1. Where do you live: in a house or in a flat? How many floors does the house have? Is it a block of flats or not?
2. Do you own the flat or do you rent it? How much do you pay for the rent?
3. What is the neighbourhood like? Is it quiet, green?
4. Is there a nice view from your window, balcony?
5. Do you have a small garden(lawn) attached to your house?
6. Is there a public transportation nearby?
7. Is there ane good shopping centre or supermarket nearby?
8. Where do you think you have more privacy: in a house or in a block of flats?
9. How is your flat furnished?
10.What amenities are there in your flat?
11.What modern facilities does your flat offer? Do you have electricity, running water, gas, a telephone, a radio?
12.What kind of flooring do you have in your flat?
13.How are the walls of your flat finished? Are they white washed, tiled or wallpapered? Do you like to adorn the walls?
14.How is your flat lighted?
15.What kind of curtains (hangings, blinds) do you have? Do they go well with the wallpaper?
16. Is your flat crammed with things?
17.' What makes your flat look cosy?
18. Do you have a convenient working space or a desk at home? Where do you keep your books?
19 What changes would you make to be perfectly happy in your home?
Ex.4. Complete the following sentences:
1. Im fond of our new flat because 2. Its very convenient to 3. There are nine storeys in the house, thats 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 as 7. Our flat is not very large, there are 8. Lets place the sofa 9. overlooks the garden. 10. on the fifth floor.
Ex.5. PLACES TO LIVE. Write the number of each drawing next to the correct word.
| bungalow block of flats caravan castle cottage detached house houseboat lighthouse mansion palace semi-detached house tent terraced house windmill |
Ex.6.
What sort of people would you expect to find living in the following?
1. barracks 5. an inn 9. a shanty
2. a hotel 6. lodgings 10. a tent
3. a hovel 7. a mansion 11. a wigwam
4. an igloo 8. a tenement
Ex.7. Where do these people live or where might they be living at the moment?
1. campers _ _ _ t
2. holiday-makers who find hotels too expensive g _ _ _ _ h _ _ _ _
3. a king _ _ _ _ c _
4. monks _ _ n _ _ _ _ _ _
5. nuns _ _ n _ _ _ _
6. cowboys r _ _ _ _ -h _ _ _ _
7. foresters in deep woods (1__-) c ____
8. old people without families o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 's h _ _ _
9. skiers in the mountains ch _ _ _ _
Ex.8. PARTS OF A HOUSE. Write where you would expect to find the following rooms in a house and what they would normally be used for.
1. attic 5. lavatory/toilet/loo
2. basement 6. loft
3. cellar 7. lounge
4. larder/pantry 8. study
Ex.9. PARTS OF A HOUSE. Indicate the parts of a house on the drawing.
alcove French windows attic guttering chimney skylight cellar porch
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Ex.10. Match the definition with the correct part of a house.
1. alcove a. windows made up of two panes of glass instead of one
2. attic b. the half-pipe along the edge of the roof to carry away rainwater
3. chimney c. a small space in the form of a small room added to another
4. cellar room for a bed, books, etc.
5. central heating d. a window in the roof
6. double glazing e. used in modern houses instead of open fires
7. French windows f. the space at the top of the stairs
8. hall g. a roofed entrance built onto a house
9. guttering h. doors made of glass which usually open out onto the garden
10. landing i. a hall or corridor, not a room, which leads from the entrance
11. lobby to the rooms inside a building
12. lounge J. the wide passage just inside the entrance of a house off which
13. niche the rooms open
14. porch k. a room immediately below the roof of a house
15. skylight 1. a hollow passage often rising above the roof of a building
which allows smoke and gases to pass from the fire
m. an underground room, usually used for storing goods
n. a comfortable room for sitting in
o. a hollow place in a wall, usually made to hold an ornament,
books, etc.
Ex.11. PARTS OF A HOUSE. Write in which room you would look for the following people.
1. an artist a _ t_ _ _ _
2. a corpse a m _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. a football player after the match a ch _ _ _ _ _ _ - room
4. a gardener in winter a g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. a novelist a s _ _ _ _
6. a patient before an appointment a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ room
7. a photographer developing pictures a _ _ _ k _ _ _ _
8. a pilot while flying a c _ _ _ _ _ t
9. a prisoner a _ _ 1 _
10. some off-duty soldiers a m _ _ _
11. some workers during their lunch break a c _ _ _ _ _ _
12. some teachers between lessons a s _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _
