My working day

My alarm clock rings and wakes me up at 6 o'clock. I switch on the televi­sion, make my bed and do my morning exercises. I go to the bathroom, clean my teeth, wash and brush my hair.

Then I go to the kitchen and prepare a light breakfast. My husband, my son and I have meals in the kitchen. I lay the table and we have sandwiches, a cup of coffee and cakes.

We leave home at half past seven. My husband takes our son to the kinder­garten and goes to work. His office is not far from our house. I go to work by bus. It takes me 20 minutes to get to the office.

I am employed by a private trade company. I'm a trainee in the Accounting Department. I did an accounting course last year. I work under the chief ac­countant. She helps me to learn the skills needed for the job. My colleagues explain to me how to prepare financial reports, income statements, and balance sheets.

I work an eight-hour day, Monday to Friday. I begin work at 8 a.m. and finish work at 5 p.m. I have a break for lunch at 12 o'clock. My colleagues and I usually go to a cafe. I have meat, salad and a glass of juice for lunch.

After work I do the shopping. I come home, and prepare a meal. My hus­band and I usually have meat, spaghetti, rolls and a cup of tea. I wash the dishes, and tidy up the flat.

Then I do my homework because I am a first-year student of an Extra-Mural Faculty. I study economics. After graduation I would like to go into man­agement.

I usually read my textbooks, do tests, prepare term papers. I borrow all the necessary textbooks from the institute library. Sometimes I have to go to the reading-room and study there.

In the evening my husband and I go for a walk, watch TV or read books, newspapers and magazines. I take a shower and go to bed at 11 o'clock.

11. Выпишите из текста английские эквиваленты следующих слов и словосочетании:

Будильник, звенит, будит, включаю, заправляю кровать, чищу зубы,

принимаю пищу, накрываю на стол, частная торговая компания, стажер,

бухгалтерия, курсы бухгалтеров, главный бухгалтер, финансовые отче­ты, заявления о доходах, балансовые отчеты, перерыв, делаю покупки, мою посуду, убираю квартиру, студент первого курса заочного факультета, изучаю, делаю контрольные работы, беру все необходимые учебники в ин­ститутской библиотеке, читальный зал, принимаю душ, ложусь спать.

12. Письменно ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. When do you get up?

2. What do you eat for breakfast?

3. What is your place of work?

4. What year are you in at the institute?

5. What faculty are you in?

13. Напишите рассказ о своем рабочем дне.

Вариант 3

1. Образуйте формы множественного числа следующих существительных. Переведите существительные в единственном и множественном числе на русский язык:

A banker, a computer, a bus, a story, a foot, a businessman, a wife, a nucleus, a toy, a sheep, a player.

2. Переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, содержащие атрибутивные группы. Подчеркните существительные в функции определения:

1. A programmer is a specialist who writes computer programmes. 2. The theatre is situated in the city centre. 3. This engineer works on night shift. 4. There are a lot of holiday-makers on the town beach.

3. Переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, обращая внимание на значения притяжательного падежа существительных:

1. We shall speak about it at tomorrow's lesson. 2. The city's streets are wide and clean. 3. I buy bread at the baker's. 4. The children's mother is a book-keeper.

4. Образуйте степени сравнения следующих прилагательных, переведите их на русский язык:

Hot, young, happy, narrow, light, bad, good, difficult, angry, flexible..

5. Перепишите и письменно переведите следующие предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на особенности перевода сравнительных оборотов:

1. She is as clever as her sister. 2. She is as good a teacher as her grand mother was. 3. You salary is not as good as hers. 4. In winter days are shorter and nights are longer than in summer. 5. This book is much more interesting than that one. 6. The higher are the prices, the less people buy.

6. Напишите основные формы следующих глаголов и переведите их на русский язык:

Be, occupy, found, organize, provide, head, incorporate, attend, establish, take, study, deliver, consist, begin, end, make, write, come, work, get.

7. Переведите следующие предложения на русский язык. Определите видо-

временные формы глагола:

1. Our planet is round. 2. Primitive people lived in caves. 3. Some people say that Colgate is the best toothpaste in the world. 4. I will be an accountant.

8. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на правила перевода оборота местонахождения there is/are:

1. There are a lot of students in the lecture hall. 2. There were two visitors in the office. 3. I think there will be hundreds of people at the meeting. 4. There were few industrial enterprises in the town some decades ago.5. There is a food shop not far from my house.

9. Переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, обращая внимание на перевод безличных предложений:

1. It is warm. 2. It's important to read a lot. 3. It was 3 a.m.4. It got dark at 5 p.m. 5. It was early morning.

10. Прочитайте и письменно переведите на русский язык следующий текст: