Question

Помогите с английским пж. Text 1. Прочитайте текст, выполните упражнения после текста.
Q. Most of us are always eager to know what are the "latest" color, design, and furnishings trend. Can you comment on what you see in trends and how homeowners might create interiors that are up-to-date but classic?
Tricia Foley: "Again, it's never made sense to me to create a Southwestern style home or a farmhouse look in a high rise apartment building in a city. My main objective is to design a space appropriately so it makes sense. Then everything seems to fall into place visually. A classic neutral color scheme creates a soothing backdrop for the life you lead in your home. Surround yourself with the things that have meaning to you. Although I've seen beautiful red living rooms and soft pink bedrooms that I've loved, I don't think I would want to live in them every day. A bunch of red tulips or bouquet of pale pink peonies in a neutral room does the trick for me!"
Q. Bookshelves are a wonderful place to display everything from collectibles and photographs to books and boxes. However, many homeowners find accessorizing a bookcase somewhat intimidating. Do you have any tips or advice for someone who would like to avoid the straight rows of books?
Tricia Foley: "I don't find anything wrong with rows of books in bookcases. If there are family photos or collections that need a place, I find that keeping them organized in groups makes more of a statement, instead of being scattered around on shelves."
To be eager – страстно желать
Fall in to place – становиться ясным, понятным; встать на свое место
intimidating – устрашающий, пугающий
to scatter – разбрасывать, раскидывать

Exercise1. Найдите в тексте английские эквиваленты:
обстановка, современный, соответствующе, зрительно, окружить, вводить в заблуждение, снабжение аксессуарами, прямые ряды

Exercise2. Найдите в тексте синонимы следующих слов:
multi-storied, my chief aim, calming, to have significance, to demonstrate, collections, in place of

Exercise3. Определите, соответствуют ли утверждения тексту?
1) Usually people have a lot of interest in the most stylish trends in interior design.
2) Tricia thinks that there is no sense in creating a country style décor in a flat situated in a multi-storied house in a city.
3) In the designer’s opinion, it is necessary to narrow the space of a room.
4) Tricia prefers to use a softer colour palette in interior design.
5) In her interior design, Tricia tries to avoid straight rows of books on the bookshelves.

Exercise 5. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту:
1) Are you interested in the "latest" color, design, and furnishings trend?
2) Is it difficult to design a space in an appropriate way? Why?
3) How can we create a soothing backdrop?
4) What do you usually place on the bookshelves at home?

Exercise 6. Подберите к словам определения, заполните пропуски в предложениях, используя эти слова в нужной форме. Обратите внимание, что некоторые из этих слов могут быть использованы дважды, а некоторые не использованы совсем:
visually, homeowner, shelf, latest, apartment, trend, objective, to comment

a) … is a general tendency or direction, fashionable style.
b) … means “to remark or express an opinion”.
c) …means “most recent, modern, or new”.
d) … means “in appearance”.
e) … is a person who owns the home in which he or she lives.
f) … is any room in a building.
g) … is an aim or purpose.
h) … is a board fixed horizontally against a wall for holding things.

1) He is quick to realize any new …in fashion.
2) This décor in Pop Art style is the … fashion in interior design.
3) The chair is very pleasing …, but it is rather uncomfortable.
4) It was a huge … with all modern conveniences.
5) This painter is considered a creator of a new … in art.
6) The designer’s main … is to decorate the room in the trendiest way.

Exercise6. Переведите предложения на английский язык:
1) Владельцы домов используют самые последние направления в дизайне интерьера.
2) Если правильно спроектировать пространство интерьера, то все встанет на свои места.
3) Если вы хотите иметь вокруг себя приятную, мягкую атмосферу, вы должны окружить себя вещами, которые имеют для вас значение.
4) Вы можете поставить на полки различные коллекции, фотографии, книги.

Exercise 7. Составьте предложения по теме «Декорирование гостиной». Используйте следующие фразы:
to update the interior
to use decorating techniques / ideas
season décor
winter (spring …etc.) decoration of the house
different shades of …
to rev up the look
to change a look with …
to arrange in a new way

Exercise8. Сравните дизайн гостиной в современном и классическом стилях. Используйте следующие фразы:
The classic interior is usually …​​​​I think…
As a rule, up-to- date interiors tend to be …​​​In my opinion…
The latest trends in design are the following: …​​If I’m not mistaken
to combine modern and classic style in​​​As far as I know…
interior design​​​​​​​I suppose…

Answer 1

Ответ:

1.

1. обстановка - space
2. современный - up-to-date
3. соответствующе - made sense
4. зрительно - visually
5. окружить - surround
6. вводить в заблуждение -
7. снабжение аксессуарами - accessorizing
8. прямые ряды - straight rows

2.

1. multi-storied - high rise
2. my chief aim - objective
3. calming - soothing
4. to have significance - made sense
5. to demonstrate - display
6. collections - collectibles
7. in place of - instead of

3.

1) Usually people have a lot of interest in the most stylish trends in interior design.

2) Tricia thinks that there is no sense in creating a country style décor in a flat situated in a multi-storied house in a city.

4) Tricia prefers to use a softer colour palette in interior design.

5.

1) Yes, I'm interested in the "latest" color, design, and furnishings trend. I think it's very useful to know what's trending.

2) In my opinion, it's difficult to find true colours, design things and furnishings. This should be in neutral tones kind of classic. Because I don't think it's convenient to live in a multicolored house.

3) We can create a soothing backdrop with help of classic neutral color scheme.

4) I usually place collections and photographs to books and boxes on the bookshelves at home.

6.

a) trend is a general tendency or direction, fashionable style.

b) to comment means “to remark or express an opinion”.

c) latest means “most recent, modern, or new”.

d) visually means “in appearance”.

e) homeowner is a person who owns the home in which he or she lives.

f) apartment is any room in a building.

g) objective is an aim or purpose.

h) shelf is a board fixed horizontally against a wall for holding things.

1) He is quick to realize any new trend in fashion.

2) This décor in Pop Art style is the latest fashion in interior design.

3) The chair is very pleasing visually, but it is rather uncomfortable.

4) It was a huge apartment with all modern conveniences.

5) This painter is considered a creator of a new trend in art.

6) The designer’s main objective is to decorate the room in the trendiest way.

6.

1) Homeowners use the latest trends in interior design.

2) If you design the interior space in an appropriate way, everything will fall into place.

3) If you want to have a nice, soft atmosphere around you, surround yourself with the things that have meaning to you.

4) You can put various collections, photos, books on the shelves.