2015-06-04
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My working day begins early. I always get up at 7 o'clock. That gives me time to go jogging in the park and to have a shower before breakfast. The great thing about running is that it helps you to keep fit and to stay in good spirits during the day. At a quarter to eight I'm ready for breakfast. For breakfast I usually prefer soft - boiled eggs and a cup of tea with a sandwich. It doesn't take me long to have breakfast. At a quarter past eight I leave home for work. I go to work by bus. It usually takes me about half an hour to get to my office. I'm to be in the office by nine o'clock.
I work in an advertising agency in the personnel department. Our agency usually hires its employees straight from college and my job is to check their resumes and select applicants for the interviews. I must be very attentive and conscientious. I like my job very much. I like to work with people and my dream is to become a professional manager.
Last year I entered the Faculty of Economics and Management at the Institute of Economics and Humanitarian Sciences. Now I'm a part-time student. Every evening after work I go to the Institute. Our classes begin at 6 p.m. and they are over at 9 p.m. I return home at about 9:30 and have supper. I don't go to bed early because I have to prepare my homework for the next day. Before going to bed I prefer to read or to watch TV, if I'm not very tired. Actually I'm fond of reading and I read a lot, anything I get my hands on, but I'm always in bed by midnight.
@ Notes
to go jogging – заниматься бегом
to have a shower – принять душ
to keep fit – быть здоровым
to stay in good spirits – оставаться (пребывать) в бодром настроении
running – зд. бег
to be ready – быть готовым к
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soft-boiled eggs – яйца, варёные всмятку
It doesn't take me long – у меня не занимает много времени
to leave – уходить; покидать что-либо; уезжать
to prefer – предпочитать
advertising agency – рекламное агентство
personnel department – отдел кадров
to hire – зд. нанимать на работу
employee – служащий
straight – зд. непосредственно, прямо
to check – проверять
resume – резюме, краткая автобиография
to select – подбирать
applicant – претендент, кандидатура
attentive – внимательный
conscientious – аккуратный, добросовестный
dream – мечта
Faculty of Economics and Management – факультет экономики и управления
Humanitarian Sciences – гуманитарные науки
part-time student – студент вечернего отделения
actually – действительно, в самом деле
to be fond of – любить что-либо
anything I get my hands on – всё, что окажется под рукой
midnight – полночь
Questions:
1. When does John get up?
2. Does he go jogging in the morning? Why?
3. What time does he usually have breakfast?
4. What does he have for breakfast?
5. When does he leave home for work?
6. Does he go there by bus or by tram?
7. How long does it take him to get to his office?
8. Where does John work?
9. What does he say about his job?
10. What is his dream?
11. Where did he enter last year?
12. Is he a full-time or a part-time student?
13. When does his classes begin?
14. When does John return home?
15. Does he go to bed early?
16. Is he fond of reading?
