Ex. 7. Describe a piece of furniture in your home.

You should say

· what it is

· where it is

· what it looks like what it is made of

and explain how or why you use it

Follow-up questions:

1. How do people decide what furniture to buy for the home or office? What factors do they consider?

2. Do people in your country prefer traditional or modem styles of furniture?

3. Have there been any recent changes in the kinds of furniture that people in your country use?

 

Ex. 8. Open the brackets and put the verb in the right tense. Reproduce the dialogues.

 

1. Ann: I say, Alice, … you (live) in a flat?

Alice: Yes, I do, but it … (be) my parents’ flat; I only have a room which is

my own.

Ann: … (be) the flat large?

Alice: Rather. We … (have) three bedrooms, a sitting-room, a kitchen, a hall and a bathroom. My room is not very large, but very comfortable. There … (be) not much furniture in it. On the left there … (be) a sofa and a small table near it. At the window there is a desk. On the right there … (not, be) a dressing-table. Near it there is a wardrobe for my clothes.

2. Jack: Hello, Pete!

Pete: Nice to see you. Come in, please.

Jack: Oh, this … (be) a wonderful new flat!

Pete; Yes, it is, and so close to the center.

Jack: How many rooms … (be) there in your flat?

Pete: Come and see. This is the kitchen, the bathroom is on the right.

Jack: Oh, the kitchen … (be) so large! I like big kitchens.

Pete: And here is the dining-room. We … (have) little furniture here last month. But now we want … (buy) some armchairs, a sofa and some more things.

Jack: …(be) you on the phone?

Pete: It's a pity, we … (be) yet… Let me introduce you to my wife.

Pete's wife: How do you do. I hope you … (enjoy) our house-warming

party.

3. – Hello!

– Hello!

– I (look) for a room. … (be) you the landlady?

– Yes, I … (be). Come in, please.

– I want a room for the summer.

– Yes, I have one vacant room at the end of the hall. Come with me if you want … (see) it.

– … (be) there any furniture?

– Yes, there … (be) everything you want: a sofa, two armchairs, a table, there is a carpet on the floor. … (want) you anything else?

– No, thank you. Where … (be) the bathroom?

– It … (be) on the second floor, upstairs, and the kitchen … (be) across the

hall.

– Thank you. How much … (be) it?

– Five hundred dollars a month.

4. Students: Good evening, Mrs. Parker. We should like to see the room you

    lent.

Mrs. Parker:   … (be) you the students of the University?

Students: Yes, we … (be). We … (look) for a flat with all modern

conveniences.

Mrs. Parker:   But where you (live) before?

Students: We (rent) a room in an old house which … (be pulled down). Now we temporarily live at our friends.

Mrs. Parker:   Then go and see my room. There … (be) all necessary pieces of furniture in it. The room … (overlook) the city park and … (not be) far from the University.

Students: Your room … (be) really nice and comfortable. But what about bed linen and would you also allow to use the refrigerator and the TV set?

Mrs. Parker:   Yes. That … (be included) in the rent which is quite reasonable. You … (be) to pay 1000 roubles each.

Students: It … (not, be) bad indeed. When can we move in?

Mrs. Parker:   Any time you like. The room … (be) ready.

(Spoken English. Колупаева Н . М ., Ульянова М . А .)

LISTENING

 

Ex. 9.* Listen to the recording Great apartment living and do the tasks below.

 

Besides price and size, what other questions would you ask a landlord (арендодатель) before renting an apartment?

Before listening review the key vocabulary and the sample sentences.

 

· furnished (adjective): having furniture in a living area such as an apartment
- Our first apartment wasn't furnished with any appliances, so we had to buy them.

· steep (adjective): expensive

- The rent for the condo we looked at this morning was a little steep, so we decided to look for something else instead.

· split (verb): divide and share something

- The rent for housing near campus was a little steeper than I expected, so I decided to find a roommate to split the costs.

· utilities (noun): services such as electricity, gas, and water

- I'm looking for a place where the utilities are included in the cost of the rent.

· lease (noun): a legal agreement giving permission to use something for a specific period of time

- Be sure to read carefully the terms of the lease before you sign it because you will be bound to the agreement.

· deposit (noun): money given as security to use something temporarily

- Don't expect to get your deposit back when you move out if you haven't taken good care of the place.

· wear and tear (noun): the amount of expected damage of something from normal use
- A certain amount of wear and tear is pretty normal when renting an apartment.

· tenant (noun): someone who rents a house or an apartment

- The tenant next door always holds wild parties on the weekends, and I never can get any sleep.

· trash (verb): destroy something through carelessness

- My roommate trashed our place while I was gone on vacation.

· trade-off (noun): a balance or exchange between options requiring compromise

- There is often a trade-off between living on campus and renting an apartment off campus.

A) Listening exercises

 

1. Which statement is NOT true about the apartment for rent?

a. It includes a washer and a dryer

b. The apartment is partially furnished

c. The rent is over $900 a month

2. What utilities are included in the rent?

a. gas and water

b. electricity and phone

c. gas and electricity

3. Under which circumstance could you lose your deposit according to the conversation?

a. You end the agreement before the minimum leasing period of four months

b. You cause damage beyond normal use of the apartment

c. You remove any of the furnishings without permission

4. How would you describe the location of the apartment?
a. The woman can catch a bus to school in front of her apartment

b. A supermarket and shopping center are only a few blocks away

c. The apartment is in a relatively quiet neighborhood

 5. What kind of pet is a tenant allowed to keep in the apartment?

a. a dog

b. a cat

c. a rat

 

 

B) Multiple-choice and short-answer questions

 

1.  Wow. The rent for that place is a little _____________ for me. I can't afford that much, so I think I'll look for a different apartment.

a.  neat

b. reasonable

c. steep

2. Unfortunately, the people who just moved out ____________ the apartment upstairs, and it will take us a couple of weeks to fix all of the damage.

a. crashed

b. trashed

c. washed

3. I’m really looking for a ______________ apartment so I don’t have to buy a sofa, table, and bed.

a. ready

b. covered

c. furnished

4. ___________ are not allowed to keep pets in their apartments.

a. livers

b. tenants

c. owners

5. My roommates and I always ____________ the cost of our apartment expenses, including utilities like gas and electricity. We each pay about $150.

a. cut

b.  split

c.   borrow

 

C)  Matching Exercise

trash, steep, utilities, splitting, tenant

 

Are you interested in __________ the cost of renting the apartment? Are the _____________ included in the cost of the rent? In that case, I wouldn't have to worry about paying the light and gas bills separately. I don't want to share an apartment with someone else because I'm afraid the person might ____________ the place. The rent for that two-bedroom apartment is a little ________. I just don't have that much money. The ___________ next door isn't very friendly.

 

 

READING

 

Ex. 10. Read the text and choose the best answer A, B or C for Sentences 1-10 given below. What are the differences between the flat of Russian and Englishman:

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