THE HOUSE
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THE HOUSE
In many parts of England cottages are built in a long row, each house joined to the next one, and each with a small yard at the back, and a still smaller one at the front. On the ground floor there are generally two rooms, and on the upper one – two. In the bigger of the lower rooms food is prepared, meals are eaten and guests are received. Such a room is called a kitchen or simply a living-room.
Here is the description of such a living-room. It has three doors: the one in the centre leads out on to the street, the one on the right — to the stairs landing to the first floor, and the one on the left — to a bedroom on the ground floor. There is a fire-place on the right. Dark curtains cover the window at the back.
The room contains a table, some chairs and a comfortable rocking chair placed by the fire-place. On the left there is a cupboard with a shelf above it. A birdcage hangs in the window. On the wall near the fire-place hangs a large calendar with a bright coloured picture of some cows drinking at a stream. Over the table hangs a gas-lamp and by the fire-place is a small gas-ring with a little tin kettle on it.
The cottages of the well-to-do people, however, are a little larger. They stand a little way back from the road and some have a rather big garden round it and a smooth lawn in front of the house.
You go through the garden gate and walk along a path leading to the house. Mounting a few steps you get on to a verandah and right in front of you is the entrance door. Passing through this door you find yourself in the hall where in the corner is a sort of a cloak-room with racks to hang your coat and hat on.
There are some 3—4 doors (depending upon the plan of the house) which lead to the kitchen, study, dining-room and lounge or sitting-room. The sitting-room is a big room some 20—25 feet long and about 15—18 feet wide. In the sitting-room there might be a thick carpet on the floor, one or two good water-colors on the walls, a piano on one side of the room, a radio (television) set on the other side, a book-case standing against the wall, a small table near the window with a beautiful bowl of flowers, and a couch.
The dining-room is also a pleasant-looking room with a carpet, a dark oak dining-table, which, being unfolded might seat 10—12 persons, six chairs and a side-board. A red lamp-shade hanging down from the ceiling gives a warm colour to the room, and a central (or electric) heating system keeps it warm and comfortable.
Upstairs are the bedrooms, a bath-room and a lavatory, though the latter two might be in some cottages on the ground flood as well.
2. Задайте четыре типа вопроса к следующим предложениям:
1. On the ground floor there are generally two rooms.
2. It has three doors.
3. The sitting-room is a big room.
4. There is a fire-place on the right.
3. Напишите небольшой рассказ (15-20 предложений) на тему «The house o fmydream»
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