Vocabulary Notes

There is no time like tomorrow.	Не откладывай на завтра то, что можно сделать сегодня.
She is an early-riser.	Она рано встает.
work schedule	график работы
the speci­fications for new equipment	технические условия для нового оборудования
Never mind!	Неважно! Ничего!
Get down to smth.	Приняться за что-л.

Text exercises

I Ask questions about:

a) the time the Lavrovs get up; b) the way Alex gets to the factory; c) Alex's working day; d) his plans for the evening.

II Expand the following statements. Add information from the text:

1 Alex gets up early. 2 After breakfast Alex goes to work. 3 Alex has a busy day. 4 Alex is at home at last.

III Speak on:

a) what the Lavrovs do in the morning; b) Alex's working day; c) Alex's English classes.

TEXT B

Mr. Going-to-Do

Mr. Carrot lives near Mr. and Mrs. Lavrovs. Mr. and Mrs. Lavrovs call Mr. Carrot Mr. “Going-to-Do” because he always says that he is going to do something and never does it.

Every Saturday Mr. Carrot comes to the Lavrovs. He always says that he’s going to do something. “I’m going to wash my car today.” Mr. Lavrov usually says, “Are you?” He knows that Mr. Carrot isn’t going to wash his car. Mr. Lavrov usually says, “Well, excuse me, Ben, I’m going to do some work.”

Then Mr. Carrot goes to the kitchen. He knows that Mrs. Lavrova always makes cherry pie on Saturday morning. He says to Mrs. Lavrova, “I’m going to paint my kitchen today.” Mrs. Lavrova says, “Are you , Ben?”

Then Mr. Carrot sits down at the kitchen table and Mrs. Lavrova puts some cherry pie in front of him. “Well, thank you,” he says. “I’m not going to eat it because I’m going (to go) on a diet.” And he always eats the cherry pie.

The Lavrovs know that Mr. Carrot isn’t going to wash his car, and he isn’t going to paint his kitchen. They sometimes say to their son, “Are you going to do something? Then do it. Don’t be Mr. “Going-to-Do.”

Ex. 13 True or false.

1 Mr. and Mrs. Lavrovs call Mr. Carrot Mr.“Going-to-Do.”

2 Mr. Carrot says that he is going to do something and he always does it.

3 Mr. Lavrov knows that Mr. Carrot is going to wash his car.

4 Mr. Lavrov usually says, “Well, excuse me, Ben, I’m going to do some work.”

5 Mrs. Lavrova never puts cherry pie in front of Mr. Carrot.

6 “Well, thank you,” Mr. Carrot says, “I’m going to eat it.”

7 “I’m going on a diet,” Mr. Carrot says.

8 The Lavrovs never say to their son, “Are you going to do something? Then do it. Don’t be Mr. “Going-to-Do.”

Prepositions of Time: at, on, in:

at	on	in
1 at 6 o’clock; at midnight; at noon 2 at night 3 at Christmas, at Easter 4 at lunchtime 5 at the weekend 6 at the end of … 7 at last 8 at the some time 9 at no time = never 10 at the age of 11 at once 12 at first 13 at the moment 14 at the right time 15 at times = from time to time	1 with days, dates: on Monday, on the 24 of March 2 on Christmas day 3 on the Eve of … 4 on time(exactly) 5 on holidays	1 with months, years, decades, centuries: in April, in 2005, in 1970-s 2 parts of the day: in the morning, in the afternoon 3 in + season: in winter 4 in = через: in a moment, in two years’ time = at once 5 in free time 6 in the end = finaly 7 in free time 8 in the end = finally 9 in good time (beforehand)

ACTIVE VOCABULARY

1 academic year учебный год

2 always всегда

3 as a rule как правило

4 to attend посещать

5 course of studies курс обучения

6 canteen столовая

7 to clean чистить

8 day off выходной день

9 to dress одеваться

10 to get up вставать, подниматься

11 to go to bed ложиться спать

12 to have a rest отдыхать

13 to have breakfast (dinner) завтракать, обедать

14 hostel общежитие

15 every day каждый день

16 month месяц

17 library библиотека

18 to last продолжаться, длиться

19 to make the bed застилать кровать

20 to miss пропускать

21 newspaper газета

22 often часто

23 to sit сидеть

24 sometimes иногда

25 to stay оставаться

26 to take брать

27 to wash мыть

28 to watch смотреть

29 week-day будний день

30 usually обычно

TEXT C

My Working Day

I study at the University of Transport. I want to be an engineer. Our academic year begins in September. The full course of studies here lasts for five years. We have lectures and tutorials every day. We have our classes in the morning. I attend lectures regularly. I do not miss my lectures and seminars.

On week-days I get up at 7 o'clock in the morning. I do my morning exercises, make my bed, clean my teeth, wash and dress.

I live in the hostel. It is not far from the Institute and it takes me only 20 minutes to get there. Our lessons begin at half past eight. I go to the classroom. I take my books and note-books out of my bag and put them on the desk. I usually sit at the window. We have three lectures and practical lessons every day. We work hard.

After classes I usually go to the students' canteen and have dinner. And then I go to the library where I stay till six or seven o'clock. I usually do my home­work in the reading-hall of our library.

I come home from the Institute and have a short rest. I read books and newspapers, go out for a walk, visit my friends, or just watch TV programmes. Once a week I go to the cinema.

On week-days I go to bed at eleven o'clock.

Ex. 14 Answer the following questions:

1 Where do you study?

2 When does your academic year begin?

3 How long does it last?

4 Do you go to the Institute every day?

5 When do you get up on week-days?

6 What do you usually do in the morning?

7 Do you live in the hostel or at home with your family?

8 How long does it take you to get to the Institute?

9 Do you go to the Institute by bus or by tram?

10 When do your classes begin?

11 Where do you have breakfast (dinner)?

12 Where do you usually go after classes?

13 What do you usually do after classes?

14 What do you usually do in the evening?

15 Do you do your homework in the evening or in the afternoon?

16 When do you go to bed?

Ex.15 Make up dialogues with your groupmates about your working day.

Ex. 16 Fill in the gaps with the words given at the end:

My brother George woks at a research Institute. His working day … at 9 a. m. He … from Monday till Friday, but he doesn’t work … Saturday and Sunday. He … … at 7.30 a. m. He has … and … home for work. He goes to work by car. He … far from the Institute. It … him half an hour to get to the institute.

My brother is a research worker. He … interesting problems in physics. It is 4 p. m now. George is still at work. … 4. 40 he has appointment with his boss. At the moment George is … some papers to take them to the boss. The papers must be ready … forty minutes.

(study, in, prepare, start, on, get up, leave, breakfast, take, at, work, live)