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The text describes daily routines and activities for home, work, evenings and weekends in Russian with English translations.

Daily activities at home include waking up, having breakfast, showering, getting dressed. At work activities include checking email, having meetings, filing papers. Weekend activities include grocery shopping, housework, gardening.

Weekly activities mentioned are grocery shopping, housework, going to church, paying bills, arguing with neighbors.

Vocabulary

Activity 1. Изучите картинки, выпишите в словарь новые


выражения и выучите их.
Activity 2. Выпишите выражения в словарь, переведите и выучите.
get up
wake up
get dressed
have a shower / a bath / a quick wash
wash your hair
put your make-up on (make-up = cosmetics)
have / eat breakfast (lunch, dinner, tea)
have a coffee / grab a coffee (grab = get something quickly)
get the kids ready for school (help your children get prepared for school)
leave home
go to school / go to work
get to school / arrive at school
get back / get home
watch TV / the news / a documentary
surf the net / go online
read a book / a magazine
take the dog out / take the dog for a walk
meet up with friends
catch up with friends / with emails / with the paperwork
tidy up (= make the house clean or organised)
do the washing-up / load the dishwasher (load – unload = put things in and take
things out)
do homework (exercises from school)
do the housework (cleaning in the house)
go out for a meal / go to a restaurant
get undressed
go to bed
to make the bed
get ready
to clean your teeth
brush your teeth
wash your hair
dry your hair
brush your hair
comb your hair
dry your hands
clean your shoes
put on makeup
put in your contact lenses
cook lunch, to get lunch ready
feed the cat / dog
water the plants
leave (home, work ,city)
leave for (Moscow, etc.)
come back, return
come, arrive
handle correspondence with
work on computer
type
polish
dust (furniture)
wash
wipe
do the washing-up
mop the floor down
write a letter
switch on/off the radio / television
listen to the radio
watch television / telly
catch the bus / train
start work
get home (from work)
get to
get undressed
set the alarm clock
have a rest
fall asleep
oversleep
have a sleepless night
suffer from insomnia
lock/unlock the door
draw the curtains
close / pull down the blinds

Activity 3. Прочтите тексты , переведите. Запишите новые фразы по теме в


словарь и выучите. Затем составьте похожий текст о вашем обычном
распорядке дня.
Daily Activities at Home

What are some of the daily activities that you do at home?


I wake up at 7am every morning.
I press the snooze button five times every morning before I turn off the alarm and
get up.
I have a cup of coffee and make breakfast. I usually read the newspaper while I
have breakfast. My children like to have a shower after they have breakfast but I
like to have a shower before I get dressed.
My wife brushes her long hair, and I have short hair so I comb my hair. How do
you do your hair in the morning?
It is important to brush your teeth, and some women like to put make-up on.
After I have finished work, I go home to cook dinner. In my house I usually make
dinner. The family eat dinner together at 7:30pm.
After dinner I make sure that my children do their homework, and then I chill out
on the sofa and watch television.
On television I usually watch the News. My wife usually comes to tell me to take
the rubbish out, or wash the dishes.
Our children feed the dog and the cat before they go to bed and I tell them to go
to the bathroom too.
If I am sick I have to take my medication, but then I get into my pyjamas and set
the alarm so I wake up in the morning.
The last things I do is lock the door, turn off the lights, and go to bed.
Daily Activities at Work

What are some daily activities that you do at work?


I go to work at 8.45am every morning.
I usually drive to work.
I always check my emails when I get to work, but I don't always reply to them
immediately.
I take a taxi or a train if I have a lunch meeting. I never take the bus because it is
too slow.
When I am at my desk I usually work on the computer, even during morning tea.
At 1pm most days I have lunch.
At 3pm we have afternoon tea, and that is when we usually talk and eat cake.
When you are in the office you probably have a lot of papers. It is important for
you to file your papers, and so that you can find them again you need to organise
your files.
When I work I have to make telephone calls. If an important issue happens I ask
my secretary to organise a meeting.
Once a month I report to my boss, but maybe you have to report to your boss
more often. I usually write a document that my boss can read.

Other Daily Activities

What are some other daily activities that you do?


I exercise at least three times a week.
I usually go to the gym before work, but sometimes I go after work.
I meditate every morning so that I feel less stressed during the day.
Weekly Activities

What are some weekly activities that you do?


I go grocery shopping once a week at the local supermarket.
My family does the housework together every Saturday morning.
I usually do the washing on Sunday morning and when the machine is finished I
hang the clothes out to dry.
On Sunday morning we go to church, and if there is lots of noise coming from
next door, sometimes we fight with the neighbour.
On Saturday night my parents stay at home and I go out with friends.
Even my friends that live at home call their parents each week.
Every evening, I water the garden.
I usually pay someone to wash the car, but my partner says I should do it, so
sometimes I argue with my partner about that.
If we are angry at the neighbour, we seek vengeance by annoying his dogs.
I work in an important office, so I have to shine my shoes each day.
Sometimes we hire a movie, because we don't like to illegally download music
and films. I make sure that I synchronise my iPod so I always have new music on
it.
To get our shopping, we go to the mall in the car.
Last week I forgot to recharge my travel card, and I had to argue with a bus
driver. I couldn't call the office because I forgot to recharge my cellphone!

Daily Activities In The Morning:


On Weekdays I usually wake up at 8 am.
I stay in bed about 10 minutes before I get up.
I wash my face and take a shower.
Then I dry and comb my hair.
I have a breakfast at around 8.30.
After breakfast I brush my teeth.
I put on make up.
I get dressed.
I leave home at around 8.50.

Daily Activities Outside:

I take a bus to work.


I arrive work at around 9.30.
I have a cup of coffee while I read the newspaper.
Then I check my emails and file my papers.
I usually make some telephone calls.
Then I report to my boss.
At around 1 pm I have lunch.I usually work on the computer.
I have afternoon tea at around 4 pm and eat some snacks.

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Daily Activities After work:

I leave work at 5.30.


I take a train and go to the gym before I go home.
I work out for almost an hour.
I arrive home at around 7.30.

Daily Activities In The Evening:

I get undressed.
I take a bath.
I get into my pajamas and take the rubbish out.
If I don't feel so tired I cook dinner.
I have dinner at around 9.
I relax on my couch and watch TV.
I wash the dishes and feed my dog.
I lock the door and brush my teeth.
At around 11.30 I set the alarm and read a book for about 30 minutes.
Then Finally at around 12 pm I turn off the lights and go to bed.

Daily Activities At The Weekends:

On Saturdays, I usually go grocery shopping early in the morning.


I do the washing and hang the clothes out to dry.
I water the garden and wash my car.
Then Ido the ironing.
At night, I go out with my friends and have some fun .
On Sundays I go to church in the morning.
Then In the afternoon, I go to the mall by my car and do some shopping.
Then I usually hire a movie and watch a movie
Before I go to bed I make sure that I recharge my cellphone and meditate to
reduce the stress I get during the week.

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