Wе live in a new 16-storeyed block of flats in Strogino. It's situated in a very picturesque place not far from the Moskva River. There's a big supermarket on the ground floor and it's very convenient to do everyday shopping. Our flat is on the fifth floor. It's very comfortable and well-planned. We have all modern conveniences, such as central heating, electricity, gas, cold and hot running water and a telephone. There are three rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a hall in our flat. There's also a balcony and we can enjoy a lovely view of the river. The largest room in our flat is the living room and we use it as a dining room and as a sitting room. In the middle of the room there's a big table and six chairs round it. Opposite the window there's a wall unit with lots of books, a TV-set and a video cassette recorder. There are two comfortable armchairs and a small coffee table in the right-hand corner. There is also a sofa and an electric fire in our living room. We like the living room best of all, because in the evenings we gather there to have tea, watch TV, talk and rest. My room is the smallest room in our flat, but it's very cosy and light. There's a bed, a wardrobe, a desk, an armchair and several bookshelves in my room. There's a thick carpet on the floor. The walls in my room are lightbrown and there are some big posters on them. I like my room very much, but from time to time I change it round. I quite often move the bed and change the posters on the wall. Our kitchen is large and light. It's very well-equipped. We've got a refrigerator, a freezer, a microwave oven, a coffeemaker and a toaster. We haven't got a dishwasher yet, because it's very expensive. But I'm sure we'll buy it in the near future.
Vocabulary 16-storeyed ['sto:rid] 16-этажный convenient [kairvhnjant] удобный, подходящий block of flats многоквартирный дом comfortable ['k/vmfatabl] удобный, комфортабель- to be situated ['sitjueitid] быть расположенным ный, уютный picturesque [,piktja'resk] живописный well-planned хорошо спланированный supermarket ['su:pa,ma:kit] супермаркет modern conveniences ['modn kan'vi:njansiz] совре- ground floor ['graund 'flo:] первый этаж менные удобства central heating ['hhtirj] центральное отопление electricity [tlek'tristtl] электричество gas [gaes] газ running water водопровод balcony ['bselkani] балкон to enjoy [in'djoi] наслаждаться lovely ['l/wli] красивый, прекрасный view [vju:] of вид на living room жилая комната dining ['dainio] room столовая sitting room гостиная wall unit [-ju:nit] стенка video cassette recorder ['vidieu ke'set ri'ko:de] видеомагнитофон armchair ['a:mtjea] кресло left-hand corner левый угол coffee table журнальный столик electric fire [i'lektrik 'faia] электрический камин cosy ['keuzi] уютный light [lalt] светлый wardrobe [-wo:draub] платяной шкаф desk письменный стол bookshelf книжная полка (мн. ч. bookshelves) carpet [-ka:pit] ковер poster ['peuste] плакат to change round менять местами (мебель и т.п.) well-equipped [i'kwipt] хорошо оборудованный refrigerator [rifridsareita] холодильник (сокр. fridge) freezer [1ri:za] морозильная камера microwave oven ['maikraweiv 'ЛУП] микроволновая печь coffemaker кофеварка toaster ['tauste] тостер dishwasher ['dij,wojaj посудомоечная машина expensive [iks'pensiv] дорогой
Questions 1. Do you live in a house or in a block of flats? 2. Which floor is your flat on? 3. Is your flat well-planned? Is it comfortable? 4. How many rooms are there in your flat? 5. Have you got a dining room (a sitting room, a study)? 6. Where do you usually have your meals? 7. Is there much furniture in your flat? Do you change it round from time to time? 8. What is there in your room? 9. Are there any pictures on the walls of your flat? 10. What colour are the walls in your room? 11. What is your kitchen like? 12. How often do you redecorate the rooms?
