Suggested topics for conversation

1. A newly married couple is planning how to arrange the furniture in their new flat.

2. You are buying furniture for your dining-room.

3. Your friend and you are talking about housekeeping.

4. You teach your little sister to make her bed.

5. Your parents and you prepare to move to the country-house in summer.

6. Your sister and you are tidying the rooms after your little brother’s birthday party.

7. You have recently moved into a new flat and you show your friends round the flat.

8. You want to furnish your room anew. Your mother and you are in a fu­rniture shop.

9. Your friend has moved into а new flat recently. Tell us about his housewarming party.

10. You have just come on a visit to one of your friends. The table is beautifully laid. Speak about it.

11. You leave the house forgetting to turn off the water tap.

12. You have rented a furnished apartment. Write to your friend what you like and dislike about it.

13. You are at your friend's house. It is large and comfortable, it is also well furnished. You compliment your friend on the flat and the furniture.

14. Your friend is moving to a new flat. He says he likes it very mu­ch. You want to know where his new flat is, whether it's large or small, whether it’s high up, if the layout of the rooms is nice and the like.

15. You are showing your friend your flat. Both you and your guest make some comments on the flat, the furniture, etc.

16. You speak about the distribution of household duties among the members of your family.

17. You speak to the repairman (plumber, etc.) who has come on your call.

18. You discuss with the members of your family how to put right an appliance that has gone wrong.

19. You give instructions to your younger brother (sister) about cer­tain household chores which should be done by tomorrow (the day after tomorrow, etc.)

SITUATIONS

1. Find out if the living area where your classmate has got a flat is convenient to live in.

2. Work out a plan of an ideal flat for a family of 3 (5) people.

3. Describe your flat.

4. You are to furnish a room in a hotel. Draw a plan and say what furniture you'll put there and of what color.

5. You are to rent a country cottage for your family. Phone the landlady and ask her all possible questions.

6. You've moved to a new flat in a Minsk suburb. You like it. Advise your friend to move to this district. (Speak in favor of the place).

7. You're throwing a house-warming party. Arrange the program of the party.

8. Suppose you were asking an interior designer for advice about decorating and furnishing your flat. What questions would you ask?

9. People live in many different kinds of homes. Some people live in houseboats. Some people live in mobile homes. Some people live in one-family houses. Some people live in apartment houses. In big cities some apartment buildings are homes to hundreds of families. What kind of home do you live in? Write about your home. What do you like most about it?

10. Write a thank-you note to the parents of your friend for an imaginary weekend stay at their home.

11. You prefer to have a nice flat in the center of the city. Your friends prefer a house in the country. Give reasons for and against each.

12. You are going to move to a different residential area. You have several offers. You are discussing flats with various people who are phoning you. Each side is interested in ev­ery detail of the other side.

13. Draw a plan of a house of the 21st century. Write a story about a house of your dream.

14. Write a list of housing problems people in your city may have. Discuss it in a group where and how these problems are solved.

Date: 2015-12-17; view: 1381