My flat

We live in a new 16-storeyed block of flats in ­­­­­__________-. It's situated in a very picturesque place not far from ____________. There's 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 three 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 dining room and as a sitting room. In the middle of the room there is a big table and six chairs round it. Opposite the window there is a wall unit with lots of books, a TV-set and a video cassette recorder. There are two comfortable armchairs and a small coffee table in the right-hand corner. There is also a sofa and an electric fire in our living room. We like the living room best of all, because in the evenings we gather there to have tea, watch TV, talk and rest.

My room is the smallest room in our flat, but it is very cosy and light. There is a bed, a wardrobe, a desk, an armchair and several bookshelves in my room. There is a thick carpet on the floor. The walls in my room are light-brown and there are some big posters on them. I like my room very much, but from time to time I change it round. I quite often move the bed and change the posters on the wall.

Our kitchen is large and light. It is very 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 is very expensive. But I'm sure we shall buy it in the near future.

Vocabulary

16-storeyed ['sto:rid] — 16-этажный

to enjoy [in'djoi] — наслаждаться

block of flats — многоквартирный дом

lovely [l^vli]— красивый, прекрасный

to be situated ['sitjueitid] — быть расположенным

view [vju:] of — вид на

picturesque [pikt/a'resk] — живописный

living room — жилая комната

supermarket ['su:pe,ma:kit] — супермаркет

dining [dainiŋ] room — столовая

ground floor ['graund 'flo:] — первый этаж

sitting room — гостиная

convenient [ken'vi:njent] — удобный, подходящий

wall unit ['jurnit] — стенка

comfortable ['komfətəbl] — удобный, уютный

video cassette recorder [vidiou ka'set ri'ko:də] — видеомагнетофон

well-planned — хорошо спланированный

armchair ['a:mtjεə] — кресло

modern conveniences ['modn kən'vi.njənsiz] — современные удобства

left-hand corner — левый угол

coffee table — журнальный столик

central heating ['hi.tiŋ] — центральное отопление

electric fire [i'lektrik faiə] — электрический камин

carpet ['ka:pit] — ковер

cosy ['kouzi] — уютный

electricity [ilek'trisiti] электричество

light [lait] — светлый

gas — газ

wardrobe [wo:droub] — платяной шкаф

running water — водопровод

desk — письменный стол

balcony ['baelkeni] — балкон

bookshelf—книжная полка (мн.ч. bookshelves)

poster ['poustə] —плакат

microwave oven ['maicrəweiv '^wn] — микроволновая печь

to change round — менять местами мебель

coffeemaker — кофеварка

well- equipped [I'kwipt]— хорошо оборудованный

toaster ['touəstə] — тостер

refrigerator [ri'fridjəreitə]— холодильник

dishwasher ['diĵwoĵə] — посудомоечная машина

freezer ['fri:zə]— морозильная камера

expensive [iks'pensiv] — дорогой