Topic 3. One’s daily routine

1. Read the text below, say if your daily routines are the same.

Daily Routines

Getting Up/Going to Bed

During the week I usually wake up at 6:30 a.m. Sometimes I lie in bed for a few minutes, but then I have to get up and get dressed. Most nights, I go to bed [get into bed] at about 11:30 p.m. I'm usually pretty tired, sо I go to sleep / fall asleep right away. Occasionally, though, I can't get to sleep [succeed in sleeping]. When that happens I finally fall asleep about 3 a.m., and then I oversleep [sleep too long] in the morning. If I stay up late [go to bed very late], I try to take a nap [a short sleep, e.g., 30 minutes] in the afternoon. The weekends are different. On Saturday and Sunday I sleep in [sleep later in the morning than usual, e.g., until 10 or 10:30 a.m.].

Food

During the week I have breakfast [eat breakfast] at 7:30 a.m., lunch at 1:00 p.m., and dinner around 7 p.m. I also have one or two snacks [small amounts of food], e.g., cookies or fruit, during the day at work. I live alone / by myself [without other people], so I have to make my own breakfast and dinner [prepare breakfast and dinner for myself]. I also have to feed [give food to] my two cats twice a day.

Staying Clean

In the morning I take shower, and I usually wash my hair at the same time. I usually shave after I wash my face, and then I brush my teeth. Sometimes, I take a bath in the evening if I want to relax.

Work

I leave for work / leave home / leave the house at about в ала, and get to work [arrive at work] by 9 a.m. I take а lunch break [stop work for lunch] about 1 p.m. and I take a couple of coffee break [time off work for coffee or other refreshment] during the day. I leave work / get off work around 5 p.m. and get home by 6 p.m.

Evenings

On weeknights I stay home [don't leave home] and relax or just do nothing. But on weekends I go out with friends [leave the house for social reasons, e.g., go to the movies] and usually stay out late [come home late at night]. Sometimes I have friends over for dinner [invite friends to my home and cook dinner for them], or friends come over [visit me at the house] to watch videos or play cards [play card games, e.g., poker or bridge].

Housework

I go shopping / do the shopping [buy groceries] on Saturdays. I also do the laundry [wash clothes] and ironing on weekends. I do the dishes [wash the dishes] every evening anal take out the garbage/trash every other day. I guess I don't do the vacuuming [clean carpets with a vacuum cleaner] as often as I should.

2. The text has some expressions with have/take/do+ noun. Can you think of three for each verb?

have breakfast,...,....,..... take a nap,...,....,..... do the dishes,...,...,....

3. Translate the following sentences into English. Begin your sentences with:

1. It's necessary to... (регулярно готуватись до іспитів, щоденно виконувати домашні завдання, робити ранкову зарядку, конспектувати всі лекції, приходити на заняття завчасно).

2. I hardly ever... (здаю іспити достроково, снідаю в нашій їдальні, лягаю спати рано, роблю орфографічні помилки).

3. As a matter of fact I... (перебуваю в університеті майжу цілий день, приймаю душ вранці і ввечері, обідаю в їдальні університету, у мене є всі неохідні підручники).

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