My Working Day

On week days I usually get up nearly at six o`clock. I do not like to get up early, but I have a lot of work to do during the day.

I make my bed, wash my face, put my clothes, switch on the radio and do my morning exercises. Then I go to the bathroom, take a warm shower and clean my teeth. I brush my hair and put on a light make-up. After that I go to the kitchen to have breakfast. My mother usually prepares breakfast for me, but sometimes I do it myself. If I prepare my breakfast for my own, I should have to get up earlier.

I leave the house at ten minutes past eight and walk to the nearest bus-stop. Sometimes when the weather is fine and I have enough time I walk to the college. It is very healthy to walk much.

The classes begin at 8:30 in the morning and they end at 2:50 p.m. I have lectures in different subjects. As a rule I have three or four classes a day. Sometimes it is very hard to wait till they end. I don't usually miss my classes because I want to pass my exams successfully. We have lunch at 11:20. That's my favourite time. That is the time to share the latest news and to gossip. My friends and I prefer not to go to the canteen. During the working day we also have several short breaks that last for ten minutes.

Occasionally I have to stay at the college till 4 or even 5 o'clock in the evening because I go to the library to get ready for my practical classes or to write a report. As a rule, I have no free time on week-days. So by the end of the week I get very tired.

I come home at about 5 o'clock in the evening. I have supper than wash dishes, drink coffee or tea and watch TV. Although sometimes I help my mother about the house, sweep the floor and do shopping. I go to bed at about eleven p. m.. I like to read something before going to bed, then I try to sleep well and have a good rest because I need energy for the next working day.

 

Exercise 3. Tell about your typical day. The following questions will help you:

1. Do you get up early?

2. Is it easy for you to get up early?

3. Do you wake up yourself or does your alarm-clock wake you up?

4. Do you do your morning exercises?

5. What do you prefer: a hot or a cold shower in the morning?

6. How long does it take you to get dressed?

7. What do you usually have for breakfast?

8. Some people look through newspapers or listen to the latest news on

the radio while having breakfast. What about you?

9. When do you usually leave your house?

10. Do you work? If yes, where?

11. How long does it take you to get to your College?

12. Do you go there by bus/trolley-bus or do you walk?

13. Where do you usually have lunch (dinner)?

14. What time do you come home?

15. How long does it take you to do your homework?

16. How do you usually spend your evenings?

17. Do you have a lot of free time?

18. Do you play any musical instrument?

19. Are you fond of listening to music?

20. What kind of music do you prefer?

21. Do you collect anything (stamps, records, post­cards, coins, matchboxes, etc.)?

22. What time do you usually go to bed?

Exercise 4. Tell your fellow studentsabout:

a) your typical working day;

b) the working-day of your father / mother;

c) the usual weekend at home;

d) the best day of your life.

 

Exercise 5. Look at the picture, ask and answer the questions. Then ask your groupmates similar questions following the model:

Model: What time does Tom get up?

have a shower, get dressed, have breakfast, clean the teeth, go to college?

Exercise 6. Listen to the text and then choose the right answer:

Text

Sue wakes up at 7 o’clock in the morning. She has breakfast and then she goes to school. She comes home at half past two and has lunch. In the afternoon she plays with her friends and watches TV. She has dinner at half past six. In the evening she does her homework and goes to bed.

 

Exercise 7. Read the sentences and choose the correct variant to complete them:

1) She wakes up at

a) eight o’clock; b) nine o’clock; c) seven o’clock.

2) Sue gets home at

a) half past two; b) half to two; c) twenty past two.

3) She has dinner at

a) six o’clock; b) half past six; c) half to seven.

4) Sue goes to bed at

a) nine o’clock; b) five o’clock; c) eight o’clock.

 

Exercise 8. Read the sentences and translate. Are they True or False?

Find the correct sentences in the text and read:

a) She has breakfast and then she goes to school.

b) She has lunch at school.

c) In the evening she plays with her friends.

d) She watches TV in the afternoon.

e) She does her homework in the morning.

Lesson 7. My town, village (Моє місто, село)