Vocabulary №9

to wake будить

to be an early riser рано вставать

especially особенно

to do morning exercises делать утреннюю зарядку

to get dressed одеваться

to leave покидать

to waste терять время

it takes me мне требуется

to arrive прибывать

a fax message сообщение по факсу

a partner партнер

abroad за границей

to answer a phone call ответить на телефонный звонок

a break перерыв

occasionally время от времени

experience опыт

Task: Прочитайте и переведите рассказ и скажите, что совпадает в нем с вашим рабочим днем.

On weekdays the alarm-clock wakes me up at 6.30 and my working day begins. I'm not an early riser, that's why it's very difficult for me to get out of bed, especially in winter. I switch on my tape-recorder and do my morning exercises. Then I go to the bathroom, take a warm shower, clean my teeth and shave. After that I go to my bedroom to get dressed.

I make breakfast myself. I leave the house at 7.30 and go to the nearest bus stop. It takes me an hour and a half to get to work. I've got a walkman and I listen to music when I go by bus. Sometimes I read a book or a newspaper.

I usually arrive at work at ten minutes to nine though my working day begins at 9 sharp.

There is always some fax messages to translate from English into Russian. Sometimes my boss wants me to write a letter to our business partners abroad. There are also a lot of phone calls, which I have to answer.

At 1 o'clock in the afternoon we have lunch. We usually have lunch in a small cafe just round the corner. At 2 o'clock we come back to work. And we work hard till 5 o' clock. During the working day we also have several short coffee breaks. But sometimes we have no time for them.

I come home at about 7 o'clock in the evening. My parents are usually at home and wait for me. We have dinner together. Then we sit in the living room, drink tea, watch TV or just talk.

Occasionally I have to stay at work till 6 or 7 o'clock in the evening. When we have a lot of things to do, we go to work on Sundays. In the evening I watch television, listen to music and read something in English.

And still I always look forward to my next working day, because I like my job. I think I get a lot of useful experience.

Exercise №1. Вставьте пропущенные слова в следующие предложения.

1. I'm not..., that's why it's very difficult for me to get out of bed.

2. I go to the bathroom...

3. I... the house at 7.30 and go to the nearest bus stop.

4. It … me an hour and a half … to work.

5. During the working day we also have ….

6. In the evening we sit in the living room ….

7.... I have to stay at work till 6 or 7 o'clock in the evening.

8. When we..., we go to work on Sundays.

Exercise №2. Составьте диалог в парах, используя данные вопросы.

1. Do you get up early? Is it easy for you to get up early?

2. Do you wake up yourself or does an alarm-clock wake you up?

3. Do you do morning exercises? Do you do your morning exercises to music?

4. Which do you prefer: a hot or a cold shower in the morning?

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

6. What do you usually have for breakfast?

7. Some people look through newspapers or listen to the latest news on the radio while having breakfast. What about you?

8. When do you usually leave the house?

9. Do you work? Where do you work?

10. What do you usually do on your way to work?

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

12. Did you ever have a nap (вздремнуть)in the afternoon?

13. What time do you come home?

14. How do you spend your evenings?

15. What time do you usually go to bed?

Test

1. I enjoy sleeping and it’s a big problem for me ….

a) to get up late

b) to get up early

c) to sleep

2. It … me 20 minutes to get to the institute.

a) gives

b) takes

c) brings

3. In the evenings I like to … TV.

a) see

b) look

c) watch

4. I always … a shower in the morning.

a) take

b) make

c) do

5. I go to the … where I do my homework or read books.

a) institute

b) library

c) home

6. I … my teeth in the bathroom.

a) wash

b) clean

c) comb

7. Я выхожу из дома в 7.30 и иду к ближайшей автобусной остановке.

a) I leave the house at 7.30 and go to the nearest bus stop.

b) I go home at 7.30 from the nearest bus stop.

c) I go from the house at 7.30 and go to the nearest bus stop.

8. My … wakes me in the morning.

a) clock

b) watch

c) alarm-clock

9. I … my homework after supper.

a) do

b) make

c) write

10. My parents are usually at home and … for me.

a) wait

b) look

c) listen