XIX. Answer these questions.

1. Do your parents and friends think that you are a tidy person?

2. Who does most of the housework in your house?

3. What kind of housework do you most hate to do?

4. Do you share responsibilities in doing housework with all the other members of your family? How?

5. Everybody knows that work about the house eats up much time. Could you suggest any ways how to save your time and make your house clean?

 

XX. Speak about the flat of your own according to the plan:

1. What kind of house do you live in? (private, multi-stored, high-rise block of flats).

2. What floor is your flat on? How many storeys has you house got?

3. How many rooms are there in your flat/house?

4. Which room is your favourite one? Why?

5. Which room in your flat/house do you like least of all? Why?

6. Do you like when there is little furniture in the room? Why?

7. Where do you work or study in your flat/house? What furniture is there in this room?

 

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8. In what room do you usually receive guests? Have meals? Discuss family matters?

9. What are the most necessary pieces of furniture in the living room (bedroom,

dining room, study)?

10. Do you like to spend your time in the kitchen? Why?

11. Does your kitchen have modern facilities?

12. What would you like to have in your kitchen besides the things you have?

13. Has your house/flat got enough space for all your family members?

14. Do you have to share your room with somebody?

15. What does your home mean for you? Is it just the place where you live or more than that?

16. What kind of house or flat do you think would be ideal for your family?

 

XXI. Insert the proper words concerning the theme “Housekeeping”

1.Members of the family should distribute their …

(Члени сім’ї повинні розподіляти обов’язки)

a) exceptions b) affairs c) duties

2. Do you help your mother about the …

(Ти допомагаєш мамі по будинку?)

a) house b) home c) place

3. Saturday is the usual day for … our flat.

(Субота – звичайний день для прибирання нашої квартири.)

a) making b) doing c) preparing

4. … the rubbish-bin.

(Винеси відро для сміття)

a) use b) bring c) take out

5. … dust.

(Витри пил)

a) Sweep b) rub out c) clean

 

6. He has … the carpet with a vacuum-cleaner.

(Він почистив килим пилососом)

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a) rubbed out b) swept c) cleaned

 

7.The mother is …the linen.

(Мама пере білизну)

a) ironing b) washing c) cleaning

 

8. … the floor in the kitchen.

(Підмети підлогу у кухні)

a) sweep b) wash c) clean

 

9. She is … the linen.

(Вона гладить білизну)

a) making b) cleaning c) ironing

 

10. The girl is … the window.

(Дівчина миє вікно)

a) washing b) ironing c)rubbing

 

11. … the fridge.

(Разморозь холодильник)

a) switch off b) rinse c) defreeze

 

12. Do you take the linen into the …?

(Ви відносите білизну в пральню?)

a) tools b) laundry c) broom

 

13. What is the usual … of your father?

(Яка звичайна домашня робота твого батька?)

f) housework b)homework c)work

 

14. When do you usually have a …?

(Коли ви зазвичай проводите генеральне прибирання?)

a) turn-out b) turn off c) affair

 

15. Wash the …

(Вимий посуд)

a) linen b) plates c) dishes

 

 

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ЗМІСТОВИЙ МОДУЛЬ № 4

My Working Day. My Hobby.

Pre-reading activity.

Learn the topical vocabulary and word combinations:

On foot пішки

To be in a hurry поспішати

To have a shower приймати душ

Rather tiresome достатньо утомливо

Rush hours часи - пік

To relieve полегшувати

Burden тягар, труднощі

To realize усвідомлювати, розуміти

To have a bite перекусити

Amateur theatre самодіяльний театр

Sittings засідання

Social problems соціальні проблеми

Society суспільство

To go on продовжувати

Future occupation професія

Social development соціальний розвиток

To be an early riser рано вставати

Daily routine розпорядок дня

To have a nap подрімати

Leisure дозвілля

Hobby хобі

To be keen on бути без розуму від чогось

 

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I. Read the text. Translate it into Ukrainian.

My Working Day

Usually my working day begins at 7 a.m. when the alarm-clock wakes me up. I do my morning exercises, take a shower and have breakfast. I am not an early riser that is why I can’t do many things in the morning. I only drink a cup of coffee and eat a little sandwich. After light breakfast I go to the Institute.

My Institute is not far away and I go there on foot if I am not short of time. It takes me 20 minutes to get to the Institute on foot. But when I am in a hurry I go by bus, though it is rather tiresome in rush hours.

I am a student of the Department of Sociology. My future occupation is a sociologist. Our teachers always say the speciality of a sociologist is rather new and interesting because we can relieve the burden of people, can help them to solve their problems. I understand the difficulties of this profession. But with the help of our teachers we realize that our future speciality is really necessary.

Our lessons begin at 8 o’clock in the morning and finish at about 3 p.m. After the lessons I feel hungry and go to the cafeteria to have a bite. Then I go to the library to get the necessary books and do my homework.

Then I go home. Being tired, I have a little rest, lying on the sofa or listening to music. In the evening I go on working. Late at night, at about 11 p.m., I go to bed.

I am a member of our amateur theatre and the students’ sociological club. That’s why twice a week I stay at the Institute longer.

I take part in the sittings of our club. We make reports on social problems of our society; discuss vital questions of the social development of our country.