Another Day in the Life of the Queen

Queen Elizabeth II wakes up at 7 o’clock, has a cup of tea and reads The Times. Then she has a bath and get dressed. At 8 o’clock she listens to BBC news and has breakfast with Prince Philip. Then she reads personal letters and has an important business consultation with Private Secretary and then works at government documents. At 1 o’clock she has a quick lunch in her private apartment in Buckingham Palace and at 2 o’clock leaves the Palace to open a new hospital. There she makes speeches, shakes hands and has a cup of tea. At 4.45 she is back at the Palace and works in her office. At 5.30 she receives foreign visitors and then has the final meeting with her Private Secretary. In the evening she goes to St. James Palace where she has a reception party and talks with 70 people. Then she goes back to the Palace and at 8.30 has dinner with Philip and a group of some businessmen. At 10 p.m. she watches television news and then reads some official papers and telephones some members of Royal Family – just to see if all is well. At about 11 p.m. she goes to bed.

Answer the questions:

1) How long does the Queen spend with Prince Philip?

2) What kind of people does she meet?

3) What three things does she do every day and what three things did she only do on that day?

Упр. 8. Расскажите о своем типичном рабочем дне, ответив на следующие вопросы.

1. What time do you usually get up?

2. Is it easy for you to get up early?

3. Do you wake up yourself or does your alarm clock wake you up?

4. Do you do your morning exercises?

5. What do you prefer: a hot or cold shower in the morning?

6. How long does it take you to get dressed?

7. What do you usually have for breakfast?