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Unit 3 My Working Day

get up	вставать (с постели)
alarm-clock	будильник
wake up	будить, просыпаться
jump out	выпрыгивать, вскакивать
leave	покидать, оставлять, уезжать
get ready for smth	быть готовым к чему-либо
make one’s bed	заправлять кровать
hear	слышать
have a shower (a bath)	принимать душ (ванну)
clean teeth	чистить зубы
brush hair	расчесывать волосы
turn on	включить
turn off	выключить
go for a walk	пойти погулять
go to bed	ложиться спать
go on foot	идти пешком
go by bus/tram	ехать на автобусе/трамвае
it takes me 10 minutes	занимает 10 минут
to make-up	делать макияж

Task 1. Read and translate.

A student’s day

	It is seven o’clock. Who(m) do you see in the picture? We see Mary in it. Is she still asleep? No, she is not. She is already up, she has opened the window and turned on the radio. She is doing her morning exercises to the music. What is she going to do next? She is going to have a wash.
	It is a quarter past seven. Mary is in the bathroom. She has just taken a cold shower, dried herself on the towel and cleaned her teeth. Now she is doing her hair before the mirror. What is she going to do next? She is going to dress.
	Mary is in the bedroom again. She has already brushed her clothes and shoes. What is she doing now? She is putting on her shoes now. Did she make her bed? Yes, she did.
	It is a quarter to eight. The family had breakfast. While Mary is sweeping the floor with a broom her mother is washing up. Is Mary going to stay at home? No, she is not. She is going to the University.
	It is eight o’clock. Mary is hurrying to the University. She is a first-year student of the History faculty. Her classes begin at half past eight. Mary is never late for her classes. Does she go on foot to the University? No, she doesn’t. She goes by Metro. How long does it take her to get to the University? It takes her half an hour to get there.
	It is two o’clock. The classes are over. Mary and her friends are having dinner. Are they going home after dinner? No, they are not. They are going to the reading-room to prepare their homework there.
	It is nearly six o’clock in the evening. Mary came home after a walk. She is reading now. Is Mary going to do anything about the house? She is going to iron her father’s shirts.
	It is ten minutes to ten. The working day is over. The family are all together: Mary is playing the piano, her brother is watching TV, her father is reading a newspaper, her mother is knitting. The family are not going to bed yet.

Task 2. Read the text. Ask your friend about his (her) working day.

My working day (2)

On Tuesday I get up at half past six. I go to the bathroom and wash my hands and face and clean my teeth. Then I dress, go to the kitchen and cook breakfast for my family.

At half past seven my son gets up and has breakfast. I have breakfast with my son. My son eats a sandwich and drinks a cup of tea. I don’t drink tea. I drink coffee.

After breakfast my son goes to school. I don’t leave home with my son. On Tuesday I don’t work in the morning. I work in the afternoon.

In the evening I am at home. My husband and my son are at home, too. We rest in the evening. My son watches TV, my husband reads newspapers or books and I do some work about the house. At about eleven o’clock we go to bed.

Task 3. What time is it? Be ready to answer teacher’s questions.

	It is five minutes to four.
	It is twenty minutes past six.
	It is a quarter past three.
	It is a quarter to four.
	It is half past three.

In the morning

In the afternoon

In the evening

At night

At 6.20 a.m.	At noon. At midnight.	At 6.20 p.m.

Task 4. Make up sentences:

Мои родители	to get up at	6:30
Я	7:15
Моя сестра	7:30
Моя мама	7:45
Мы	8:00
Мой племянник	8:30

Task 5. Speak about your working day.

The following questions will help you.

1. When do you usually get up?

2. Who (what) wakes you up?

3. Do you do your morning exercises?

4. Where do you wash, clean your teeth and have a shower?

5. Do you feel sleepy in the morning?

6. What are you by nature, a lark or an owl?

7. What do you usually have for breakfast?

8. What time do you usually leave home?

9. How long does it take you to get to the University?

10. How do you get there: by bus, by tram or on foot?

11. When and where do you have dinner?

12. How many classes do you have a day?

13. What do you usually do after classes?

14. What do you do in the evening?

15. When do you go to bed?

Task 5. Speak about

1. Your parent’s working day;

2. Your plans for the next week-end;

3. Your last evening.

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