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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 711.
Deposit, landlord, rent, flat, fee, advertisements, self-contained, references, accommodation agency, block
The first thing I had to do in Belfast was find somewhere to live, if possible a small, one-bedroomed (a) …………………………………….. . I didn't want to share a kitchen or toilet; I wanted to be independent in my own (b) ……………………………………place. I decided I could pay a (c) ………………… of £50 a week. I couldn't find what I wanted in the newspaper (d) ………………… so I went to an (e) …………………. . They offered me a nice place. It was in a modern (f) ……………….. on the third floor. I had to pay the agency a (g)………………… , and the (h)………………… wanted a big (i)………………… and (j)…………… from my employer and bank manager.
Ex.8. Match the words and phrases in the left column with their Russian equivalents in the right column:
| 1. a housewarming party | а) перешагнуть через порог |
| 2. plaster | b) примыкающая (соседняя) комната |
| 3. central heating | с) оклеивать стены обоями |
| 4. upholstered furniture | d) детская (комната) |
| 5. to paint window-frames white | e) кабинет |
| 6. a tap. a fauce | f) ввернуть лампочку |
| 7. a study | g) шкаф со стеклянными дверцами, тумбочка |
| 8. to cross the threshold | h) штукатурка |
| 9. to paper walls | і) кран |
| 10. a nursery | j) красить оконные рамы в белый цвет |
| 11. an adjoining room | l) мягкая мебель |
| 12. a cabinet | m) новоселье |
| 13. to screw in a bulb | n) центральное отопление |
Ex. 9. Put one of the following words in each space in the sentences below:
She wanted a place ………….her own.
He'll move ………….tomorrow.
He'll move………….his new flat tomorrow.
I share the kitchen…………three other people.
The landlord asked the tenant…………. more rent.
My flat is ………….the top floor.
My flat is………….a modern block.
The house is …………good condition.
I looked ………….advertisements………….the newspaper.
She pays a rent……..£90 a week.
Ex.10. Find Russian equivalents for the following proverbs:
People who live in glass houses should never throw stones.
Do not burn your house to get rid of the mice.
As you make your bed, so you must lie on it.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Ex. 11. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct position in the passage below: