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Complete the sentences. Use Future Passive
1. The house (lock up) for the summer and it (look after) by the gardener.
2. You (give) new instructions before you leave.
3. All your words (take) down.
4. Bell (look on) as a sweet-tempered young man.
5. Tomorrow no reference (make) to this scene.
Role Play
Do you like your classrooms? Compare classrooms at school with those at the University.
UNIT 11
Warming Up
1. What does a typical modern kitchen look like?
2. What are kitchens usually used for nowadays?
3. Have you ever heard about Feng Shui?
4. Do you know any regulations of this ancient Asian art?
5. Do you agree that the role of the kitchen in family life has changed?
KITCHENS COME FIRST IN THE ANCIENT ASIAN ART,
FENG SHUI
In Feng Shui, the kitchen represents nourishment and prosperity; after all, it is human nature to associate
food and nutrition with nurturing and sustenance. Believers in Feng Shui say that how you design and decorate
the kitchen can influence your prosperity and health.
The first thing to bear in mind when considering any Feng Shui advice is that ultimately, Feng Shui is a
complex practice with several different schools, and the recommendations will vary from school to school and
from one practitioner to another. So too, advice will differ depending upon the unique home - and the unique
people living in it. Despite the fact that different schools may have diverse views on some topics, there are ba-
sic Feng Shui principles that apply to all kitchens.
The first thing to consider when looking at the kitchen is its placement in terms of the whole house. We
cannot always decide where each room in a house or apartment will be in relation to the others, but if you are
working with new construction or doing extensive renovations, ideally the kitchen will be in the back of the
house, at least behind centerline of house.
In any case, it is better if you do not see the kitchen immediately upon entering the house, as this can por-
tend digestive, nutritional, and eating problems. Having the kitchen at the entry point can also mean that guests
will come over, eat, and then leave immediately, and such a placement can also encourage the inhabitants to eat
all the time.
But if your kitchen is in the front of the house, do not panic; there are remedies that can take care of this.
Use this as an opportunity to get creative. Try hanging sheer or beaded curtains over the kitchen door. Or, in-
stall louvered doors. Another idea is to provide something delightfully eye-catching across a hall or in a vesti-
bule near the kitchen. That way, attention is diverted from the busy kitchen.
It is very important for the cook to be in a "commanding position" when at the stove. The cook should be
able to clearly see the doorway without turning away from the stove. Renovating a kitchen can be particularly
challenging. Many modern kitchens have the range facing the wall. Some Feng Shui consultants recommend an
easy solution: hang something reflective, such as a mirror or a shiny sheet of decorative aluminum, over the
stove. The reflective surface can be any size, but the bigger it is, the more powerful the correction will be.
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