Английский язык для студентов сельскохозяйственных вузов - Светлана Дмитриева

5) a neighbour – someone who lives next to you or near you. Eg. Our next-door neighbours are so noisy that we can hardly sleep some nights.

Task 9. In pairs, act out and translate the dialogues.

a) – I say, do you live in a flat?

– Yes, I do, but it is my parents’ flat. I only have a room of my own.

– Is their flat large?

– Rather. We’ve got three bedrooms, a sitting-room, a kitchen, a hall and a bathroom. My room is not very large, but it is very comfortable. There isn’t much furniture in it. On the left there is a sofa and a small table near it. At the window there is a desk. On the right there is a dressing table. Next to it there is a wardrobe for my clothes.

b) – This is a nice flat, Miss Wilkins. Here is the plan…

– I see – There is a kitchen, a bedroom, and there is a toilet.

– Is there a balcony?

– No, there isn’t

– … and a telephone?

– No, there isn’t a telephone. Here is the kitchen.

– It is very small.

– Yes, it isn’t very large, but there is a cooker and a fridge. There are some cupboards under the sink.

– I see … How much is it?

– Five hundred dollars a month.

Task 10. Circle the correct response.

– How can I help you, Madam?

a) I’d like some information, please. b) I see.

– What a wonderful house!

a) That’s not enough, I am afraid. b) I’m glad that you like it.

– We’re invited to Joy’s house warming on Friday.

a) That sounds wonderful. b) Oh dear.

– Tom, we need to fix the roof.

a) Let’s hope for the best. b) I see.

Task 11. In pairs, complete the dialogues.

1) – Do you …?

– No, I don’t live far from the university. And you?

– … By the way, do you have … of your own?

– Oh, yes. I’ve got a small room, but it is very light and rather warm. Will you come in and see?

2) – …?

– I live on the ground floor.

– …?

– There are three rooms in my flat.

– …?

– Of course, it is my sitting-room that I like best, because it is light and spacious and there is a TV set there.

Text 1 Philip Stanley’s House

Philip Stanley is proud of his house. It is not very large, but it is very comfortable and well-planned. Any Englishman likes to live in a two-storey detached house. So does Philip. He prefers his own house to an apartment in a block of flats, because he doesn’t wish his doing to be overlooked (to overlook – подсматривать, заглядывать) by his neighbours.

In front of the house there is a green lawn and a lot of flowers. Behind it there is an orchard with some fruit trees in it. Mrs Stanley is fond of flowers and trees. She often spends her spare time there. On the north side of the house there is a garage.

On the ground floor there is a kitchen, a pantry, a dining-room, a sitting-room and Philip’s study. On the first floor or upstairs you can find two bedrooms and a bathroom.

The furniture is modern and new. The windows are large. The family like to meet in the sitting-room in front of the fire-place. Philip has to pay a lot of money for the house before he can call it his own.

The Stanleys like their home. They enjoy its quiet pleasures, its comfort, its sweet familiar atmosphere.

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text.

Exercise 2. Look at the plan of the text. Is it correct?

Plan

I A Typical English House

II The Furniture

III Inside the House

IV Outside the House

V Sweet Home

Exercise 3. Answer the questions.

1) Is Philip Stanley’s house large?

2) What is there in front of the house and behind it?

3) What rooms are there on the ground floor?

4) What rooms are there on the first floor?

5) What kind of furniture have the Stanleys got?

6) What is Mrs Stanley’s favourite place?

Exercise 4. In pairs, act out a conversation between Philip and Linda. The situation: Philip and Linda are discussing how to furnish the sitting-room ( the study, their daughter’s bedroom)

Use the speech patterns:

– Let’s put … – Давай поставим …

– I’d like to … – Мне бы хотелось …

– It is not a very good idea. – Это не очень удачная мысль.

– Let it be so, dear. – О дорогая ( ой ), пусть будет так.

– You are right. – Ты прав( а ).

– Nothing of the kind. – Ничего подобного.

Home, sweet home

Task 1. Suggest Russian equivalents for the proverbs and sayings.

1) East or West – home is best.

2) My home is my castle.

3) Wash your dirty linen at home.

4) Everything is good in your garden.

Task 2. Make up a list of your household duties.

Begin with: “My regular duties are washing up dishes, …”

For help: to walk the dog, to cook breakfast, to repair things, to go shopping, to clean the house, to make my bed.

Task 3. Make up your address book and write down your groupmates’ addresses. Use the following address abbreviations:

Ave. (Avenue), St. (Street), Rd. (Road), Bvld. (Boulevard), VLG. (village), PK (Park), SQ (Square)

Task 4. Look at this sitting-room. Do you like it? Does it look like yours? What is the difference? Can you describe it?

Use the phrases:

As for … ( что касается …)

In the middle of … ( в середине)

To the right ( left) of In front of …

We can see …

There is ( are)

A flat to let

Task 1. Look at the advertisements “Flat to let” and the people’s preferences. Tick the flat which best suits each person.

Task 2. You are to rent a flat (a room). Phone the landlady and ask her questions. Use: Is there … nearby? (a clinic, a post office, a park, a hairdresser’s, a cinema, a library, a bus station, a bank, a shoe repair shop, a café, a railway station, a department store).

Text 2 There’s No Place Like Home

About 64 % of the British population live in houses or flats that they own or are buying in instalments (покупают в рассрочку). Most other people live in council accomodation, about 10 % rent from private landlords. People buying their property almost always pay for it with a special loan called a mortgage, which they must repay, with interest (с процентами), over a long period of time, usually 25 years.

There are three main types of houses in Britain:

terraced – several houses, usually two-storey, joined together in a row or terrace;

semi-detached – a pair of houses joined together;

detached – a single house, completely separate from any other.

This house is over 600 years old.

A big problem in England is the rising cost of houses.

The lives of most Americans revolve around their homes and houses. The percentage of Americans owning the houses (and apartments) they live in is the highest among western nations. Most Americans still live in “single-family dwellings,” that is, houses which usually have a front and backyard. Contrary to a common belief, only about 5 percent of all Americans live in mobile homes. Most of America has a more or less four-season climate, and the rhythms of life around the house tend to follow the seasons. There is always something that needs to be done around the house, and most Americans do it themselves.

Exercise 1. Scan the text.

Exercise 2. Answer the questions: “Have you got any new information? What is it about?” Use: I’ve learned that (about) …

Exercise 3. Find in the text the sentence which proves the following information:

2003

Average wage per year: £20,000

Average house price: over £120,000.

2007

Average wage per year: £23,244

Average house price: £184,924

Exercise 4. Divide the text into logical parts and give information of each one.

Use: I think this text should be divided into … logical parts. The 1st (2nd, 3d …) part informs the reader (is about… is devoted to …) the main thought (sentence) of it is … It is interesting that …

BE READY

1 Write a composition.

1. Advantages and disadvantages of living in a house ( in a flat ).

2. My dream house.

3. I like old-fashioned houses.

Words for help: a candle, our family room, the air of crowded family life, plants in pots, picturesque, a room of my own, with a view over the sea (forest), cracks, pechka

When you are invited

2 . In groups, act out a conversation. The situation: You’re having a housewarming party. Information for help:

When you’re invited you are expected to arrive at exactly the time or some minutes later. It’s good manners to take a small present. It could be a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates or a few flowers. Some useful phrases:

Hello, nice to see you.

I’ve brought you a small present.

Come in, please. That’s very kind of you. You shouldn’t have bothered.

Make yourself comfortable. (Устраивайтесь поудобнее.)

Would you like to come to the table?

What a nice house ( flat, room) you’ve got!

Help yourself to mushrooms ( fish, bisquits, …) ( Попробуйте грибы, …)

Would you like some more salad, ( brandy…)? – Oh, no, thanks … no more for me.

Thank you very much. The dinner has been delicious.

I’m glad you liked it.

I must go. Thank you for a wonderful evening.

There is work to do.

PHONETICS Чтение буквосочетания “ph”– [f]

Exercise 1. Read correctly.

Photo, phase, phone, telegraph, photosynthesis, philosophy, physics, atmosphere, phenomenon, sphere, graphically, geography, topography, biography, pheasant, phantasm, emphasize, emphatic, alphabet.

Чтение согласной “s”

Exercise 2. Read correctly.

a) say, skate, surname, salt, south, pass, space, crops, species, silver, combustion, state, swallow, ducks, books, cats, suppress, west, spring, summer, smile,

b) bags, foxes, matches, please, rise, exercise, phase, daisy, cause, because, rose.

c) sheep, she, shelf, shower, shovel, shine, mash, mushroom, show, cash, flesh,

Чтение буквосочетаний с буквой “o”

Exercise 1. Read correctly.

a) coat, road, roast, boat, board, boar, cold, mold, old, sold, bold, molder, older.

b) boil, point, boy, toy, moisture, poison, decoy, voice, employ, employment, destroy.

c) took, hook, look, book, undertook, rook, brook, Brooklyn, shook.

d) fool, soon, scooter, too, moon, cool, tool, retooling, boot, tooth.

e) mouse, house, bought, thought, ought, fought, brought, aloud, cloud, cloudy, out,

f) [ou] know, grow, show, bowl, flow.

g) [au] Flower, cow, down, brown, power, tower, shower, frown, plow, plowing, now, tower.

GRAMMAR THERE IS/THERE ARE

В предложениях с вводным словом there ( конструкция: there is/there are) слово: there является формальным элементом и на русский язык не переводится. Данная конструкция употребляется для указания на наличие или отсутствие лица или предмета в определенном месте. Глагол to be обычно согласуется с подлежащим, непосредственно следующим за ним..Если за конструкцией следует цепочка существительных, то выбор формы глагола to be зависит от числа первого существительного. Eg. There is a cooker, two chairs and five plants. There are five plants, a cooker and two chairs. Перевод конструкции следует начинать с обстоятельства места. Если обстоятельства места нет, то перевод начинают со слов: существует, имеется, есть, различают и т. д. Eg. There is a big library in the new building. ( В новом корпусе находится большая библиотека ). There are many different crops. ( Существует много с/х культур ).

В данную конструкцию, кроме глагола to be, могут входить и некоторые другие непереходные глаголы, например: to exist – существовать, to come – приходить, to live – жить и другие, а также глаголы в страдательном залоге. Eg. There exist a great number of butterflies. ( Существует огромное количество бабочек ). Если слово there употребляется самостоятельно и не участвует в конструкции, то оно является наречием и переводится: там, туда. Eg. I have to go there. ( Я должен пойти туда ).

Exercise 1. Use: is, are.