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MY WORKING DAY. Answer the questions
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Learn the following words and expressions:
à trade firm – òîðãîâàÿ ôèðìà
correspondence – çàî÷íîå
à department – îòäåëåíèå
nine storey – äåâÿòèýòàæíûé
an alarm clock – áóäèëüíèê
to wake up – áóäèòü
to be an early riser – ðàíî âñòàâàòü
especially – îñîáåííî
to switch on – âêëþ÷àòü
to do morning exercises – äåëàòü óòðåííþþ ãèìíàñòèêó
to take a shower – ïðèíèìàòü äóø
to shave – áðèòüñÿ
to get dressed – îäåâàòüñÿ
to have to – äîëæåí
to get up – âñòàâàòü
to listen to – ñëóøàòü
to take interest – èíòåðåñîâàòüñÿ
latest – ïîñëåäíèå
à day-off – âûõîäíîé
to leave – óõîäèòü, ïîêèäàòü
It takes me – ó ìåíÿ óõîäèò
to waste time – òåðÿòü âðåìÿ
to retell – ïåðåñêàçûâàòü
silently – ïðî ñåáÿ
to come across – âñòðå÷àòü
an expression – âûðàæåíèå
to memorize – çàïîìíèòü
a flashcard – êàðòî÷êà
to arrive at – ïðèáûâàòü
though – õîòÿ
sharp – ðîâíî
frequently – ÷àñòî
à representative – ïðåäñòàâèòåëü
à price – öåíà
terms of payment – óñëîâèÿ ïëàòåæà
a delivery – äîñòàâêà
to discuss business – îáñóäèòü äåëà
matters – äåëîâûå âîïðîñû
à customer – çàêàç÷èê, êëèåíò
to make an appointment – íàçíà÷èòü âñòðå÷ó
to look through – ïðîñìàòðèâàòü
mail – ïî÷òà
to speak on the phone – ðàçãîâàðèâàòü ïî òåëåôîíó
a message – ñîîáùåíèå besides – êðîìå òîãî
business partners – äåëîâûå ïàðòíåðû
abroad – çà ãðàíèöåé
a break – ïåðåðûâ
occasionally – âðåìÿ îò âðåìåíè
to get tired – óñòàâàòü
to wait for – æäàòü
living room – æèëàÿ êîìíàòà
just to talk – ïðîñòî ïîãîâîðèòü
to fail – ïðîâàëèòü (ýêçàìåí)
to work hard – óïîðíî òðóäèòüñÿ
to revise – ïîâòîðÿòü
a subject – ïðåäìåò
a library – áèáèëèîòåêà
to get ready – ïîäãîòîâèòüñÿ
a report – ñîîáùàòü
a course paper – êóðñîâàÿ ðàáîòà
to enter – ïîñòóïàòü
to make up one’s mind – ðåøèòü
to pass exams – ñäàòü ýêçàìåíû
excellent – îòëè÷íûé
à mark – îòìåòêà
easy – ëåãêèé
to combine – ñîâìåùàòü
learning – îáó÷åíèå
still – âñå ðàâíî
to look forward to – î÷åíü æäàòü
a job – ðàáîòà
useful – ïîëåçíûé
experience – îïûò
Read and translate the text “My Working Day”
Let me introduce myself first. I am … and I am … years old. I come from Berezniki but now I live and work in Perm. I am a manager of a big trade firm. I am also a student of a correspondence department. I study in the Perm Pedagogical University. I have a family – a mother and a father. Their names are …. We live in a new nine storey house in the centre of the city. We have a modern three room flat on the fifth floor.
On weekdays the alarm clock wakes me up at 6.30 and my working day begins. I’m not an early riser, that’s why it’s very difficult for me to get out of bed, especially in winter. I switch on my music centre and do my morning exercises. Then I go to the bathroom, take a warm shower, clean my teeth and shave. After that I go to my bedroom to get dressed.
Usually my mother makes breakfast for me. But when she is away on business or just doesn’t have to get up early, I make breakfast myself. While having breakfast I listen to the latest news on TV. I take much interest in the latest political and business news.
I always go to my office on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I don’t go to my office on Saturday and Sunday. These are my days-off.
I usually leave the house at 7.30 and go to the nearest bus stop. It takes me half an hour to get to work. I don’t want to waste my time on bus. I’ve got a good player, so I listen to different texts and dialogues on my way to work. Sometimes I read an English book and retell it silently. If I come across an interesting expression I try to memorise it. I also write some English words on flashcards and learn them.
I usually arrive at work at ten minutes to nine though my working day begins at 9 sharp. I have a lot of work to do. I frequently meet representatives of English and French firms. We discuss prices, terms of payment and delivery. Sometimes I go to different cities to discuss business matters with our customers. I am a very busy man. During the day I make appointments with my business partners, look through mail, read faxes and letters, speak on the phone with the customers. Some fax messages are in English and I have to translate them into Russian. Besides, I write letters in English to our business partners abroad.
At 1 o’clock in the afternoon we have lunch. We usually have lunch in a small cafe just round the corner. At 2 o’clock we come back to the office and work hard till 6 o’clock. During the working day we also have several short coffee breaks. But sometimes we have no time for them. Occasionally I have to stay at work till 7 or even 8 o’clock in the evening. When we have a lot of things to do we go to work on Saturdays. So by the end of the week I get very tired.
I come home at about 7 o’clock in the evening. My parents are usually at home, waiting for me. We have dinner together. Then we sit in the living room, drink tea, watch TV or just talk. As I’m a student and don’t want to fail my exams I work hard at my lessons. I do them in the evenings. I read a lot, do some exercises, learn new English words and revise grammar rules. We study a lot of subjects, so it takes me a lot of time to do my homework. Sometimes at the weekends I go to the library to get ready for my exams or to write a report or a course paper. When I entered the Institute I made up my mind to pass my exams only with good and excellent marks. So I do my best.
I must say that it isn’t easy to combine work and learning. But still I always look forward to my next working day because I like my job and my study. I think I’m getting a lot of useful experience.
Answer the questions:
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 warm or a cold shower in the morning?
5. What do you usually have for breakfast?
6. Some people look through newspapers or listen to the latest news
on TV while having breakfast. What about you?
7. When do you usually leave the house?
8. Do you work? Where do you work?
9. How long does it take you to get to the office?
10. What do you usually do on your way to work (institute, etc.)?
11. Where do you usually have lunch (dinner)?
12. What are your duties at work?
13. What time do you come home?
14. How do you spend your evenings?
15. When do you do your homework?
16. What time do you usually go to bed?
Äàòà ïóáëèêîâàíèÿ: 2015-07-22; Ïðî÷èòàíî: 943 | Íàðóøåíèå àâòîðñêîãî ïðàâà ñòðàíèöû | Ìû ïîìîæåì â íàïèñàíèè âàøåé ðàáîòû!
