1) Check the meaning of these words in your dictionary
a weekday (n) | to cope (v) |
an early-riser (n) | shopping (n) |
to ring (v) | to do chores (v) |
a break (n) | dream (n) |
news (n) | |
assignment (n) |
2. Explain the meaning of the words above
a weekday – a working day, usually from Monday to Friday
Reading practice
1. Read the following phrases of time in a three – stress rhythmic groups:
at a quarter past seven; at half past six, at a quarter past three, at half past one, half past nine; a quarter past ten.
2. Read the following word – combinations, observing the strong form of the preposition on and the weak forms of the prepositions of, for:
on weekdays, lasts for 45 minutes, play chess for 2 or 3 hours, when an interesting program is on, fond of sports.
3. Read the following phrases as 3 stress rhythmic patterns:
I 'get up at 'six o’c'lock
I 'do my 'morning exer'cises
Our 'classes 'start at 8 o’c'lock
My 'working 'day be'gins
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