Unit 2

My Working Day

Text 1

MY WORKING DAY

Hi again... As you already know, I am a first-year student of the Faculty of Economics of the State Univer­sity. My parents live in Sochi and I study in Rostov-on-Don so I need some housing. There are two opportuni­ties for me: I can live in a dormitory (a students hostel), or to rent a flat (an apartment).

I decided to rent a room. To make the rent smaller, I also decided to share my room with another girl — Olya Alyokhina. She studies at the University, too, and she is my best friend now.

Now, let me describe my usual working day. My classes begin at 8:30. So on week-days I have to get up at 7:15.I don't have an alarm clock and usually my roommate wakes me up and my working day begins. I turn on the CD player and do my morning exercises while Olya takes a shower. I don't take a bath in the morning because I don't have enough time for it. I take a cool shower (that's when I completely wake up), brush my teeth. After that I go back to our room and get dressed. I brush my hair and put on a light make-up. Then we have breakfast. Olya makes breakfast every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I have to serve breakfast on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. I love to listen to the latest news on TV or radio while I am eating and Olya prefers light music.

We leave the house around eight and walk to the nearest bus stop. We live rather close to the University and it usually takes us about ten-fifteen minutes to get there by bus. Sometimes when the weather is fine and we have enough time we walk to the University. It is very healthy to walk much.

Our classes begin at 8.30 in the morning and they end at 6:00 p.m. We have lectures in different subjects. As a rule we have three or four classes a day. Sometimes it is very hard to wait till they end.

Usually I don't miss my classes because I want to pass my exams successfully. But sometimes I do, especially when the weather is fine and the classes are boring.

At one o'clock we have a big break. It lasts for half an hour. That's my favourite time. That is the time to share the latest news and to gossip. My friends and I prefer not to go to the canteen and we often have lunch in a small cafe not too far from the University. At one thirty we have to be back to our classes. During the working day we also have several short breaks that last for fifteen minutes.

Occasionally I have to stay at the University till 6 or even 7 o'clock in the evening because I go to the library to get ready for my practical classes or to write a report. As a rule I have no free time on week-days. So by the end of the week I get very tired.

When we come home in the evening, we have supper together and share the news.

After supper we wash the dishes, drink coffee or tee and watch TV. I prefer old comedies and Olya likes soap-operas or films about travelling. Sometimes Olya and I go for a walk in the park or visit our friends.

At about eleven at night I go to bed. I like to read something before going to bed and Olya likes to listen to some music. Sometimes I fall asleep while I am reading and Olya gets up and switches off the light and says Good night!

Vocabulary:

housing — жилье

opportunity — возможность

dormitory, students hostel - студенческое общежитие

to rent a flat (an apartment) – снимать квартиру

to share — делить(ся) ; совместно проживать

week-days - будние дни

classes - занятия

alarm clock — будильник

roommate — сосед no комнате

rather - довольно

to turn on (off) — включать (выключать)

enough — достаточно

completely - полностью, совершенно

to get dressed — одеваться make up — макияж

to serve — обслужи­вать

to serve breakfast – подавать завтрак

while - пока; в то время как

to prefer - предпочи­тать

close (adj) - близкий

healthy - здоро­вый, полезный

to miss — пропускать

successfully — успешно

boring - неинте­ресный, скучный

to gossip — бол­тать, беседовать, сплет­ничать

have to be back — должны вернуться

break — перерыв

to last – длиться, продолжаться

report — доклад

Add to your active vocabulary:

tape-recorder _ магнитофон

to switch on = to turn on — включать (радио и т.п.)

to switch off = to turn off -выключать

to brush one's hair - приче­сывать волосы

it takes me ... minutes to get to the University by bus -у меня уходит ... минут,чтобы добраться в уни­верситет на автобусе

cloackroom — гардероб

upstairs - наверху; вверх по лестнице

downstairs - вни­зу; вниз по лестнице

to miss classes — пропускать занятия

to pass (take, have) exams — сдать эк­замены

look forward to — c нетерпением ждать

to do well — делать успехи, хорошо учиться

for the first (second) course — на первое (второе) блюдо

to get ready — подготовиться

as a rule — как правило

to get tired — устать

to wait for — ждать

to take pleasure in - полу­чать удовольствие от...

to acquaintance — знакомый

Упр. 1. Прочтите и переведите слова и словосочетания.

1. usual – usually – as usual – unusual

2. occasion – occasional – occasionally

3. to end – to finish – to be over

4. to start – to begin - to be ready

5. on Sunday – at five o’clock – in cafeteria

6. full time student – part time student

7. freshman – second year student – school graduate

Упр. 2. Найдите в тексте следующие английские эквиваленты.

1. быть студентом (студенткой) дневного отделения

2. в будние дни

3. просыпаться (вставать) в 7 часов утра

4. включать СD плеер (магнитофон)

5. принимать душ

6. чистить зубы

7. одеваться

8. слушать последние новости

9. мне требуется час, чтобы добраться до института

10. ездить на автобусе (троллейбусе, трамвае)

11. заканчиваться в 15.50

12. пропускать занятия

13. сдать экзамены успешно

14. время от времени

15. подготовиться к занятиям

16. как правило

17. устать

18. приходить домой

19. быть дома

20. иметь свободное время

Упр. 3. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.

1. Where does she study?

2. Why did she decide to share the room with?

3. Whom does she share the room with?

4. What time does she get up?

5. What does she do in the morning?

6. What does Olya do in the morning?

7. When do the classes begin?

8. How many classes do they have every day?

9. Does she sometimes miss classes? Why?

10. How long does she stay at the University?

11. What do the girls do in the evening?

12. What time do they go to bed?

Text 2

NICK’S USUAL WORKING DAY

Hi, nice to meet you all!

My name is Nick Price. I am a freshman at College of Business at Western Carolina University. It is a very small school situated in the mountain region of North Carolina. I am not from North Carolina myself. I was born in Vermilion, Ohio, in the suburbs of Cleveland. But my grandpa and grandma live in North Carolina. And I like mountains more than plains.

My family is not very rich that is why I can’t afford to live on campus. But it is a rule, that every student must spend his or her freshman year on campus. To cover some of the expenses I’ve got to work part-time on the campus. I work in cafeteria.

Now let me tell you about my usual working day. I wake up at seven in the morning. My alarm clock radio is tuned to my favorite radio station. My roommate Todd Hall is a football player. He jogs every morning at 6:30. He is still out jogging when I get up. First I take a cold shower and brush my teeth. Then I dress myself up and rush to work — to the University cafeteria. I wash dishes and clean the tables. It is not a very interesting job, I know that, but soon I'll be a waiter at the small Italian Restaurant and will earn more. My boss Suzie is a very strict lady but very nice when you do your job properly.

My first class starts at 11.15. The professor is never late for his classes. The lecture hall we sit in has about 100 seats. WCU (Western Carolina University), like I said, is a very small school. But I think that it is one of the best schools of business in the North Carolina.

At 2 PM I eat lunch at school cafeteria. The food is free for me because I work there. I am a vegetarian and I don't like drinks with caffeine. I prefer cool filtered water or juice.

Then I have two more classes. I need to go to the library right after the classes to do my homework. There I meet my friends and we talk. Twice a week I play basketball with my friends. I swim once a week. Usually after library we go out to the cafe or just sit outside and talk.

I have dinner at 6 PM at the little Chinese restaurant not too far from the dormitory. Or I cook myself in the kitchen in my dorm. My favorite food is pizza and potato salad.

After dinner I watch TV or play ping-pong with my friends. When it is Friday, we go to see the football game.

I spend most of my weekends visiting my grandmother and my grandfather. They are always glad to see me and take me out for picnics and golf.

I usually read before I go to bed. It calms me down after the long day. My favourite author is Stephen King. Well, I guess that's enough for one time.

See you later!

Vocabulary

1. freshman – первокурсник

2. sophomore – второкурсник

3. junior – третьекурсник

4. senior – четверокурсник (выпускник)

5. suburbs – пригород

6. downtown – центр города

7. plain – равнина

8. to cover some of the expenses – чтобы покрыть часть расходов

9. to jog – бегать трусцой

10. jogging - пробежка

11. to rush – спешить, торопиться

12. campus – студенческий городок

13. cafeteria – студенческая столовая; кафетерий

14. waiter – официант

15. to work part-time – работать неполный день

16. to work full-time – работать полный рабочий день

17. properly – должным образом, правильно

18. to go out – гулять, отдыхать

19. to calm down – успокаивать(ся)

Упр. 4. . Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Where does Nick Price study?

2. What year of study is he in?

3. Is Nick from North Carolina?

4. Is Nick's family a rich one?

5. What is Nick's job? Do you think he enjoys it?

6. What do we know about Western Carolina University from Nick's story?

7. What is Nick's roommate name? What do we know about him?

8. Where does Nick spend his evenings?

9. What does Nick usually do on Friday nights?

Text 3

BUSINESSMAN`S DAY

Mr John Turner is 30. He is married and he has got his own family. He has a wife, a daughter and a son. His wife is an economist. Her name is Jane. The names of their children are Kate and Peter. They live in a small house in Greenwood. Greenwood is a small place not far from London.

John works in London. He is the manager of a big trade firm. His firm sells the goods to various countries. In the morning he always goes to his office in London on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. He doesn’t go to his office on Saturday and Sunday. These are his days-off.

John frequently meets the representatives of English and French firms. They discuss the prices, terms of payment and delivery. He begins his working day at 9. Every morning John first looks through fresh newspapers. He takes much interest in the latest political and business news. Sometimes John goes to different cities to discuss business with their customers. He is a very busy man. He always has a lot of work. He looks through mail, reads telegrams and letters, speaks on the phone with the customers. He also makes appointments with his business partners.

At twelve he has lunch. After lunch he sometimes stays in the office and discusses business matters with director or customers. He finishes his working day at 6 o’clock in the evening. He usually comes home at 7.

Linda Foster is a secretary to Mr John Turner. Her office is not large. She has got a computer, a fax and a telephone on her desk. Linda comes to her office at nine every morning from Monday to Friday. At the beginning of her working day Linda usually looks though the mail. She receives both snail-mail and e-mail. At 11 o’clock she comes into her manager’s office with the letters and telegrams. The manager reads them and gives answers to the letters. Linda writes everything in her book and goes to her office. There she types the answers on her computer. She also receives and sends e-mail correspondence.

In the afternoon Linda usually has lunch at the office but sometimes she has lunch at the café with her friend Alex. She stays in the office till 6. In the evening Linda has her French lessons. She learns French for two years already. Linda wants to know French well because she wants to work with French firms and customers.

Vocabulary

1. own - собственный

2. trade firm - торговая фирма

3. frequently - часто

4. customer - клиент, заказчик

5. representatives - представители

6. prices - цены

7. terms of payment - условия платежа

8. delivery - доставка

9. look through - просматривать

10. discuss business - обсуждать деловые вопросы

11. business matters - дела, деловые вопросы

12. take interest in - интересоваться

13. speak on the phone - говорить по телефону

14. make appointment - назначать встречу

15. business partners - деловые партнеры

16. inspector - приемщик

17. mail - почта

18. snail-mail - обычная почта (snail - улитка)

Упр. 5. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Is John Turner married?

2. How old is he?

3. Has he got his own family?

4. What is his wife’s profession?

5. What are the names of their children?

6. Where do they live?

7. What is John Turner’s profession?

8. What does his firm sell?

9. What are John Turner’s working days?

10. What are John Turner’s days-off?

11. What does he do during his working day?

12. What is Linda Foster?

13. What does she do during her working day?

14. What does she learn French for?

Упр.6. Переведите на английский язык:

Олег Зимин - менеджер. Он работает в торговой фирме. Его фирма продает товары в различные страны. Зимин часто встречается с представителями английских и французских фирм. Они обсуждают цены, условия платежа и поставки. Зимин начинает свой рабочий день в 9 часов утра. У него всегда много работы: он просматривает почту, читает телеграммы и письма, говорит по телефону с заказчиками. В одиннадцать у него обед. После обеда он остается в офисе и обсуждает деловые вопросы с инженерами или директором. Зимин заканчивает свой рабочий день в 6 часов. Он обычно приходит домой в 7.

Упр. 7. Прочтите текст об одном из дней из жизни королевы и ответьте на вопросы.

Another Day in the Life of the Queen

Queen Elizabeth II wakes up at 7 o’clock, has a cup of tea and reads The Times. Then she has a bath and get dressed. At 8 o’clock she listens to BBC news and has breakfast with Prince Philip. Then she reads personal letters and has an important business consultation with Private Secretary and then works at government documents. At 1 o’clock she has a quick lunch in her private apartment in Buckingham Palace and at 2 o’clock leaves the Palace to open a new hospital. There she makes speeches, shakes hands and has a cup of tea. At 4.45 she is back at the Palace and works in her office. At 5.30 she receives foreign visitors and then has the final meeting with her Private Secretary. In the evening she goes to St. James Palace where she has a reception party and talks with 70 people. Then she goes back to the Palace and at 8.30 has dinner with Philip and a group of some businessmen. At 10 p.m. she watches television news and then reads some official papers and telephones some members of Royal Family – just to see if all is well. At about 11 p.m. she goes to bed.

Answer the questions:

1. How long does the Queen spend with Prince Philip?

2. What kind of people does she meet?

3. What three things does she do every day and what three things did she only do on that day?

Упр. 8. Расскажите о своем типичном рабочем дне, ответив на следующие вопросы.

1. What time do you usually get up ?

2. Is it easy for you to get up early?

3. Do you wake up yourself or does your alarm clock wake you up?

4. Do you do your morning exercises?

5. What do you prefer: a hot or cold shower in the morning?

6. How long does it take you to get dressed?

7. What do you usually have for breakfast?

8. Some people look through newspapers or listen to the latest news on TV while having breakfast. What about you?

9. When do you usually leave your house?

10. How long does it take you to get to your University (Academy)?

11. Do you go there by bus/trolley-bus or walk?

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

13. What time do you come home?

14. How long does it take you to do your homework?

15. How do you usually spend your evenings?

16. Do you have a lot of free time?

17. Do you play any musical instrument?

18. Are you fond of listening to music?

19. What kind of music do you prefer?

20. Do you collect anything (stamps, records, postcards, coins, matchboxes, etc.)?

ГРАММАТИКА

СТЕПЕНИ СРАВНЕНИЯ ПРИЛАГАТЕЛЬНЫХ И НАРЕЧИЙ

Прилагательные обозначают признаки предметов и отвечают на вопрос какой?

A wide road. Широкая дорога.

A tall tree. Высокое дерево.

An interesting book. Интересная книга.

Наречия отвечают на вопрос как?

Не speaks English well. Он говорит по-английски хорошо.

Прилагательные и наречия имеют три формы сте­пеней сравнения:

• положительную (positive degree),

• сравнительную (comparative degree),

• превосходную (superlative degree).

Формы сравнительной и превосходной степеней образуются двумя способами:

Способ 1. Односложные (и некоторые двусложные с окончаниями -у, -er, -ow) прилагательные и наречия образуют степени сравнения с помощью суффиксов -ег и -est.

easy - легкий

easier - более легкий, легче

the easiest - самый легкий, легчайший

clever - умный

cleverer - более умный, умнее

the cleverest - самый умный, умнейший

narrow - узкий

narrower - более узкий, уже

the narrowest -самый узкий

Прилагательные и наречия, оканчивающиеся на -у, меняют окончание на -ier и -iest.

Конечная согласная у односложных прилагательных и наречий удваивается.

Например: happy - happier — the happiest

hot — hotter — the hottest

Способ 2. У прилагательных, состоящих из двух, трех или более слогов и наречий, оканчивающиеся на -1у, сравнительная степень образуется при помощи слова more (less), а превосходная степень — при помощи слова most (least).

famous - знаменитый

more (less) famous - более (менее) знаменитый

the most famous - самый знаменитый, знаменитейший

interesting - интересный

more (less) interesting - более (менее) интересный, интереснее

the most interesting - самый интересный, интерес­нейший

easily легко

more (less) easily - более (менее) легко

most (least) easily - наиболее (наименее) легко

2. Некоторые прилагательные и наречия образуют степени сравнения не по правилам. Запомните эти ис­ключения:

	Положительная степень	Сравнительная степень	Превосходная степень
Специальная группа слов	good, well (хороший, хорошо) bad, badly (плохой, плохо) many, much (много) little (маленький, мало) far (далекий) far (далеко)	better worse more less farther further	the best the worst the most the least the farthest the furthest

Существительное, определяемое прилагательным в превосходной степени, всегда имеет определенный ар­тикль: the largest building.

В предложениях со степенями сравнения прилага­тельных и наречий используются следующие союзы и способы выражения сравнения:

as ... as - такой же ... , как

not so ... as - не такой ... , как

not such (а) ... as - не такой ... , как

twice as much as - в два раза больше

three times as long as - в три раза длиннее, чем

three times as high as - в три раза выше, чем

ten times as much as - в десять раз больше

half as much/many - вдвое меньше

half the size/the weight - в два раза меньше по разме­ру/по весу

half the length - в два раза меньше по длине

much better/worse - намного лучше/хуже

much more/less - гораздо больше/меньше

the ... the - чем ... тем

Наиболее употребительные наречия

Наречия места и направления:

here — здесь, тут

there - там

inside — внутри

outside – снаружи

down — внизу

back — сзади, назад

away — вдали, вон, прочь

downward — вниз

upward — вверх

Наречия времени:

now — сейчас, теперь

before - до, перед, прежде

ever — когда-либо

never - никогда

always - всегда

often — часто

usually — обычно

seldom — редко

still — все еще

already — уже

just — только что, только

yet — еще, уже

sometimes — иногда

today – сегодня

tomorrow — завтра

yesterday — вчера

recently — недавно

lately — в последнее время

commonly — обычно

Наречия образа действия:

slowly — медленно

quickly — быстро

easily — легко

calmly — спокойно

brightly – ярко

hardly - с трудом, едва

Наречия меры и степени:

much — много, сильно

little — немного, мало

enough — достаточно

too — слишком

almost - уже, почти

very — очень

Упр. 1. Напишите прилагательные в сравнительной и превосходной степени:

1. large, tall, long, easy, hot, big, cold, nice, bad, strong, short, wide, good, happy, high, low, busy, well, little, many, far.

2. wonderful, necessary, quickly, interesting, comfortable, popular, active, famous, pleasant, beautiful, slowly, clearly, early.

Упр. 2. Раскоройте скобки и поставьте прилагательное в сравнительной или превосходной степени:

1. Winter is _____________________(cold) season of the year.

2. Moscow is____________________ (large) than Tula.

3. Which is______________________ (long) day of the year?

4. The Alps are____________________ (high) mountains in Europe.

5. Even____________________________ (long) day has an end.

6. It is one of _________________(important) questions of our conference.

7. Your English is___________________ (good) now.

8. Who knows him____________________ (well) than you?

9. We have______________________________ (little) interest in this work than you.

10. Health is__________________ (good) than wealth.

11. Victor worked _____________________(well) of all.

12. Today you worked______________________________ (slowly) than usually.

Упр. 3. Переведите на русский язык:

1. This book is not so interesting as that one.

2. The Baltic Sea is not so warm as the Black Sea.

3. The more you read, the more you know.

4. My brother is not as tall as you are.

5. The earlier you get up, the more you can do.

6. Today it is as warm as it was yesterday.

7. Your room is as light as mine.

8. John knows Russian as well as English.

9. Mary is not so lazy as her brother.

10. The longer the night is, the shorter the day.

11. The less people think, the more they talk.

Упр. 4. Переведите на английский язык:

1. Майкрософт — одна из самых известных фирм в мире.

2. Этот роман интереснее, чем тот.

3. Ваш дом выше нашего? — Нет, он такой же высо­кий, как и ваш.

4. Это самая прекрасная картина во всей коллекции.

5. Население Российской Федерации примерно (approximately) в два раза больше населения Великобритании.

6. Он выполнил работу быстрее, чем вы.

7. Австралия - одна из наименее населенных стран.

8. Россия — самая большая страна в мире.

9.Я живу не так далеко от университета, как мой друг.

10. Я зарабатываю больше, чем мама, но меньше, чем папа.

11. Хороший мотоцикл быстрее плохой машины.

12. Английский язык такой же сложный, как и немецкий.

13. Экзамен был не такой трудный, как мы ожидали.

14. Чем больше ты будешь заниматься, тем лучше ты сдашь экзамены.

15. Его работа лучше вашей, но работа Анны – самая лучшая.