table ['te
ɪbl] стол
desk [desk] письменный стол
chair [
ʧɛə] стул
armchair [
ˌɑːm'ʧɛə] кресло
sofa ['səufə] диван
wardrobe
['w
ɔːdrəub] гардероб,
шкаф для одежды
bookcase ['bukke
ɪs] книжный шкаф
cupboard ['k
ʌbəd] шкафчик (на кухне)
CD player [
ˌsiː'diːˌpleɪə] магнитофон
cooker ['kukə] кухонная плита
fridge [fr
ɪʤ] холодильник
washing machine ['w
ɔʃɪŋ mə'ʃiːn]
стиральная машина
wall [w
ɔːl] стена
window ['w
ɪndəu] окно
floor [fl
ɔː] пол; этаж
carpet ['k
ɑːpɪt] ковер
curtain ['k
ɜːtn] занавеска, штора
mirror ['m
ɪrə] зеркало
clock
[kl
ɔk] часы (настенные,
настольные)
picture ['p
ɪkʧə] картина
Exercise 4. Fill in the columns with words and phrases from Ex. 4. What is
there in your living room? And in your bedroom?
living room
bedroom
kitchen
any room
bed
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Exercise 5. Look at the picture and do the crossword.
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Exercise 6. Ask each other about the rooms in your house / flat, for example:
1
K
2
I
3 T
4 C
5
H
6
E
7
N
1
4
5
6
7
2
3
Is there a sofa in your living room?
Yes, there is.
Are there any chairs in your bedroom?
No, there aren’t.
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Exercise 7. Learn the following prepositions.
on
in
under
in front of between
next to
Exercise 8. Look at the picture and fill in the gaps with prepositions.
1. There is one little window ___ the room. 2. There is a green sofa ___ the
window. 3. There is a telephone ___ the sofa. 4. There are two pictures ___ the
wall. 5. Is there a TV ___ the room? – Yes, there is. 6. There are two armchairs
___ the sofa. 7. There is a table ___ the armchairs. 8. There is another table ___
the sofa. 9. There are some books ___ the table. 10. Are there curtains ___ the
window? – Yes, there are. 11. The cat is sleeping ___ the sofa. 12. There is a
carpet ___ on the floor.
Exercise 9. Describe your favourite room. Use the prepositions in Ex. 7.
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Exercise 10. Learn the ordinal numbers from 1 to 100.
1st
first
[f
ɜːst]
12th
twelfth
[twelfθ]
2nd
second
['sekənd]
13th
thirteenth
[θ
ɜː'tiːnθ]
3rd
third
[θ
ɜːd]
14th
fourteenth
[
ˌfɔː'tiːnθ]
4th
fourth
[f
ɔːθ]
15th
fifteenth
[
ˌfɪf'tiːnθ]
5th
fifth
[f
ɪfθ]
16th
sixteenth
[
ˌsɪk'stiːnθ]
6th
sixth
[s
ɪksθ]
17th
seventeenth
[
ˌsevən'tiːnθ]
7th
seventh
['sevənθ]
18th
eighteenth
[
ˌeɪ'tiːnθ]
8th
eighth
[e
ɪtθ]
19th
nineteenth
[
ˌnaɪn'tiːnθ]
9th
ninth
[na
ɪnθ]
20th
twentieth
['twent
ɪɪθ]
10th
tenth
[tenθ]
21st
twenty-first
['twent
ɪ 'fɜːst]
11th
eleventh
[
ɪ'levənθ]
22nd
twenty-second
['twent
ɪ ' sekənd]
Exercise 11. What floor do they live on? For example:
Penelope lives on the sixth floor.
Penelope
6th
David
5th
Chris
4th
Richard
3rd
Brian
2nd
Gerry and Lucy
1st
ground floor
Exercise 12. Ask each other questions like in the example:
Which floor do you live on?
I live on the third floor.
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Exercise 13. Learn the following words.
flat [flæt] квартира
block of flats многоквартирный жилой дом
modern ['m
ɔdən] современный
convenience [kən'vi
ːnɪəns] удобство
central heating ['sentrəl 'hi
ːtɪŋ] центральное отопление
electricity [
ˌelek'trɪsətɪ ] электричество
comfortable ['k
ʌmfətəbl] удобный
cream [kri
ːm] кремовый, светло-желтый цвет
poster ['pəustə] плакат, постер
Exercise 14. Read the text about Tom’s flat. Translate it into Russian.
We have a nice flat in a new block of flats. Our flat is on the fourth floor. It
has all modern conveniences: central heating, gas, electricity, cold and hot
water. There are three rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom in our flat.
The living-room is the largest and most comfortable room. There is a sofa
and two armchairs in it. There is a table next to the sofa with a TV and a CD
player on it. There are two big windows in the room with cream curtains on
them. The walls are yellow. There are a few pictures on the walls. There is a
nice brown carpet on the floor.
My parents’ bedroom is smaller than the living-room and it has only one
window. There is a bed and a wardrobe with a large mirror. There are two pictures
on the wall. There is a nice carpet on the floor and white curtains on the window.
My room is small but it’s great. There is a bed, a desk for my homework and a
comfortable armchair. There is a computer on the desk. There is a big bookcase with
books and magazines. And there are a lot of posters on the walls, too.
In the kitchen there is a fridge, a cooker, a washing machine, some
cupboards and a table with four chairs. There is a big clock on the wall and
white curtains on the window. We spend a lot of time in the kitchen eating,
helping Mum to cook and wash up, talking and having a good laugh together.
Exercise 15. Are these statements true or false according to Ex. 13? Correct
the false statements.
1. Tom lives on the fourth floor.
2. There is a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom in his flat.
3. The most comfortable room is the living-room.
4. There is a TV and a CD player on the table.
5. The walls in the living-room are brown.
6. There are some pictures on the walls in the living-room.
7. His parents’ bedroom has one window.
8. There are two mirrors in the room.
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9. Tom likes his room.
10. There is a computer on the bed.
11. There are posters on the walls of Tom’s bedroom.
12. The washing machine is in the bathroom.
13. There are yellow curtains in the kitchen.
Exercise 16. Learn the following words.
suburb ['s
ʌbɜːb] окраина, пригород
dining-room ['da
ɪnɪŋrum] столовая
hall [h
ɔːl] холл, коридор
staircase ['st
ɛəkeɪs] лестница
garden ['g
ɑːdn] сад
flower ['flauə] цветок
lawn [l
ɔːn] газон, лужайка
vegetable garden ['ve
ʤətəbl 'gɑːdn]
огород
vegetable ['ve
ʤətəbl] овощ
cabbage ['kæb
ɪʤ] капуста
onion ['
ʌnjən] лук
garage ['gær
ɑːʒ] гараж
at the side [sa
ɪd] сбоку от
Exercise 17. Read the text. Translate it into Russian.
Many families in London live in flats, but most people live in their own
houses in the suburb. On the ground floor there is a dining-room, a living room,
a kitchen and a hall. A staircase leads from the hall to the first floor. On this
floor there are four bedrooms, a bathroom and a toilet.
In front of the house we have a small garden in which we grow flowers. At
the back of the house there is another garden with a lawn and fruit trees. There is
also a vegetable garden where we grow all kinds of vegetables such as potatoes,
cabbages, onions and tomatoes. At the side of the house there is a garage.
Exercise 18. Learn the poems by heart.
Some people live in the city
Where the houses are very tall.
Some people live in the country
Where the houses are very small.
But in the country, where the houses are small,
The gardens are very big.
And in the city, where the houses are tall
There are no gardens at all.
There’s no place like home
There’s no place like home.
It may be big, it may be small,
But wherever you go,
Home’s the best place of all.
It may be quiet or noisy,
It may be dark or bright,
But home is the place
Where everything’s all right.
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UNIT 7
MY HOUSEHOLD DUTIES
Exercise 1. Learn the following words.
cook [kuk] готовить
clean [kli
ːn] убирать, чистить что-либо
clean the room убирать в комнате
dust the furniture ['d
ʌst ðə 'fɜːnɪʧə] вытирать пыль с мебели
feed animals ['fi
ːd 'ænɪmlz] кормить животных
go shopping ходить за покупками
iron ['a
ɪən] утюжить
make the bed застилать постель
take out the rubbish ['r
ʌbɪʃ] выносить мусор
tidy up ['ta
ɪdɪ 'ʌp] наводить порядок
vacuum ['vækju
ːm] чистить пылесосом
wash [w
ɔʃ] стирать, мыть
wash up мыть посуду
water the plants [pl
ɑːnts] поливать цветы
repair [r
ɪ'pɛə] ремонтировать, чинить
Exercise 2. Complete the chart with the words from exercise 1. You can use
the words more than once.
Things you do
every day
Things you do
once a week
Things women
usually do about
the house
Things men
usually do about
the house
Exercise 3. Learn the following words.
appliance [ə'pla
ɪəns] приспособление, устройство
vacuum cleaner ['vækju
ːm ˌkliːnə] пылесос
carpet ['k
ɑːpɪt] ковер
coffee-machine ['k
ɔfɪ mə'ʃiːn] кофеварка
dishes ['d
ɪʃɪz] посуда
dish-washer ['d
ɪʃˌwɔʃə] посудомоечная машина
toaster ['təustə] тостер
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washing machine ['w
ɔʃɪŋ mə'ʃiːn] стиральная машина
cooker ['kukə] кухонная плита
oven ['
ʌvn] печь; духовка
mixer ['m
ɪksə] миксер
Exercise 4. Look at the pictures and do the crossword.
1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
1
-
A
2
P
3 P
4
-
L
5
I
6
A
7
N
8
-
C
9
E
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Exercise 5. Say what you will do and what appliance you will use in the
following situations.
- The carpet in your room is very dirty.
- You want to make coffee for your guests.
- You want to wash dirty clothes.
- You want to cook soup.
- You have to wash up a lot of plates and cups.
- You want to make a cake.
- You want to make toast and marmalade for breakfast.
Exercise 6. Ask each other questions like in the example:
Exercise 7. Read and translate the text.
John is very untidy. His room is always in a mess. He keeps his books
under the bed, he never knows where his pens and pencils are. There is dust on
his computer, TV-set and bookcase. His plants are dying without water. His
clothes are very dirty and he never irons them. The carpet on his floor is so dirty
that you can’t see its colour. John doesn’t like the way he lives, but he doesn’t
know what to do about it.
Exercise 8. Say how John should tidy up his room, for example:
John shouldn’t keep his books under the bed. He should put them in the
right place.
Exercise 9. Read and translate the text.
I am a student now and I live far from my parents. So I have to do a lot of
things about the house myself.
Every day I make my bed, cook, wash up the dishes and take out the rubbish.
I also go shopping, though I don’t like it very much. I go to the supermarket to
buy brown and white bread, meat, milk, eggs and other foodstuffs. Once a month
I go shopping for clothes. I like trying on new thing to see what suits me best of
all. I usually ask my friend to help me choose good clothes.
Once a week I tidy up my room. I dust the furniture, vacuum the carpet and
water the plants. I wash my clothes and then iron them.
As I live far from my mum, I have to cook myself. I usually make tea and
sandwiches for breakfast. For dinner I cook soup, potatoes or pasta, meat or fish
and salad. Once a week I invite my friends and we have dinner together.
When do you use a mixer?
I use it when I make a cake.
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I can say that cooking is my favourite household duty. I don’t like to wash
up or tidy up my room. But I like to live in a clean room, so I do all my
household duties regularly.
Exercise 10. Answer the following questions.
1. What household duties do you have?
2. What kind of housework takes a lot of time?
3. What kind of housework do you do with pleasure?
4. How often do you dust the furniture?
5. Do you go shopping every day?
6. Do you like washing up?
7. What are your duties when you invite friends?
8. What appliances make housework easier?
9. What do women usually do about the house?
10. What do men usually do about the house?
11. Do people in villages and cities have different household duties?
Exercise 11. Read and translate the dialogue. Learn it by heart. Make up
similar dialogues in pairs.
Ann: Hello, Mary.
Mary: Hello, come in. Don’t mind the mess. I’m just doing the room.
Ann: Oh, what a pity you are busy. I’ve got two tickets to the cinema. The
film begins at three sharp.
Mary: Don’t worry. It never takes me much time to tidy up my room.
Ann: Let me help you. What shall I do?
Mary: You may water the flowers and dust the books. And I will wash the
floor and put everything in its place.
Ann: Now the room looks tidy. Let’s go to the cinema.
Mary: Wait a moment. I have to wash up the dishes.
Ann: OK. I will wait for you. And who goes shopping in your family?
Mary: Usually my mother goes shopping after work. But today I must buy
something for supper. I will do it after the film.
Exercise 12. Translate the sentences into English.
1. Я готовлю обед и мою посуду каждый день. 2. Дети не любят
вытирать пыль и выносить мусор. 3. По субботам стираю и утюжу одежду,
поливаю цветы и чищу ковер пылесосом. 4. Утром я застилаю постель и
готовлю завтрак. 5. Женщины должны готовить, а мужчины –
ремонтировать сломанные вещи. 6. Есть много устройств, которые делают
работу по дому легкой. 7. Я всегда пеку пироги в духовке. 8. Поход по
магазинам – это моя любимая домашняя обязанность.
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