Daily Routine

Exercise 1. Match the words.

a lot of money a lot of time away from work good people to work with the chance to go to different places on business move quickly to a higher position at work you can change the time when you start or finish work

travel opportunities helpful colleagues fast promotion long holidays flexible hours a high salary

Exercise 2. Put the days of the week in order.

Which days are ‘the weekend’?

Monday Friday Saturday Tuesday Sunday Thursday Wednesday

Exercise 3. Write the months of the year under the correct seasons.

June April January August December February May October March September November July

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

Exercise 4. Read the dialogue and reproduce it.

I.

• B: Good morning! Nice to see you, Mr. Ivanov. I’m glad you are in London. How are you?

• L: Not so bad. And how are you?

• B: Nothing to complain of. Will you take a seat? A coffee?

• L: Yes, with pleasure. It’s a miserable day, isn’t it?

• B: Yes, but you see it’s a usual thing for this time of the year.

• L: I see. Summer has passed.

• B: Is it your favourite season?

• L: Yes, I hate cold weather.

• B: So do I. Fortunately, it’s never very cold in our country. The climate is mild, much milder than that in your country.

• L: Mr. Bell, you see I’m starting my own business.

• B: Oh, I am glad to hear it. We are expanding our business too.

• L. I know your company is very large, Mr. Bell.

• B. Yes, we’ve got offices in different cities. I meet our customers every day.

• L. Oh, really? And when do you usually come to the office?

• B. At 9 a.m.

• L. Do you stay in the office all day?

• B. I often do. I read faxes, meet customers, have meetings and what not.

• L. I do the same in my office in Minsk.

• B. Are you always very busy?

• L. Yes, as busy as a bee till 6 o’clock.

• B. I finish my work at 6 too and come home at 7.

• L. Do you always stay at home in the evenings?

• B. Not always. Sometimes we go out, but sometimes when I am too tired we stay at home. We like to spend time together at home reading or simply talking.

• L. That sounds nice.

II.

• Я знаю, что Ваша компания очень большая.

• B. Yes, we’ve got offices in different cities. I meet our customers every day.

• L. О, правда? А когда Вы обычно приходите в офис?

• B. At 9 a.m.

• L. Вы проводите в офисе целый день?

• B. I often do. I read faxes, meet customers, have meetings and what not.

• L. Я делаю то же самое в моем офисе в Минске.

• B. Are you always very busy?

• L. Да, я тружусь как пчелка до 6 часов.

• B. I finish my work at 6 too and come home at 7.

• L. Ты всегда проводишь вечера дома?

• B. Not always. Sometimes we go out, but sometimes when I am too tired we stay at home. We like to spend time together at home reading or simply talking.

• L. Чудесно.

Learn the words:

lunch – ланч

to have lunch – обедать

to know – знать

different – разный, различный

seldom – редко

a customer – заказчик

every – каждый

a day – день

when – когда

usually – обычно

to stay – находиться, оставаться

to stay in the office – находиться в офисе

all – все, вся

often – часто

to read – читать

to write – писать

to do – делать

to be busy – быть занятым

always – всегда

till – до

o’clock – употребляется для указания времени

at 9 o’clock – в 9 часов

to finish – заканчивать

work – работа

to work – работать

home – дом, жилище

at home – дома

to stay at home – находиться дома, оставаться дома

to be at home – быть дома

to come home – приходить домой

to go home – идти домой

an evening – вечер

in the evening – вечером

a morning – утро

in the morning – утром

sometimes – иногда

to go out – проводить время вне дома, выходить

but – но

a book – книга

to watch television (TV) – смотреть телевизор

really – действительно

Remember the sentence:

That sounds nice. Чудесно.

Exercise 5. Read and reproduce the dialogue: