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My Working day






 

I am a first-year University student at Kharkiv National University of Civil Engineering and Architecture so from Monday to Friday my daily routine is nearly the same. On week-days the alarm clock wakes me up at 6 a.m. and my working day starts. I’m not an early riser that’s why I hate getting up early, especially in winter. But I got used to it. First of all I go to the bathroom to take a shower. After that I feel much better and completely wake up. Then I have breakfast. As a rule, it is not a big meal. I prefer a cup of coffee and a sandwich. Sometimes I have cereal with milk. After that I go to my bedroom to get dressed.

 

I leave my house at 7.15 a.m. and go to the nearest bus stop. The buses are always overcrowded in the morning, so if the weather is fine I prefer walking. I listen to music on my way to the University. As it is not very far from the place I live, it takes me half an hour to get there on foot.

 

Our lectures begin at 8 a.m. As a rule, we have 3 or 4 classes a day. The breaks are usually about twenty minutes. But at 12.40 we have thirty minutes for lunch and I have a snack in the University canteen. It’s a kind of a club where students meet their friends, share the latest news and chat.

 

I stay at the University from eight o’clock in the morning till half past two in the afternoon. Sometimes I need to work in the library or in the computer class, in this case I have to stay at the University till 4 or 5 p.m. I am keen on swimming. Besides, it helps me to keep fit. So twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays I go to the swimming pool.

 

I am usually back home at about 4 p.m. As soon as I come home I have my dinner for I’m very hungry after classes. After dinner I usually do the washing-up and have a short rest reading, watching TV or listening to music. Sometimes I tidy up the flat and do some shopping.

 

At about 7 p.m. I start preparing for my classes. Sometimes I do my homework till late in the night. I often go out on weekdays because I’m rather tired on weekdays and I want to have a little rest. But sometimes I manage to see an interesting film and stay at home. Before going to bed I take my dog for a walk. On returning home I read for a while and fall asleep.

Activity 5. Put 7-10 questions to the text starting with WHEN, WHAT, WHAT KIND OF, HOW, WHY.

Activity 6.

Step 1. In the table below you will find the information about a day in the life of an English student David Thompson. Fill in the next column with the information about your day and tell about it.

Time David’s day Time Your day
6.30 wakes up    
6.35 has a shower    
6.50 gets dressed    
7.00 has breakfast    
7.30 leaves home    
7.35 takes a bus    
7.50 gets to University    
8.00 classes start    
12.20 third class finishes, lunch    
13.20 forth class begins    
15.30 classes are over    
16.00 is back home    
16.20 takes his dog for a walk    
17.00 has a cup of tea    
17.30 does his homework    
19.00 has dinner with his parents    
19.30 goes out with his friends    
21.30 returns home    
21.40 watches TV    
23.00 goes to bed    
23.30 reads for a while, falls asleep    

Activity 7. Ask your partner about his/her personal habits using the following adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, never.

eg. A: How often do you go to the gym?

B: I sometimes go there.

A: Are you always ready to answer?

B: I’m usually ready to answer.

  1. Wake up at six o’clock.
  2. Do morning exercises.
  3. Late for classes.
  4. Have lunch.
  5. Go to the library.
  6. Do shopping.
  7. Prepare for classes.
  8. Go out with my friends.
  9. Read books

Activity 8.

Manager’s Working Day

 

Mr. Howard Turner is a manager of a big company. Today is Monday. This is a page from his diary for Tuesday. Ask and answer questions about what he is doing next day in pairs like in example:

 

eg. A: What is he doing at…?

B: He is going to....

 

Time Tuesday
9.10 look through fresh newspapers
9.30 read fax and e-mail messages
10.00 write letters to business partners
10.30 meet John Marshall, financial director
11.30 see a new TV-commercial
13.00 have lunch with Mr. Snow
14.30 attend the meeting of shareholders
17.00 visit the Trade Fair
18.30 take part in the presentation of a new book

Activity 9.


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