Презентація на тему «Dwelling»
Dwelling
Furniture and Equipment
Sofas: a couch, a settee, a loveseat, an ottoman
Chairs: an armchair, a rocking chair, a recliner
A throw pillow, a cushion
A coffee table, a side table, a bedside table, a writing table
A wall unit, a TV stand, a chest of drawers, a wardrobe, a shelf, a bookcase
Curtains = drapers, shades = blinds
A carpet, a rug, a mat
A single bed, a double bed, a twin bed, a futon, a four-poster, a bunk bed
A kitchen unit, a cupboard = a cabinet
Crockery (plates, bowls), a pot
A pan, a saucepan, a frying pan, a casserole, a baking (roasting) tin
A blender, a food processor, a toaster, a microwave oven, a cooker
Cutlery (knives, forks, spoons)
A tin opener, a corkscrew, a potato peeler, a rolling pin
A shower, a bath, a soap dish, a sponge
Toilet seat, flush, brush, air freshener
Wash basin, a faucet (a tap), a plug, a drain
Idioms
To be a home bird
Home sweet home
East or West, home is best
There is no place like home
My home is my castle
My
is my
Make oneself at home
To keep the house
Apple-pie order
To live under the same roof
Not enough room to swing a cat
To live cooped up
To have a roof over head
To be homesick
Adjectives
cozy
ancient
spacious
ious
compact
convenient
cheap
expensive
huge
plain
exotic
charming
sparkling
oversized
magnificent
upscale
fabulous
stunning
House jobs and chores
To sweep – a sweeper
To dust – a duster
To mop – a mop
To fix – a fixer
To do laundry – laundry bag
To wash – washing machine, dishwasher, car washer
To clean – a cleaner
To dry – a clothes dryer, a hair dryer
To polish – nail polish, a polisher, polishing cloth
To scrub – a scrub brush
To vacuum – a vacuum cleaner
To throw out garbage/ waste/ litter – a garbage/ waste/ litter bin
To water – a watering can
To shovel – a shovel
To rake - a rake
To mow – a lawnmower
To iron – an iron
To feed – a feeder
To set up a table – to clean up
To hang - hangers