UNIT 4.3
VOCABULARY AND LISTENING
Daily activities
What's your favourite day? Why?
What's a day you don't like? Why not?
My favourite day of the week is Saturday because I don't work and I don't get up early. I love Saturdays because I go out with my family to a restaurant.
I don't like Mondays because I work and I'm very tired.
What's a day you don't like? Why not?
My favourite day of the week is Saturday because I don't work and I don't get up early. I love Saturdays because I go out with my family to a restaurant.
I don't like Mondays because I work and I'm very tired.
Are you a 'morning person'? or Are you a 'night person'?
Morning person: very awake and energetic in the morning but tired at night
Night person: the opposite.
1. What time do you usually get up?
2. Do you have a shower or a bath in the morning?
3. Where do you have breakfast?
4. What do you have for breakfast?
5. What time do you go to work or school?
6. Do you need to hurry in the morning?
7. Do you like mornings? Why (not)?
Morning person: very awake and energetic in the morning but tired at night
Night person: the opposite.
1. What time do you usually get up?
2. Do you have a shower or a bath in the morning?
3. Where do you have breakfast?
4. What do you have for breakfast?
5. What time do you go to work or school?
6. Do you need to hurry in the morning?
7. Do you like mornings? Why (not)?
A day in the life of Helena Morrissey
5am I wake up, get out of bed immediately and go downstairs to check emails on my computer and Blackberry. I get a good hour to myself because no one else is up. I also work out what I’m going to wear (usually a dress and a pair of Louboutins – always heels) and try to put a couple of loads of washing on before I go to work.
6.20am I help to make sure the family gets breakfast.
7.30am Leave for work. I have a short commute on the Circle Line from Notting Hill to Blackfriars and I pick up breakfast on the way – always a strong cappuccino and porridge.
7.50am At my desk. Obviously, I am aware that I have quite a big day job, so I try to use either early in the morning, lunchtimes or evenings to work on other projects that I am currently involved with – whether that might be something related to the 30% Club or the Eve Appeal (a charity that funds research into gynaecological cancers, of which I am chairman) or the Royal Academy (where I'm on the corporate board). Three times a week, I will do Ten Pilates – either a Notting Hill morning class before I get to work, or a lunchtime or evening class which I take in the gym down the road from my office.
10am A meeting about one of our private client businesses – most recently, Standard Life.
11am More meetings with colleagues (mainly one-on-one), phone calls, emails, separate staff notes and lots of letter-writing.
12pm A weekly board meeting where we will discuss investment risk and our US business. Other lunchtime engagements might involve giving a talk at the Houses of Parliament. When I’m travelling in a taxi, I’ll always use the time to speak to colleagues in our NY offices.
6pm Arrive home (unless I have an evening engagement, which I try to keep to one or two a week).
7.30pm The entire family sit down together for dinner cooked by Richard (usually fish and vegetables as we are both vegetarian).
8.30pm We watch TV or a film. We love Avatar – it’s a brilliant story about life’s struggles and has a strong female protagonist. The fact that our children, aged four to 21, sit happily in front of it for hours says something. Modern Family is another favourite. I always annoy my family with my multi-tasking; at the moment, I’m trying to pack for all of us for our forthcoming annual holiday to the South of France (we still holiday as a family, taking the train to the same house that we rent in Avignon every year).
9pm I supervise various baths and showers. I also take this time to prepare for the next day – perhaps working after supper, which involves sending more emails, often to US-based colleagues.
10pm I try to get to bed by 10pm and aim to be asleep by 11pm, but there’s usually one child who’s awake. With so many, there’s bound to be one.
5am I wake up, get out of bed immediately and go downstairs to check emails on my computer and Blackberry. I get a good hour to myself because no one else is up. I also work out what I’m going to wear (usually a dress and a pair of Louboutins – always heels) and try to put a couple of loads of washing on before I go to work.
6.20am I help to make sure the family gets breakfast.
7.30am Leave for work. I have a short commute on the Circle Line from Notting Hill to Blackfriars and I pick up breakfast on the way – always a strong cappuccino and porridge.
7.50am At my desk. Obviously, I am aware that I have quite a big day job, so I try to use either early in the morning, lunchtimes or evenings to work on other projects that I am currently involved with – whether that might be something related to the 30% Club or the Eve Appeal (a charity that funds research into gynaecological cancers, of which I am chairman) or the Royal Academy (where I'm on the corporate board). Three times a week, I will do Ten Pilates – either a Notting Hill morning class before I get to work, or a lunchtime or evening class which I take in the gym down the road from my office.
10am A meeting about one of our private client businesses – most recently, Standard Life.
11am More meetings with colleagues (mainly one-on-one), phone calls, emails, separate staff notes and lots of letter-writing.
12pm A weekly board meeting where we will discuss investment risk and our US business. Other lunchtime engagements might involve giving a talk at the Houses of Parliament. When I’m travelling in a taxi, I’ll always use the time to speak to colleagues in our NY offices.
6pm Arrive home (unless I have an evening engagement, which I try to keep to one or two a week).
7.30pm The entire family sit down together for dinner cooked by Richard (usually fish and vegetables as we are both vegetarian).
8.30pm We watch TV or a film. We love Avatar – it’s a brilliant story about life’s struggles and has a strong female protagonist. The fact that our children, aged four to 21, sit happily in front of it for hours says something. Modern Family is another favourite. I always annoy my family with my multi-tasking; at the moment, I’m trying to pack for all of us for our forthcoming annual holiday to the South of France (we still holiday as a family, taking the train to the same house that we rent in Avignon every year).
9pm I supervise various baths and showers. I also take this time to prepare for the next day – perhaps working after supper, which involves sending more emails, often to US-based colleagues.
10pm I try to get to bed by 10pm and aim to be asleep by 11pm, but there’s usually one child who’s awake. With so many, there’s bound to be one.
GRAMMAR AND SPEAKING
PRESENT SIMPLE yes/no questions
A Do you get up early?
B Yes, I do.
A Does your wife work?
B No, she doesn't
B Yes, I do.
A Does your wife work?
B No, she doesn't
Watch the following presentation.
VOCABULARY
Verb+ noun phrases
Verb+ noun phrases
Some words often go together (go home, go to school, go to work, etc.). Try to remember these groups of words to learn the new vocabulary.
to work/ to university/ to school
GO out with friends
to bed
breakfast/lunch/dinner
HAVE a shower/ a bath
a coffee
home
GET up
to work/ to university/ to school
GO out with friends
to bed
breakfast/lunch/dinner
HAVE a shower/ a bath
a coffee
home
GET up
EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY:
How often do you...? (¿Con qué frecuencia...?)
Eg. How often do you see your friends? Every week/ every day/ once a week
EVERY: (at the end of a sentence or verb phrase)
- every hour
The bell rings every hour.
- every day
I get up early every day.
- every week
I visit my grandparents every week.
- every month
I go to Madrid every month.
- every year
I travel to New York every year.
But they are sometimes placed at the beginning for emphasis, e.g. Every day, I have a shower before breakfast.
ONCE:
once an hour
once a day
once a week
once a month
once a year
TWICE:
twice an hour
twice a day
twice a week
twice a month
twice a year
THREE TIMES:
three times an hour
three times a day
three times a week
three times a month
three times a year
FOUR TIMES:
four times an hour
four times a day
four times a week
four times a month
four times a year
FIVE TIMES:
five times an hour
five times a day
five times a week
five times a month
five times a year
SIX TIMES:
six times an hour
six times a day
six times a week
six times a month
six times a year
... TIMES
But they are sometimes placed at the beginning for emphasis, e.g. Once a week, I go to the cinema.
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY: (before the main verb, but after be)
always (siempre)
I always get up at 7 o'clock.
often (a menudo)
I often have a shower before breakfast.
usually / normally (normalmente, con frecuencia)
I usually have milk and toast for breakfast.
Usually, I have milk and toast for breakfast.
sometimes (a veces)
I sometimes take the dog out for a walk in the morning.
Sometimes, I take the dog out for a walk in the morning.
hardly ever (casi nunca)
I hardly ever have wine for lunch.
never (nunca)
I never go to sleep before 11 o'clock.
How often do you...? (¿Con qué frecuencia...?)
Eg. How often do you see your friends? Every week/ every day/ once a week
EVERY: (at the end of a sentence or verb phrase)
- every hour
The bell rings every hour.
- every day
I get up early every day.
- every week
I visit my grandparents every week.
- every month
I go to Madrid every month.
- every year
I travel to New York every year.
But they are sometimes placed at the beginning for emphasis, e.g. Every day, I have a shower before breakfast.
ONCE:
once an hour
once a day
once a week
once a month
once a year
TWICE:
twice an hour
twice a day
twice a week
twice a month
twice a year
THREE TIMES:
three times an hour
three times a day
three times a week
three times a month
three times a year
FOUR TIMES:
four times an hour
four times a day
four times a week
four times a month
four times a year
FIVE TIMES:
five times an hour
five times a day
five times a week
five times a month
five times a year
SIX TIMES:
six times an hour
six times a day
six times a week
six times a month
six times a year
... TIMES
But they are sometimes placed at the beginning for emphasis, e.g. Once a week, I go to the cinema.
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY: (before the main verb, but after be)
always (siempre)
I always get up at 7 o'clock.
often (a menudo)
I often have a shower before breakfast.
usually / normally (normalmente, con frecuencia)
I usually have milk and toast for breakfast.
Usually, I have milk and toast for breakfast.
sometimes (a veces)
I sometimes take the dog out for a walk in the morning.
Sometimes, I take the dog out for a walk in the morning.
hardly ever (casi nunca)
I hardly ever have wine for lunch.
never (nunca)
I never go to sleep before 11 o'clock.
Example of my daily routine:
I usually get up at 8:00. I have a shower at 8:15 and then I get dressed. After that I have a cup of coffee and a slice of toast for breakfast. I leave home at 8:50 and I arrive at work at 9:00. I work from 9:00 until 2:00 and when I finish I go home. I arrive home at 2:15 and then I have lunch. After lunch I take a nap. Later, in the evening I go out with my friends and we have a coffee. Then I go back home. Later, at home, I usually watch someTV and have dinner. After dinner I watch TV again for a little longer and after that I always go to bed at 12 at night.
I usually get up at 8:00. I have a shower at 8:15 and then I get dressed. After that I have a cup of coffee and a slice of toast for breakfast. I leave home at 8:50 and I arrive at work at 9:00. I work from 9:00 until 2:00 and when I finish I go home. I arrive home at 2:15 and then I have lunch. After lunch I take a nap. Later, in the evening I go out with my friends and we have a coffee. Then I go back home. Later, at home, I usually watch someTV and have dinner. After dinner I watch TV again for a little longer and after that I always go to bed at 12 at night.