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120 Unit II MY WORKING DAY You will learn to speak about your working day, use the Present Continuous and Past Continuous tenses at a more advanced level. You will do some exercises to improve your speaking, reading, listening and writing skills. 1. Memorize the following words and phrases: 1) as a rule – как правило 2) at 6.15 sharp – ровно в 6.15 3) to be an early riser – просыпаться рано, быть «ранней пташкой» 4) to make one’s bed – убирать постель 5) to take a shower – принимать душ 6) to comb one’s hair – причесываться 7) to be in a hurry – торопиться, спешить 8) to leave for ... – уходить (куда-л.) 9) it takes me 15 minutes to do sth – у меня уходит 15 минут на то, чтобы … 10) to have a snack – перекусить 11) to go on foot – ходить пешком 12) to wash up – мыть посуду 13) to get down to ... – приниматься за (что-л.) 14) to take a stroll – прогуляться 2. Read and translate the text MYWORKING DAY I spendmyweekdays in amore or less ordinaryway. In fact, I amvery busy on my weekdays. As a rule my classes at academy start at 8 o’clock in the morning so I get up early. My alarm clock wakes me up at 6.15 sharp. Frankly speaking, I am not an early riser and it is difficult for me to get out of bed. It doesn’t take me long to make my bed and after that I go to the bathroom. I brush my teeth and comb my hair. Then I have breakfast. Breakfast, as doctors say, must be the most substantial meal of the day. But I am always in a hurry in the morning, so I usually have some sandwiches or fried eggs and a cup of tea or coffee. I leave for academy at half past seven. I catch a tram and it takes me 15 minutes to get to academy. On my way to academy I often meet my friends