1. Read and translate the text
My Daily
Routine
My
name is Peter. I would like to start by saying that all my days from
Monday to Friday are very much alike. That’s what we call “daily
routine” when the same things are repeated from day to day. It
seems my life is always very full of activities and obligations.
As
a rule, I wake up at half past six and that’s quite early for me,
so I don’t get up until 7.45. Then I put on my dressing-gown,
go into bathroom and turn on the bath taps. I brush my teeth and have
a shower. Good
health is above wealth,
so I do my morning exercises. After that I make my bed, get dressed,
brush my hair and put my pencil-box, exercise-books and textbooks
into the bag. After that I go to the kitchen to have breakfast which
is usually prepared by my mom. She makes a lot of everything but I
prefer
something light,
just a cup of tea and a sandwich. Sometimes
for
breakfast I have hard-boiled eggs or an omelette.
I
say "Good-bye" to my parents, take my school-bag and
quickly leave for school. . The bus is usually completely
packed with passengers and I really envy my
schoolmates who don't have to go to school by bus.
I
study in the 7th form of Kyiv Magnet School # 2 I
attend
school five days a week.
The lessons start at half past eight. Each lesson lasts for 45
minutes. I spend half of the day at school. However, I should notice
that I really enjoy this time, getting knowledge
and meeting my friends.
I
come back home at two or three o’clock and always have dinner as
I’m extremely
hungry and take
a short rest.
After that I do my homework for tomorrow. On Wednesdays and Fridays
I go to the swimming-pool. And on Tuesdays and Thursdays I attend
martial arts.
I
have my chores in the house. In the evening I usually sweep the
floors, dust
the
furniture
and sometimes clean the carpet with the vacuum-cleaner. I can’t say
I’m excited about this work. I simply have
to
do it. My day ends at ten or eleven o’clock. This is the time when
I go to bed in order to get up and start everything again the next
morning.
At
weekends I relax. I go for a walk with my friends, visit my
relatives or devote
more time to
my hobbies
I
am satisfied with my life. I have loving parents, nice friends and
competent teachers and I enjoy my free time
Who
could ask more?
An
obligation [ˌɔblɪ'geɪʃ(ə)n] – обов'язок
a
dressing
gown ['dresɪŋˌgaun] – халат
Good
health is above wealth -
Здоров'я
за гроші не купиш. (Здоровье
дороже денег)
to
prefer
[pri'fɜ:] - надавати перевагу
light
I [lait] — світлий, легкий, неважкий
to
be packed
with sb/sth
– переповнений,
наповнений, повний
a
passenger
['pæsindʒə] — пасажир
envy
sb
['envi] — заздрити комусь
to
attend
[ə'tend] –
to go regularly to (a school, church, or clinic)
to
get knowledge ['nɔlɪʤ] -
отримувати
знання
extremely
[ik'stri:mli] украй; надзвичайно
to
take a rest – відпочивати
to
dust
[dʌst] -
стирати
пил з ...
to
devote
sth to
[dɪ'vəʊt]
— присвячувати
to
have to = must
2. Writing p.39 (Photo File section