PHONETIC EXERCISES

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PHONETIC EXERCISES

Exercise I. Pronounce the words correctly paying attention to the vowels:

[i] electricity, picture, living, kitchen, mirror, built-in, windowsill, frige

[i: ] conveniences, convenient, heating, piece, street

[e] refuse, centre, central, bedroom, dressing-table, left

[o] modern, hot, top, block

[o: ] floor, water, wallpaper, hall, wardrobe, corner, small

[ə: ] furnish, furniture, curtains

[۸ ] running, study, comfortable, cupboard

[a: ] carpet, armchair, bathroom, party

[ai] night, writing, sideboard, nicely, wide, private, right

[u] bookcase, put, look

[u: ] chute [∫ ], stool, move, gloomy

LEXICAL EXERCISES

Exercise 1. Match the following nouns and adjectives

- flat, sideboard, carpet, table, desk, house, sofa, set, bookcase, picture, curtain, furniture, armchair, block of flats; heating, party

- nine-storied, private, house-warming, central, lovely, new, cosy, modern, thick, round, dressing, night, built-in, radio.

Exercise 2. Make up sentences according to the example.

Example: 1. A kitchen - A kitchen is a room where we cook meals. 2. A dining-table - A dining-table is a table (a piece of furniture) at which we have meals.

A bedroom, a study, a wardrobe, a sideboard, a writing-desk, a bookcase, a bookshelf, a sofa

To sleep, to work, to keep clothes, to keep glassware and dishes, to write and read, to keep books

Exercise 3 Make adjectives from the nouns. Use your dictionary. Which of the nouns don’t have the corresponding adjectives?

Noun Adjective

-ful - less

wonder wonderful –

harm – harmless

colour – –

help – –

care – –

use – –

Text 1

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text.

MY FLAT

We have a nice flat in a new block of flats. Our flat is on the fifth floor of a nine-storied building. It has all modern conveniences: central heating, hot and cold running water, electricity, gas, a lift and a chute to carry rubbish down.

We have a three-room flat which consists of a living room, a bedroom, a study (which is also my room), a kitchen, a bathroom and a toilet. There are also two closets in our flat. Our flat has two balconies.

The living room is the largest and most comfortable one in the flat. In the middle of the room, we have a square dinner table with six chairs round it. To the left of the dinner table there is a wall-unit which has several sections: a sideboard, a wardrobe and some shelves. At the opposite wall, there is a piano and a piano stool before it. To the right there is a little table with a colour TV set on it. Opposite the TV set there are two cosy armchairs. A divan-bed and a standard lamp are in the left-hand corner. In front of the armchairs, there is a small round table for newspapers and magazines. There is a thick carpet on the floor. Two water-colours hang on the wall above the divan-bed. In the evening, we usually draw the curtains across the windows, and a red lampshade gives a warm colour to the room.

The bedroom is smaller than the living room and not so light as there is only one window in it. In this room, there are two beds, two dressing tables and a wardrobe. In the corner of the bedroom, there is a small colour TV set. On the dressing table, there is an alarm clock and a small lamp with a green lamp-shade.

Our study is the smallest room in the flat, but in spite of it, it is very cosy. There isn't much furniture in it, but there are a lot of shelves full of books. It has a writing table with a computer on it, an armchair and a bookcase too. A small round table with a cassette-recorder is standing in the right-hand corner of the study. Besides, there is a small sofa near the wall opposite the bookcase. This room was my father's study, but as I grew older, it has become my room. And in my opinion it is the best room in our flat. My friends come to my place to have a chat or to play chess in the evening, and they say my room is very comfortable. I share their opinion.

Exercise 2. In the text find synonyms for the words:

fine 5. point of view
a building 6. a storey
an apartment 7. a lavatory
a tape-recorder 8. too

Exercise 3. In the text find antonyms for the words:

to the left 5. empty
big 6. that
behind 7. up
dark 8. little

Exercise 4. In the text “My flat’’ find expressions corresponding to the following Russian phrases:

состоит из; вокруг; в левом углу; две акварели; меньше; несмотря на это; повзрослел; по моему мнению; поболтать; разделять их точку зрения; много (мало) мебели; в правом углу; у противоположной стены; в прихожей; полки для посуды; шкаф для одежды; в середине комнаты; столик для телевизора; спальня; туалетный столик.

Exercise 5. Answer the following questions.

Do you prefer to live independently or with your parents?
Are you a city lover or a country lover?
What kind of house would you like to live in?
What conveniences must be in your flat?
How many rooms will there be in your flat/house?
What rooms will there be in it?

Exercise 6. Choosing the words from the list below furnish your study, bedroom, living room, kitchen, dining room.

A sideboard, a cupboard, a piano, a bed, a night table, a dressing-table, a sofa, a bookcase, a wardrobe, a small table, a TV set, a tape recorder, a writing desk, shelves for household things, stools, chairs, armchairs, a refrigerator (fridge), a kitchen table, books-shelves, a carpet, some pictures, a vase with flowers, a computer.

Exercise 5. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and post verbal adverbs wherever necessary.

1. My sister is married. She has a family... her own. 2. They all live... her husband's parents. 3. They live... Sadovaya street. 4. Their house is... a five-storey building. 5. Their flat is... the third floor. 6. There are all modern conveniences... the flat. 7. There is not much furniture... the living room. 8. A square table is... the middle... the room. 9. There are six chairs... the table. 10. ... the right-hand corner there is a small table... a TV set... it. 11. ... it there is a piano, … the opposite wall there is a sideboard where we keep dishes and glassware. 12. There is a beautiful carpet... the floor. 13. ... the walls there are some pictures and my grandmother's portrait. 14. My friends have moved... a new flat. 15. Now they live rather far... the centre... the city. 16. They live... a ten-storied building. 17. There is a lift... the house. 18. Their flat is ... the sixth floor.

Exercise 6. Translate into English. У моей сестры - отдельная квартира недалеко от центра города. Квартира не очень большая, ноудобная. В ней две комнаты, кухня, прихожая, ванная. В доме современные удобства. В кухне стоит газовая плита, холодильник, стол, несколько табуреток, шкаф и полки для посуды. Кухня очень чистая и уютная. Она служит одновременно и столовой. На мытье посуды у сестры уходит мало времени, потому что есть горячая вода. В прихожей стоит вешалка для одежды и небольшой столик для телефона. У двери лежит небольшой коврик (rug). Одна комната служит гостиной, вторая - спальней. В гостиной стоит круглый стол, шесть стульев, сервант, столик с телевизором, два кресла и тахта. Над тахтой висят книжные полки. В спальне стоит кровать, туалетный столик, платяной шкаф и ночной столик. На полу лежит большой толстый ковер. Сестра очень довольна своей квартирой

Exercise 1. Read the dialogue 1 out loud with your partner.

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