Exercise 1.Here are examples of the letters. Read them and translate. See the rules of writing a letter.

A House of Their Own.

(Ann to Mavis)

17a Carlyle Street

Chelsea, S.W.3.

3 September 2008

Dear Mavis,

I really should have written earlier. The matter is I had no time because we moved to a new house. Our new house has its roof on now, so Jack and I are getting very excited about it. We are busy with choosing furniture. Luckily, we have wardrobes built in, and even a sideboard, so we don’t have to spend a fortune. We haven't a fortune to spend.

I'd very much like your advice about curtains and rugs. I'm sure you know much better than I do what colour schemes would look well.

Could you spare a few hours one Sunday next month to go out to Park Green with us and look at the house? You'd want to know what colour the walls are before thinking about curtains and rugs, wouldn't you? The inside decoration will be finished early next month.

Jack tells me he is going to write to David about the garden.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes,

Ann

(Mavis to Ann)

32 Parkway,

Hampstead, N.W.5

5 September 2008

Dear Ann,

I was awfully glad to get your letter.

Of course, I'd be delighted to help you, if you think my advice in choosing curtains and rugs is useful,. It will be almost as exciting as choosing them for my own house. You are lucky having a house built for you: David and I will probably have to wait five years before we can marry, unless we can get a building society to help us.

I'm very fond of reds - they make a room look warm. Blues and greens are rather cold colours, don't you think? Yellows and creams are good for walls, but not very suitable for rugs.

I'm very much looking forward to seeing the house. Do let me know when the inside decoration is finished, and we'll fix a date. I hope David can join us, though he is not really an expert gardener.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Best wishes,

Mavis

SPEECH EXERCISES

Exercise 1.Ask your fellow-students

- where your friend lives

- if your friend has a flat (what kind of flat)

- how many rooms (what rooms) there are in his flat.

- what furniture there is in his (living-room, bedroom, kitchen, hall)

Exercise 2.Speak on the topics:

- street you live in, the house and your flat;

- the house (flat) of your dream.

WRITTEN TASKS

Exercise 1.Write a letter to your friend. Here is a part of his letter:

“ …As far as you know we have got a new flat. So I have a great problem how to make it cosy and beautiful. Will you help me with your advice? I’ll be very grateful to you!

Looking forward to getting your letter.

Lots of love,

Andrew “

You can use the following words and word combinations:

to be very excited, to choose furniture, to spend a fortune, I would like (I’d like), I'm sure, colour schemes, to look well, to spare a few hours, inside decoration, I'd be delighted, useful, to be fond of, suitable, I'm very much looking forward to seeing, to fix a date.

Observe the rules of writing a letter.

Exercise 2.Comment on the following statement.

Some people prefer living in a block of flats, others prefer living in a cottage. What would you prefer? Why?

Give reasons for and against living in a block of flats or in a cottage.

Follow the plan:

1. Give a general statement of the problem.
2. Give arguments for living in a cottage/block of flats
3. Give arguments against living in a cottage/block of flats
4. Make a conclusion

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