martes, 31 de mayo de 2011
Reading comprehension : my daily routine.
MY DAILY ROUTINE
It seems my life is always very full of activities so I never have much time for myself. During the week it's the worst. I usually have to get up at half past six even though I would really prefer to sleep much later. After I get up I perform my morning routine of washing my face, brushing my teeth, and then deciding what to wear. After I get dressed I brush my hair. I usually don’t have time for breakfast in the morning because I have to catch a bus at seven. The bus is usually completely packed. Classes at school start at a quarter to eight except on Tuesdays when they start at seven. Each class has its own timetable so my schedule varies by class. Classes are forty-five minutes long with ten minute breaks, except for one "long" break between the third and the fourth classes, which is twenty minutes long.
My classes take place either in our classroom or in various labs or a gym. After our classes the students usually go for lunch to the canteen. Some students in their third and forth year have afternoon classes, seminars, optional after-school activities or driving lessons.
After school I sometimes go shopping or just walk around the town for a while. When I get home I like to relax for some time, I listen to the radio, watch television, and maybe get a little snack. Then I start my homework or help with some housework. Before I know it, the afternoon is gone and it is evening.
In my family, we usually eat dinner at about seven o'clock. At dinner we discuss what happened during the day and catch up with each others' lives. After I help clean up the dinner dishes I either take a shower or have a bath myself. Then I have some time to watch the TV news. Sometimes I watch an interesting film or music program on TV or a video. Sometimes I like to go downtown to see a movie or to go to a concert with my friends. About every other day a I have a date with my boyfriend. Sometimes he comes to watch TV at my home or we might go out for a walk. I usually manage to go to bed around eleven p.m.
So this is my daily routine during the week. On the weekend it is a different story, I like to sleep late and do whatever I wish with my free time. I am still expected to help my parents out around the house but I still have most of the time for myself and my interests. I can go for a trip with my friends, I can visit my relatives or I can devote more time to my hobbies. I think everyone will agree that weekends are much better than weekdays.
True or false?
He has a lot of free time during the week. F
He never has breakfast. F
On Tuesday the classes start at seven. T
There is no gym at school. F
All breaks are for 10 minutes. F
He helps with washing dishes up. T
He goes to bed before midnight. T
He gets p earlier on weekdays than at weekends. T
He does at weekend what he wants. T
He enjoys weekdays more than weekends. F
DAILY ROUTINE
This morning I awoke,
Reluctantly
Unwrapped myself from
A nest of flannel,
And tiptoed to the bathroom
To begin my daily routine
Of washing, brushing and dressing
For school.
I looked out the window
To see the sun,
A creamy orange circle
Still low in the pink sky,
When it occurred to me ...
If I had risen just ten minutes ago
I would have had the pleasure
Of watching the sunrise.
I just missed it.
And I wonder
How often
Do I narrowly miss the sunrise.
How often do I not take advantage
Of something beautiful
Because I am sleeping
Or because I am
Awake and not noticing
Or because I am
Thinking about something else
And not realizing
What I am missing ...
I think I will
Get up
A little earlier tomorrow.
Exercise
Find the words in the poem referring to the definitions!
- Morning: the first part of the day, from the time the sun rises until the time when the midday meal is eaten.
- School: a place of education for children.
- Sky: the space above the Earth where clouds and the Sun, moon and stars appear.
- Occur: an idea comes to one’s mind
- Pleasure: feeling of happiness
- Tomorrow: the day following today
DAILY ROUTINE
| 6:20 | I wake up. 5 minutes I'm sure that is weekend. I find out, that I was wrong. Once again school. I get up. Direction: bathroom. I wash my face, comb my hair. |
| 6:30 | Breakfast. Again milk. I try to protest. Lesson of milk health follows... |
| By 6:55 | I read magazines or newspaper, I kill my eyes with PC, or in case of misery I am learning. |
| 7:00 | I wash up my teeth. |
| 7:05 | I check my school-books. I think about books that aren't very important I leave them at home. (Have you ever took an elephant or something with the same weight to school?) |
| 7:07 | I lead off jalousie, in order to vegetation have got a light. |
| 7:08 | Prevention against flood and blast - Before I go, I check water and gas, weather they're closed. |
| 7:09 to 7:15 | I wait for my friend. I lock the flat. |
| 7:15 to 7:23 | Journey to school. One interesting element is crossing through the road, where speed limit is 50km/h. (About 5% drivers drive less than 50km/h) |
| 7:23 | I come to school. My steps aim to computer classroom. |
| 7:24 to 7:30 | I wait for opening of classroom. I chat with my classmates. Together with me wait here about 3*8+n folks (n > 6). 3 is count of computer classes. 8 is count of computers in each class. This means, that n students have bad luck and won't get computer. |
| 7:30 to 7:56 | I surf. If Tuesday or Thursday is the net is as fast as a snail. In Tuesday and in Thursday can be used IRC. |
| 7:56 | I go to classroom on the second floor. |
| 7:56 to 8:00 | Chat with class mates. |
| 8:00 | Ringing |
| | LESSONS (REM 6 to 7 a day, 45 minutes a lesson) |
| 14:15 | Final ringing |
| By 14:30 | Lunch. At choice of food it's a deal Murphy's law: "That, what you want to eat already elapsed." |
| 14:45 | Arrival home. |
| 14:50 | I start the computer. I sort things, that I take from school, make computer programmes in PASCAL. |
| 15:50 | Parents return home. I shut down the computer. |
| 15:55 | I talk with my parents. |
| 16:40 | I start learning. |
| 19:00 | I watch news |
| 19:15 | I have a shower. |
| 19:30 to 21:30 | I watch TV. |
| 21:30 to 22:00 | I read books |
| 22:00 to 6:20 | I go to bed |
Exercise
Please describe how Yaroslav spends a typical day
| | Weekday | Weekend |
| 6 to 7 a.m. | | |
| 7 to 8 a.m. | | |
| 8 to 9 a.m. | | |
| 9 to 10 a.m. | | |
| 10 to 11 a.m. | | |
| 11 a.m. to Noon | | |
| Noon to 1 p.m. | | |
| 1 to 2 p.m. | | |
| 2 to 3 p.m. | | |
| 3 to 4 p.m. | | |
| 4 to 5 p.m. | | |
| 5 to 6 p.m. | | |
| 6 to 7 p.m. | | |
| 7 to 8 p.m. | | |
| 8 to 9 p.m. | | |
| 9 to 10 p.m. | | |
| 10 to 11 p.m. | | |
| 11 p.m. to Midnight | | |
GUIDED COMPOSITION
Daily Routine (on weekdays and weekends)
When do you get up?
Do you get up as soon as you wake up?
Do you ever oversleep?
What do you do first when you get up?
What do you do before breakfast?
Who gets breakfast ready?
How do you go to school?
When do you leave home?
When does the first lesson begin at school?
How many lessons do you usually have at school?
Where do you have lunch?
When do you arrive home?
How do you spend the afternoon?
How do you spend the evenings at home?
When do you go to bed?
In what way is your daily routine different at weekends?
Would you like to make any changes in your life-style?
