Ex. 24. Learn the dialogue by heart
| Hello, Ann. | Hello, Nora, Here you are at last. How nice to see you again. What have you been doing all this time? |
| You see, I’ve been awfully busy all the week. | I say, Nora, don’t you know the happy news? |
| What sort of news? | Fancy, my parents and I have moved into a new flat, you know. |
| Indeed? I’m so glad. Is it in the centre? | Oh, no. It is in a newly built-up area, to be exact, in a new block of flats in the Western residential area. |
| There are many flats in the block, aren’t there? | Yes, there are. A lot of people live in it. Our flat is number 8. |
| And what about the house itself? Is it big or small? | It’s not a sky-scraper, of course. It’s a six-storied building. |
| What floor do you live on? | On the third floor. |
| You have got all modern conveniences in your flat, haven’t you? | Certainly! We have got electricity, gas, central heating, hot water supply and a chute to carry the rubbish away. |
| It’s a four-room flat, isn’t it? | Yes, it is. And it is rather cosy, too. |
| And what about the furniture? | We’ve recently bought a modern set of furniture. |
| But I suppose, the flat is not crammed up with furniture, is it? | No it isn’t. There is an oak sideboard against the wall, a bookcase against another, a fairy large table by the window with chairs to match and a TV- set in the right-hand corner of the room, between the bookcase and the window. |
| Are there many paintings on the walls? | There is a nice still-life on the wall over the sideboard. |
| As to the bedroom, I suppose it isn’t so large as the living- room, is it? | No, it’s smaller, but there is much light in it, as the windows face South and there is also a balcony overlooking the park. |
| Are there single beds in it? | Of course not. No single beds, no double beds, no sofas, no cushions. Such things are out of fashion now. To my mind, such things look rather old-fashioned and don’t match our new set of furniture. |
| I suppose, you don’t sleep on the floor, do you? | You are always joking. Well, there’s a comfortable divan-bed with a small bedside table and a standard lamp beside it. |
| Aren’t there any other pieces of furniture in the bedroom? | But yes, there are. There is a nice wardrobe opposite the window in the right-hand corner, near the bedside table. There’s a modern low dressing table with an oval fairly long mirror, hanging on the wall over it and a round stool in front of it. |
| Oh, I do like everything in your flat so much. I envy you have got a room of your own. | Well, my room isn’t very large, but it is beautiful and everything in it is spick and span. |
| I know you are an orderly person. But is the room really as beautiful as that? | Well, maybe it isn’t as pretty as that, but it is so nice and cosy. I like it very much. I say, Nora, what about you? You live in the student’s hostel, don’t you? |
| No, I rent a room in a small house in the suburbs of the town. | Oh, it is such a long way off, isn’t it? |
| Rather, but that doesn’t matter much, as the bus stop is right across the street. | It’s a great convenience to live near a tram or bus stop. But doesn’t the noise of the traffic disturb you? |
| Not a bit. I live in a quiet by-street lined with lime-trees. There’s a yard and a garden behind the house surrounded by a low wooden fence. | And has the house a veranda? |
| Oh, yes. It has a large French window with many flower-boxes under it. | By the way, what is your address? |
| Flat 16, 72 Pushkin street. Put it down, will you? We must renew our old acquaintance, mustn’t we? So, do come and see me on Sunday. | Take tram 15 in the centre and get off at the last stop but one. Our street is the second on the left after the stop. |
| Thanks, I’ll come by all means. And then we may go to my place and I can show you our new flat. | That’s fine. Oh, it’s 11 o’clock sharp. I’m afraid it’s time for me to run along. |
| All right! I’m glad to have met you. So long. | Cheerio. |
Ex.25. Make up dialogues on the following situations.