Dialogue 2

Ann: Have you got a flat of your own?

Alice: Certainly. I have a flat of my own.

Ann: Is the flat large?

Alice: Rather. We have three rooms, a kitchen, a hall and a bathroom.

Ann: Are there all modern conveniences in the flat?

Alice: Yes, there are. There is hot and cold water, central heating, gas and electricity, of course.

Ann: What is your room like?

Alice: The room faces South-East. It is not very large, but very comfortable. As for me, I don’t like much furniture. There is nothing superfluous in my room. On the left, there is a cosy sofa and a small brown table near it, at the window there is my old writing-desk, in the right-hand corner there is a dressing - table. Near it, there is a built-in wardrobe where I keep my clothes.

Ann: Have you got a TV set?

Alice: Yes, we have, but it is in the living room where we usually sit in the evenings.

Exercise 5. Ask the questions

1) Alice has got a flat. (a flat of her own)

2) Alice has got electricity, gas, cold and hot running water and a telephone. (modern conveniences)

3) The dining room is cozy and comfortable. (Alice’s room)

4) Her family usually spends a lot of time in the living room in the evenings. (a TV set)

Exercise 6. Make up dialogues on the following topics:

1) Discussing a new flat.

2) Furnishing a new flat

3) About your flats

Text 2

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text.