Building, Room, and Seating Design

Some buildings and rooms seem to encourage human interaction. They appear to have invisible signs
posted that say, “Come in,” ”Hello,” “Come closer,” or “Welcome.” Still others seem to communicate
coldness and be saying, “No visitors,” “Stay away,” or “Keep out.” I remember the living room of my
youth, and its always new looking, always clean furniture, rugs, and fireplace. Few people ever sat on
the chairs, a sofa, and in fourteen years the fireplace was never once lit. Mehrabian (1971) reminds us of
countless living rooms – “as beautifully furnished as a showroom but left just as unoccupied while the
guests cluster happily in the kitchen and enjoy themselves there.” A bedroom seem show a privacy, no
one will easy come in to it. A bed size also show owner style.

Exercise 2: Do the task of “to be”

Read the following sentences and fill the blanks with the correct to be; is, am, are.

1. My mother _____is_____ in the kitchen

2. The student _______are_______ at school today

3. Maria’s grandfather ____is_____ beautiful

4. I _______am________ a football fan

5. It _____is____ Monday

6. They ______are_________ naughty

7. I _____am____ your friend

8. We ____are______ busy

9. Charley _______is_____ sick

10. Mila and her mother ______is______ at home.

11. The dog and the cat _____are_____ in the garden

12. Mrs Dixon ______is_______ funny and friendly.

13. Mr. Smith _____is______ intelligent.

14. My pencil case _____is_____ green

15. My book ______is______ on the table.

Exercise 3: Choose the correct article: a, an, or x (no article)

1. Are you coming to ……a…… party next Saturday?

2. I bought ……a…. new TV set yesterday.

3. I think ………a………… man over there is very ill. He can't stand on his feet.

4. I watched ………a……….. video you had sent me.

5. She was wearing …………an…… ugly dress when she met him.

6. I am crazy about reading ………a……….. history books.

7. She is ………a………….. nice girl.

8. Do you want to go to …………a……. restaurant where we first met?

9. He is …………an…………. engineer.

10. He thinks that ……………a…… love is what will save us all.

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences. Use the or –

Example: The largest desert in the world, the¬___ Sahara, is 9,000,000 square
kilometers.

1. ____the____ Himalayas grow a few centimeters every year.

2. There is only one time zone in ___the_____ China.

3. ___the_____ Fiji Islands are in ____the____ Pacific Ocean.

4. ____the____ Mediterranean Sea is part of _____the__ Atlantic Ocean. It lies between

____the___ Europe, ____a____ Africa and ____a____ Asia

5. ___the_____ Fifth Avenue in ____the____ New York is one of the most famous shopping streets
in the world.

6. The longest river in the world, _____The___ Nile, is about 6,700 kilometers long.

7. ____the___ Russian is nearly twice as big as ____a____ United States of America.

8. __the______ Netherlands is a very flat country, with no mountains.

9. ____the____ Lake Baikal in ____a____ Siberia is the biggest lake in the world.

10. ___the_____ Iceland is a large island in ____a____ Atlantic Ocean

11. I was at ___tge____ home all day on Sunday, watching television.

12. My brother went to ___the____ college for three years. He studied Economics.

13. Jane isn’t feeling well, so she is gone to ___a____ doctor’s.

14. Would you like to go to ___the____ cinema tonight?

15. I left ___the____ school when I was sixteen and found a job