Keeping clean

In the summer I have a shower in the morning, but in the winter I often have a bath instead. Sometimes I have a shave at the same time, or I shave when I have a wash and brush my teeth after breakfast. I wash my hair two or three times a week.

Study

In the morning I leave home about 7.30 a.m. and go to the university by bus. Ittakes me about 20 minutes. My classes start at 8 a.m. We usually have two lectures and one seminar or practical. During the lecture we listen to the lecturer and makenotes. At the seminars we discuss different problems and answer the questions of the professor holding the seminar. My lunch break is about 40 minutes, so I can go to the refectory or to the snackbar. At the end of each term we take exams and have tests in several subjects.

Evenings

During the week I usually stay in, do my home assignments and have a rest. But at the weekend I often go out, but quite often I also have friends for dinner, or friends just come round for a chat or we play cards, e.g. poker or bridge.

Housework

I do the shopping on Saturday. Fortunately I have a cleaner and she does most of the housework: she does my washing, the washing-up and does most of the ironing.

B. Match the definitions with the italicized words and phrases from the text.

1) dining hall	14) to succeed in sleeping
2) to sleep too long	15) to go to bed very late
3) to go to bed very early	16) without other people
4) to stay in bed until later	17) to have small amounts of food
5) to have a short sleep, e.g. 20-25 minutes	18) to do homework
6) to make an effort	19) a teacher in higher education
7) part of the academic year	20) to clean teeth
8) to put down necessary information	21) to stop work or study for a meal
9) to stay at home	22) to relax and do nothing
10) to invite friends to one’s house and cook dinner for them	23) to leave the house for social reasons, e.g. go to the cinema or disco with friends
11) to visit somebody at the house	24) conversation
12) to buy food and clothes 13) to wash the clothes	25) a meeting of a group of students for tuition

C. The text includes a number of expressions with “have + noun”, e.g. have breakfast, have a shower. Can you remember six more?

D. Now complete some more word partnerships and expressions by matching the verbs on the left with the correct word on the right.

to fall	a rest
to do	tests
to have	a seminar
to take	notes
to have	asleep
to get up	the ironing
to hold	early
to make	exams

E. Complete this dialogue with suitable words or phrases from the text.

A: Don't (1) to cook a meal this evening.

B: Why not?

A: We could (2) instead.

B: Yeah. Where?

A: Well I'd like to go to that new Korean restaurant. We could ask Karen and Mike to come.

B: That's miles away. No, I think I would rather (3) and have an (4) night.

A: But it's Friday. You can have a (5) tomorrow if we have a late night.

B: Yes, I know but I am tired. Look, why don't you ask Karen and Mike (6) for a meal, I can order some pizzas from the takeaway and we'll have a nice evening here.

A: Sorry, but if you don't want to come to the restaurant with me, I'll go (7).

F. Translate the following sentences into Russian.

1) Did you go out last night?

2) I think I am going to stay in this evening.

3) I overslept this morning.

4)I couldn't get to sleep last night.

5) Do you want to come round this evening?

6) Iforgot to do the shopping.

7) What time did you get home?

G. Can you find three facts from the text which are exactly the same in your routine, three which are similar, and three which are completely different? Complete the table below.

same	similar	completely different
I go to bed around 11.30 p.m.	I leave home at 8.40 a.m.	I never do any ironing.

H. Tell about your day according to the plan: sleep, food, study, housework, evenings.

LISTENING: DAILY SCHEDULE

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A. Mind the vocabulary that you will here in the conversation.

to catch – to get on

to get off work – to finish work

to stay up – not to go to bed

to set aside – reserve, allow, or give a certain amount to

toughest – most difficult, hardest

to take care of – to watch, to look after

groceries – food and other items at a supermarket