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NICK'S USUAL WORKING DAY

Hi, nice to meet you all!

My name is Nick Price. I am a freshman at College of Business at Western Carolina University. It is a very small school situated in the mountain region of North Carolina. I am not from North Carolina myself. I was born in Vermilion, Ohio, in the suburbs of Cleveland. But my grandpa and grandma live in North Carolina. And I like mountains more than plains.

My family is not very rich that is why I can't afford to live on campus. But it is a rule, that every student must spend his or her freshman year on campus. To cover some of the expenses I've got to work part-time on the campus. I work in cafeteria.

Now let me tell you about my usual working day. I wake up at seven in the morning. My alarm clock radio is tuned to my favorite radio station. My roommate Todd Hall is a football player. He jogs every morning at 6: 30. He is still out jogging when I get up. First I take a cold shower and brush my teeth. Then I dress myself up and rush to work — to the University cafeteria. I wash dishes and clean the tables. It is not a very interesting job, I know that, but soon I'll be a waiter at the small Italian Restaurant and will earn more. My boss Suzie is a very strict lady but very nice when you do your job properly.

My first class starts at 11: 15. The professor is never late for his classes. The lecture hall we sit in has about 100 seats. WCU (Western Carolina University), like I said, is a very small school. But I think that it is one of the best schools of business in the North Carolina.

At 2 PM I eat lunch at school cafeteria. The food is free for me because I work there. I am a vegetarian and I don't like drinks with caffeine. I prefer cool filtered water or juice.

Then I have two more classes. I need to go to the library right after the classes to do my homework. There I meet my friends and we talk. Twice a week I play basketball with my friends. I swim once a week. Usually after library we go out to the cafe or just sit outside and talk.

I have dinner at 6 PM at the little Chinese restaurant not too far from the dormitory. Or I cook myself in the kitchen in my dorm. My favorite food is pizza and potato salad.

After dinner I watch TV or play ping-pong with my friends. When it is Friday, we go to see the football game.

I spend most of my weekends visiting my grandmother and my grandfather. They are always glad to see me and take me out for picnics and golf.

I usually read before I go to bed. It calms me down after the long day. My favourite author is Stephen King. Well, I guess that's enough for one time.

See you later!

Vocabulary:

freshman — первокурсник

sophmore — второкурсник

junior — третьекурсник

senior — четверокурсник (выпускник)

suburbs — пригород

downtown — центр города

plain - равнина

cover some of the expenses — чтобы покрыть часть расходов

to jog — бегать трусцой, делать пробежку

to rush — спешить, торо­питься

campus — студенческий городок

jogging — пробежка

cafeteria — студенческая столовая

waiter — официант

to work part-time — рабо­тать неполный день

to work full-time — рабо­тать полный рабочий день

properly — должным образом, правильно

to go out — гулять, отды­хать

dormitory (dorm) — обще­житие

to calm down — успокаи­ваться)

1.1 Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Where does Nick Price study?

2. What year of study is he in?

3. Is Nick from North Carolina?

4. Is Nick's family a rich one?

5. What is Nick's job? Do you think he enjoys it?

6. What do we know about Western Carolina University from Nick's story?

7. What is Nick's roommate name? What do we know about him?

8. Where does Nick spend his evenings?

9. What does Nick usually do on Friday nights?

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