Interior Design

1 Introduction

1.1 Read the text title and hypothesize what the text is about. Write down your hypothesis.

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1.2 What do you know concerning this issue? List your ideas in the table left column “I know”.

1.3 If you know answers to these questions write them down in the space given after each question.

1.4 Circle in the list the words and expressions you know. Write down their translation in the table and calculate the percentage of your lexical competence.

Interior design is the art of creating rooms and other indoor areas that are attractive, comfortable, and useful. Carpeting, draperies, furniture, lighting, paint, wall coverings, and many other items may contribute to the creation of an interior. Interior decoration involves the careful selection of each item to suit the area’s purpose and the overall mood desired.

Most people think of interior design in terms of decorating the room of a house or apartment. But professionals called interior designers also plan and create interiors of hotels and motels, hospitals, libraries, office buildings, schools, and stores. They also design the indoor areas of banks, churches, theatres, and transportation terminals.