Topical vocabulary. roof, aerial, chimney, garden shed, skylight, flowerbed, fence, tile, garage, hedge, shutter, drive

roof, aerial, chimney, garden shed, skylight, flowerbed, fence, tile, garage, hedge, shutter, drive, lawn, bay window, door, doorstep, gate, letter/mailbox, porch, loft/attic, guttering, landing, doorbell, banister, basement/cellar, window sill, stairs, conservatory, satellite dish, path, garden, patio

I. Guess the parts of the house from their definitions:

1. the part of a building which covers the top of it

2. a long metal stick on a building that receives radio or television signals

3. a passage through which smoke can get out of a building

4. a small building that is used for keeping things in it

5. a window in a roof or ceiling

6. a piece of ground in a garden or park where flowers are grown

7. a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire, metal to divide land

8. one of the flat, square objects that are arrange in rows to cover the roofs

9. a building where cars are kept

10. a row of bushes planted close together at the edge of a garden

11. a wooden or metal cover that is fifed outside a window and that can be open or shut

12. a private road that leads to a house

13. an area of grass in a garden or park that is regularly cut

14. a window in a part of a room that sticks out from the wall of a house

15. a piece of wood that you open and close to get in or out of a room

16. a step in front of a door usually outside the building

17. a movable structure that closes an opening in a wall or fence

18. a hole in a door or wall through which letters are delivered

19. a covered area at the entrance to a house

20. a space or room under the roof of a house

21. a long, metal, or plastic pipe that is fixed under the edge of a roof to carry away rain water

22. an area at the top of the staircase

23. a bell on the outside of a house

24. a rail supported by upright bars the side of a staircase, that you hold on when you are going up – downstairs

25. the lowest room of a building which is partly below ground level

26. a shelf at the bottom of a window in a building either inside or outside

27. a series of steps inside a building that lead from one level to another

28. a room with a glass roof and walls

29. a piece of equipment in the shape of a dish that receives special signals from a satellite

30. a way across a piece of land that is made by or used by people walking

31. a piece of land where flowers and vegetables are grown

32. a paved area between house and garden for sitting and eating

II. Fill in the gaps with suitable words:

1. I’ve got a darkroom in the …where I develop films. It’s perfect because there are no windows down there.

2. We keep our skis up in the … during the summer. They’re out of the way up there.

3. You’ll find the garden chairs in the … … at the bottom of the garden. Bring them up and we’ll have a drink on the … and watch the sunset.

4. I opened the …, walked up the … and rang the ….

5. The house has an underground … to park cars.

6. There is a smooth … in front of the house.

7. You go through the … and walk along a … leading to the house.

8. The room has three …; all look out into the garden.

9. The wind had blown several … off the ….

10. Smoke poured out of the factory ….

11. The doors were closed the windows were ….

12. There are four flats on our ….

13. The cat was sleeping peacefully on the … ….

14. Farmers have to build … in their fields to keep the cattle from getting loose.

III. Translate from Russian into English:

1. По середине участка стоял старинный, деревенский дом, а рядом с ним находились различные прилегающие пристройки.

2. Справа от него стоял сарай полный различных садовых инструментов.

3. Вокруг всего участка тянулся деревянный забор, над которым была натянута проволока.

4. Перед фасадом дома находились клумбы с полевыми цветами, около которых располагался небольшой пруд.

5. Позади дома стояла теплица, где выращивались (cultivate) овощи на продажу.

6. Налево от теплицы стоял гараж, в котором вместо машин находились велосипеды и валялись различные детали.

7. В правом углу гаража стояли метлы и ведра. Над самой его крышей находилось гнездо птиц.

8. Напротив дома, во дворе стояла конура, у которой, очевидно, не было хозяина уже много лет. Возле нее лежала толстая металлическая цепь и пустая собачья миска.

9. Позади нашего домика – огород, пред домиком – двор.

10. Наверху 4 комнаты, внизу две комнаты, кухня и ванная.

11. Где ваш гараж? – За коттеджем.

12. Есть живая изгородь вокруг этого особняка? – Нет, есть только забор.

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