Robert Can’t Concentrate
Robert felt bad this morning. He got up, washed and shaved and dressed very slowly and then got himself some breakfast. He usually has a large breakfast but his morning he did not feel hungry at all, so he had only a piece of toast and a cup of coffee.
Robert has an important examination in a few weeks and he wanted to prepare for it. He sat down after breakfast and looked at his books, but he could not concentrate. After a while he looked at himself in the mirror. What he saw was not very nice. His eyes were red and he was also very pale. Just then his sister knocked at the door.
“What you need is fresh air”, she said. “You study too much”. They went for a walk in the park and sat in the warm spring sun for a while. Afterwards Robert felt much better and found he could concentrate on his books.
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Our New Secretary
The telephone rang and our new secretary Miss Simpson answered it.
“May I speak to Mr. Calder, please?” a voice said. “Who is speaking, please?” Miss Simpson asked. “Mr. Alan Bright”, the voice said. Miss Simpson put her hand over the mouthpiece and spoke to Mr. Calder. “It’s Mr. Alan Bright, sir”, she said. “He wants to speak to you”. “What, again!” Mr. Calder exclaimed. “He wants to sell us those new typewriters, doesn’t he?” “Yes, sir!” Miss Simpson said. “He called yesterday!”
“And he rang me five times last week. We don’t need new typewriters. I told him that yesterday”, Mr. Calder said. “What shall I say, sir?” Miss Simpson asked.
“Say that I’m not in the office”, Mr. Calder said crossly.
Miss Simpson spoke into the receiver. “Mr. Bright”, she said, “I am afraid you can’t speak to Mr. Calder now. Mr. Calder says that he’s not in the office”.
3.5 КОНТРОЛЬ
1) Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Simple или Present Continuous:
1. You (to keep) to any special diet? – Well, I (not to think) it (to be) good to eat a lot of meat. I usually (to have) meat only once a week. I (to eat) lots of fruit and vegetables. 2. He (to learn) English now because he (to want) to get a better job. 3. The teacher (to know) the girl often (not to argue) with pupils. 4. I (to think) she often (to worry). 5. Barbara’s boss (to see) she (to be) always late for work. 6. I (to call) my son in Cedar Falls now. I (to want) to call him every month but it (to be) very expensive. 7. Ruth (to learn) English now because she (to like) learning languages and she (to want) to impress everybody. 8. Listen to that man! You (to understand) what language he (to speak)? 9. We (to know) he never (to talk) risks. 10. They (to think) he (to learn) fast, he (to know) English well and he (to speak) English fluently.
2) Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в необходимой форме:
1. The number of people without jobs … (increase) at the moment.
2. Ann watches television. How often …?
3. I feel a bit hungry. I think …(have) something to eat.
4. Tom’s father … (teach) him how to drive when he was 17.
5. Last night I … (read) in bed when suddenly I … (hear) a scream.
6. Tomorrow afternoon I’m going to play tennis from 3 o’clock until 4.30. So at 4 o’clock tomorrow I … (play) tennis.
7. He is still ill but he … (get) better slowly.
8. If you need money, why … (you / not / get) a job?
9. It’s too late to phone Tom now. I … (phone) him tomorrow morning.
10. You want to use your friend’s computer tomorrow morning. (you / use / your computer tomorrow evening?)
11. Tom usually sleeps very well. Last night he … (sleep) badly.
12. Ann … (wait) for me when I … (arrive).
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My Working Day
Hi! My name is Den. I’m a second year student of Omsk college of management and law.I usually start my day with getting up and doing all things that everybody does in the morning: washing, having breakfast, etc. Also, I got used to gather my learning tools: pencils, exercise-books, text-books in the morning. Then I usually go to the university. Fortunately, father takes a car every morning and he often picks me up and drives me to the doors of our college building.
And soon the lectures and lessons begin... We have from 2 to 4 lectures every time, depending on day. I like studying at college more than at school because at college it is mostly allowed to miss some lectures (of course, later you should take a summary from your mate and copy it). So, a student is much more free, than pupil is.
After the lessons I usually return home where I have dinner and start thinking about my ways of spending the rest of the day. Very often I go to my friend’s places. During the early autumn and summer I often go to the sports ground. I also like visiting different sports events, for example, soccer or hockey matches. So, the world is full of enjoyable things to do.
On returning home I usually start doing my homework (perhaps, it is the most dull part of the day). Having finished it, I open a book and read it or watch TV. At last, I go to the bed.
Of course, I would like to tell you more about myself and my working day, but, unfortunately, my time is rather limited and I have got a lot of homework to do. Generally, now you know about my working day enough.
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My working day.
«An early riser is sure to be in luck».
Hi! I am a full time first-year student of the Krasnoyarsk State University of the Non-Ferrous Metals and Gold (Achinsk Branch). I live in Achinsk with my parents, but I want to live alone. My favourite phrase is: “I shall work and learn as long as I live”. Now, let me describe my usual working day. I get up at 7 o'clock every day. I turn on the tape-recoder. Than I sit down on the training-bicycle and begin to work – these are my morning exercises. Than I go to the bathroom, where I wash, brush my teeth. After that I go back to my room and get dressed. I brush my hair and put on a light make-up. Usually I don't have breakfast, but sometimes by the way I want to have something tasty. I put my exercise-books, pens and other things into my bag and go to the University. Our university is near my house. It takes me ten minutes to get there. In the street I see very many people. Some people go to their work; students go to their Universities. Children run to their schools. I see many trams and cars in the street. How happy I am. The classes begin at 8:00 and they end at 4 p.m. We have lectures in different subjects. I don't miss my classes because I want to pass my exams successfully and in future I want to be a good specialist. At 11:10 we have lunch. That's my favorite time. My friends and I go to the cafe. Sometimes we go to the university dining room. At 11:35 we have to be back to our classes. As a rule I have no free time on week-days. So by the end of the week I get very tired. I come home at 2 or 4 o'clock. We eat supper together and share the latest news at 5 o'clock in the evening. At 6 o'clock I do my homework. Then at 8 p.m. I go for a walk with my friend. And I go to bed at 12 p.m.
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