TOPIC LIVING CONDITIOS
ADD TO YOUR VOCABULARY:
A block of flats 1.
2. the Donetsk suburbs 2.
3. its floorspace is 60 square metres 3. 60 .
4. modern conveniences 4. ()
5. sitting room is on the left 5. -
6. a study 6.
7. furniture 7.
8. a set of furniture 8.
A board 9.
A cupboard 10. ,
A dressing table 11.
12. housing conditions 12.
13. to move into 13.
The rent is (high) 14. ()
15. 25 per cent of our incomes 15. 25
Bills for gas and electricity 16.
17. payments for conveniences 17. ()
18. there is cold and hot running water in the bathroom 18. .
TEXT MY FLAT
Next week we shall move into a new flat. It is in a new block of flats in the Kyiv suburbs not far from the centre of the city. It will take you only 20 minutes to get there by bus.
And now Id like to describe our new flat. The number of it is 70. It is on the first floor.
Lets enter my flat. We are in the entrance hall. There is a mirror on the wall, a coat rack and a carpet on the floor.
This is our kitchen. It is not very large but it is light and well equipped. We have got a refrigerator, a microwave oven, a coffee maker and a toaster. The gas cooker is near the sink with hot and cold water taps. The cupboard is near the kitchen table. There are four stools round it.
And this is a sitting room. Its floorspace is 20 square metres. Its rather spacious and comfortable. There is a thick carpet on the floor, a sofa on the right, and two armchairs with a small table between them on the left. The TV set and video are opposite the armchairs. The sideboard is at the wall.
The bedroom is not very large. The walls in it are white. There are two beds with bed-side tables at them. The dressing table is in the corner. There is no carpet on the wall. The carpet is on the floor. The wardrobe is opposite the window.
This is a study. It is not big but very cosy. There is a bookcase with a lot of books in it. The bookcase is brown. The bookshelves are full of books. There is a desk and an armchair in my study. There is a personal computer on the desk. The telephone is on the small table.
My flat has all modern conveniences such as gas, cold and hot running water and central heating.
The flat is rather large, and the rent is high. It is about 25 per cent of our incomes. It includes bills for electricity and gas, and payments for all the conveniences.
1.Answer the following questions:
1. Is your flat far from the centre of the town?
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2. How long will it take us to get to your flat?
3. What floor is it on?
4. How many rooms does your flat have?
5. What is its floorspace?
6. What rent do you pay?
7. What conveniences have you got?
8. What is there in your room?
2. Write down no less than 10 sentences about your flat/ house.
TOPIC SEASONS AND WEATHER
ADD TO YOUR VOCABULARY:
1. it gets cold (warm) 1. ()
2. it freezes hard in winter 2.
3. heavy snowfalls 3.
4. the temperature is 5 degrees 4. 5
Below (above)Zero () ()
The weather is fine (nasty) 5. ()
6. traffic jams 6.
To sunbathe 7.
Thunderstorm 8.
9. the wind is blowing from 9. ³ ⳺ ϳ (ϳ,
The North (South, East, West) , )
10. its raining hard 10.
The sky is overcasted 11.
A fog 12.
TEXT THE WEATHER IN OUR COUNTRY
Spring, summer, autumn and winter are the four seasons. March, April and May are the spring months; June, July and August are the summer months; September, October and November are the autumn months; December, January and February are the winter months.
When winter sets in the days are short and the nights are long. It is often cold and sometimes it freezes hard. Cold winds blow from the North. It often snows. The temperature is below zero. Sometimes it drops to 30 degrees below zero Centigrade. There is much snow on the roads. The water freezes in the rivers and lakes. Its often windy and frosty. Some people are fond of winter. They like to ski and skate. There are good skating rinks in some yards.
Last winter we had heavy snowfalls. It snowed for several weeks. In places the snow was very deep and there were traffic jams. But in February it got warmer. The temperature rose to 8 degrees above zero, and it was not very cold. On some days it even thawed, and there was slush on the roads.
In spring it gets warm. The snow thaws, the ice on the rivers melts. The temperature rises. The trees begin to bud, the flowers begin to bloom. The gardens are full of flowers. It sometimes rains heavily, but spring rains are warm and pleasant. In May we sometimes have thunderstorms.
In summer it is very warm and sometimes even hot. On some days the temperature rises to 30 degrees above zero Centigrade.
Last summer was very hot and we often went to the river. There we swam and sunbathed. The weather was fine on most days but there were cold days too.
At the beginning of autumn it was still warm. But then it got cool. It often drizzled. The sky was overcast. The leaves on the trees turned red and yellow. But when the days were sunny and warm we often went to the forest.
At the end of autumn it gets dark rather early in Kyiv. The weather is often unpleasant. It often drizzles and its foggy.
In winter the weather in Great Britain is often cold. In spring and autumn there are sometimes cold days, but there are also days when it is warm. The weather is usually warm in summer, and there are often cool days.
1.Answer the following questions:
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1. What is your favourite season?
2. Why do some people like to be on leave in winter? What about you?
3. What are the advantages of summer holidays?
