We live in a five-storeyed block of flats (in a detached house) in Nadrechnaya Street. It is in the center of our village (town, city). There are a lot of different shops nearby and it’s very convenient to do everyday shopping. Our flat is on the ground floor. It is very comfortable and well-planned. We have all modern conveniences, such as central heating, electricity, gas, cold and hot running water, the telephone and the Internet. There are three rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a hall in our flat (house). There is also a balcony in the flat and we can see the top of the church.
The Living Room
The largest room in our flat (house) is the living room. We use it as a dining room, too. In the middle of the room there is a table and six (four) chairs round it. Also you can see a red wall-to-wall carpet on the floor. Opposite the window there is a wall-unit with lots of books, a dinner set, goblets and glasses, a coffee set, a tea set. In the left-hand corner of the room there is a wood fireplace. Most of all I like sitting comfortably in the rocking chair in front of the fire and watching the burning flame. It makes me feel calm. In the right-hand corner there are two comfortable armchairs and a small coffee table between them. Under the window there is a sofa with lots of soft cushions. Our cat is used to sleeping among them. There is a flat-screen TV-set on the wall in front of the sofa. We like this room best of all because in the evenings we gather there to have tea, watch TV, talk and rest.
My Room
My room is the smallest room in our flat, but it is cosy and light. My brother and I share one bedroom. There is one big window with white and navy blue curtains on it. There are some plants on the window-sill. We have got modern furniture which helps to save space in the room. It is light brown. Under the window there is a desk with a computer (a laptop). There is an office chair at the desk. To the right of the room you can see bunk beds. Near the bunk beds there are several toy boxes where my brother keeps his toys. There are two big wardrobes with sliding mirror doors and several bookshelves opposite the bed. I should say that I always make my bed and keep my things in order. There is a white mat on the floor near the bed. The wallpaper in my room is really nice. (The walls in my room are painted blue.) You can find a lot of posters of my favourite singers (actors, sportsmen) on the walls. I like my room very much and often invite my friends. We spend a good time together playing computer games (table games), listening to music or watching our favourite films (youth series, cartoons).
To finish with, I would like to mention that in front of our house there are some flower-beds with tulips, roses, gladioli, asters and dahlias. And behind the house there is a kitchen garden where we grow different fruit and vegetables. In the garden we have an arbor and in summer we usually have our family dinners there.
House Vocabulary
block of flats — многоквартирный дом
9-storeyed block of flats — девятиэтажный дом
detached house — частный дом
mansion — особняк
cottage — деревенский домик
country house/dacha — дача
arbour — беседка
balcony — балкон
roof — крыша
chimney — труба
fireplace/mantelpiece — камин
attic — чердак
wall — стена
wallpaper / liquid wallpaper — обои / жидкие обои
front / back door — дверь (парадная/задняя)
floor — пол
window — окно
window sill — подоконник
ceiling — потолок
stretch (suspended) ceiling — натяжной потолок
garage — гараж
shed — сарай
garden — сад
frontage/front garden — палисадник
kitchen garden — огород
yard — двор
flowerbed — клумба
Rooms
living room /sitting room — гостиная
bedroom — спальня
dining room — столовая
study — рабочий кабинет
children’s room /nursery — детская комната
bathroom — анная комната
kitchen — кухня
toilet — туалет
hall — прихожая
corridor — коридор
cellar / basement — подвал
store-room — кладовка
downstairs — на первом этаже (внизу)
upstairs — на втором этаже
staircase — лестница в доме
Furniture
furniture unit (wall unit) — мебельный гарнитур ( стенка )
candlestick — подсвечник
chandelier — люстра
chair — стул
armchair — мягкое кресло
rocking chair — кресло-качалка
swivel office chair — вращающийся стул (офисный стул)
dressing stool — банкетка
stool — табурет
ottoman — пуфик
bookcase — книжный шкаф
book-shelf (shelves) — книжная полка (полки)
book stand — этажерка
wardrobe — шкаф для одежды
cupboard — шкаф (буфет)
sideboard — сервант
desk — письменный стол / парта
table — обеденный стол
coffee-table — столик журнальный
dressing-table — туалетный столик
bedside table — прикроватная тумбочка
bed — кровать
twin beds — две односпальные кровати
double bed — двуспальная кровать
bunk beds — двухъярусная кровать
corner couch — мягкий уголок
sofa — диван
lamp / wall-lamp / floor lamp — лампа / бра / торшер
desk-lamp (table-lamp/reading-lamp) — настольная лампа
chest-of-drawers — комод
mirror — зеркало
coat rack — вешалка для одежды с крючками
houseplants (indoor plants) — комнатные растения
vase — ваза
aquarium — аквариум
fountain — фонтан
computer — компьютер
laptop — ноутбук
flat-screen TV set — телевизор с плоским экраном
DVD-player — DVD плеер
radio — радио
stereo — музыкальный центр
wall bars — шведская стенка
toy box — ящик для игрушек
Prepositions of place
in — в
on — на
under — под
over / above — над
between — между (двух предметов)
among — среди (многих предметов)
in front of — перед
behind — позади
at, by, near — около, у, возле
in the corner of the room — в углу комнаты
in the middle of the room — в середине комнаты
opposite — напротив
to the left of the room — слева в комнате
to the right of the room — справа в комнате
Fun Time!
My students were asked to make paper models of their houses: a living room, my room, a kitchen and a bathroom. Look at our pictures above! We borrowed the idea from the group «We Teach English» in VK.
You can do such models with your students, too.
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Stanislav, thank you for reading me. Hope this article was interesting and useful for you.