Pre-reading task

Work in pairs.

What we call:

a room where you take shower?

a room where you sleep?

a room where you cook and have meals?

a room where you have rest, watch TV, listen to music, receive guests?

a flat which consist of 3 rooms?

a building which consist of many floors?

Check the meaning of these words in your dictionary.

entrance hall

furniture

opposite

a carpet

a stereo tape-recorder

a record-player

a chandelier

a bookshelf

comfortable

wardrobe

a nursery

a sink

a refrigerator

Read the text

Part II

When you come to see us you will first come into the entrance hall. It's not very large but rather cosy. There is a stand for hats, coats and umbrellas and a mirror on the wall. From the entrance hall you may get to each room through separate doors. Lets have a look at the living room. By the way, it is the largest room in our flat. There is not much furniture in it. Opposite the window there is a sofa, three armchairs and a nice carpet on the floor. The door next to the window of this room leads to the balcony. We grow a lot of flowers there. There is a color TV set, stereo tape recorder and record-player in this room. There are two pictures on the wall and a chandelier hanging from the ceiling. We like to receive our guests here. They always say that we have a lovely combination of various colors in this room. When you come into other rooms you will see that they aren't as large as this one. The smallest is the study. There is a writing table with a table lamp on it, many book-shelves, built-in bookcases and a black-and-white TV. My parents work there and sometimes my brother and I study there too. Now a few words about other rooms. The bedrooms are the most comfortable rooms in our flat. They face the park. In the kitchen there are two tables, some stools, a cup-board, a sink with water taps. There is also a refrigerator (or fridge), a freezer and an electric cooker. We always have meals here. So we like our flat very much.