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A BUSY LIFE
Arnold Rivera, the TV news reporter, is interviewing Mrs. Cornelia Vandergilt
for the programme “Real People”.
AR: Well, Mrs. Vandergilt, please tell us about an ordinary day in your life.
CV: Well, I normally
wake up at eight o‟clock.
AR: Really?
Do you
get up then?
CV: No, of course I
don’t get up at that time. I
have breakfast in bed and
read The
New York times.
AR: What time
do you
get up?
CV: I usually
get up at ten.
AR: What
do you
do then?
CV: I
read my letters and
dictate the answers to my secretary.
AR: And then?
CV: At eleven I
take a walk with Jimmy.
AR: Jimmy? Who‟s Jimmy?
CV: Jimmy‟s my dog.
AR: Oh. And what time
do you
have lunch?
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CV: I always
have lunch at twelve thirty. I
eat alone.
AR: Oh, I
see. Well, what
do you
do after lunch?
CV: I
rest until six o‟clock.
AR: And at six? What
do you
do at six?
CV: I
get dressed for dinner. I
have dinner at seven o‟clock. At the weekends I
eat
out in my favorite restaurant.
AR: Yes, well, what
do you
do after dinner?
CV: I
read or
watch TV. I
take a bath at nine thirty. And I
go to bed at ten. I always
sleep well.
AR: You certainly
have a
busy and interesting life, Mrs. Vandergilt. Thank you.
CV: You are welcome.
II. NOTES
Arnold Rivera ['ɑːnəld ri'verə]
Арнольд Ривера
Mrs. Cornelia Vandergilt
[kɔː'niːlɪə 'vændəgɪlt]
Корнелия Вандергилт
III. VOCABULARY
1. to interview [ˈɪntəˌvjuː]
to interview smb
an interview
an interview with smb
брать интервью
брать интервью у к-л
интервью, собеседование
интервью с к-л
2. ordinary [ˈɔːdənəri]
He lives an ordinary life.
обыкновенный, обычный
Он живет обычной жизнью.
3. to wake up [weɪk
ʌp]
I normally wake up at eight o‟clock.
просыпаться, будить
Я обычно просыпаюсь в
восемь
часов..
4. to get up
I don‟t get up at that time.
вставать
Я не встаю в это время.
5. to take a walk [wɔːk]
At eleven I take a walk with Jimmy.
гулять, прогуливаться
В одиннадцать я прогуливаюсь с
Джимми.
6. to rest
I rest until six o‟clock.
отдыхать
Я отдыхаю до шести часов.
7. to take a bath
to take a shower ['ʃəuə]
I take a bath at nine thirty.
принимать ванну
принимать душ
Я
принимаю ванну в девять
тридцать.
8. to eat out [iːt aʊt]
At the weekends I eat out in my
favorite restaurant.
есть вне дома (в кафе, ресторане)
По выходным я ем в своем любимом
ресторане.
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5. What does he eat for breakfast?
6. What does he drink?
7. What does he do after breakfast?
8. What time does he leave for work?
9. Where does he have lunch?
10. What time does he come home?
11. What does he do in the evening?
12. What time does he go to bed?
3. Now ask and answer questions about these people.
a) Judith
1. architect;
2. 35;
3. 5
days a week;
4.
7.30;
5. nothing;
6. orange juice;
7.
daughter;
8. 9.15;
9. in a coffee shop;
10.
6.00;
11. go out with friends;
12.
midnight.
b) Peter and Paul
1. students;
2. 12;
3. go to school / 5 days
a week;
4. 7.00;
5. cereal;
6. milk
7.
mother;
8. school / 8.30;
9. in the
cafeteria;
10. home / 4.00;
11. watch TV;
12. 9.00.
c) Kevin
1. homemaker;
2. 31;
3. not / work;
4.
5.30;
5. toast;
6. tea;
7. wife (she goes to
work) ;
8. supermarket / 9.00;
9. at home;
10. wife / come home / 5.30;
11. play with
their kids;
12. 10.30.
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4. Read about the Fields family, open the brackets using Present Simple.
1. The Fields
are (be) a British family.
2. They (live)
in a small village in the South of England.
3. Their
ordinary day (begin) early in the morning.
4. John
Fields (be) a farmer.
5. He (get up) at 5 o‟clock in
the morning.
6. He (wash) and (get) dressed.
7. Then
he (make) breakfast and (eat) it.
8. He (put on) his
coat and (go) outside.
9. John (milk/ доить) the
cows early in the morning.
10. His wife Mary and
their children Jack and Rose (not/ get up) so early.
11. They (get up) at 7 o‟clock.
12. Mary (feed) the
chickens and then she (make) some tea for herself.
13. The children (not/ like) tea. They usually (drink) milk.
14. At 7.30 Mary (take) the
children to school.
15. She (go) to work, it (take) her about 30 minutes to get to the
office.
16. John (not/ go) to the office because he (work) in the farm.
17. At 4 o‟clock
the children (come) home from school and John (cook) dinner.
18. He (be) a very
good cook!
19. Sometimes Mary (help) him.
20. The children (not/ help) with the
cooking but they always (do) the washing-up (мытье посуды).
22. In the evening
John and his wife (watch) TV and (read) books or magazines about farming.
23. They
sometimes (listen) to the radio.
24. Their children (not/ watch) TV.
25. They (do) their
homework and then Rose (surf) the Internet and Jack (play) computer games.
26.
They all (go) to bed at 10 pm.
27. They (be) usually very tired.
28. At the weekend
they (work) in the garden or (have) a picnic when the weather (be) warm.
29. They
sometimes (go) to the cinema or (eat) out in a restaurant, but not very not very often.
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