A STUDENT’S DAY

1. What is. there in this picture? There is a bedroom in it. Is it still dark in the room? No, it is already light. What time is it now? The clock has just struck seven. Who(m) do you see in this picture? We see Mary in it. Is she still asleep? No, she is not. She is already up, she has opened the window and turned on the radio. She is doing her morning exercises to the music. What is she going to do next? She is going to have a wash.

2. It is a quarter past seven. Mary is in the bathroom. She has just taken a cold shower, dried herself on the towel and cleaned her teeth. Now she is doing her hair before the looking-glass. What is she going to do next? She is going to dress.

3. Mary is in the bedroom again. She has already brushed her clothes and shoes. What is she doing now? She is dressing. She has just put on her dress. She is putting on her shoes now. Has she made her bed yet? Yes, she has.

4. It is a quarter to eight The family has already had breakfast. While Mary is sweeping the floor with a broom her mother is washing up. Is Mary going to stay at home? No, she is not. She is going to the Institute.

5. It is eight o'clock. Mary is hurrying to the Institute. She is a firstyear student of the English faculty. Her classes begin at half past eight. Mary is never late for her classes. Does she walk to the Institute? No, she does not. She goes to the Institute by Metro. How long does it take her to get to the Institute? It takes her half an hour to get there.

6. It is two o'clock.

Has the bell gone? Yes, it has. The classes are over. Mary and her friends are having dinner. Are they going home after dinner? No, they are not. Mary is going to the laboratory to have some practice in pronunciation. Her friends are going to the reading-room to prepare their homework there.

7. It is nearly six o'clock in the evening. Mary has just come home after a walk. She is having a short rest now. She is reading. Is Mary going to do any work about the house? Yes, she is. She is going to iron her father's shirts.8. It is ten minutes to ten. The working day is over. The family are all together, Mary is playing the piano. Her brother David is repairing the TV-set. Their mother is knitting. Their father is going to turn on the radio and listen to the news. The family are not going to bed yet.

Your answers to the following questions will help you to speak on the topic «A Student’s Day»:

1. (At) what time do you get up? 2. Is it light when you getup? 3. You do your morning exercises to music, don’t you? 4. What do you do in the bathroom? 5. What do you do with a tooth-brush (a towel, a comb)? 6. Do you take a shower in the morning or before you go to bed? 7. What do you clean your teeth with? 8. What do you dry yourself on? 9. You do your hair before a looking-glass, don’t you? 10. At what time do you usually have breakfast? 11. What must you do with the dishes after having a meal? 12. What do you usually do before you leave the University? 13. What do you clean your flat with? 14. (At) what time do you leave for the University? 15. It takes you long to get to the University, doesn’t it? 16. How long does it take you to get to the University? 17. Do you go to the University by bus? 18. (At) what time do your classes begin? 19. What do you do when the classes are over? 20. Where do you usually have dinner? 21. Do you prepare for your English lessons at home or do you prefer to work in the University reading-room? 22. How long does it take you to do your homework? 23. Do you work at the laboratory every day? 24. When do you usually come home? 25. What do you usually do when you come home? 26. In what way do you help your mother about the house? 27. What do you do with an iron (a vacuum-cleaner, a broom)? 28. What do you usually do in the evening? 29. Do you often go to the theatre or to the cinema? 30. You are fond of skating, aren't you? 31. What do you do when you stay at home in the evening? 32. Do your friends often come to see you? 33. How do you spend the time when your friends come to see you? 34. You listen to the news everyday, don't you? 35. What do you do when you are going to listen to the latest news? 36. (At) what time do you usually go to bed? 37. Who does the shopping in your family?

Date: 2015-04-20; view: 2105