TOPICAL VOCABULARY

to be situated in a quiet suburb;

in a new residential area;

not far from the centre;

in a 5 minute walk from;

in Shevchenko Avenue;

on the Neva Embankment;

on the ground floor (the 1 storey);

to have all modern conveniences: electricity; central heating; gas; running cold and hot water;

5- storeyed building;

multi-storeyed building;

high-rise building;

to face a busy street with heavy raffic;

to be well (bad) planned;

communicating / separate rooms;

hostel / dormitory;

permanent residence;

private house;

to receive a flat;

to move to another flat;

to rent the house;

to pay a high rent;

the entrance door opens into the hall;

a mirror;

a coat-rack;

a fitted carpet;

a chest- of- drawers for shoes;

the hall leads tothe living-room;

sitting-room;

on the left of something;

on the left;

between;

in the left-hand corner;

in the middle of the room;

at the opposite wall;

(not) to be fully furnished;

to have the most necessary pieces of furniture;

to save up to buy the missing furniture;

A KITCHEN

to be big enough to have meals in it;

a kitchen table with 4 stools round it;

to be planned in such a way to make a good housekeeping easy;

a sink with hot and cold water taps;

gas-cooker;

a refrigerator;

the cupboard with separate shelves for cooking utensils (pans, frying-pans, kettles) and tableware (plates, dishes, forks, knives, spoons)

a juice extractor; a dish-washer;

a coffee-maker; a cutting-machine.

A BATHROOM

a bath-tub with a shower;

glass shelf above the wash-basin;

toilet articles (a soap-dish with a cake of soap, a glass of tooth-brushes, a tube of tooth- paste, a bottle of shampoo);

a towel-rack.

A LIVING - ROOM

spacious;

comfortable;

a wall-unit;

a sitting- group;

curtains of pretty design;

upholsted suite;

to consist of 2 armchairs and a sofa;

a brick cottage;

a tiled roof;

a porch;

floor space;

plot for the garden;

kitchen-garden;

cellar;

a shed;

tools;

to rear domestic animals;

food stuffs;

pigsty;

poultry yard;

cow-shed;

barnyard;

preserves;

kennel;

guard;

household duties (chores);

to take much time to do smth;

to be in charge of doing smth / to be responsible for smth;

to be the most active in housekeeping;

to clear away the dishes from the dining-table;

to pile everything near the sink;

a dish cloth;

greasy dishes;

to wipe;

a plate-rack;

to lay the table;

to cover the table with a table-cloth;

to keep rooms tidy;

to sweep and wash the floor;

to dust the furniture;

to beat the dust out of the carpet;

to mend clothes;

to sew on buttons;

to do washing with the help of a washing-machine / by hand;

to use soap, washing powder;

to hang out linen on wash-lines in fresh air;

to do the ironing.

EXERCISES.

1. Give the opposite of:

In the left-hand corner; well-planned; to the right of; in the middle of the room; above; a one-storey building; in the centre of the town; near the University; behind; to face a quiet street; communicating rooms.

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