The flat is doing the 4th floor of a building have Delancey Street and Grand Street. The building is howa 24-hour garage and not Indian restaurant, so there are always lots of cars and people in the street. The cars are quite noisy.
It’s a studio flat with only one room. My bed is on a shelf life the kitchen. The toilet and the shower are … the shelf. In the kitchen, there is a sink, a fridge, and a cooker, but there isn’t a dishwasher or a washing machine – I go to the launderette on Grand Street to wash clothes. have the window, there is a red carpet on the floor and there’s an armchair and table with a television on it. From the window, I can see the East River. It’s for the building.
Task 2: Articles. Choose the correct option.
It’s very difficult to find a (a/the/-) flat in the(the/-) New York. I’m very lucky. I like my flat because it’s in (the/-) centre of the city. There are (the/-) shops and restaurants all around me. The Lower East Side isn’t the best district in the city but my flat is near a theatre and it’s also near … (the/-) East River and a (the/a) small park. One of the things I don’t like about my flat is that there isn’tthe (a/the) lift. Also, unfortunately, I’m not near g (a/the) underground station, but there’s a (a/the) bus stop opposite the (a/the) door of my building.
Learning a foreign language is not easy. It is a long and slow process that requires a lot of time and effort. Nowadays it is especially important to know foreign languages. ..some people learn languages because they need them for work, others go abroad, for others, learning languages is a hobby. ..everyone who knows foreign languages can communicate with people from other countries, read foreign writers in the original, which broadens their horizons. It is not surprising that many intellectuals and educated people are polyglots. I am learning English. ..nowadays English has become the most important language in politics, science, trade and cultural relations. More than 300 million people speak it as their first language. ..native English speakers live in the UK, United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. English is one of the official languages in the Republic of Ireland, Canada, and the Republic of South Africa. ..English is one of the official languages of the United Nations and other political organizations. Half of the world's scientific literature is written in English. It is the language of computer technology. ..to know English today is absolutely necessary for every educated person, every good specialist. English is a wonderful language. This is the language of great literature. ..it is the language of William Shakespeare, Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott, Charles Dickens. The great German poet Goethe once said: "He who does not know a foreign language does not know his own." ..therefore, to understand yourself and the environment, you need to learn foreign languages. 2. ask a few questions
