Underline the correct word (word-combination) after checking with a dictionary.

1. A large building divided into separate units is – a block of flats - a one-family house – a weekend house.

2. A one-storey house with a low-pitched roof is – a bungalow – a greenhouse - a tent.

3. A room for the special use of small children is – a classroom   – a lounge – a nursery.

4. A covered entrance with a separate roof is – an attic – a canopy   – a porch.

5. One who rents from a landlord is - a guest – an inhabitant – a lodger.

6. A man who allows you to live or stay in a room in his house, or in a flat or house he owns, in return to payment of rent is –  a dweller – a host - a landlord.

7. A room or suite of rooms rented as a dwelling place is – a guest room - lodgings – a spare room.

8. A room used for reading, writing, etc is – a pantry – a sitting-room – a study.       

9. Someone employed to take care of a house is – a door keeper – a housekeeper – an owner.

10. To use or enjoy with others is – to divide – to lend – to share.

11. Area at the top of stairs to which doors can open is – basement – entrance - landing.

12.  A case or cupboard for holding or displaying articles is – a bookshelf – a box – a cabinet.

13.  To let the house means – to allow your friends to use it – to give the use of the house in return for regular payment – to leave the house.

14.A device to give warning of burglars is – a burglar alarm – an electric bell - a meter.

Say what we call

- ¹ a chair that is built of two pieces of wood so that you can rock yourself backwards and forwards when you are sitting in it. 

- ² a heavy crosspiece that forms the bottom member of a window frame;

- ³ a party to celebrate the taking possession of a house;

- ⁴ a pipe which goes up from a fireplace so that smoke escapes into the air; 

- ⁵ the space or room in a building immediately below the roof;

- ⁶ very thin clay from which cups, sauces, plates, etc. are made;

- ⁷ a tall lamp with its base on the floor. 

3. Analyse the structure of the following words. State what parts of speech they are. Give their Russian equivalents. 

air-conditioner; comfortable; convenient; cooker; cosy; decorating; exchange; freezer; furniture; hair-drier; heater; hostess; householder; independently; inhabitant; location;lodger; ownership; papered;property; rearrange; reconstruction; redecoration; remodelling; renovate; semi-detached; spacious; stranger; tiled;useful; vacuum-cleaner; ventilation; wooden.

Make up compound nouns by means of word-composition.

A) written as one word              b) hyphenated    

arm                  board              alarm            chute

bed                  case                gas                clock

book                case                rubbish         cloth

book                chair               standard        lamp

cup                   piece              table             paper

house                plant              wall              sill

mantel              robe               wall              stove

sea                    room             window        table

stair                  shelf              writing         units       

    ward               side

Fill in the missing words in the sentences below. Choose from the following.

(bathroom; entrance; entrance; be furnished; face; ground floor; kitchen; mantelpiece; move to; panels; redecoration; spacious; sky-scraper; staircase; tidying.)

1. A house may … the sea, a river, a square or a street. 2. The house and the flat need … from time to time, and the rooms need … every day. 3. The first floor in Great Britain is called the …, and the second floor in Russia corresponds to the English first floor. 4. They call the … from the street the front door, and the … from the back garden is called the back door. 5. The … leads to the upper floors. 6. Houses can … … in different styles. 7. When we … … a new flat or cottage, we usually have a house-warming party. 8. A very high building is called a … . 9. There is a … with a shower and a toilet, a modern … with a cooker, a dishwasher and a fridge. 10. There were a lot of photographs on the ... 11. The door was covered with wooden ... 12. The heart of the house is a ... living-room.

Prepositions of Place

On in   under     in front of  behind next to