My working day.

As a rule I get up at 7a.m. I do my morning exercises, take a shower and have breakfast. When I have breakfast I usually listen to the news over the radio. Then I get dressed and leave home. I get to my office by bus. It takes me only 25 minutes to get there. My work begins at 9 o'clock. I'm a clerk. I work with documents and receive a lot of people every day. At 2 p.m. I have dinner in our canteen. My working day lasts 8 hours.

At 5 o'clock my work is over. I seldom stay at the office after work. After work I often have a walk and then go home. On my way home sometimes I drop into the shops. Evenings I spend with my family: playing with my son, watching TV, reading books or talking. I go to bed at 11 p.m.

Questions:

1. When does your working day begin?

2. How do you get to your work?

3. Do you have a lunch break?

4. How do you spend evenings?

My Friend.

People usually have a lot of acquaintances but few real friends. I am lucky I have one ( two, three … ). I’ll tell you about Alex (Ann). He (she) is a young man (girl) with big hazel (blue, grey, green) eyes and a pleasant smile. My friend has short (long) dark (fair, chestnut, red) hair, he (she) always takes care of it. Alex (Ann) is tall (short, of medium, height), (slim, thin, strongly-built, plump) and very energetic. He (she) is (two, three …) years younger (older) than me (we are the same age). My friend is a student like me (my friend works as a security at a bank). He (she) studies at the institute and is going to become a lawyer (an economist, a doctor, a programmer, a teacher, an engineer). Alex (Ann) was always good at Social sciences (Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, …) that’s why he (she) decided to enter this institute (to choose this profession).

We have a lot in common. We like the same music, books, films. Both of us enjoy fishing. Of course, it’s fun to spend time together. Alex (Ann) is a cheerful and optimistic person. He (she) is always ready to help when I am in troubles (when I have problems). I know that I can rely on my friend and he (she) also trusts me. We have already been friends for five (six, …) years and I hope our friendship will never die (will continue).

Questions:

1. Who is your friend?

2. What does he (she) do?

3. What does he (she) look like?

4. Where does your friend live?

5. What is your friend’s hobby?

6. Is your friend married or single?

My Day Off.

People usually have two days off: Saturday and Sunday. When the weekend comes, they try to enjoy it as much as they can. As for students they have one day off. It’s Sunday.

On this day I get up later than usually, because I need a good rest. If I am in good mood, I do morning exercises to music. After breakfast I do some work about the house. My household duties are to tidy up my room, to vacuumclean the carpets and go shopping if it is needed. When the work is finished, I am quite free and can do what I like. I can read a book, watch TV, play computer games, go for a walk with my friends. I also like to spend my spare time out of town.

Saturday evening is the best time for parties, dancing, going to the cinema or theatre.

As for my last weekend I spent it in the country. The weather was fine. My friends and I decided to go to the forest. We gathered a lot of mushrooms. It was a real pleasure.

Fishing is my and my friend’s hobby. We are going fishing next Saturday. I hope we’ll be lucky.

Questions:

1. How many days off do you have?

2. Is Sunday your day off?

3. What time do you get up on this day?

4. Do you prefer to spend your weekend out of town or at home?

5. What did you do on your last day off?

6. What was the weather like on that day?