XII. Прочитайте текст и укажите, верны (True) или нет (False) следующие за ним утверждения.

My perfect weekend

I am Liz Earle, beauty entrepreneur and farmer. Now I only work as a part-time consultant for my business, after selling it 3 years ago, so my time is a bit more flexible. Ideally, I am at our farm in Wiltshire on Thursday night so I can work from the office there on Fridays. My husband, Patrick, and I bought the farm about 14 years ago.

Patrick comes from a farming family so the farm was not a complete shock: we started off with just a few sheep, learning as we went. We employ a full-time stockman who looks after things from Monday to Friday, but we are in charge at the weekends. Now, the farm is where Patrick is at his happiest.

I usually keep Friday nights free for dinner dates with friends. I leave my youngest son, who is three, with one of his four older siblings and go off to someone’s house, which I prefer to a restaurant because you can slip off your shoes and chat until late.

On Saturday mornings Patrick takes the children and they go cycling while I get breakfast ready.

I try and keep Saturday as a family day. The main reason I wanted to buy a farm was the chance for my two eldest children to have their own horses. And now my children enjoy riding lessons so we often follow them to various competitions. Or we pack up tea and our favourite cucumber and lettuce sandwiches, and go and watch Patrick in a polo match.

I spend Saturday evenings at home. I work for a website where I recommend all sorts of health and beauty products.

Most Sundays we go to church, because I think it is very important to reflect on things greater than ourselves. Then we have our Sunday lunch. I try and get a big roast lamb or chicken in the oven before church and then gather as many family members as possible around the table. This is when I am at my absolute happiest.

In the afternoon we all play a big board game, in an attempt to get the children away from their gadgets. Then it is bedtime for them and some quite time for me.

1. Liz and Patrick bought a farm three years ago.

   true

   false

2. Liz does not work on Fridays.

   true

   false

3. A full-time stockman looks after Liz’s youngest child.

   true

   false

4. Patrick likes farms.

   true

   false

5. Patrick plays polo.

   true

   false

6. Liz likes to have her Friday dinner in a restaurant.

   true

   false

7. Liz spends Saturday evenings with friends.

   true

   false

8. They go to church on Saturdays.

   true

   false

9. Patrick cooks Sunday lunch.

   true

   false

10. The children play board games on Sunday mornings.

true

false