Pair work Check the knowledge of the words and meanings of your partner.

Text B: My Flat

We live in a new 16-storeyed block of flats. It's situated in a very picturesque place. There is 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 3 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 dinning room and as a sitting room. In the middle of the room there's a wall unit with lots of books, a TV-set and a video cassette recorder. There are 2 comfortable

armchairs and a small coffee table in the right-hand comer. There's also a sofa and an electric fire in our living room.

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're some big posters on them. I like my room very much, but from time to time change it round.

Our kitchen is large and light. It is well-equipped. We have got a refrigerator, a freezer, a microwave oven, a coffeemaker and a toaster. We haven't got a dishwasher yet, because it very expensive. But I'm sure we'll buy it in the near future.

Exercise 1.

Answer the questions to the text

1. Do we live in a house or in a flat?

2. Is there a big supermarket on the ground floor?

3. What floor is our flat on?

4. What kind of modern conveniences do we have?

5. How many rooms do we have in our flat?

6. Is there a table in the living room? Where is it?

7. What do I have in my room?

8. Do I like my room or I didn't?

9. What can you say about our kitchen?

10. What are we going to by in the near future?

Exercise 2.

Ask your partner the given questions.

Exercise 3.

Make a dialogue using the following words and expressions.

Haven't seen you for ages, meet my friends, not far from, to be lucky, to be good at, to go to the pictures, by the way, sorry to say.

Exercise 4. Dialogue 1 Read the dialogue, learn it by heart and act it out for your group:

Using the dialogue №1 ask your partner about his or her family.

Exercise 6.