Задание для студентов 108 группы (II подгруппы)

Задание 1. Обороты there is / there are

Вы знаете, что слово there переводится как «там», а глагол to be – быть. Если соединить два слова, то получится «там есть». Отсюда и вытекает функция этой конструкции: когда мы хотим сообщить, что что-то где-то есть.

Мы можем использовать there + be во всех временах: настоящем, прошедшем и будущем. Соответственно, для этого нам надо менять форму глагола be.

There is a bottle of milk in the fridge. – В холодильнике есть бутылка молока.

There was a bottle of milk in the fridge. – В холодильнике была бутылка молока.

There will be a bottle of milk in the fridge. – В холодильнике будет бутылка молока.

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Задание 2. Изучите лексику по теме. Запишите новые для вас слова.

• are largely concentrated – в основном сосредоточены

• block of flats – многоквартирный дом

• modern apartments – современные квартиры

• conservative – консервативный

• value – ценить

• marvelous view – чудесный вид

• stone – камень

• brick – кирпич

• row – ряд

• terraced houses – дома рядовой застройки

• semi-detached houses – двухквартирный дом с отдельным входом

• detached house – особняк

• property – собственность

• jointly – вместе

• mortgage – ипотечный заем

• call upon – призывать к помощи

• wages – заработная плата

Задание 3. Прочитайте и переведите текст.

English homes

Автор: Татьяна Франковская

About 51 million people live in England and most of them (84%) are largely concentrated in London. Like in any other capital city there are a lot of blocks of flats with modern flats and a lot of people prefer living there. But people who are more conservative and value the traditions of their country live in the countryside.Школа английского Дарьи Дзюбы

The houses in the countryside are usually more expensive than the flats in big cities. I think it is normal because when you live in the country, you pay not just for the house but for the marvelous views, fresh air and a possibility to spend your free time in a garden (gardening is one of the most favourite hobbies among the British). English houses often have two floors and an attic. There is a kitchen, a dining-room and a living on the ground floor. Almost in every house there is a fire-place in the living-room, which is the most favourite place for all the family in the evenings or on holidays. There are bedrooms and several bathrooms on the first floor. There is always a room for guests. There is usually a study on the attic.

Usually houses in England are built from stones or bricks (from the local area), which are different in colour. And sometimes it seems that Britain is a country of multicoloured houses. In England there are many types of houses. People can live in a flat as it was told above. In most towns all over England there are streets of houses joined together in long rows. Such houses are called terraced houses. Two houses joined together are called semi-detached houses. If the houses are not joined to any other buildings they are called detached houses. The most popular types of houses among British people are semi-detached and detached houses.

Though more and more people tend to buy a house in the countryside, it has become a great problem for the English to buy a house because the prices on the property are increasing much faster than the wages. But it is always possible to take a mortgage in a bank, call upon rich relatives or buy a house jointly with friends.

Задание 4. Прочитайте и переведите текст. Ответьте на вопросы после текста на английском языке, ответы запишите в тетрадь.

American Homes

American homes are some of the biggest and best in the world. Many have a garage for one or two cars, a big modern kitchen, a living room, and a playroom for the children.

Upstairs there are two bathrooms and three or foor bedrooms. Young Johnny sleeps in one room. His sister, Sally, has another. Their parents sleep in the third bedroom. There is another room for visitors. Some families have two homes. They have one house or apartment in the city or suburbs. They live and work there.

But they have another home near the sea or in the mountains. They go to their second home on weekends and for vacations. Seventy percent of Americans buy the house they live in. They are lucky.

But thirty percent cannot buy a house or an apartment. Some of them rent their home from a landlord. Some landlords are good, but some are not. Windows break, or roofs get old, and the landlord does not always help.

The poorest people live in "public housing" apartments. These apartments are not like rich American homes. People do not like to live in public housing projects. They are afraid of thieves and drug sellers.

Americans who live in towns and cities move often. A family stays in one house for four or five years, and then they move again. Some people move because they have found a new job. Other people move because they want a bigger or a smaller home. In American suburbs, families come and go all the time.

Americans are always trying to make their homes better. They take a lot of time to buy furniture and make their homes beautiful. They buy books and magazines about houses and furniture. They work hard on their homes in the evenings and on weekends.

Americans like to think the United States is a young country, but really it has a long and interesting history. You can see some of its history in the styles of the houses. The lovely pueblo houses of Native American villages, the old pioneer log cabins, the plantation houses in the South, the beautiful colonial homes of the Northeast — they are all a part of American history. They are part of modem America too, because people copy the old styles in new houses. The history lives on.

Questions:

1. What do American homes look like?

2. How many homes do some families have?

3. Do Americans like to rent their homes?

4. Where do the poorest people live? Do they like to live there? What are they afraid of?

5. Americans who live in towns and cities move often, don't they? Why do they often move?

6. Can you see some of American history in the styles of the houses?