E. Briefly summarize the main idea of the text using the words and word combinations in bold.

III. Vocabulary: Houses

A. Word groups. Underline the word that is different. Say why.

1. cottage village flat detached house

2. sink dishwasher fridge shower

3. city country town terraced house

4. bed armchair floor coffee table

5. chimney garden roof steps

B. Match the sentences: Where People Live.

1. I live in the country. A. It has 20,000 inhabitants.

2. We live in the city centre. B. It's very small, with only 800 inhabitants.

3. He lives in the suburbs. C. There are a lot of houses but no offices or big shops.

4. She lives in a village. D. It's right in the middle of the city.

5. I live in a small town. E. It's the area outside the central part of town.

6. They live in a residential area. F. There are two floors below me.

7. We live on the second floor. G. There are fields and trees all around me.

IV. Grammar Review: Future forms

A. Underline the correct verb forms and translate the sentences into Russian:

1. I'm sure our company is going / will have gone public by the end of the year.

2. The IPO is going / goesahead despite rumors to the contrary.

3. I'll check the details again before I will file / filethe application.

4. The company will take on / will have takenon new staff after the forthcoming merger.

5. As soon as I'm going to hear / hearfrom you, I'll get in touch with the

auditors.

6. Who manages / is managingthe auction tomorrow?

7. I can confirm that the meeting with the accountant is going to start / will startat ten. Please be prompt.

8. I definitely won't be buying / will not buyany shares in Manleys.

9. All employees will receive /are receivingabout $1,000 when the company goes public.

10.We are going to invite / are invitingall staff to the launch next month.

B. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Future form:

In the future, high-speed Internet access _____________ 1 (be) crucial in order to power the networked home. However, there _________ 2 (be) problems because some parts of the UK never __________ 3 (have) this sort of technology.

The government says it _________ 4 (give) £50 million to provide broadband to all regions of the country, especially rural areas, over the next three years. However, critics say this _______ 5 (be) enough.

People _________ 6 (have) problems when they buy an item for their networked home but can’t use it because there is no broadband in the village they live. They say that the total budget _________7 ( split) equally between the UK government and the industry.

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