NICK’S USUAL WORKING DAY

Unit 2

My Working Day

Text 1

MY WORKING DAY

Hi again... As you already know, I am a first-year student of the Faculty of Economics of the State Univer­sity. My parents live in Sochi and I study in Rostov-on-Don so I need some housing. There are two opportuni­ties for me: I can live in a dormitory (a students hostel), or to rent a flat (an apartment).

I decided to rent a room. To make the rent smaller, I also decided to share my room with another girl — Olya Alyokhina. She studies at the University, too, and she is my best friend now.

Now, let me describe my usual working day. My classes begin at 8:30. So on week-days I have to get up at 7:15.I don't have an alarm clock and usually my roommate wakes me up and my working day begins. I turn on the CD player and do my morning exercises while Olya takes a shower. I don't take a bath in the morning because I don't have enough time for it. I take a cool shower (that's when I completely wake up), brush my teeth. After that I go back to our room and get dressed. I brush my hair and put on a light make-up. Then we have breakfast. Olya makes breakfast every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I have to serve breakfast on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. I love to listen to the latest news on TV or radio while I am eating and Olya prefers light music.

We leave the house around eight and walk to the nearest bus stop. We live rather close to the University and it usually takes us about ten-fifteen minutes to get there by bus. Sometimes when the weather is fine and we have enough time we walk to the University. It is very healthy to walk much.

Our classes begin at 8.30 in the morning and they end at 6:00 p.m. We have lectures in different subjects. As a rule we have three or four classes a day. Sometimes it is very hard to wait till they end.

Usually I don't miss my classes because I want to pass my exams successfully. But sometimes I do, especially when the weather is fine and the classes are boring.

At one o'clock we have a big break. It lasts for half an hour. That's my favourite time. That is the time to share the latest news and to gossip. My friends and I prefer not to go to the canteen and we often have lunch in a small cafe not too far from the University. At one thirty we have to be back to our classes. During the working day we also have several short breaks that last for fifteen minutes.

Occasionally I have to stay at the University till 6 or even 7 o'clock in the evening because I go to the library to get ready for my practical classes or to write a report. As a rule I have no free time on week-days. So by the end of the week I get very tired.

When we come home in the evening, we have supper together and share the news.

After supper we wash the dishes, drink coffee or tee and watch TV. I prefer old comedies and Olya likes soap-operas or films about travelling. Sometimes Olya and I go for a walk in the park or visit our friends.

At about eleven at night I go to bed. I like to read something before going to bed and Olya likes to listen to some music. Sometimes I fall asleep while I am reading and Olya gets up and switches off the light and says Good night!

 


Vocabulary:

housing — жилье

opportunity — возможность

dormitory, students hostel - студенческое общежитие

to rent a flat (an apartment) – снимать квартиру

to share — делить(ся) ; совместно проживать

week-days - будние дни

classes - занятия

alarm clock — будильник

 

roommate — сосед no комнате

rather - довольно

to turn on (off) — включать (выключать)

enough — достаточно

completely - полностью, совершенно

to get dressed — одеваться make up — макияж

to serve — обслужи­вать

to serve breakfast – подавать завтрак

while - пока; в то время как

to prefer - предпочи­тать

close (adj) - близкий

healthy - здоро­вый, полезный

to miss — пропускать

successfully — успешно

boring - неинте­ресный, скучный

to gossip — бол­тать, беседовать, сплет­ничать

have to be back — должны вернуться

break — перерыв

to last – длиться, продолжаться

report — доклад



Add to your active vocabulary:

tape-recorder _ магнитофон

to switch on = to turn on — включать (радио и т.п.)

to switch off = to turn off -выключать

to brush one's hair - приче­сывать волосы

it takes me ... minutes to get to the University by bus -у меня уходит ... минут,чтобы добраться в уни­верситет на автобусе

cloackroom — гардероб

upstairs - наверху; вверх по лестнице

downstairs - вни­зу; вниз по лестнице

to miss classes — пропускать занятия

to pass (take, have) exams — сдать эк­замены

look forward to — c нетерпением ждать

to do well — делать успехи, хорошо учиться

for the first (second) course — на первое (второе) блюдо

to get ready — подготовиться

as a rule — как правило

to get tired — устать

to wait for — ждать

to take pleasure in - полу­чать удовольствие от...

to acquaintance — знакомый


Упр. 1.Прочтите и переведите слова и словосочетания.

  1. usual – usually – as usual – unusual
  2. occasion – occasional – occasionally
  3. to end – to finish – to be over
  4. to start – to begin - to be ready
  5. on Sunday – at five o’clock – in cafeteria
  6. full time student – part time student
  7. freshman – second year student – school graduate

Упр. 2.Найдите в тексте следующие английские эквиваленты.

  1. быть студентом (студенткой) дневного отделения
  2. в будние дни
  3. просыпаться (вставать) в 7 часов утра
  4. включать СD плеер (магнитофон)
  5. принимать душ
  6. чистить зубы
  7. одеваться
  8. слушать последние новости
  9. мне требуется час, чтобы добраться до института
  10. ездить на автобусе (троллейбусе, трамвае)
  11. заканчиваться в 15.50
  12. пропускать занятия
  13. сдать экзамены успешно
  14. время от времени
  15. подготовиться к занятиям
  16. как правило
  17. устать
  18. приходить домой
  19. быть дома
  20. иметь свободное время

 

Упр. 3.Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.

  1. Where does she study?
  2. Why did she decide to share the room with?
  3. Whom does she share the room with?
  4. What time does she get up?
  5. What does she do in the morning?
  6. What does Olya do in the morning?
  7. When do the classes begin?
  8. How many classes do they have every day?
  9. Does she sometimes miss classes? Why?
  10. How long does she stay at the University?
  11. What do the girls do in the evening?
  12. What time do they go to bed?

Text 2

NICK’S USUAL WORKING DAY

Hi, nice to meet you all!

My name is Nick Price. I am a freshman at College of Business at Western Carolina University. It is a very small school situated in the mountain region of North Carolina. I am not from North Carolina myself. I was born in Vermilion, Ohio, in the suburbs of Cleveland. But my grandpa and grandma live in North Carolina. And I like mountains more than plains.

My family is not very rich that is why I can’t afford to live on campus. But it is a rule, that every student must spend his or her freshman year on campus. To cover some of the expenses I’ve got to work part-time on the campus. I work in cafeteria.

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Now let me tell you about my usual working day. I wake up at seven in the morning. My alarm clock radio is tuned to my favorite radio station. My roommate Todd Hall is a football player. He jogs every morning at 6:30. He is still out jogging when I get up. First I take a cold shower and brush my teeth. Then I dress myself up and rush to work — to the University cafeteria. I wash dishes and clean the tables. It is not a very interesting job, I know that, but soon I'll be a waiter at the small Italian Restaurant and will earn more. My boss Suzie is a very strict lady but very nice when you do your job properly.

My first class starts at 11.15. The professor is never late for his classes. The lecture hall we sit in has about 100 seats. WCU (Western Carolina University), like I said, is a very small school. But I think that it is one of the best schools of business in the North Carolina.

At 2 PM I eat lunch at school cafeteria. The food is free for me because I work there. I am a vegetarian and I don't like drinks with caffeine. I prefer cool filtered water or juice.

Then I have two more classes. I need to go to the library right after the classes to do my homework. There I meet my friends and we talk. Twice a week I play basketball with my friends. I swim once a week. Usually after library we go out to the cafe or just sit outside and talk.

I have dinner at 6 PM at the little Chinese restaurant not too far from the dormitory. Or I cook myself in the kitchen in my dorm. My favorite food is pizza and potato salad.

After dinner I watch TV or play ping-pong with my friends. When it is Friday, we go to see the football game.

I spend most of my weekends visiting my grandmother and my grandfather. They are always glad to see me and take me out for picnics and golf.

I usually read before I go to bed. It calms me down after the long day. My favourite author is Stephen King. Well, I guess that's enough for one time.

See you later!