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Unit 2

HOME, SWEET HOME

NB! Information for self-study

 

Look at the words, their definitions and examples and work out their translation:

Definition Example Translation
intercom an internal telephone system for communicating within a building Nowadays almost all the blocks of flats have an intercom. They live in a flat, and visitors have to ask through/via an intercom to be let in.  
(esp. UK) rubbish/(esp. US) garbage chute an inclined channel or vertical passage down which garbage may be dropped Nowadays every modern apartment building is equipped with a garbage chute.  
upholstered furniture furniture fitted with padding, springs, webbing, and covering The only piece/item of upholstered furniture he has in his living room is a sofa.  
socket a device into which an electric plug can be inserted in order to make a connection I really need a double socket so I can use the kettle and the radio at the same time.  
gadget a small tool or device that does sth useful She's mad about gadgets, her kitchen is just full of them.  

 

Topic Vocabulary Exercises

 

Exercise 1

Explain the difference between the following words. Consult an English-English dictionary:

· cottage / mansion / semidetached house / terraced house –

 

· apartment building / tenement –

 

· storeroom / pantry –

 

· basement / cellar –

 

· carpet / rug –

 

· cupboard / sideboard / cabinet / chest of drawers / wardrobe –

 

Exercise 2

A. Name an appliance that:

- washes the dishes –

- washes your clothes –

- cleans the dust –

- bakes the pies –

- cooks the food –

- airs an apartment –

- makes an apartment warm –

- cools the food –

- cuts and slices the vegetables –

 

B. Name a piece of furniture that:

- holds the clothes –

- keeps cups and dishes –

- you can sit on –

- keeps different small things like medicine, shampoos, gels –

- has a reading lamp on it –

- you can put a cup on when you are drinking tea with your guests –

- holds your books and magazines –

C. Name a facility / amenity that:

- allows you to park your car without leaving it –

- protects your house from cats and dogs from outside –

- allows you to watch a lot of TV channels –

- allows you to take shower every morning –

- protects your house from burglars (people from outside) –

- wakes you up in the morning –

- allows you to get rid of garbage –

- prevents sound, heat or cold from getting into your house –

 

Exercise 3

Fill in the missing letters:

 

W..d r. b. C. p b.. r. . t o.. r o.m
M. n s. o. S k. l.. h. . o n.. r v.t. r y
R. f r..e r..or . n.. b. t. n t T. n. m. n.
S. m. d. t..h e. C.. t.. n D.. e r

Exercise 4

A. What sort of accommodation do these people have, or what might they be living in at the moment? Match the people and their possible place of living:

 


1. a queen 2. a Red Indian a hundred years ago 3. an eighty-year-old with no living relatives 4. Kerry Bradshaw from The Sex in the City 5. a family on summer holidays 6. a cowboy 7. office workers of a well to do company 8. a couple in love 9. a well-off couple holidaying in the South of France 10. a standart Russian family 11. a camper 12. a poor family of immigrants 13. a successful advertising manager 14. a beggar 15. a millionaire

a. an old people's home b. a cottage c. a palace or castle d. a mansion e. a wigwam f. a penthouse (suite) g. an apartment building h. a ranch(-house) i. a tenement j. an old hut k. row houses l. a tent (or caravan) m. a motel n. a villa o. skyscraper  


B. In which room might it be a good idea to look for these people or things? Match the words:

 


1. an artist

2. a girl getting ready for a date

3. a student

4. a family in the evening

5. a busy mother

6. a secretary

7. a teacher

8. old, unused furniture

9. dentist’s patients

10. football players after a match

11. some workers at lunchtime

12. a secret wine taster

 

a. a playroom or nursery

b. a canteen

c. an office

d. a waiting room

e. a study

f. a studio

g. a changing room

h. a basement

i. a classroom

j. an attic

k. a kitchen

l. a living room

m. a bathroom

n. a conservatory or a greenhouse


13. a gardener

14. some toddlers

15. mice

o. (a wine-)cellar

 

 


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