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| 1. a two-storey house 2. on the outskirts of 3. bank 4. upstairs 5. next to 6. rather 7. look out 8. need 9. reason 10. guess 11. appreciate 12. facility 13. drawing 14. scatter | двоповерховий будинок у передмісті. My grandparents live in the outskirts. 1) беріг ріки - the river bank 2) банк, фінансова установа - Narodny Bank на другому поверсі My bedroom is upstairs. поряд Who is sitting next to Mr. Ivanov? досить-таки The future is rather new Виглядати; виходити вікнами на … The windows of my mother's bedroom look out into the park. бути необхідним, потребувати The flowers need much water and sunlight. причина for many reasons - з багатьох причин 1) вгадувати He can guess the correct number 2) думати, гадати - I guess; високо цінити We appreciate the work done by our father. пристрій, послуга All necessary facilities. ескіз, малюнок There is a drawing of the church on the wall. розкидати My friends are scattered all over the world. |
My home town is Bristol. It's a small town in the south-west of England. I live in a two-storey house on the outskirts of Bristol, near the river Avon. In front of the house there's a garden which goes down to the river bank and in spring and summer there are flowers everywhere.
There are three bedrooms upstairs. Two are quite big and one small and they have a fine view of the river. The bathroom is downstairs next to the kitchen and there's a living room with a lovely fireplace. But the room I like best is my study, as I call it. It's rather big, so there is enough space to move around. It's a very bright room because there's a large window looking out onto the street.
There isn't much furniture in my room. There's a desk near the window, a sofa against the wall, a coffee table with an armchair behind it and a wardrobe on the left, beside the door. There are also a lot of shelves for my books and cassettes and a hi-fi. On the desk there is a computer, pens, pencils, some notebooks and a lot of other things I need for my work. There isn't a reading lamp, but there's a standard lamp I can use when it gets dark. There is a clock and a carpet on the wall above the sofa and on the opposite wall there are some posters of my favourite groups. Well, what else is there in my room? A stereo, a CD player, a guitar and guess what? - a swivel chair, the gem of the whole collection! I love my room for many reasons but the thing I appreciate most is the feeling of comfort and safety it gives me every time I'm there.
My new home in Oxford is quite different. I live in a Hall of Residence, as it is called here. It has got all the necessary facilities. I'm lucky to have a single bedroom on the third floor. It's a small room, but light and cosy. To the left of the door there's a wardrobe with a mirror and on the right there is a bookshelf with some souvenirs from Bristol. My desk is on the left, near the wardrobe. On the desk there is a computer, a reading lamp, pens, pencils, envelopes and some paper. There are also a lot of photos of my family. Above the desk there are some pleasant drawings of Oxford and a photo of my house in Bristol. There aren't any pictures or photos on another wall, just a light and my guitar. There are two chairs in the room - one is at the desk and the other is between the wardrobe and the desk. My bed is on the right facing the desk. There's a small pretty carpet on the floor beside the bed. In the left-hand corner there is a stool and opposite it, at the head of my bed, there is a bedside table. There are a couple of things that make my room look homelike - a plant on the windowsill, bright curtains, beautiful wallpaper and ... my clothes scattered all over the room. It's certainly a nice room but not like the one back home!
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