My Working Day

My working day begins early. I always get up at 7 o’clock. Before I leave for the Academy I have a lot of things to do. First of all I do my morning exercises. When doing them I usually open the window and switch on the radio. I like to do my morning exercises to music. Then I go to the bathroom where I wash, clean my teeth and dress. At a quarter to eight I am ready to have breakfast. While having breakfast I often listen to the latest news on the radio or watch TV.

It doesn’t take me long to have breakfast. At a quarter past eight I leave home for the Academy. As I live far from the Academy I go there by bus or by tram. It usually takes me half an hour to go there.

Iam never late. I always come to the Academy in time. Between classes we have short breaks. At 13.20 we have a long break for dinner. I usually have dinner in the canteen of our Academy, which is always full of people at this time.

As a rule we have three or four lectures or seminars a day. Classes are over at twenty minutes past three. Sometimes I stay at the Academy because I need a book or an article which I can only get in the reading room. Before and after classes in the reading room there are always a great many students who read different books and articles, work at their reports.

After classes I usually walk home. I like to walk after a busy day at the Academy. When I come home I have dinner and short rest. Then I prepare my lessons. It usually takes me about three hours. In the evening I have supper and watch TV or surf the Internet. Sometimes if I have time, I meet with my friends or go to the cinema. I usually go to bed at 11o’clock.

Vocabulary

to get up – вставать, просыпаться

to leave smth. for smth. – уходить откуда-то кудато

to have a lot to do – иметь много дел

to switch on - включать

to do something to music – делать что-то под музыку

to have breakfast - завтракать

far from - далеко от

it takes – занимает, требуется

to go by (bus, tram, etc.) – ехать на (автобусе, трамвае, и т.д.)

to be late - опоздать

to come in time – приходить вовремя

to have a break – иметь перерыв, перемену

canteen - столовая

to be full of – быть заполненным

to be over - заканчиваться

to have a rest - отдыхать

to surf the Internet – сидеть в Интернете

Ответьте на 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. What do you usually have for breakfast?

6. When do you usually leave the house?

7. Do you study? Where do you study?

8. What do you usually do on your way to the academy?

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

10. What time do you come home?

11. How do you spend your evenings?

12. What time do you usually go to bed?

SLEEP

to wake up – просыпаться

to lie in bed – лежать в постели

to get up – вставать, подниматься

to go to bed – идти спать

to go to sleep/ to fall asleep - уснуть

to have a late night – ложиться спать поздно

to have an early night – ложиться спать рано

to oversleep – проспать, заспаться

to have a sleep – вздремнуть

to have a lie-in – долго не вставать с постели

FOOD

to have breakfast – завтракать

to have a snack - перекусить

alone/ on my own – сам, один

to make dinner – приготовить обед

don’t bother – не утруждайся

to feed - кормить

KEEPING CLEAN

to have a shower – принимать душ

to have a bath – принимать ванну

to have a shave - бриться

to have a wash - умываться

to clean/ brush teeth – чистить зубы

to wash hair – мыть голову

WORK

to leave home – выйти из дома

to get home/ to work – добраться до работы/ дома

to have a lunch break – иметь перерыв на обед

to leave work – уйти с работы

SPARE TIME (FREE TIME)

to stay in – не выходить, оставаться дома

to go out – выходить в свет, бывать в обществе

to have friends for dinner – пригласить друзей на обед

to come round – приходить в гости

to play cards – играть в карты

HOUSEWORK

to do the shopping – делать покупки

fortunately/ luckily – к счастью

to do the washing - стирать

to do the washing-up – мыть посуду

to do the ironing – гладить

to do the cleaning – делать уборку

to do the cooking – готовить

EXERCISES

1. Сколько словосочетаний вы можете вспомнить с глаголом ‘have + существительное’ из активного словаря? Например, have breakfast, have a shower

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