My weekend (Мої вихідні)

Автор: Тетяна Франковська

Every person whether an adult or a teenager cannot work all the time and needs to have a rest. Usually all the people have a little rest during their weekends. I am not an exception. I really enjoy relaxing and having fun with my friends. Starting from Wednesday I begin to look forward to the weekends.
My weekends usually start on Friday afternoon. I come back from school, throw my bag into the corner and go to meet my friends. I haven’t seen them for five days, so I missed them very much.
On Friday we usually go to the city centre. We go to a pizzeria or a café, and then we go to the cinema and watch there a new film. We usually like to watch comedies. But sometimes we go bowling. I like bowling very much and I especially live those colourful bowling shoes and when I score points by bowling strikes.
On Saturday mornings and afternoons I usually help my mother about the house. My mother usually cooks and I clean our flat. I dust, vacuum the carpets, water the plants and wash the clothes.
Saturday evenings I like to spend in a company of my best friend Helen. We can go for a walk in the park or stay at home. We like playing table games such as Monopoly or scrabble. Also we like watching films. Sometimes we can organize a pyjama-party with some other friends.
On Sunday I usually sleep till midday. I can play computer games, surf the Internet or look through the fresh press. Then I get ready for the coming Monday. I do my home tasks, pack my bag, and iron my clothes. The rest of the day I spend with my family. It has become our tradition to have family dinner on Sundays.
So, I have enough emotions after the weekend to spend the working week energetically.

Список слів до топіку на тему «Мої вихідні» ("My weekend") англійською мовою:

• adult – дорослий
• exception – виняток
• to look forward – чекати з нетерпінням
• go bowling – піти на боулінг
• bowling shoes – взуття для боулінга
• score points – набирати очки
• striking – вибивати усі кеглі одним ударом
• dust – витирати пил
• vacuum the carpets – пилососити килими
• scrabble – «Скреббл», настільна гра у слова
• pyjama-party – пижамная вечеринка
• surf the Internet – «лазити» по Інтернету
• look through - проглядати
• iron – прасувати

Граматика, яка буде корисною для топіку «Мої вихідні» ("My weekend") англійською мовою: Present Simple. Ви можете почитати необхідні теми з англійської граматики за цим посиланням.

Ці питання стануть Вам у нагоді, якщо Ви захочете самі скласти топік (тему) з англійської мови на тему «Мої вихідні» (“My weekend”):

1. Are you glad when weekends come?
2. When do you usually start your weekends?
3. What do you usually do on Friday evening?
4. What do you usually do on Saturday?
5. What do you usually do on Sunday?

My school (Моя школа)

Автор: Тетяна Франковська

Almost every teenager tells that he/she hates his/her school; that he/she would like to burn it down or to blow it up.
But it is not about me. I like my school very much and I go to school with great pleasure and with a smiling face. I like my teachers and classmates. But let’s talk about it in details.
My school is located in the centre of my town. I live far from it and I have to go there by bus every morning.
In front of the school you can find a lot of trees, bushes and flowerbeds. Behind the school there is a playground and a football pitch. The building of my school has four floors: one of them is underground. There is a cloakroom on this floor where schoolchildren can leave their jackets and coats. Also there is a workshop for boys and a craft classroom for girls.
On the ground floor there is a gym and two locker rooms: for boys and for girls. Also there you can find an office of a school nurse. This floor is equipped for primary pupils. Sometimes it is even impossible to move through this floor because small children are all around you running and jumping like insects. But nevertheless at least once or twice a day you have to be on this floor. There are WCs and a school canteen there.
On the first floor there is a headmaster’s office and a teacher’s room. Also there are different classrooms for junior and senior pupils on this floor.
On the second floor you can find our school library and a museum of our school. In our library you can get any book you want. Our librarian is very friendly and is always ready to help you. In our museum you’ll be told about the foundation of the school and the people who made it prosperous. Almost all the classrooms are supplied with modern equipment. Almost every week we have some kind of activities: contests, exhibitions, sports competitions, concerts, scientific conferences etc.
My school is one of the best in my town. Many pupils of my school are famous not only in our country but also abroad. I am glad that I am a pupil of this very school and I am really proud of this fact.

Список слів до топіку на тему «Моя школа» ("My school") англійською мовою:

• burn down – спалювати
• blow up – підривати
• flowerbed – квіткова клумба
• playground – гральна площадка
• football pitch – футбольна площадка
• cloakroom – гардероб
• workshop – майстерня
• craft classroom – кабінет рукоділля
• gym – спортзал
• locker room – роздягальня
• school nurse – шкільна медсестра
• primary pupils – учні начальних класів
• insects – комахи
• school canteen – шкільна столова
• headmaster – директор школи
• rest-room for teachers – вчительська
• junior pupils – учні середньої школи
• senior pupils – учні випускних класів
• library – бібліотека
• librarian – бібліотекар
• prosperous – процвітаючий
• supplied – оснащений
• modern equipment – сучасне обладнання
• contest – змагання
• exhibition – виставка
• scientific conference – наукова конференція

Граматика, яка буде корисною для топіку «Моя школа» ("My school") англійською мовою: Present Simple. Ви можете почитати необхідні теми з англійської граматики за цим посиланням.

Ці питання стануть Вам у нагоді, якщо Ви захочете самі скласти топік (тему) з англійської мови на тему «Моя школа» (“My school”):

1. Where’s your school located?
2. How does your school look?
3. How many floors are there in your school and what is located on them?
4. How do the classrooms of the school look?
5. What can you tell about the school gym and the school canteen.
6. What is your attitude to the school?

My home (Мій дім)

Автор: Тетяна Франковська

My parents got married in 1983 when the Soviet Union still existed. As you know, at Soviet Union times almost all young couples were given flats free of charge, which looked absolutely similar. The same happened to my parents. They were given a three-roomed flat in one of the sleeping quarters of our town.  But my mother tried to make our flat unlike the others.
There are three rooms, a hall, a kitchen, a bathroom, a toilet and two balconies in my flat. When you enter my flat, you appear in a long hall where you can find a set of wardrobes and a big mirror.
On the right hand there is a kitchen. Our kitchen is not very big but it is very cozy. There you can find all the appliances you need in a modern kitchen. There is a fridge, a gas cooker, a microwave oven, a food processor, a mixer, a coffee maker and so on. Also there is modern furniture, a kitchen table and four chairs. The walls are decorated with embroidered pictures. There is a big window in the kitchen and that’s why this room is always full of sunlight. My family likes to spend time in the kitchen because it is the warmest and the most comfortable place in my flat.
Going along the hall, you will enter a living room (also on the right hand). This room is my father’s favourite. He likes to have a rest there, lying on the sofa and watching TV. There is a set of wardrobes and bookcases on the right side of the room. On the left side there is a sofa, two armchairs and a coffee table between them. Also there is a big TV set in front of the sofa. There is a big window and a balcony in this room. My mother likes plants very much and that’s why this room and the balcony are full of plants.
Next to the living-room you can find a children’s room. It used to be my sister’s and my room but as my sister lives separately, this room is mine now. This is the smallest room in the flat but it doesn’t diminish its advantages. There is a wardrobe, a sofa, a bookcase, a desk with a computer on it and a dressing table. There is a fluffy carpet on the floor. There are posters on the walls and pot plants on the windowsill.
Our bathroom is painted in green colours. Our bathtub and a wash basin are yellow. Our towels and bathrobes are of different colours, the rug is blue, so that’s why when you enter this room you have an impression that you are inside a rainbow.
The toilet-room is really very small. There is nothing except a toilet and a small cabinet next to it.
So, let’s move to the last room in my flat. It is at the end of the hall on your left hand. This is my parents’ room. There is a double-bed, two bedside cabinets and a big wardrobe in this room. It is painted in warm colours and it is always a pleasure to rest there, reading a book or watching TV, which is on the wall. There is the second balcony in this room.
As they say, “My home is my castle”. So my home is a real castle for me and I don’t want to have another one.

Список слів до топіку на тему «Мій дім» ("My home") англійською мовою:

• couple – пара (подружня)
• free of charge – безкоштовно
• similar – подібні
• sleeping quarters – спальний район
• wardrobe – шафа для одягу
• mirror – дзеркало
• kitchen – кухня
• cozy – затишний
• appliances – прилади
• fridge – холодильник
• gas cooker – газова плита
• microwave oven - микрохвильовка
• mixer - міксер
• coffee maker – кавоварка
• food processor – кухонний комбайн
• modern furniture – сучасні меблі
• comfortable – зручний
• living room – вітальня
• bookcase – книжкова шафа
• sofa – диван
• armchair – крісло
• coffee table – кавовий чи журнальний столик
• balcony - балкон
• children’s room – дитяча кімната
• diminish – зменшувати
• advantages – переваги
• dressing table – трюмо
• fluffy carpet – пухнастий килим
• posters – плакати
• windowsill – підвіконня
• bathroom – ванна кімната
• bathtub - ванна
• wash basin – умивальник
• towel – полотенце
• bathrobe – банний халат
• rug – килимок
• rainbow – веселка
• cabinet – шкафчик
• double-bed – двоспальне ліжко
• bedside cabinet – столик біля ліжка
• pleasure – задоволення

Граматика, яка буде корисною для топіку «Мій дім» ("My home") англійською мовою: there is/there are, to be (Present Simple), Present Simple, prepositions of place. Ви можете почитати необхідні теми з англійської граматики за цим посиланням.

Ці питання стануть Вам у нагоді, якщо Ви захочете самі скласти топік (тему) з англійської мови на тему «Мій дім» (“My home”):

1. Where is your house situated?
2. How many rooms are there in your house?
3. What is there in your kitchen?
4. What is there is your living-room?
5. What is there in your room?
6. What is there in the room of your parents?
7. Do you want to have your own house? What would it like?

Корисні слова для розповіді про топік англійською мовою на тему «Мій дім» (“My home”).

Prepositions of place (прийменники місця):