Doctor Sandford’s House
Doctor Sandford’s house is not large, but it is comfortable and well-planned. It is a small two-storeyed cottage.
In front of the house there is a green lawn and a lot of flowers. Behind it there is a little orchard with a few fruit trees in it. On the ground floor there is a kitchen, a pantry, a dining-room, a cosy sitting-room and Dr sandford’s study. There are also several rooms upstairs on the first floor: the Sandfords’ bedrooms, Grandmother’s room, which is also Benny’s nursery, Betty’s room and the bathroom.
The furniture is modern and quite new. But dr Sandford says he must pay a lot of money for the house and the furniture. He must pay the money for many years before he can call the house his own.
Answer the questions on the text:
1. Is Doctor Sandford’s house large?
2. What is there in front of the house and behind it?
3. What rooms are there in the house?
4. What kind of furniture is there in the house?
5. Is it Dr Sandford’s own house?
Anna is looking for a room to rent. At last she has found the room that suits her perfectly. She likes the look of the house and the room immediately.
A Room with a View
What a lovely room! It’s in a big well-built house. Anna likes it very much. And such a marvellous view! Doesn’t the river look beautiful when the sun is shining on it? She does like to live near water.
The room is bigger than she expected – about twenty feet (6 metres) long by six feet (5 metres) wide. One end has a curtain in front of it. In one corner there is a wash-basin. Anna turns on the taps. The water from the hot tap is really hot. There is also an electric cooker, and on a shelf above it there are three new saucepans and a frying pan. Beside the cooker there is a small cupboard. Anna opens it. In it there are plates, cups, saucers and a teapot. In a drawer at the top there are knives, forks and spoons. This part of the room is really a small kitchen.
Anna pulls back the curtain and looks at the rest of the room. Beneath the window there is a dressing-table with three drawers and a mirror. There are two armchairs, a small table with a reading lamp and a few pictures on the walls. Anna doesn’t like the pictures. “I’ll soon change these”, she thinks, for she has already decided to rent the room.
Now speak about yourself:
1. Where do you live now: at home, at the hostel or rent a room?
2. Do you like the district you live in?
3. Is it in the center or on the outskirts?