It is difficult to generalize about how British people use of the various rooms (1) _________
in their houses. The only safe generalization is that, what in a house with two floors, (2) ______
the rooms on upstairs are the ones used as bedrooms. The toilet (often separate) (3) _________
and bathroom are also usually on upstairs. The living room(s) and kitchen are (4) ___________
on downstairs. The latter is usually small, but those who can afford the space often (5) _______
like to have a ‘farmhouse kitchen’, a big enough for the family to eat in. (6) _______________
Class divisions are sometimes involved in the names used for a rooms. (7) ______________
With living rooms, on for example, the terms ‘sitting room’ and ‘drawing room’ (8) _________
are regarded as upper-middle class, while how ‘lounge’ is regarded as lower class. (9) ________
‘Front room’ and but ‘back room’ are also sometimes looked down on. (10) _______________
Answer the questions.
1. Can you describe each room of your house? 2. What does the outside of your house look like? 3. Do you like the place where you are living? Why or why not? 4. What is your favorite room in your house? Why? 5. How many rooms are there in your house? 6. What do you like about your home? What don’t you like? 7. Which room do you spend the least time in? 8. Who are your neighbors? Do you get along well with your neighbors? 9. Make a list of the 10 most important things you would look for when choosing a house to live in. 10. Do you live in a house or an apartment (flat)? 11. What type of house is it? 11. Do you like being at home alone? 12. What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘home’? 13. Are you a stay-at-home person or a going-out person? 14. Do you do homework and housework? 15. Is there anything you hate about your home? 16. Are you jealous of other people’s homes? 17. Would you like to design your own house? 18. What type of house would you like to live in?
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Choose the right variant.
1. At the moment he _______ a book.
1) is to read
2) are reading
3) am read
4) is reading
2. Yesterday from 5 till 8 we ______ for the test.
1) was preparing
2) were prepared
3) were preparing
4) was preparing
3. The whole morning tomorrow Helen ________ the piano.
1) shall be playing
2) will be played
3) will play
4) will be playing
4. When mother came home, I _________ a letter to my friend.
1) was to write
2) shall write
3) was writing
4) was written
5. When we met Nick in the cinema, he _________to a pretty girl.
1) were to talk
2) was talking
3) will talk
4) never talks
6. She ________her homework when you come.
1) will do
2) will be doing
3) was doing
4) will have to do
7. I wanted to invite her for dinner but she said she _______ for a telephone call.