Vocabulary

plant – завод be housed – быть расположенным/располагаться

hostel – общежитие undergraduate – студент младших курсов graduate – студент старших курсов postgraduate – аспирант full-time faculty – очное отделение part-time faculty – заочное отделение Corresponding Members of the Academy of Sciences – Члены-корреспонденты Академии Наук department – факультет chair – кафедра branch establishment – филиал to provide – обеспечивать thesis – диссертация (мн.ч. theses) volume – том/книга exhibition – выставка research center – исследовательский центр scientist – ученый baccalaureate – бакалавриат magistracy – магистратура facilities – условия

TOPIC5. MY WORKING DAY.

The success in education, in career and in family life depends on the correct time managing according to psychologists, sociologists and other scientists. My working day begins at 6 a.m. when my alarm clock rings and I get up. I don’t do morning exercises. Instead I take my dog out for a walk and it is a good exercise for me. When we return home, my dog has his morning meal and I take a shower. Sometimes I have breakfast at home if I have enough time. But usually I have breakfast at the University after the second lecture. I’m a first year student of the architectural faculty at the South Urals State University. I’m glad to have entered this University and this faculty. My future speciality is an interior designer. I like being engaged in flats and offices space planning and their decoration. I hope I’m good at these things. I usually leave my house at 20 minutes past 7 a.m., the way to the University takes me 30 minutes by the route taxi. I have 10 minutes to communicate with my group-mates. The university lectures start at 8 a.m. Each lecture lasts one hour and a half. There are short breaks between the lectures. Like I said before there is a 30-minutes break after the second lecture for the students and the lecturers to go to the canteen. My lectures are usually over at 2 or 3 p.m. But I don’t hurry home at once. I do boxing in the university sport club three times a week (on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays). On Tuesdays and Thursdays I play the bass-guitar in the university rock-group. Our group participates in all official and amateur events of the University. If I need to prepare any report or be ready for any test, I have to miss the sport training or music rehearsal and go to the university library. I return home at 7 p.m., have dinner and take my dog for an evening walk. After walk I take a shower, watch TV a little before sleeping. Unfortunately, I am very busy and my week-day is overloaded to walk and mix with my friends in the evening. I only can do it at the week-ends. And at the end of my working day I usually feel tired and like a squeezed lemon. But I think, I do a lot of important things for me, my personal time-table suits me perfectly. How do you organize your working day? Are you pleased with your personal time-table? Share your ideas with us.