3.9 A day in the life of jane wilson
Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions to find the missing information in the following table.
Before you start, work out which questions to ask, e.g.
What time does Jane (have a shower)?
When does she (start work again)?
What does she do (at a quarter to eight in the morning?)
What time does Jane (wake up)?
When does she (finish work)?
What does she do (at a quarter past seven in the evening?)
etc.
When you have finished, compare your tables
Student A
At ... She usually: At... She usually...
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wakes up |
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gets home |
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has a shower |
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takes her dog for walk |
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has a cup of tea and reads the newspaper |
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has breakfast - usually ____________________ |
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has dinner |
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drives to work |
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telephones her ___ |
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watches the News on television |
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has lunch - usually at an Italian restaurant
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goes to bed |
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starts work again |
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reads for a while |
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finishes work |
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falls asleep |
Student B
At ... She usually: At... She usually...
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wakes up |
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gets home |
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has a shower |
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gets dressed |
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has a cup of tea and reads the newspaper |
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has breakfast - usually tea and toast |
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telephones her father |
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start work |
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watches on television |
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has lunch - usually at .
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goes to bed |
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starts work |
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finishes work |
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falls asleep |
3.10 What are you doing on Saturday?
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Present continuous: future events, already arranged |
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Ask three other people questions about their plans for the weekend. You can use the activities in the box to help you.
Example: What are you doing this weekend?
What are you doing on Saturday?
What are you doing on Sunday evening?
Is anyone doing these things this weekend?
- going to a party - making a meals for friends
- going to the cinema- - going out with children
- going to work - visiting relatives or friends
- going for a drive - other activities? ...................
3. 11 Finding the time to meet.
Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions to find the time to meet suitable for both.
Before you start, work out which questions to ask, e.g.
What are you doing / going to do on Friday?
Are you going to be free at 7 on Friday?
A student's diary
Student A
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
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07.00- 09.00 |
get up, breakfast |
get up, breakfast |
get up, breakfast |
get up, breakfast |
get up, breakfast |
sleep |
sleep |
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09.00- 11.00 |
English lesson |
shopping |
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French lesson |
philosophy lecture |
get up, breakfast |
sleep |
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11.00- 13.00 |
French litera- ture lecture |
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English litera- ture lecture |
meet tutor |
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basketball practice |
get up, breakfast |
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13.00- 15.00 |
lunch; stu- dent union meeting |
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lunch; read in library |
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lunch; shopping |
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5-mile run; lunch |
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15.00- 17.00 |
basketball practice |
linguistics seminar |
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basketball practice |
philosophy seminar |
tea with tutor |
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17.00 19.00 |
work on as- signment |
read in library |
read in library |
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work on as- signments |
work on as- signments |
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19.00- 21.00 |
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supper; work on assign-ments |
supper; go to cinema |
supper read in library |
party |
supper' read |
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21.00- 23.00 |
sports club meeting |
early night |
cinema |
write letters |
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party |
pub with friends |
Student B