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Part 5. Our flat.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:

Our flat.

We live in a comfortable flat in a new house. It is on the fifth floor. It is neither large nor small. There are three rooms in it: a living room, two bedrooms. We have also a kitchen, a bathroom, and a hall. It is a great pity that we have no balcony.

Our living room is large and light because there are two wide windows in it. The walls of the room are blue, the curtains on the windows and the carpet on the floor are of the same colour. There is no much furniture there: a sofa, a table with four chairs, two armchairs, and a TV set in the corner. All the members of our family spend a lot of time there.

Our parents occupy one bedroom which is not large but very cosy. There are two beds, a wardrobe, two armchairs, and a TV set in it. There is a large thick carpet on the floor, and a nice picture on the wall above the beds.

My brother and I share another bedroom. There you can see two beds, a small desk near the window, and two chairs at the desk: for me and my brother. The bookcase is near the door. There are many books in it. Besides, we have many shelves on the walls. There is a musical centre on one of them. We have a lot of friends. And when they come to see us, we invite them into our room. We usually listen to music or play different games.

Our kitchen is big enough. As a rule, we have breakfast and dinner in the kitchen together. Our mother cooks for us, but sometimes we cook some tasty things with my brother for our parents.

The hall of our flat is not narrow. There is a big wardrobe there. And beside it there is a telephone on a small round table.

We like our flat very much.

Exercise 1. Translate into Russian: a big wardrobe; on the fifth floor; a great pity; as a rule; a large thick carpet on the floor; a sofa in the corner; to spend much time in the living room; many shelves on the walls; besides; beside; come to see; big enough; to cook some tasty things.

Exercise 2. Find the equivalents of these expressions in the text:удобная квартира в новом доме; телефон на маленьком круглом столике; узкий коридор; много друзей; делить одну спальню; красивая картина над кроватью; завтракать и обедать на кухне; стены комнаты; того же цвета; небольшой стол возле окна; приглашать в комнату; слушать музыку; играть в различные игры.

Exercise 3. Answer the questions:

1.      Have you got a house or a flat?

2.      How many rooms are there in your flat? 3.      Has your flat got all modern conveniences?  What are they? 4.      What room is the largest in your flat? 5.      What is there in the middle of the room? 6.      Is there a piano in the living-room? 7.      What is there near the TV set? 8.      How many windows are there in the bedroom? 9.    What room is very cosy?

Exercise 4. Make up sentences using the following words: a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom, a hall, a window, curtains, an armchair, a table, a wardrobe, a picture, a carpet, a piano.

Exercise 5. Translate and analyse the following words with different suffixes. Divide them into two groups: nouns and adjectives.

Feature, generation, scientific, culture, literature, social, invention, language, tradition, civilization, basic, invader, relationship, religious, artistic, expression, addition, scientist, biological, writing, prehistoric, comfortable, important, being, hunter, farmer.

Exercise 6. Fill in the prepositions.

1. There are some flowers … the vase. 2. The armchair is … the TV set. 3. There is a book … the shelf. 4. We are coming … the room. There is a ball … the table. 5. There is fridge … the stove and the sink. 6. I am walking … the street. 7. My brother is interested … music. 8. This actor is very popular … the young people. 9. I am fond … photography. 10. He was born … the 9^th of June.

Exercise 7. Describe your room

Unit II. Studies. Part 1. My favourite teacher.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:

My favourite teacher.

I study at school N4. My favourite subjects are Algebra and Geometry. I think that in most cases the pupils’ attitude to studying this or that subject depends on the teacher who teaches it. So I’d like to tell you about my favourite teacher. Her name is Elena Petrovna Ivanova. She is a teacher of Maths. She is a charming good-looking woman with pleasant manners and a subtle sense of humour. She looks very young because she goes in for skiing. She has a good taste in clothes.

Having worked at our school for fifteen years she proved to be a good teacher and a reliable friend. She is respected both by her colleagues and by the students she teaches.

Her lessons are very interesting. She is well-read and often tells us many interesting things about outstanding mathematicians and their theories. She is strict but fair. She is always cheerful and full of life and energy. But she is a woman of character. She is also a sympathetic woman and when we need a piece of advice we always address her.

We enjoy talking to her because she is a well-educated person. She is also a communicative and easy-going person. She has a vast knowledge not only of Maths, but also of Literature, Art and History. She is fond of travelling.

What amazes me in her is that she is never lazy to study, to learn something new. Our teacher knows how important it is to be well-educated and she always encourages us in our study. Of course, she has her shortcomings, but I hardly notice them.

Exercise 1. Translate into Russian: in most cases; hardly notice something; to learn something new; an easy-going person; outstanding people; strict but fair; a charming good-looking woman; a subtle sense of humour; to be well-educated; to go in for skiing.

Exercise 2. Find the equivalents of these expressions in the text:учитель математики; иметь недостатки; женщина с характером; лень учиться; поощрять; быть полным энергии; общительный человек; увлекаться туризмом; верный друг; работать в школе 14 лет; отношение к учёбе; любимый предмет; я бы хотел рассказать; приятные манеры; иметь хороший вкус в одежде; нуждаться в совете; иметь глубокие знания по математике.

Exercise 3. Make up as many words as you can by combining different parts of the words.

pre- invent -ion

in- relation -ship

un- express -able

comfort -ent

differ -ment

historic -er

Exercise 4. Read, translate and divide the words with different suffixes into three groups: nouns, adjectives, adverbs.

Secondary, manager, profession, properly, tasty, conversation, appearance, lately, fashion, comfortable, economic, early, condition, different, musical, recently, satisfaction, friendly.

Exercise 5. Answer the questions:

1. Who is your favourite teacher?

2. How long have you known her/him?

3. What do you like in your teacher most?

4. What is your teacher fond of?

5. Would you like to be a teacher?

Exercise 6. Write all the possible questions to which the following sentence is the answer: His favourite teacher works at school No.29 and teaches History.

Exercise 7. Describe your favourite teacher using the vocabulary of the lesson.