EXPANDING YOUR VOCABULARY

LESSON 07 

The drawing-room is a room set spart to receive visitors and friends.
The furniture generally consists of a sofa, a couple of armchairs, some common chairs, a piano and a piano-stool, some smail tables, one or two pedestals with bronze or marble statues, and some pretty ornaments.
The walls are adorned with oil-paintings or tapestries, and a mirror. A fine carpet covers the floor. Beautilful curtains adorn the windows; light ones in the middle, and at each side heavy ones, to he drawn on cold evenings.
When people give a party, there is usually dancing; then the furniture is arranged against the wall, or removed to another room, so as to leave the middle of the room free, for the couples that wish to dance.
A well-illuminated drawing-room, with several couples daneing, to the strains of a good orchestra, is a very pleasing sight.

EXPANDING YOUR VOCABULARY

01) What is the drawing-room used for?
02) What does the furniture consist of?
03) What do you see on the walls?
04) What covers the floor?
05) What adorn the windows?
06) What kind of curtains are they?
07) When people give a party, what is there usually?
08) What is does with the furniture?
09) Why is it removed to another room?
What is a very pleasing sight?

EXPANDING YOUR VOCABULARY

01) Who is in the drawing-room?
02) What is she doing there?
03) Do you play the piano?
04) Do you like music?
05) Do you like to dance?
06) Have you a wireless?
07) Do you expect visitors to-day?
08) Where do you receive them?
09) Have you an "At home" day?
10) Have you a large circle of friends?
11) Do you like to dance to Radio music?
12) Is modern dancing esay?
13) Do you like to pay visits?
14) Do you make many visits?