“My sister’s flat” Modal verbs This is a picture of my sister’s flat. Look at it. There’s a study and a bedroom in it, but there isn’t a sitting-room or a dining-room. She has a living-room and she uses it as a sitting-room and a dining-room. There’s also a kitchen and a bathroom in her flat, but you can’t see them in this picture. This is her living-room. The walls in this room are yellow. The ceiling’s white and the floor’s brown. You can’t see a square table in the middle of the room. There’s a vase of flowers on it. There’s an arm-chair and a standard lamp in the corner. There’s also a piano in the room. My sister plays the piano very well. She loves music. To the right of the piano you can see a door. It’s open. “Can you see a writing-table?” “Yes, I can.” “Are there any books on it?” “Yes, there are some.” “What else is there on the writing-table?” “There’s a telephone and a radio set on it.” “Is the television set on the table too?” “No, I can’t see it.” “Is there a sofa in this room?” “No, there isn’t a sofa, but there’s a book-case in the corner.” “Which room’s this?” “It’s the study.” To the left of the piano you can see a door. It’s open, too. “Are there many things in that room?” “No, there aren’t.” “Which room’s that?” “It’s the bedroom.” “Is my sister’s flat comfortable?” “How many rooms are there in her flat?”
Увлечение моего друга
My friend Nick is very busy and he doesn't have much time to spare. But he's got a lot of hobbies and interests.
Five years ago Nick was fond of collecting stamps. His hobby helped him to learn a lot about other countries and other peoples' traditions, the world's flora and fauna. Maybe that's why he was good at geography and biology at school.
He used to bring the albums to school and we examined his stamps with great interest and envy. Sometimes he exchanged stamps with his schoolmates.
When Nick was in the tenth form his parents bought him a compact disc player and Nick decided to collect compact discs. Today, he has got more than one hundred CDs of his favourite groups and singers! I think that he is very proud of his collection.
Every time Nick buys a new CD he carefully studies the information printed on disc booklets. He also tries to find out everything about the singers he likes. That's why he reads a lot of specialised magazines and books on the history of rock.
He wanted to drive his car to some nice place but the car was broken. Он хотел поехать на своей машине в какое-нибудь хорошее место, но машина была сломана.
He wanted to spend the afternoon with his friends but it started to rain cats and dogs. Он хотел провести день со своими друзьями, но начался ливень как из ведра.
He wanted to say "I love you" to his friend Rose but didn't come to his place in the evening. Он хотел сказать "Я люблю тебя" своей подруге Розе, но она не пришла к нему вечером.