| My working day usually starts early in the morning at about 6.30. To stay in bed an extra quarter of an hour always seems a very good idea to me but I get up and make my way to the bathroom. I wash my hands and face, brush my teeth and comb my hair. I press my uniform and clean my shoes. Well, now I look spic-and-span and ready for my breakfast. My mum usually cooks it. She always prepares lovely meals. There are usually some nice thick sandwiches and white coffee or some porridge and tea or some toast, butter, jam and juice for breakfast. I give my mother a hand with washing up and wiping.
I leave for the University at 8 o'clock. I've got to be there at 8.30 sharp. We line up at this time. It's sometimes a problem to get on the bus in the morning, but I manage somehow. It usually takes me 20 minutes to get to the University.
At 9 a.m. our classes begin and they last till just after 2 p.m. We have short breaks in between them. I try to take some notes at the lectures. I hope to profit from my various courses of studies. I work hard at physics in particularas I find it quite a difficult subject.
When our classes are over, we are off to the messroom. I don't mind having a meal at the University, though I prefer home-made dinners. As a rule we have some soup and fried fish or meat with vegetables.
Then we line up again. After that I usually go to the reading-room to prepare for some seminars and then to the gym. You see, I stay at the University for quite a long time.
At home I look through my summaries and watch TV for a while. I usually have my supper at 7. In the evenings I like going out to enjoy a stroll around the town, meeting friends, and perhaps having coffee together. When I come back, I often stay up late reading or learning. I retire to bed near midnight.
| seem казаться
make one's way направляться
comb [koum] причесывать(ся)
press гладить
spic-and-span "с иголочки"
prepare [prı΄peə] готовить
porridge [΄porıdз] каша
toast [toust] гренок
juice [dзu:s] сок
wiping [΄waıpıη] вытираниепосуды
sharp точно, ровно
line up строиться
manage справляться
last [la:st] длиться
profit [΄profıt] извлекать пользу
various [΄veərıəs] различный
in particular[pə΄tıkjulə] в особенности
mind возражать
soup [su:p] суп
fried [fraıd] жареный
quite [kwaıt] довольно
look through [θru:] просматривать
summary [΄sLmərı] конспект
go out проводить время вне дома
stroll [stroul] прогулка
perhaps возможно
retire [rı΄taıə] ложиться спать
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| 1. When does your working day start?
| 1. My working day usually starts early in the morning.
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| 2. What seems a very good idea to you in the morning?
| 2. To stay in bed an extra quarter of an hour is a very good idea.
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| 3. Where do you go first?
| 3. I make my way to the bathroom.
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| 4. What do you do after that?
| 4. I press my uniform and clean my shoes.
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| 5. Who cooks breakfast for you?
| 5. My mum usually cooks it.
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| 6. What do you usually have for breakfast?
| 6. There are usually some nice thick sandwiches and white coffee or some porridge and tea or some toast, butter, jam and juice.
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| 7. Do you help your mother with washing up and wiping?
| 7. Yes, I give her a hand.
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| 8. When do you leave for the University?
| 8. I leave for the University at 8 o'clock.
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| 9. When do you line up?
| 9. We line up at 8.30 sharp.
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| 10. How do you get to the University?
| 10. I get there by bus.
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| 11. How long does it take you to get to the University?
| 11. It usually takes me 30 minutes.
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| 12. When do your classes begin?
| 12. Our classes begin at 9.
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| 13. How long do they last?
| 13. They last till just after 2 p.m.
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| 14. How do you study?
| 14. I study hard.
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| 15. What is the most difficult subject for you?
| 15. Physics is.
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| 16. Where do you go after classes?
| 16. We are off to the messroom.
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| 17. Do you like having meals at the University or at home?
| 17. I prefer home-made dinners.
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| 18. What do you usually have for dinner?
| 18. We have some soup and fried fish or meat with vegetables.
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| 19. Where do you go then?
| 19. I go to the reading-room and then to the gym.
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| 20. What do you usually do at home?
| 20. I look through my summaries and watch TV.
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| 21. What do you like doing in the evenings?
| 21. I enjoy a stroll around the town, meet friends, have coffee together.
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| 22. What time do you go to bed?
| 22. I retire to bed near midnight.
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