Lesson 3. My working day.

1. Read and translate the text.

My week days.

On week days I usually get up at eight o'clock, because I go to the Institute. The first thing I do as soon as I wake up is to go and have a shower. It wakes me up. After that I go into my bedroom to get dressed. In 15 minutes I am ready for breakfast. It may be porridge or "Corn Flakes" with milk, a cup of tea or coffee and a sandwich.

After breakfast I put on my coat, take the bag and go to the Institute.

As I live not far from the Institute it takes me only 15 minutes to get there. I don't want to be late so I come to the Institute a few minutes before the bell. I leave my coat in the cloakroom and go upstairs to look up the time-table. We usually have three lectures every day. After the lectures are over I go home and have dinner there. I usually begin with soup, follow by hot meat or fish, potatoes and vegetables, a sweet. Then I drink a cup of tea. Sometimes when I have to stay at the Institute after classes I go to the canteen and have dinner there.

When I come home I have a short rest. If the weather is very cold I stay at home, but if it is fine and there is no rain I needn't stay at home and may go out. In the evening I do my homework.

My sister studies English at school. She is fifteen years old, she has English lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Sometimes I help her with her lessons. She gives me her text-book and I explain the meaning of some

English words to her. She is good at English and answers me readily. Then I may read an English book or play chess with my father. At twelve I am ready to go to bed.

2. Make up the questions to the underlying words.

1. On week days I usually get up at eight o'clock, because I go to the Institute. (2)

2. At breakfast it may be porridge or "Corn Flakes" with milk, a cup of tea or coffee and a sandwich. (1)

3. As I live not far from the Institute it takes me only 15 minutes to get there. (1)

4. We usually have three lectures every day. (1)

5. When I come home I have a short rest. (2)

3. Read and translate the dialogues.

1) - What time do you usually get up?

- As a rule at 7 o'clock.

- Why so early?

- I live out of town. So I have to take the first morning train if I

don't want to be late for my work.

- When do you get to the office?

- At 8 if I catch an early train.

2) - Good morning, Ann! Where are you going to?

- Morning, Victor! I am going to the plant.

- Why so early?

- Don't you know that the plant where I work is rather far from my

house? It takes me about an hour to get there.

- Oh, I see. And when do you have to get up?

- I have to get up at six.

- But it's good to get up so early. English people say: early to bed

and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

- Right you are.

3) - Say, Victor, where do you study?

- At the Extra-Mural Polytechnical Institute.

- Do you go to the Institute every evening?

- No, only three times a week.

- And what do you do on the days when you have no classes?

- I usually stay at home, do my homework and write test-papers.

Sometimes I watch television, listen to music and read something

in English. Look here, have you got anything special tonight?

- No, nothing special.

- Then come to our place. We'll watch television together.

- Thank you, I'd love to.

- That's settled! Come as you can. So long!

- So long!