Explain the meaning of these sayings and choose your favourite one East or West – home is best There is no place like home Every bird likes its own nest My home is my castle Learn the topical vocabulary to clean, to dust, to vacuum, to polish, to water, to wash the floor, to sweep the floor, to make the bed, to a room, to repair, to air the room, to move the furniture Kitchen, entrance-hall, sittingroom/living-room/lounge, diningroom, bathroom, WC, balcony, bedroom Running-water, electricity, central heating, gas, telephone, lift, chute In our kitchen we have … In our lounge we have … In my bedroom I have… In our bathroom we have… In our entrance-hall we have A bed, a chair, an arm-chair, a sofa, a chest-of-drawers, a wardrobe, a sideboard, a table, a cupboard, a stool, a bookcase, a bookshelf, a carpet, a curtain, a gasstove, a vacuum-cleaner, a mirror, a picture, a chandelier, a lamp, a TV-set, a CD-player, a taperecorder, a computer, a washing-machine, a fridge, a microwave oven, a dishwasher Complete the following sentences Use the proper word from the topical vocabulary that corresponds the definition Sometimes you can choose more than variant 1. You use it when you want to vacuum the carpet 2. It’s a piece of furniture where you sleep 3. You use it to keep there your clothes 4. Here you take a shower, clean your teeth and wash 5. You need it to cook your meals 6. Here you keep your magazines and books 7. You need it to wash your clothes 8. You use it when you want to listen to music Restore the word-order in these sentences The first word is indicated with colour: a / fireplace / is / there/ the / in / sitting-room in / sitting-room / the / have / they / in the afternoon / a drink downstairs / are / three / bedrooms / there too / large / the / isn’t / flat / but / here / are / we / comfortable / rather London / in / people / prefer / in / own / their / houses / live / to a lot of / cushions / there / are / on / bed / my Insert the prepositions in/on/under/over /into/at I like to curl up … the arm-chair I keep my CDs … the shelf Our family photos hang … the wall … the sofa My cat likes to have a nap … the carpet … the coffee table When I’m reading I prefer to sit … the window There is an alarm-clock … the chest-of-drawers Put this lovely bouquet of flowers … the vase We don’t allow our dog to sleep … the sofa There is a dish-washer … the fridge 10 We have a nice woolen carpet … the floor 11 Put your socks … the drawer 12 Once I lost my passport but it was … the carpet Read Lucy’s story about her house Hello, my name’s Lucy ad I live in a nice house It has all modern conveniences: central heating, gas, electricity, cold and hot water There are four rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a hall in our house The living-room is the largest and most comfortable room In the middle of the room we have a square-table with six chairs round it To the right of it there is a sideboard At the opposite wall there is a piano and stool before it Between the two large windows there is a little table with a color TV set on it Near the TV set there are two cosy armchairs A small round table, a sofa, and a stand lamp are in the left-hand corner My father is used to having a rest sitting on this sofa reading books, newspapers, magazines or watching TV Actually he is rather fond of having a nap with a newspaper in his hand My parents’ bedroom is smaller than the living-room and not so light as there is only one window in it In this room there are two beds with a bedside-table between them An alarm-clock and a small lamp with a light lamp-shade are on the table In the left-hand corner there is my mum’s dressing-table with a big mirror I’d love to have one in my room as well In this room my parents have a builtin wardrobe with lots of coat-hangers; but as my mum has lots of clothes my dad says that they will have to buy one extra wardrobe to hang mum’s dresses clothes There is a thick woolen oriental carpet on the floor and plain light-brown curtains on the window My bedroom is not large but very cosy There isn't much furniture in it, only the most necessary It has a writing-table and an armchair before it In the righthand corner there is a bookcase full of books, magazines and newspapers A small table with a radio is in the left-hand corner Near it there is a sofa with some cushions and of course my bed I’ve decided to have a lacy canopy over it just as princesses have In my opinion, my room is the best room in our house Of course we have one extra room for our guests But the warmest place in our house is the kitchen, I think — the place where the whole family gathers every evening not only to have supper together, but also to speak and rest Here we have a gasstove, a microwave oven where we heat our food, a dinner table with chairs and a cupboard where we keep cups, plates and all the dishes The kitchen serves as a dining-room, but when we receive guests we have the meals in the living-room I like the English proverb: «My home is my castle» because my house is, indeed, my castle Where you live? Describe your house? What modern conveniences are there in your house? How many rooms are there in your house? Which room is the largest? Describe it What furniture is there in your flat? Is there a park or a yard near your house? Do you have a room for yourself? How is your kitchen furnished? Do you often get together in your living-room? And now please make up a story about your house Use as many new words and expressions as you can I live in a … We have …… rooms My favourite room is… The coziest place is… I spend much time in … I’d like to have a … I always help my mum… (wash/sweep the floor, clean, polish etc) Guess what sort of accommodation these people have or may be living in at the moment a terraced house a villa barracks a detached or semidetached house a monastery an old people's home a palace or castle a guest or boarding house a nunnery a ranch-house a queen a lawyer a worker an eighty-year-old person a well-off couple holidaying in France holiday makers who finds hotels too expensive a soldier a cowboy a monk a nun In which room might it be a good idea to look for these people? an artist a dentist a dentist's patients a novelist a carpenter a secretary a teacher a prisoner a gardener a librarian a guide a work shop an office a staffroom a cell a tourist center a shed or green house a library a studio a surgery a waiting-