4 a) Mark the statements 1–4 T (true) or F (false). Text: “Live High Up! In the South of England, near Surrey, Elspeth Beard, the famous architect has got a very unusual house. It’s a water tower, 130 ft tall. The house is 100 years old. The tower has got six floors. There is a reception room on the ground floor. The bedrooms are on the first, second and third floors. They have all got their own bathrooms. The kitchen is on the fourth floor and the living room is on the fifth floor. There are 142 steps to the roof, 88 to the kitchen and 113 to the living room. It’s a great way to keep fit as there isn’t a lift. That’s the price you pay for living high up!” 1. The house is new. 2. There are nine rooms in it. 3. The living room is on the ground floor. 4. There are 13 steps to the kitchen.

Перевод задания: Отметьте утверждения 1–4 буквами T (верно) или F (неверно).

1. F (false) — The house is 100 years old, so it is not new. (Дому 100 лет, поэтому он не новый.)
2. F (false) — The text does not say that there are nine rooms. (В тексте не сказано, что в доме девять комнат.)
3. F (false) — The living room is on the fifth floor. (Гостиная находится на пятом этаже.)
4. F (false) — There are 88 steps to the kitchen. (До кухни 88 ступенек.)

Ответ: 1 — F, 2 — F, 3 — F, 4 — F.