Exercise 2. Comprehension Test

EVERYDAY LIFE

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Unit 2

Introduction to the Topic Everyday Life

Read the following proverbs. Comment on their meaning and try to find corresponding proverbs in Ukrainian:

• Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

• The early bird catches the worm.

What can you say about the working day of:

a) a school teacher;

b) a coal miner;

c) a businessman;

d) a shop assistant;

e) an airline pilot;

f) a scientist;

g) an actor;

h) an office worker; i) a bus driver; j) a doctor.

Who has to get up early?

Who has to travel a lot?

Whose occupation or trade may be dangerous?

Who is responsible for other people's lives?

Everyday Life

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COMPREHENSION

Text 1. BRIAN AND CATHERINE

Exercise 1. Comprehension Test

Listen to the two people talking about their daily routine, find out what they do, then say which of the speakers each statement below refers to, by placing a tick in the appropriate box:

Catherine	Brian	Nobody
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D	□	□
□	□	□
□	□	□
D	□	□
□	□	□
□	□	D
D	□	□
D	□	□

gets up by six

prepares breakfast for the family

has a run in the morning

lives not far from work

takes the dog for a walk

wakes the children up in the morning

goes out for dinner

always tries to keep in touch with friends

likes watching the news in the evening

Exercise 2. Comprehension Test

Listen to the recording and decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE:

Brian has to make an early start. Cath likes to take a cold shower in the morning. It's Brian who usually goes to work by bus. Cath is usually up by 6.30 a.m.

Brian doesn't like speaking on the telephone but he has to. Brian is always back from his work by 6 p.m. When Cath's children are at school she is busy with her housework.

Brian and Cath like watching TV in the evening.

True	False
□	□
□	D
□	D
D	D
D	D
D	□
□	□
□	D

Unit 2

Exercise 3. Multiple Choice Comprehension Test

Listen to the recording, then complete the following sentences by selecting the most appropriate statement in each case:

1. Every day Brian goes out for...

a) a three-mile run or a cycle ride.

b) a four-mile run or a bit of jogging.

c) a four-mile run or a bit of cycling.

2. Brian usually gets to work just before...

a) 8 a.m.

b) 8.30 a.m.

c) 9.30 a.m.

3. When Brian starts work he usually...

a) likes to have a cup of coffee to begin with.

b) checks through his diary first.

c) looks through the morning newspapers.

4. For Catherine...

a) looking after her family is enjoyable.

b) staying at home is boring.

c) every day of the week is the same.

5. In the morning Catherine tells her children...

a) to go to the bathroom straight away.

b) to hurry up so they won't be late.

c) to sleep a bit longer.

6. It usually takes Cath...

a) a long time to cook the dinner.

b) nearly an hour to get the breakfast ready.

c) only a short time to do the cooking.

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