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Living In a Bubble
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Is this a modern house? Is this a house of the future? Well, no, it isn’t.
Cyril Jean’s house in the south of France is 40 years old. There are more houses like this in the south of France. They are called ‘bubble houses’ and you can see why.
Cyril Jean is a designer and he loves round things. He collects old records and clocks. He also collects round furniture. And now he has a completely round house for it all.
The centre of the house is one very big bubble. This is both the living room and dining room. There are round arm-chairs, a round table, and a big round rug in front of the round fireplace. Around the living room there are three small bubbles. One bubble is a kitchen with round cupboards, another bubble is the garden room, and the third bubble is a music room for all Cyril’s old records. Upstairs there are two more bubbles – a bedroom and a bathroom.
The doors and windows are also round, of course. The windows are like eyes. There aren’t any curtains in the house, because Cyril likes to see the garden all the time.
Bubble houses are the idea of a Hungarian architect, Antti Lovag. He thinks that a lot of modern houses are bad for us, especially tall blocks of flats. He thinks that people are happy in round homes, because they are more natural. Cyril agrees with this. “Some people think my house is funny”, he says, “but for me this is the perfect home”.
Выберите правильный вариант ответа на вопрос:
What does the article say about ‘bubble houses’?
ВАРИАНТЫ ОТВЕТОВ:
| A | There is only one bubble house in the world. | B | People are happy in them, because they are more natural. |
| C | Bubble houses are Cyril’s invention. | D | They aren’t used nowadays. |
ЗАДАНИЕ № 42 (- выберите один вариант ответа)
Выберите правильный вариант ответа:
The person who thought of the first bubble house is
ВАРИАНТЫ ОТВЕТОВ:
| A | Cyril Jean. | B | Cyril’s wife. |
| C | Erik Wallenberg. | D | Antti Lovag. |
ЗАДАНИЕ № 43 (- выберите один вариант ответа)
Выберите правильный вариант ответа:
How many rooms are there in Cyril’s house?
ВАРИАНТЫ ОТВЕТОВ:
| A | B | ||
| C | D |
ЗАДАНИЕ № 44 (- выберите один вариант ответа)
Выберите правильный вариант ответа:
What is Cyril’s job?
ВАРИАНТЫ ОТВЕТОВ:
| A | an architect | B | a designer |
| C | a collector | D | a painter |
ЗАДАНИЕ № 45 (- выберите один вариант ответа)
Выберите правильный вариант ответа:
Why are there no curtains in Cyril’s house?
ВАРИАНТЫ ОТВЕТОВ:
| A | He likes to see the garden all the time. | B | He doesn’t have enough money to buy curtains. |
| C | There are no windows in his bubble house. | D | He can’t find round curtains for his house. |
ЗАДАНИЕ № 46 (- выберите один вариант ответа)
Выберите правильный вариант ответа на вопрос:
What is Cyril’s hobby?
ВАРИАНТЫ ОТВЕТОВ:
| A | He collects old records. | B | He collects everything round. |
| C | His hobby is gardening. | D | He doesn’t have a hobby. |
ЗАДАНИЕ № 47 (- выберите один вариант ответа)