Exercise 1

Replace the italicized parts of the sentences by words and phrases from the text:

1. Once in a while the head of the household likes to do things about the house. Today, for instance, he is going to hang the curtains and take down the globes from the chandelier to be washed.

2. When the maid hit her elbow against the ironing-table it gave a jerk and threw her against the gas stove.

3. The cook was engaged in baking a cake because she was going to receive guests in the afternoon.

4. Too many people were sitting on the bench. No wonder it broke.

5. When are you taking your furniture and other things to the new flat?

Exercise 2

Find in the text English equivalents for the following and use them in sentences of your own:

витирати пил, вішати занавіски, знімати ковпаки з люстри, прасувальний стіл, в день прибуття, розбитись на дрізки, викинути на подвір’я, набути форми чогось, приймати гостей, чутливий, поблизу, служниця, хазяїн/хазяйка дому, дивовижа.

Exercise 3

Choose a proper word from those in brackets:

(master - mistress - landlord - landlady - host - hostess - owner)

1. Who is the .......… of this bicycle? I’d like to use it for a while.

2. We apologized to our amiable .....….. and left soon after tea.

3. Paul avoided meeting his .....….. in every possible way. The money had not arrived yet and he had nothing to pay his debt with.

4. The maid servant told the visitor that her .......... could not see him. She was in bed with a bad headache.

5. Margaret was the most charming .......... and she seemed to be well aware of it.

6. All the household trembled when Mr. Lawson returned home. He was a cruel .......... and it was always best to keep out of his way.

Exercise 4

Fill in the blanks with prepositions where required and retell the text.

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<== попередня сторінка	\|	наступна сторінка ==>
A VERY DANGEROUS INVENTION	\|	HOUSEKEEPING

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