1) We have a nice apartment the center of St.Petersburg. It is. the third floor
... a new building. It is a three-room flat... a kitchen..... the kitchen there is a
refrigerator to keep food cool hot weather and a kitchen cupboard. plates and
dishes. 2) Walls the library were lined..... bookcases, the armchairs were upholstered
.. leather, the tables littered newspapers and magazines. 3) The door burst open
and we saw a stranger the doorway. 4) How many multi-storeyed buildings are there
... your street9 5) Peter has got a nice cottage........................... the country but any conveniences.
6) The windows of the bedroom looked... a little garden... the back.... the house.
7) Who dwells.. this cottage? 8) We have a lot... furniture... our dining-room.
9) The boy saw a man going into the house the side door. 10) Tell the kids not to
forget to wipe their feet. the door-mat. 11) My office is not far my home.
12) For hours he would sit a chair looking......... the window. 13) You may dry
you hands. the towel... the towel rail. 14) Don't forget to switch the light
before leaving.. home. 15) There is no room.... a TV set..... the sofa and the
bookcase. We'll put it. a TV stand... the right.... the window. 16) She said she
didn't remember if she had turned the gas... the kitchen. 17) I must have a bulb
screwed. instead.. the one that fused. 18). the bookshelf I can't find a dictionary
... other books. 19) A wonderful portrait is hanging................ the wall the writing-desk.
20) Who is sitting there. the armchair... the corner.... from the TV set? 21)...
my opinion this flat is too small.............................................. my family though I'm fond................................................... it. 22).................................. the left
there is a bookcase to keep books
Ex7 Give a definition to the following words or phrases:
a driveway, an orchard, a hedge, an attic, to go downstairs, roomy, a dining recess, a stove, a cooker hood, a bungalow, to redecorate, to move out, comfortable, tidy, conveniencies, adjoining rooms, an apartment house, a family room, a two-car garage, a basement, to purchase, to keep house, a closet.
Ex8. Translate the following into Russian:
a.
1. We have no room for this big sofa.
2. There is no desk in her room.
3. He lives on the fifth floor of a multi-storeyed house.
4. The floor must be scrubbed today.
5. The old man lived alone in a small cabin on the opposite bank of the river.
6. I had a cabin on a liner.
7. Be careful when you go down the stairs, two of the lower steps are rotten.
8. He made several steps and found himself at the porch.
B.
They took a little elevator to the floor above and Laura led the artist to her sitting-room, a wide, airy place, the polished floor covered with deer skins. Shelves of books were everywhere, together with potted plants and tall brass lamps. A long chair stood at the window which overlooked the park and lake... (F. Norris)
C.
In his own small room Martin lived, slept, studied, wrote and kept house. Before the one window, looking on the tiny front porch, was the kitchen table that served as a desk, library and typewriting stand. The bed against the rear wall, occupied two-thirds of the total space of the room. The table was flanked on one side by a bureau not ft for service. This bureau stood in the corner, and in the opposite corner, on the table’s other flank, was the kitchen – the oil-stove on a box, inside which were dishes and cooking utensils, a shelf on the wall for provision and a bucket of water on the from the kitchen-sink, there being no tap in his room.
A small closet contained his clothes and the book for which there was no room on the table or under the table. (J. London)
Ex. 9. Translate the following into English.
A.
1) квартал жилых домов; 2) ремонтировать квартиру; 3) строительная площадка; 4) витраж; 5) паркетный пол; 6) хлопнуть дверью; 7) винтовая лестница; 8) кирпичная стена; 9) снять показания счетчика; 10) выключить свет; 11) дом со всеми удобствами; 12) вытереть пыль в комнате; 13) перешагнуть порог; 14) горячее водоснабжение; 15) мусоропровод.
B.
1. На днях я купила шелковые шторы и тюль для спальни
2. Окна дома выходят на две стороны: на юг и на запад
3. Он сказал, что предпочитает спать на диване-кровати
4. Кто ведет хозяйство в вашей семье? Помогаете ли вы по дому?
5. Мы вошли в низкий кабинет, стены которого были окрашены в темно-
синий цвет.
6. Кто давал объявление о найме комнаты?
7. Вы бы лучше закрыли окна, заперли дверь и легли спать.
8. Если бы в доме было центральнее отопление, мы не съехали бы с квартиры.
9. Говорят что для клуба купили гарнитур мягкой мебели красного дерева.
10. Комната выглядела гораздо уютнее, если на окнах были занавески и какой-
нибудь цветок. Я считаю, что жалюзи все-таки больше подходят для офиса,
а не для жилой комнаты.
11. Между окон стоял книжный шкаф, набитый книгами, а в противоположном
углу письменный стол, заваленный газетами и журналами.
12. Становиться темно, опустите шторы и зажгите свет.
13. Лене нужно выключить пылесос, а я ни как не могу найти розетку.
14. Зимними вечерами я люблю сидеть в большом мягком кресле у камина при
свечах.
15. На Рождество мы ставим елку по середине комнаты. Наряжаем ее елочным игрушками, украшаем комнату и зажигаем свечи.
Ex. 10.
