Project. Work in groups and draw up a design project of decorating the room for a season (winter, spring, summer and autumn), represent your design solutions.

Part 4

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Q. Most of us are always eager to know what are the " latest" color, design, and furnishings trend. Can you comment on what you see in trends and how homeowners might create interiors that are up-to-date but classic?

Tricia Foley: " Again, it's never made sense to me to create a Southwestern style home or a farmhouse look in a high rise apartment building in a city. My main objective is to design a space appropriately so it makes sense. Then everything seems to fall into place visually. A classic neutral color scheme creates a soothing backdrop for the life you lead in your home. Surround yourself with the things that have meaning to you. Although I've seen beautiful red living rooms and soft pink bedrooms that I've loved, I don't think I would want to live in them every day. A bunch of red tulips or bouquet of pale pink peonies in a neutral room does the trick for me! "

Q. Bookshelves are a wonderful place to display everything from collectibles and photographs to books and boxes. However, many homeowners find accessorizing a bookcase somewhat intimidating. Do you have any tips or advice for someone who would like to avoid the straight rows of books?

Tricia Foley: " I don't find anything wrong with rows of books in bookcases. If there are family photos or collections that need a place, I find that keeping them organized in groups makes more of a statement, instead of being scattered around on shelves."

to be eager – страстно желать

fall into place – становиться ясным, понятным; встать на свое место

intimidating – устрашающий, пугающий

to scatter – разбрасывать, раскидывать

2. Find the English equivalents in the text:

обстановка, современный, соответствующе, зрительно, окружить, вводить в заблуждение, снабжение аксессуарами, прямые ряды

3. Find the synonyms to the following words:

multi-storied, my chief aim, calming, to have significance, to demonstrate, collections, in place of

True or false?

1) Usually people have a lot of interest in the most stylish trends in interior design.

2) Tricia thinks that there is no sense in creating a country style dé cor in a flat situated in a multi-storied house in a city.

3) In the designer’s opinion, it is necessary to narrow the space of a room.

4) Tricia prefers to use a softer colour palette in interior design.

5) In her interior design, Tricia tries to avoid straight rows of books on the bookshelves.

5. Answer the questions to the text:

1) Are you interested in the " latest" color, design, and furnishings trend?

2) Is it difficult to design a space in an appropriate way? Why?

3) How can we create a soothing backdrop?

4) What do you usually place on the bookshelves at home?

6. Match the words to their definitions, then fill the gaps with the appropriate form of these words. Some of these words can be used twice and some of them are not used at all:

visually, homeowner, shelf, latest, apartment, trend, objective, to comment

a) … is a general tendency or direction, fashionable style.

b) … means “to remark or express an opinion”.

c) …means “most recent, modern, or new”.

d) … means “in appearance”.

e) … is a person who owns the home in which he or she lives.

f) … is any room in a building.

g) … is an aim or purpose.

h) … is a board fixed horizontally against a wall for holding things.

1) He is quick to realize any new …in fashion.

2) This dé cor in Pop Art style is the … fashion in interior design.

3) The chair is very pleasing …, but it is rather uncomfortable.

4) It was a huge … with all modern conveniences.

5) This painter is considered a creator of a new … in art.

6) The designer’s main … is to decorate the room in the trendiest way.

7. Translate into English:

1) Владельцы домов используют самые последние направления в дизайне интерьера.

2) Если правильно спроектировать пространство интерьера, то все встанет на свои места.

3) Если вы хотите иметь вокруг себя приятную, мягкую атмосферу, вы должны окружить себя вещами, которые имеют для вас значение.

4) Вы можете поставить на полки различные коллекции, фотографии, книги.

Compare up-to-date and classic styles in interior design.

The classic interior is usually … I think…

As a rule, up-to- date interiors tend to be … In my opinion…

The latest trends in design are the following: … If I’m not mistaken

to combine modern and classic style in As far as I know…

interior design I suppose…

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Q. Some people are baffled about where to place color. If their favourite color is blue for example, they do not know if they should buy a blue sofa, paint the walls blue, or order blue carpeting. Can you comment on using our favourite colors and ways to incorporate them into home dé cor?

Tricia Foley: " I always recommend painting patches of color on the wall to try out living with them and looking at the true color at different times of the day...taping up big memo samples of fabric on walls or pinning to existing furniture and spending some time with these " tests" also helps even the professionals make up their minds! Putting together simple boards with all the swatches will give an overview if it's difficult to imagine it all together."

Q. What advice do you have for someone with a new house to decorate and perhaps a limited budget?

Tricia Foley: " Go with good classic design in terms of furniture. I always look for multi-purpose pieces that can be used for other rooms as living conditions change. Set the scene for your own personal style with neutral walls and floors. Then add simple window treatments and bed linens to transform a space with color."

to be baffled – быть озадаченным

to incorporate – соединять(ся), объединять(ся)

to tape up – зд. привязывать

to pin – прикалывать (булавкой)

make up one’s mind – принять решение, решиться

swatch – образчик (ткани), образец, экземпляр

overview – общее представление (о каком-л. предмете): (беглый) обзор

in terms of – по отношению к

2. Find the English equivalents:

to be puzzled, to unite, pattern, cloth, to decide, to fancy, universal, to change

True or false?

1) Homeowners usually have some problems in using their favourite colour in home dé cor.

2) It is always very easy for a professional designer to imagine the whole dé cor of the room.

3) If you don’t know exactly what colours to choose, paint different patches of colour on the walls.

4) Tricia gives some advice how to decorate without excess expenses.

5) The furniture must be multi-functional.

Match the words with their synonyms or definitions. Then fill in the gaps with the necessary form of these words.

1) to incorporate a) a sample of cloth

2) to imagine b) a complete change

3) an overview c) to form a united whole or mass

4) a swatch d) to form a picture or idea in the mind

5) to add e) to join something to something

6) a transformation f) a general survey

1) I can … the scene clearly.

2) You may … some necessary accessories to the interior of this room.

3) I chose … of neutral colour which would be compatible with the dé cor of this interior.

4) We shall try … some of your ideas into our future plans.

5) All the elements of the dé cor give … of the designer’s conception.

6) You’ve painted the room blue all over; what …!

5. Translate the sentences:

1) Нам было очень сложно объединить эти яркие цвета в декоре данной комнаты.

2) Дизайнер представила несколько образцов ткани, которые она хотела использовать для драпировки.

3) Родители решили полностью изменить декор всей квартиры, хотя и были ограничены в средствах.

4) Декоратор попытался дать общий обзор своего дизайнерского проекта.

6. Describe any interior from the point of combination of colours. The following words and phrases may help you:

colour : light, bright; dark; glossy, shining; matt; warm / cold

nuance, shade: light, bright; dark; delicate, soft; pale, pastel

combination of colours / tones

colour contrast

to choose smth. by contrast with smth.

to choose smth. to match (the colour of) smth.

in the colour spectrum of …

in the same tone as …

to match smth.;

to go well with smth.

to be in harmony with

to harmonize with

to have in common with the colour of …

to emphasize, to produce an effect with the help of these colours

TEXT 8

Part 1

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Carnival Spirit's interior design, celebrates world's great architectural styles. From art nouveau to postmodern to funky to Egyptian, the public rooms on the newest ship, the Carnival Spirit, celebrate a wide variety of architectural styles in their interior-design themes. As the Carnival Spirit represents a new class of " Fun Ship", its interior design reinvents the traditional central thematic idea by creating a mood of diversity through a synthesis of highly divergent dé cors.

" Although the central idea for this ship could be called 'noteworthy dé cor styles, ' it's really a very abstract unifying theme, " said Joe Farcus, interior architect for the " Fun Ship" fleet.

" There is a main decorative style used in each of the public rooms - Chinese in one, art deco in another, for example - however, the styles are not necessarily executed in a traditional manner, but rather are more interpretive, " he added.

The Spirit Lobby and some public areas are decorated in the art deco style, which uses sleek, graceful lines and slender organic forms. The lobby houses two grand staircases, a bar with dance floor and the information and tour desks. Rich wood and antiqued copper are used extensively in the lobby, stairwells and elevator bays. Railings are a lacy cast copper, stained glass domes in the ceiling provide diffused lighting, and the walls and elevators combine wood, handmade etched plates, marble inlaid frames and embossed copper trimmings.

Art Nouveau – стиль модерн (художественный и архитектурный стиль конца XIX - начала XX вв.)

funky – 1) вонючий; 2) грубо-материальный; приземленный; 3) броский, вызывающий; 4) стиль «фанки» (муз.)

lobby – вестибюль, холл, фойе

copper – медь

stairwell – лестничный колодец

bay – стр. пролет

railing – ограда, перила

diffused – разбросанный, рассеянный

to etch – гравировать

inlaid – мозаичный

embossed – 1) резной, тисненый, чеканный 2) рельефный; выпуклый 3) богато украшенный 4) напыщенный (о стиле)

2. Choose the most suitable title to the text:

1) The interior design of the Spirit Lobby.

2) The best design project of Joe Farcus, interior architect for the " Fun Ship" fleet.

3) The diversity of the interior design on the Carnival Spirit.

4) The up-to-date interior design of the public rooms on the Carnival Spirit.

3. Find the English equivalents in the text:

заново открывать (обновлять), представлять, объединяющая тема, выполненный в традиционной манере, вмещать (содержать), цветное стекло, обеспечивать

4. Find the synonyms to the following words:

to be famous for, a great diversity, a feeling of multiplicity, different, remarkable, shiny, refined, impressive, widely, embellishments

True or false?

1) Different styles are presented in the interior design on the ship.

2) The Carnival Spirit’s dé cors are not united by any theme.

3) All the dé cors on the ship are performed in established styles without any interpretation.

4) The entrance hall of the ship is designed in the style of 30-ties of the 20^th century.

5) The dé cor of the vestibule is rather reserved and have no pretentious garniture.

6. Match the words to their synonyms:

1) to celebrate a) to contain, to have, to include

2) to represent b) to perform, to carry out

3) to reinvent c) to engrave, to carve, to cut

4) to execute d) to unite, to join

5) to house e) to have fun; to glorify

6) to provide f) to renew, to renovate, to reform

7) to etch g) to give, to supply

8) to combine h) to symbolize, to stand for, to characterize

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate form of these verbs:

1) The engraver … little crosses on the copper plate.

2) This marvelous picture … the joys of life.

3) The artist … his imaginative ideas in stone.

4) The architects and the designers … their efforts to create a wonderful interior design.

5) The house is entered through the atrium, where a skylight and glass doors … natural lighting.

6) We … her birthday by going out to a restaurant.

7. Match the definitions to the words:

1) lobby a) slim and graceful

2) sleek b) a rounded roof built on a circular base

3) slender c) glass that has been coloured for artistic purposes

4) graceful d) ornamental pattern, ornamental design

5) stained glass e) a room used as an entrance hall or vestibule

6) dome f) beautiful in movement, style or form

7) frame g) smooth, shiny, and glossy

8) trimmings h) an firm border into which something is fitted

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate form of these words:

1) St. Paul’s Cathedral in London is famous for its beautiful ….

2) The … of the hotel was designed in the Revival style.

3) The decorator used … to make pictures and patterns in windows.

4) The … of the jacket were made of gray leather.

8. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate form of the following words: traditional, noteworthy, to house, to reinvent, variety, graceful, to represent

1) This new building will … several departments.

2) There is nothing particular … in the ornamental patterns of this interior.

3) In the late 80-ties certain musicians and DJs began … the whole feel and style of jazz to fit contemporary street culture.

4) The popular … version of the poem tended to become modified.

5) The composition of the painting is very ….

6) This photograph … my childhood.

7) The Museum contains … of jewellery collections made of silver and gold, enchased with gems and pearls.

9. Match the parts of the sentences:

1) The interior design of the public rooms…

2) A wide variety of styles…

3) The design of the rooms on the ship …

4) Each of the rooms is performed…

5) The Lobby is decorated …

a) … in an interpretative manner.

b) … in the art deco style.

c) … is presented on the Carnival Spirit.

d) … celebrates great architectural styles.

e) … synthesizes divergent dé cors.

10. Translate the sentences:

1) Архитектор не следовал традиционному стилю в оформлении помещения.

2) Стиль арт деко использует утонченные линии и формы при оформлении.

3) Дизайн интерьера данного помещения представляет собой синтез разнообразного декора.

4) В оформлении вестибюля дизайнер использовал мозаичное стекло, гравировку, мрамор и рельефный орнамент.

11. Retell the part of text which concerns the design of the rooms on the ship, use the following phrases:

to celebrate great architectural styles

to represent a wide variety of architectural styles

interior-design themes

to reinvent the traditional central themes

to create a mood of diversity

a synthesis of divergent dé cors.

The central idea is noteworthy (remarkable) dé cor styles

a main decorative style

to be executed in a traditional (interpretive) manner

Part 2

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The Spirit has several rooms not found on other Carnival ships, perhaps most noteworthy among them the dining venue, the Nouveau Supper Club. It is located at the top of a soaring nine-deck-highatrium and housed under a red tinted glass dome. Art nouveauis characterized by dense, winding floral forms in a linear arrangement. It incorporates organic shapes – vines, leaves, flowers, branches – into abstracted architectural elements.

In the supper club, pillars are shaped like flower buds in a Tiffany-like design using antiqued copper for the stems and leaves. Thefloral pattern is carried out throughout the room in hand-painted wall murals, the stained glass balcony on the upper level and the bud-shaped bar stools. On one side of the room is a beverage bar, and on the other, a display cooking area with bar stools, so guests can watch the cooks at work. The circular, two-level room has a stage for entertainers, as well as a dance floor.

There is the Chippendale Library on board theCarnival Spirit. Named after Thomas Chippendale, the 15^th-century English style of furniture is recognized by its graceful lines and rococo ornamentation. The room's main featuresare columnsshaped like giant Chippendale table legs. The mural of an English garden overlooks a traditional secretary and bookcases mounted on desks, which hold computer terminals offering internet access for guests.

venue – место сбора, встречи

tinted – окрашенный

dense – плотный, сжатый; густой, частый

winding – извилистый, витой

pillar – столб, колонна; опора, стойка

bud – почка, бутон

secretary – секретер; письменный стол

2. Find the English equivalents in the text:

стеклянный купол, в линейном порядке, цветочный рисунок, на всем протяжении, сцена для эстрадных артистов, на борту, огромный

3. Find the synonyms to the following words:

remarkable, to be situated, towering, to include, forms, fresco, round, exquisite, the chief characteristics

True or false?

1) The dining venue is situated only on the Carnival Spirit.

2) The Nouveau Supper Club is located on the upper deck.

3) The floral pattern can be found only on pillars.

4) The visitors can observe the work of the cooks.

5) The entertaining area is located in another place, not in the Nouveau Supper Club.

6) The designer of the library on the Carnival Spirit was Thomas Chippendale.

7) The columns in the library have the form of human’s legs.

8) The guests can surf the Internet in the library.

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