1. To be obliged to Out-of doors A flake A pond Slippery Bare To strip of Bitter A man-made small lake Without leaves To take away with force People can fall because everything is covered with ice A piece of snow/ a crystal of snow Outside a building Strong, severe To be forced to/ to have to/ should

2. When winter comes we are obliged to spend more time indoors because out-of doors it’s cold. On a fine winter day snow is falling in large flakes, covering the ground. Ponds, lakes, rivers and streams are frozen, and the roads are sometimes covered with slippery ice. The trees are bare. Bitter north winds have stripped them of all their leaves. Everything is white and it’s very nice to be in the open air - it’s the time for skiing, skating, and hockey playing.

3. “ My house is my castle ” (Edward Cock, an English lawyer)

4. Is your … light or dark? Is your house light or dark? Syktyvkar is my … Syktyvkar is my home. Last summer I stayed in Moscow too long and I missed … very much. Last summer I stayed in Moscow too long and I missed home very much. I have a big … in the centre of the town. I have a big house in the centre of the town. Is your … light or dark? Is your house light or dark? Syktyvkar is my … Syktyvkar is my home. Last summer I stayed in Moscow too long and I missed … very much. Last summer I stayed in Moscow too long and I missed home very much. I have a big … in the centre of the town. I have a big house in the centre of the town.

5. Igloo ['iglu:] Log cabin Skyscraper Wigwam ['wigwæm] Caravan ['kærəvæn] Houseboat Palace Tent

6. 1.Igloo 2. Log cabin 3. Skyscraper 4. Tent 5. Caravan 6. Houseboat 7. Palace 8. Wigwam a tall tent in which some native Americans used to live; a movable shelter ['ʃeltə] (шалаш, укрытие) made of cloth or plastic material supported by a structure of poles and ropes, used by campers; a large grand house for kings and queens; a small house made of logs of wood (бревен); a house made of hard icy blocks of snow, built by Inuit ['inuit] or Eskimos ['eskiməu] who live in the icy far north of Northern America and Siberia [sai'biəriə]; a very tall modern city building; a vehicle ['viːɪkl] (транспортное средство) that can be pulled by a car or a horse, which contains cooking and sleeping equipment, and in which people live; a boat with a covered space where one can sleep, cook and wash;

7. I like listening to the birds. I’d (would) love to live in a tent.

8. If I were a native American… I would live in a wigwam. I would live in a wigwam. If I were a hunter… If I were a king … If I were Eskimo… If I were a native American… I would live in a wigwam. I would live in a wigwam. If I were a hunter… If I were a king … If I were Eskimo…

10. A suburb ['sΛbз:b] – окраина, пригород A cottage – загородный домик An attic – мансарда, чердак A basement – подвал; подвальный этаж A stand – подставка, вешалка A walking stick – трость A mug – кружка, кувшин Cutlery – ножевые изделия; столовые приборы A sink – раковина, сточная труба A tap – кран A lounge – гостиная, комната для отдыха A fire-place – камин A wall unit – стенка, гарнитур A settee – диван, сидушка A staircase – лестница A lavatory – туалет, уборная Conveniences – удобства Heating – отопление A pantry – кладовая для продуктов A lawn – газон, лужайка Poppies – маки Pansies – анютины глазки A garage ['gæra:3] – гараж A fence – забор, изгородь, ограждение A gate – ворота, калитка To be enclosed – закрытый, защищённый, обведённый

11. Prepare 10 questions to the text. Do your WB lesson 1