Greeting. Meeting people. About Myself Lesson 2 Appearance. Describtion

Lesson 7 Topic: Working day

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

working day	рабочий день
to have a meal	есть, поесть
to leave (left)	1) уходить, уезжать; отправляться 2) оставлять
Event	случай, событие, происшествие
to stay	1) оставаться 2) останавливаться, жить, гостить где-либо
to watch	наблюдать, следить (за кем/чем-л.)
to watch TV (television)	смотреть телевизор
Watch the step! (coll)	Осторожно, ступенька!
to sit down to breakfast (work,	садиться, приниматься за завтрак
chess, one's lessons, etc)	(работу, шахматы, уроки и т.п.)
to look through a newspaper (book, letter, documents, etc)	просматривать газету (книгу, письмо, документы и т.п.)
to be fond of smb/smth (doing smth)	любить кого-н./что-н.
to do the/one's gardening (shopping, cooking, etc)	заниматься садом (делать покупки, заниматься кулинарией и т.п.)
to be off (home, to bed, to work, etc)	отправляться (домой, спать, на работу и т.п.)
to have a lot of things to do	иметь очень много дел
to do one's (homework, lessons, translation, task, exercises	выполнять (домашнее) задание, делать уроки, перевод, задание, упражнения
to do one's morning exercises	делать зарядку
to make (made)	делать, производить, приготовлять
to make a report	делать доклад
to make mistakes	делать ошибки
to make breakfast (tea, coffee, some salad, etc)	приготовить завтрак (заварить чай, кофе, приготовить салат и т.п.)
usual	обычный, обыкновенный
usually; as usual	обычно; как обычно
every	каждый, всякий
hardly ever	почти никогда
hardly	вряд ли, едва ли
ever	когда-либо
to prefer (coffee to tea)	предпочитать (кофе чаю)
to clean	чистить, очищать
to clean up	убирать, прибирать, наводить порядок
to comb one's hair	причесываться
to get (got)	1) получать; 2) доставать
to get up	вставать, подниматься
have got (coll.) - have	иметь
yet; but still	ещё; но всё ещё
to take smb. some time to do smth.	отнять (потребовать) у кого-нибудь какое-то количество времени на что-нибудь
to walk, to go on foot	ходить, идти (пешком)
to take smb. out (for a walk)	повести кого-л. на прогулку
right	сразу, как раз, прямо
right away	сейчас же
class	урок, занятие (в учебном заведении)
Necessary	необходимый, нужный
far (a long way) from	далеко от
to last	продолжаться
at last (finally)	наконец-то
an hour	час
to receive (to get)	1) получать; 2) принимать (гостей, друзей и т.д.)
an article	1) статья; 2) артикль (грам.)
to discuss	обсуждать
Discussion	обсуждение
to dress (to get dressed)	одеваться
to arrive (in/at)	прибывать, приезжать
to work hard at smth.	усердно (упорно, настойчиво) работать над чем-либо
to leave (left)	покидать, оставлять, уходить, уезжать
to return (to give back)	возвращать, вернуть
to return (to come/get back)	возвращаться
How long...?	Как долго... ? Сколько времени... ?
What time...?	Когда..., Во сколько..., В котором часу...?
to stop smth. (doing smth)	кончать, прекращать что-л. (делать что-л.)
as a rule	как правило
Generally	обычно, как правило
to have dinner/to dine (supper, breakfast, lunch)	обедать (ужинать, завтракать)
to eat (ate, eaten)	есть (кушать)
to go to bed	ложиться спать
to be late for...	опаздывать куда-либо
seldom, rarely	редко
to be asleep Ant. to be awake	спать
to turn on (off) the light (gas, water, electricity, TV-set, radip, tape-recorder, lamp, etc.) Syn. switch on	включать (выключать) свет (газ, воду, электричество, телевизор, радио, магнитофон, лампу и т.д.)
to wash	мыть
to have a wash	мыться
to wash one's hair	мыть голову
to wash clothes (linen)	стирать одежду (бельё)
to wash up	мыть посуду
to dry (oneself) on (with) a towel	вытирать(ся) полотенцем
to brush one's clothes (shoes, teeth)	чистить (щёткой) одежду (ботинки, зубы)
to put smth. on	надевать что-либо
to take smth. off	снимать что-либо
to be over	кончиться
to be through with smth.	закончить что-либо
to repair	чинить
to be sure of smth.	быть уверенным в чем-либо
to have a look at smth.	взглянуть на что-либо
spare time	свободное время
to be short of time, to be pressed for time	иметь очень мало времени
on the way home	по пути домой

Some Good Rules

1. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

2. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 31 After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile.

4. Lost time is never found again.

5. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

6. The early bird catches the worm.

Text A. An Englishman's Diary

(after Stephanie Andrews)

An Englishman's day - and who can describe it better than an Englishman's wife? It begins when he sits down to breakfast with his morning newspaper.

As he looks through the headlines there is nothing he likes better than his favourite breakfast of cornflakes with milk and sugar (porridge if he lives in the North), fried bacon and eggs, marmalade on toast and tea (with milk, of course) or coffee.

He in fact gets such a meal if there is enough money in the family to buy it. After breakfast, except on Saturdays and Sundays which are holidays, he goes to work by train, tube, bus, car, motor scooter, motor bike or walks there. He leaves home at 7:30.

At offices or factories there is a tea or coffee break at eleven. Then at mid-day everything stops for lunch. Most offices and shops close for an hour from one to two. Englishmen are fond of good plain food, and they usually want to know what they eat. They like beefsteaks, chops, roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, fried fish and chipped potatoes.

There are usually two courses in the mid-day meal - a meat course with a lot of vegetables, a sweet dish, perhaps fruit pudding and custard with tea or coffee to finish.

Then back to work again with another break in the middle of the afternoon, once again for tea or coffee, sometimes with a cake or biscuit.

The working day finishes at any time between four and six. When an Englishman gets home he likes to inspect his garden before the evening meal: tea, high tea, dinner or supper. When his evening meal is over, the Englishman may do a little gardening and then have a walk to the "local" (the nearest beerhouse) for a "quick one" (a drink, alcoholic, of course!). There are a lot of people at the "local" and he can play darts, dominoes, billiards or discuss the weather, the local events or the current situation. But if the Englishman stays at home, he may listen to the radio, watch television, talk or read.

Then at any time between 10 and 12 he has his "nightcap" -- a drink with a snack - and then off to bed ready for tomorrow.

Text B. A Student's Day

Paul: What time do you get up on week days?

Bob: I generally get up at seven o'clock.

Paul: Why so early?

Bob: Because I have a lot of things to do before I leave for the University.

Paul: Do you do your morning exercises regularly?

Bob: Yes, that's what I begin with as a rule. Then comes the usual procedure of

making my bed, washing and so on. Paul: Do you take a bath every morning? Bob: No, I don't. As a matter of fact, I hardly ever take a bath in the morning. I

prefer taking a shower. Then I clean my teeth, comb my hair and get dressed. Paul: Who makes your breakfast for you? Bob: If my mother is not up yet I make my breakfast myself. If my mother is up, she

does. After breakfast I usually help Mother to clean np. Paul: Good for you! That's what I call a model young man. And when do you leave

home? Bob: Generally at half past eight, as it takes me about twenty minutes to get to the

University. Paul: Do you walk to the University or do you take a trolley-bus? Bob: I always take a trolley-bus in the morning. But after classes I sometimes walk

home. Paul: You go home right after classes, don't you? Bob: Sometimes I do, and sometimes I don't. If I can prepare for the next day's

classes at home, I go straight home. If I haven't got the necessary books and

journals at home, I go to the library.