My working day

My working day begins early. I get up at ... o'clock. Be­fore I leave for the University I have a lot of things to do. First of all I do my morning exercises. Then I go to the bath­room where I wash (take a shower; a bath), brush (clean) my teeth, (shave), and comb my hair. Then I make my bed and dress. At ... minutes to (past) 8 I am ready to have break­fast. At breakfast I often listen to the news.

It doesn't take me long to have breakfast. At ... I put on my coat (street-clothes: a coat, a raincoat, a fur-coat, a jacket; a cap, a hat) and leave home for the University. As I live far (not far) from the University I go there by bus /trolley-bus, tram, саr / (I walk there). It usually takes me ... minutes (an hour) to get there. I am never late. I always come to the University in time. (Sometimes I am late). I take off my coat in the cloak - room and go to the lecture hall.

Our classes begin at 9 a.m. We usually have one or two lectures and two seminars (practical classes) a day. Between classes we have short breaks. At 13.50 we have a long break for lunch. I have lunch in the University canteen or in a small buffet. At 15.40 our classes are over and I go home. I sometimes stay at the University after classes to work in the reading-room of our library or to take part in some extra-curricular activi­ties (amateur art activities, social work, etc.).

Once a week instead of studies at the university, we are to do some self-access work.

When I come home, I have dinner and a short rest. After that, I help my mother about the house: do (tidy up) our flat, wash up, cook, go shopping. Then I prepare for my classes. It usually takes me ... hours.

In the evening, I have supper and watch TV. Sometimes I read books or listen to the music. If I have time, I visit my friends, or go to the cinema (to the theatre, concert hall, etc.) or take a walk.

I go to bed at ... o'clock. My ordinary weekday is over. I am tired but ready for the next one.

Vocabulary

to get up	вставать
to leave	оставлять; уходить
to leave for	уходить куда-либо
to have a lot of things to do	иметь много дел
to do one's morning exercises	делать зарядку
to wash oneself	умываться, мыться
to take a shower (a bath)	принимать душ (ванну)
to brush (to clean) one's teeth	чистить зубы
to comb one's hair	расчёсывать волосы
to dress	одеваться
to shave	бриться
to make one's bed	заправлять постель
to be ready to do something	быть готовым делать что-либо
to have breakfast (lunch, dinner, supper)	завтракать (обедать, ужинать)
at breakfast	за завтраком
to listen to the radio	слушать радио
it takes me (him, her, us, them, you) half an hour to do smth.	мне (ей, ему, нам, им, тебе) надо полчаса, чтобы сделать что-либо
to put on smth.	надевать (одежду)
to take off smth.	снимать (одежду)
to go by bus (trolley-bus, tram, car)	ездить на автобусе (троллейбусе и т.д.)
to walk	ходить пешком
to take a walk	идти на прогулку
to go to	идти (ехать) куда-либо
to come to	приходить (приезжать) куда-либо
to get to	добираться куда-нибудь
to come (to go) home	приходить (идти) домой
to be late	опаздывать
in time	вовремя
coat	пальто
raincoat	плащ
fur-coat	шуба
jacket	куртка
hat	шляпа
cap	шапка
cloakroom	гардероб
classes	занятия
practical class	практическое занятие
studies	учеба (занятия)
canteen	столовая
break	перерыв
to be over	заканчиваться
reading-room	читальный зал
library	библиотека
to take part in smth.	принимать участие в чём- либо
extra-curricular activities	внеучебная деятельность
amateur art activities	художественная самодеятельность
social work	общественная работа
once a week	раз в неделю
instead of	вместо чего-либо
to have a rest	отдыхать
to help about the house	помогать по дому
to do (to tidy up) a flat (a room)	убирать квартиру (комнату)
to wash up	мыть посуду
to cook	готовить (еду)
to go shopping	ходить за покупками
to prepare for one's classes	готовиться к занятиям
to listen to the music	слушать музыку
week-day	будний день
to go to bed	ложиться спать
to be tired	уставать

Exercises

I. Arrange the following words in pairs of synonyms:

to get up	to take a bath
to leave for	to tidy up one's room
to have a lot of things to do	to relax
to brush one's teeth	to dress
to cook breakfast	to walk
to go for a walk	to be over
to have a rest	to begin
to wash	to be busy
to prepare for one’s classes	to clean one's teeth
a break	to make breakfast
to come to	to take a walk
to put on smth.	to go shopping
to go on foot	a dancing party
to come to an end	studies
to start	an interval
a discotheque	to go to
to do one’s room	to do one’s home-work
to do the shopping	to get to
classes	to wake up

II. Arrange the following words in pairs of antonyms:

to come to	to go to bed
to put on	to have a rest
to be over	to be on time
to walk	to go by transport
to be late	to start
to work	to take off
to get up	to leave for

III. Insert the prepositions "to", "in", "for", "to", "at", "of", "on", "by" where necessary:

1. My father always comes ... home late.

2. I like to listen … the news ... the morning.

3. My brother leaves ... school ... 8 o'clock a.m.

4. I come ... the University on time.

5. My mother goes ... the theatre every week.

6. I leave ... home ... the University ... half past 7.

7. My mother comes ... home early.

8. It takes him 20 minutes to get... the swimming-pool.

9. It is very cold. Put ... your fur-coat.

10. ... breakfast I often watch ... TV.

11. The classes are over. Go ... home.

12. I leave my coat... the cloak-room and go ... the lec­ture hall.

13. It is very pleasant to listen ... the music ... the evening.

14. It is so warm. Let's go ... a walk.

15. Give me tea instead ... coffee.

16. Lots of students ... our faculty take part ... amateur art activities.

17. He is very punctual. He is always ... time.

18. Most students go ... the University ... bus.

19. I live not far from the University. I always walk ... there.

IV. Translate into Russian:

1. at 3 p.m.

2. at half past 5 a.m.

3. at a quarter to 8

4. at a quarter past 10 in the evening

5. at 10 minutes to 2

6. at 5 minutes past 6

7. It's 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

8. at half past 6 in the morning.

V. Translate into English:

1. Я встаю без пятнадцати семь.

2. Сейчас половина восьмого утра.

3. Я ухожу из дома без четверти восемь.

4. Наши занятия начинаются ровно в девять.

5. Первая пара (class) заканчивается без двадцати одиннадцать.

6. Большая перемена начинается без десяти два.

7. Наши занятия заканчиваются без двадцати четыре.

8. Я прихожу домой в пять часов вечера.

VI. Use the personal pronouns in brackets in the objective forms. Translate the sentences:

1. It takes (they) 2 hours to prepare their lessons.

2. It usually takes (she) an hour to dress for a dancing party.

3. It takes (he) a quarter of an hour to get to his work.

4. It does not take (I) long to comb my hair.

5. It takes (you) too long to do your room.

6. It always takes (we) 3 hours to do the shopping.

7. How long does it take (you) to make breakfast?