Стр.86 Unit 8 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 11 класс
VOCABULARY
Read extracts A–D and match them to text types 1–4. Justify your answers.
- A newspaper advert
- A novel
- An email to a friend
- A holiday brochure
A It’s a lovely little house, and really near the river, in fact the garden 1) backs onto it – you’ll have to come rowing in the summer! We’re beginning to 2) settle in now, although it’s been chaos since we moved in because Mum and Dad have already started doing it up. The best part of it is that they’re going to 3) convert the loft into a bedroom – my bedroom I hope, especially since Charlie is off to university in September …
B For rent: spacious studio flat on top floor of 1950s 4) apartment block in the city centre. Small balcony off bedroom, facing Monroe Park. 5) Tiled floors throughout.
C All our cabins are comfortably furnished and fully equipped with bed linen, crockery, cooking 6) utensils, etc. Relax in front of a cosy log fire in winter or, on warmer days, take in the view from your private 7) verandah overlooking the lake.
D Melinda took her cup of tea and walked into the 8) conservatory, which had always been her favourite room in the house. She opened the 9) blinds to let the sun flood in and immediately felt her mood lift. She thought about Randolph’s note, which was still propped up on the 10) mantelpiece in the sitting room. No – she wouldn’t read it yet.
Complete the extracts with the words below. Which place appeals to you most? Why?
tiled; settle in; mantelpiece; convert; utensils; backs onto; conservatory; apartment; verandah; blinds
T064 Find the odd one out in each group, giving reasons. Then listen and check.
- cutlery; ornaments; crockery; utensils
- shelves; windowsill; bookcase; mantelpiece
- do up; convert; renovate; settle in
- mansion; cabin; studio flat; apartment block
- shed; basement; loft; conservatory
- curtains; shutters; net; blinds
- balcony; lawn; terrace; verandah
- tiles; marble; lino; carpet
- wardrobe; sideboard; dressing table; cabinet
- run-down; overlook; back onto; face
T055 Listen and decide where the people are. Choose from the places in the box and write down three words that helped you decide in each case.
hall; bedroom; loft; study; basement; kitchen; dining room; shed; terrace; utility room
Work in pairs and follow the instructions.
1 Student A, you rented the studio flat advertised in Exercise 1. Tell Student B about the advantages and disadvantages of living there. Student B, you spent a weekend in one of the cabins advertised in Exercise 1. However, the cabin was not exactly as it was described in the brochure. Tell Student A about it.
2 Student A, there is a room to rent in the shared student house that you live in. Be prepared to answer Student B’s questions about the room and the house. Student B, you are interested in renting a room in the house where Student A lives. Think of some questions to ask Student A about the room and the house. Act out the conversations. Student B, decide whether you want to rent the room or not. Then swap roles.
In groups, discuss these questions.
- What order would you put the following in when choosing a place to live?
- location
- decoration
- views
- neighbours
- outdoor space
- price
- If you were going to rent a place to live, what three things would you not be able to live without? Why?
- Would you prefer to live on your own or share with other people? Why?
- What is the difference between a house and a home?
- What order would you put the following in when choosing a place to live?
2.
1) backs onto
2) settle in
3) convert
4) apartment
5) tiled
6) utensils
7) verandah
8) conservatory
9) blinds
10) mantelpiece
Completed extracts:
A It’s a lovely little house, and really near the river, in fact the garden backs onto it — you’ll have to come rowing in the summer! We’re beginning to settle in now, although it’s been chaos since we moved in because Mum and Dad have already started doing it up. The best part of it is that they’re going to convert the loft into a bedroom — my bedroom I hope, especially since Charlie is off to university in September …
B For rent: spacious studio flat on top floor of 1950s apartment block in the city centre. Small balcony off bedroom, facing Monroe Park. Tiled floors throughout.
C All our cabins are comfortably furnished and fully equipped with bed linen, crockery, cooking utensils, etc. Relax in front of a cosy log fire in winter or on warmer days, take in the view from your private verandah overlooking the lake.
D Melinda took her cup of tea and walked into the conservatory, which had always been her favourite room in the house. She opened the blinds to let the sun flood in and immediately felt her mood lift. She thought about Randolph’s note, which was still propped on the mantelpiece in the sitting room. No – she wouldn’t read it yet.
Which place appeals to me most: the cabin, because it has a cosy log fire and a private verandah overlooking the lake.
3.
- ornaments — the others are used for cooking and eating.
- bookcase — the others are fixed.
- settle in — the others describe things you can do to a house.
- apartment block — the others are individual places to live.
- shed — the others are rooms in the house.
- net — the others are things that cover the window.
- lawn — the others are outside areas made of stone, wood or concrete.
- marble — the others are types of floor covering.
- dressing table — the others are types of cabinet.
- run-down — the others describe how the house is situated.
4.
- utility room — washing machine, lino, mat
- hall — marble, stairs, shutters
- dining room — lay the table, cutlery, sideboard
- basement — curtains, ornaments, bookcase
- study — windowsill, dressing table, desk
