Where do you live?

Study the vocabulary and read the dialogue

Vocabulary 1

a hospital — больница;  a house — дом;   а block of flats — многоквартирный дом;  a flat – квартира; a skyscraper — небоскреб; a church – церковь

Dialogue 1

Nicolai    Where do you live, Simon?

Simon    We've got a house near the centre of Brighton. It's old fashioned but we like it. What about you?

Nicolai    I'm staying with my uncle. He 's got a flat in London. He's got a spare room and I'm staying there. But I want to live in Brighton.

Simon     Is it your uncle's flat or does he rent it?

Nicolai    I'm sorry what does rent mean?

Simon     It means you pay money every month to live in the flat. Does he rent it?

Nicolai    No, it's his flat. He owns it.

Simon     So what does your uncle do?

Nicolai    He's a doctor. He works at St Mary's Hospital in London.

Do some exercises

1. Составьте правильный ответ на вопрос, выбрав соответствующее местоимение и предлог in или at

1. Where's Nicolai?       .... the hospital.

2.  Where's Natasha? .... church. 

3. Where's Simon? .... the office.

4. Where's Susan? .... London.                                                                                         

5. Where's Peter? .... Simon's flat. 

6. Where are Simon and Mary?        .... the cinema.

7. Where does Nicolai work?            .... Brighton.

2. Закончите предложения, употребив have, is, I'm, repeat, he's, listen

1. ......here to see Simon Smith.

2. ......coming.

3. ......a seat, please.

4. Nicolai Borodin .... here to see you.

5. .....to the dialogue.

6. Then .......

3. Употребите глагол, указанный в скобках, в правильной форме

1. Nicolai (stay) with his uncle in London.

2. He (want) to live in Brighton.

3. Nicolai's uncle (work) at St Mary's Hospital.

4. Simon (have got) a house in Brighton.

5. Nicolai's uncle (live) in a flat.

6. Nicolai (stay) there now.

7. What (mean) rent?

8. I (own) a flat in Moscow.

4. Перефразируйте предложения по образцу

It's Simon's...

1. Simon's got a house.               ......   house.

2. Nicolai's uncle's got a flat.      ......  flat.

3. Nicolai has a room.                ......   room.        

Study the vocabulary and read the dialogue

Vocabulary 2

a bedroom — спальня; the bathroom — ванная; the toilet — туалет; the sitting room — неболь­шая гостиная (синонимично the living room — гостиная, т.е. комната, где собираются все вместе); the dining room — столовая; the kitchen — кухня; the garage — гараж; the garden — сад

Dialogue 2

Nicolai    What's your house like, Simon?

Simon     It's big. It's an old house. There are four bedrooms upstairs. There's a bathroom and a toilet. Downstairs there's a sitting room, a dining room and a small kitchen. And a downstairs loo.

Nicolai    I'm sorry. What does loo mean?                                                            

Simon     It means toilet.                                                 

Nicolai       OK. Thank you. 

Simon    There's a garage and a big garden. It's really nice in summer. 

Nicolai   We haven't got a garden in Moscow. But my father's got a dacha near Moscow. It's like a summer house. That's got a big garden. My father grows vegetables.

Simon    Vegetables! We grow flowers.  

Nicolai   We grow flowers too. And there are fruit trees too. 

Do some exercises

1. Проверьте, хорошо ли вы помните предлоги. Закончите ответы на вопросы, выбрав правильный предлог и добавив недостающие слова

1. What floor is your flat on?               ........ the top floor.

2. .......   Simon's flat . . ?                     ......... the third floor.

3. .....a house ... a flat?                         ......... a house.

4. ......     do you live . . . ?                     .........  the ground floor.

5.......   is your room . . ?                      ........   the top floor.

6. Is your flat ... the first floor?             No,   .......  the third.  

2. Напишите ответы на вопросы

1. Do you live in a house or a flat?

2. How many rooms have you got?

3. Have you got a dining room and a living room?

4. How many bedrooms have you got?

5. Have you got a garden?

6. Have you got a garage?

3. Закончите предложения, выбрав правильную форму конструкции There is или There are

1. .......three houses in this street.

2. .......twelve flats in my block of flats.

3. .......a big flat on the top floor.

4. .......four bedrooms in my house.

5. Downstairs ............ a big kitchen.

6. ....any windows downstairs. It's a garage.

4. Прочитайте сообщения. Заполните таблицу. Укажите характеристики дома или квартиры по образцу.

1. I'm Peter. I have a flat in a block in Brighton. It's on the sixth floor. It has two bedrooms and a large balcony.

2. I'm Susan. I live in a house near Brighton. It's by the sea. I 've got a garden. I can walk in the garden and go right on the beach. It's fantastic!

3. I'm Michael. I live in Brighton. I have a bedsit in Brighton. It's great. I've got one big room and a small kitchen and a bathroom. That's it.

4. Hi, I'm Miriam. I'm at Brighton University. I've got a room in a student's flat with another student. We have one room and no toilet! It's okay but I'd like a house.

5. I'm Arthur. We have a house in London. We, my wife, our two children and me, have four bedrooms and a big garden. We like it.

6. Hi, I'm Martina. I live with my parents. They have a big flat in Brighton. It's great there. I have a big bedroom and we have a big kitchen and we have a garden!   It's great!

5. Прочитайте сообщения. Где находятся их участники? Впишите в таблицу место и предлог.

1. Nicolai's on the beach.

2. Natasha's at the hospital.

3. Susan's at the cinema.

4. Simon's mother is at church.

5. Simon's father is in London.

6. Simon's in Brighton.

7. Mary's at the supermarket.

6. Прочитайте диалог и исправьте неверную информацию в рекламном объявлении

 Dialogue

- I'm sorry. This is not right. This flat is on the fifth floor not the tenth.

- Okay. Okay. But you can see the sea.

- You can't see the sea.

- But you’re on the top floor.

- No, we aren't. We're on the fifth floor.

- But you are in the centre of Brighton.

- OK. But where's the sea? I can see the car park. That's it.

- The sea is over there.

- Is it? You can't see it from the balcony. Oh, yes you can. Just! It's not a wonderful view!

- But the flat is big.

- Big? There are two small bedrooms and only one bathroom. I'm, sorry. This is not a good flat.

Flat for rent

A top floor (tenth floor flat) in a block of flats

in the centre of Brighton by the sea.

There is a wonderful view of the sea from the balcony.

This is a big flat with three big bedrooms and two bathrooms.

7. Опишите свою квартиру или дом. В качестве образца используйте упражнение 2.

С помощью словаря вы можете добавить что-то новое в свой рассказ.

8. Self test

1. Употребите конструкцию there is или there are

А...............a big house on the corner.

В...............two flats on the top floor.

2. Закончите предложения

A. We've got trees in our garden. We've got flowers......

B. Do you live in a house ................... a flat?

С. We've got a garden ................... a garage.

D. We've got a house .......... we haven't got a garden.

3. Задайте вопрос

. .................., please?

It means dacha in Russian.