Exercise 2. Draw a line to connect the words in each column to make sentences about doing work around your house.
1. The clothes
2. The trash
3. The water pipes
4. The shirt
5. The kitchen floor
6. The carpet
7. The knife
8. The radio
was
were
broken
blunt
dirty
stained
leaking
creased
full
dusty
so I
polished it
sharpened it
vacuumed it
washed them
called the plumber
ironed it
mended it
took it out
Exercise 3. Decide which is the correct word to fill in the gaps bellow.
dishwasher
fan
freezer
heater
oven
refrigerator
stove
toaster
vacuum cleaner
1. My __________ is almost empty; I only have a few eggs, some cheese and a bottle of beer in it.
2. I think I would like to by a __________, which can cook four pieces of bread.
3. Put the saucepan on the __________ and cook for three minutes.
4. Could you get the __________ and clean the living room?
5. It is so hot today! I wish we had a __________.
6. It is cold in here! Turn up the __________.
7. There is nothing like a __________ to make cleaning up after dinner easy.
8. Put the roast into the __________ and let it cook for 45 minutes.
9. I bought ten steaks and put them into the __________ for next week.
Exercise 4. Find the logical order of the following lines of this dialogue. Translate the dialogue and dramatize it.
N E W A P A R T M E N T
On what floor is it?
Rather. It takes me about an hour to get to the centre by bus and by metro. If I drive a car, it takes me thirty minutes.
Thanks. Are you going to move to a new apartment?
I am glad to hear it.
Thank you for the invitation. How do you like your new apartment?
Your apartment is comfortable, isn't it?
I see. Have you bought new furniture?
Yes, it is. One of these days we'll arrange a housewarming-party. And I want you and your wife Carol to be present.
Our apartment is on the tenth floor of a high-rise dwelling house. We've got two elevators which work round o'clock.
Is it far from the centre of the city?
We've bought wall units, two armchairs and a new icebox. We are planning to buy two carpets and a dining set.
Yes, very. My wife arranged everything very nicely and I like it very much. We don't have much furniture, but we have got everything we need.
Good luck!
I’ve heard you have moved to a new apartment, Steve. Is it true?
No, I am not. We have been living in our two-room apartment for about eight years and we don't want to move anywhere.
It is very comfortable. It is a three-bedroom apartment with modem conveniences: electric stove and a lot of built-in cupboards.
Exercise 5. Match the definitions in the left-hand column with the names of the rooms in the right-hand column.
a) space within the roof of a house where people store things
b) a room in stately homes where rich people dance and concerts are held
c) a small room used for storage
d) a room underneath the house
e) a small room where people put their coats
f) a greenhouse attached to a house for the display of plants
g) a room where people eat
h) a room in stately homes where rich people entertain
1) a ballroom
2) a toilet
3) a cellar
4) a cloakroom
5) a lounge/ a sitting room
6) a music room
7) a drawing room
8) a game room
i) a room in large houses where games are played
j) the entrance passage to a house
k) a small room used for the storage of food
l) a room where books are kept
m) another name for a living room
n) a room where people play music
o) a room where people work
p) a small room used to store kitchen and dining items
q) an old fashioned word for a living room
r) a room where guests sleep
s) a room where people go to the loo (often known as WC)
t) a room where appliances such as washing machines are used
9) a spare room/a guest room
10) a larder
11) a library
12) a conservatory
13) a pantry
14) a parlour
15) a dining room
16) a box room
17) a utility room
18) an attic
19) an office
20) a hall
Exercise 6. Choose the correct variant that completes the sentences best:
1. It's my job to _____________ the table before dinner with cups, plates, spoons, forks and napkins.
A. set B. clean off C. put away
2. Please ______________ now. The garbage truck will be coming down the street at any minute.
A. sweep up the mess B. take out the trash C. clean up the room
3. You need to _____________ if you are not going to read them. They are scattered all over your floor.
A. pick up your clothes B. tidy up your room C. put away your books
4. My father decided to build a ______________ to keep the dog from running away.
A. flag pole B. porch C. fence
5. You probably want to buy a ________________ to protect your home from intruders.
A. sprinkler system B. sidewalk C. security system
6. One way to make your house safer is to trim back the ____________ in front of the windows so burglars can’t sneak in without being seen.
