MY FLAT/MY HOUSE text

My House/Flat

My name is ____________. My family and I live in Vinnytsia. We live in a house. /We have a flat on the second floor. It is rather big. There are ………. rooms, a hall, a bathroom, a kitchen and a toilet in it. Also it has a balcony and all modern conveniences: gas, electricity, central heating, running cold and warm water.

Our hall is not very large but rather cosy. There is a stand for hats and coats and a mirror on the wall.

The living room is the biggest room in our house/flat. There are two big windows in it. There is a round/square table in the middle of the room. There are four chairs around the table. We have a nice big carpet on the floor. There is a bookcase, two armchairs and a sofa in the room.

Our bedroom is not very big but it is very nice. There is not much furniture in it. There is a bed, a bedside table, a mirror, a wardrobe and a rug. Opposite the bed there is a beautiful dressing-table for my mom.

Also I have my own room. You can see a bed, a wardrobe, a TV-set, bookshelves, a rug and a desk with a chair. My room is very comfortable.

In the kitchen there is a table, some chairs, a cupboard and a sink. There is a huge fridge and a cooker in it. We always have meals there.

After all, a man's home is his castle. We like our house/ flat very much.

Vocabulary:

rather ['rɑːθə]  швидше, переважно

hall [hɔːl] приймальня, передпокій, вестибюль

all modern ['mɒd(ə)n ], ['mɔːdn] conveniences [kən'viːnɪənsiz] усі    сучасні умови, зручності

electricity [ɪˌlek'trɪsɪtɪ] електрика

central heating – центральне опалення

cosy ['kəuzɪ] затишний

a stand – вішалка для одягу

a mirror ['mɪrə] дзеркало

a living-room – вітальня

round [raund] круглий

square [skwɛə] квадратний

a carpet ['kɑːpɪt]  килим

a bookcase ['bʊkkeɪs] книжкова шафа

an armchair ['ɑːmʧɛə] крісло (з підлокітником)

a sofa ['səufə] диван

furniture ['fɜːnɪʧə] меблі

a bedside table – нічний столик (біля ліжка)

a rug [rʌg]  килимок

opposite ['ɒpəzɪt]  навпроти

a dressing table ['dresɪŋˌteɪbl] туалетний столик

own [əun] свій, власний

a wardrobe ['wɔːdrəub] шафа

а cupboard ['kʌbəd] буфет, сервант, шафа для посуду

a sink [sɪŋk] раковина (для стікання води)

huge [hjuːʤ] величезний, велетенський

a fridge – холодильник

a cooker ['kʊkə] плита

comfortable ['kʌmfət(ə)bl] зручний; комфортабельний; затишний

meals – трапези їжі такі як breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper

After all, a man's home is his castle. В кінці кінців, мій дім – моя фортеця.

Questions:

1.    Do you live in a house or in a flat?

2.    Is your house / flat big?

3.    What floor (поверх) do you live on?

4.    What is the biggest room in your house/flat?

5.    What is the smallest room in your house/flat?

6.    Do you have your own room? Describe it!

7.    Is your room cosy? Why?

8.    Is there a big TV-set in the living-room?

9.    What do you like in your room most of all? (більш за все)

10. What is your mom's favourite room? Why?

11. What does your family/mom usually do in the kitchen?

12. What do you usually do in the living-room?

13. Where do you usually have breakfast?

14.  Did you have breakfast in your kitchen yesterday?

15.  Were you at home yesterday?

16.  Do you like your house/flat? Why?