. 
   How long will you require it?
   

1. 
   I intend to stay about two months. Will you show me what rooms you have?
   
2. 
   Certainly. Will you come this way, please.
   

1. 
   I like the room. It’s tidy and comfortable.
   
2. 
   The room is furnished and carpeted all over as you see. Here is a wardrobe where you can hang your clothes.
   

1. 
   I need a desk to work at. And I like to have my boots cleaned every morning.
   
2. 
   Yes, sir.
   

1. 
   And my breakfast must be ready at eight sharp. What will the price be, including full board and attendance?
   
2. 
   How will you take the room, by the week or by the month?
   

1. 
   Does it make any difference?
   
2. 
   It does, sir. If you take it for two months, you can take it for twenty pounds a months. If you take it by week, you’ll be charged much more, sir.
   

1. 
   All right. I’ll take it for two months. By the way, where does this door lead?
   
2. 
   To the street, sir.
   

2. We Are Building a House of Our Own

Wales - an architect who is to design a house, Bob - a client, Sandra - his wife.

W. Now I've made sure that the main services - water and electricity are available in Manchester. So there is nothing to worry about. I'd like to discuss with you the interior design. Shall we start with the downstairs or the upstairs?

S. Downstairs, please.

W. Here is a rough plan of the ground floor. The hall and the kitchen are on the side facing the road. The living-room and the dining room are on the south, with side windows looking on the garden. They'll get all the sunshine, of course.

B. We agreed to combine the living-room and the dining-room, didn't we?

W. Yes. You'll see I've not put a wall between the two rooms. The division can be made by built-in bookshelves on the living-room side and cupboards and more shelves on the dining-room side.

S. An excellent idea! I like built-in furniture. It saves space, and is cheaper. We won't have to buy separate pieces of furniture.

W. You are right, Sandra. Now I'll go ahead. Here's the hall and the stairs. There is a door from the hall into the living-room here, and another door on the right into the kitchen. On the left side of the hall there is a cloak-room with a wash-basin in it, and next to it a lavatory.

B. That all seems very convenient. As for the kitchen I'm afraid there won't be enough light. What can we do about it?

W. The door on the west side can be half glass, if you like. This door is for the tradesmen. If you look at the sketch, you'll see here's a path from the gate to the front door. Here's the garage, on the west side of the house. There is also a wide path from the road strait to the garage. You can have a concrete surface - or tarmac. There is also a door in the kitchen which leads to a cellar.

S. Isn't it wonderful, darling? Now let's have a look at the upstairs rooms.

W. O.K. The two large bedrooms are on the south. The small bedroom's on the north. Each of them has a large closet so there is no need for separate wardrobes. Here's the bathroom, and the W.C. next to it.

B. We were discussing lighting last time we saw you, Wales. Will that be all right?

W. You say you don't want standard lamps or table lamps, so I've arranged for indirect lighting in the living-room. The cables will be built into the wall. There will be also several power points at the lower parts of the walls for the vacuum-cleaner, TV-set, CD-player and other appliances.

B. Oh, there is one thing I forgot to ask about the kitchen. Most of the kitchen furniture will be built-in, won't it?

W. Yes, the sink and the draining boards will be under the windows. The electric cooker must be on the corner, so there'll be plenty of space for a refrigerator, a washing-machine and a dishwasher.

S. The kitchen is going to be marvelous.

W. I assume we’ve settled the exterior of the house, haven’t we? Red bricks for the wall and red tiles for the roof. You are having a fireplace in the living-room – on the east wall. Is there anything you’d like to ask me about?

S. I don’t think so. Thank you so much.

B. Please, let me know when the builders, carpenters, plumbers start work. We’ll want to go and see our house going up.
3. Read the conversation between Kelly and her mother and describe the house and the garden Kelly is speaking about.

Kelly: Mum, I’ve got good news. We’ve bought that house in Hampstead.

Mother: Have you? Oh, good. Now tell me about it.

Jane: It is a two-storied country style house about thirty minutes drive from the city. High ceilings, fireplaces and all that.

Mother: How is it planned?

Jane: You come into the hall from the front door. When you are in the hall, there are three doors – one on the left, one on the right and one at the far end. The room at the end can be turned into a study. The one on the right would make a good big lounge, because its windows overlook a pond.

Mother: What about the third door at the far end?

Jane: That one leads into a sun-porch running across the back of the house.

Mother: And where is the kitchen?

Jane: It’s on the ground floor. You may get there two ways. If you go down the

hall into the sun-porch, there is a door on the left in the doorway leading off the lounge to the kitchen. Or you may walk into the lounge and when you are standing in the doorway, there is a door on the left leading off the lounge to the kitchen.

Mother: That’s good. The kitchen should be adjacent to the lounge. Is there a storeroom anywhere on the ground floor?

Jane: We may put a dividing wall at the part of the sun-porch and convert it into a storeroom.

Mother: What about the bedrooms?

Jane: When you turn to the left from the stairs, you are in a corridor with two bedrooms on both sides just above the study and the lounge.

Jane: Come on. Look at it. There is a wonderful view of the park from its window.

Mother: That’s great. Marvelous!
XII. Here are given the ads of people who need accommodation. Choose 3 ads and write the announcements that can interest them.

Accommodation Required

• 
  Family, recently returned from Australia desperate for house/flat to rent. Anything considered — anywhere in Britain, Taylor, Cumberland.
  

— Young research worker and working wife urgently require small flat October, car distance from Chalfront. Job dependent on having accommodation.

— Two Asian students require two rooms and cooking facilities in London.

— Married teacher requires furnished or unfurnished flat, September onwards, in Croydon area.

— Teacher (male, single) requires self-contained furnished rooms, preferably East London, from early August!

— Flatlet, bedsitter or other self-contained single accom­modation required, in Central London, by young man.
XIII. Explain the meaning of the proverbs:

1. 
   People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
   
2. 
   Do not burn your house to get rid of the mice.
   
3. 
   Home is where the heart is
   
4. 
   There is no place like home.
   
5. 
   Men make houses, women make homes.
   

OUR UNIVERSITY
I. Read the following words and word combinations paying attention to their pronunciation:

1) a Mining Institute 2) an assistant professor 3) mining mineral deposits 4) to amount to 5) to head 6) master of technical sciences 7) to contribute to 8) to train 9) software 10) to achieve 11) to award 12) an Order of Labor Red Banner 13) to be appointed 14) to create 15) to turn into 16) a boarding-school 17) secondary vocational education 18) a post-graduate course 19) to be enrolled 20) full-time students 21) a corresponding member 22) reference 23) cultural values 24) creative abilities 25) to have a rest 26) amateur groups 27) a network 28) to be at the disposal of 29) to keep in close touch with 30) the CIS (the Commonwealth of Independent States) 31) to meet the requirements 32) up-to-date 33) a quality management system

горный институт доцент разработка месторождений полезных ископаемых насчитывать, составлять возглавлять кандидат технических наук делать вклад подготавливать, обучать программное обеспечение достигать награждать орден Трудового Красного Знамени быть назначенным создавать, творить превратиться в школа-интернат среднее профессиональное образование аспирантура быть зачисленным студенты дневного отделения член-корреспондент справочный культурные ценности творческие способности отдыхать группы художественной самодеятельности сеть быть в распоряжении поддерживать тесные связи с СНГ (Содружество Независимых Государств) отвечать, соответствовать требованиям современный система менеджмента качества

II. Read and translate the text: