We 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 light-brown 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.
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?
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?
II ВАРИАНТ
We have a nice three-room flat in a new block of
flats in …(the name of the city). Our flat is on the fifth floor
of a nine-storey building. It is very comfortable and well planned. It
has all modem conveniences, such as a telephone, central heating,
running hot and cold water, electricity, gas, a lift and a chute to
carry rubbish down.
Our flat consists of a living-room, a bedroom, a study, which
serves as my room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a restroom/WC. Our flat has
two balconies.
Our kitchen is not very large but light. It’s very well equipped.
We have got a refrigerator/fridge, a microwave oven, a coffee maker and a
toaster.
In the bathroom there is a washing-machine. We also have a
vacuum-cleaner to do the rooms.
The living-room is the largest in the flat. My family uses it as a
sitting-room. In the middle of the room we have a square dinner-table
with six chairs around 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 stool. To the right
there is a colour TV set and two cozy armchairs. A couch and a standard
lamp are situated in the left-hand corner. In the evenings we usually
draw the curtains across the windows, and a red lampshade gives a warm
colour to the room.
My parents’ bedroom is smaller than the living-room and not so
light as there is only one window in it. In this room there is a double
bed with bedside stands, a wardrobe and a dressing table with a mirror.
On the dressing-table there is an alarm-clock and small lamp with a
green lamp-shade. There is a carpet on the floor.
The study is the smallest room in our flat, but in spite of it,
it's very cozy. There isn't much furniture in it, but it contains a lot
of shelves full of my books and textbooks. It has a desk, an armchair
and a bookcase. A small round table with a cassette-recorder and a
CD-player is situated in the right-hand corner. There is a small sofa
near the wall, too.
This room used to be my father's study, but as I grew older, it has
become mine. My friends like to come to my place to have a chat or to
play chess in the evening, and they say my room is classy. I completely
share their opinion.
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