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UNIT 1
DAILY LIFE
A. Grammar & Vocabulary
Exercise 1: Match the digital times with the times in words.

1. 05:15 ● ● It’s twenty past eight.

2. 08:20 ● ● It’s half past two.

3. 06:45 ● ● It’s a quarter to seven.

4. 14:30 ● ● It’s twenty – five to four.

5. 20:50 ● ● It’s five past ten.

6. 09:10 ● ● It’s ten to nine

7. 15:35 ● ● It’s ten past nine.

8. 10:05 ● ● It’s twelve o’clock

9. 12:00 ● ● It’s a quarter past five.

10. 16:55 ● ● It’s five to five

Exercise 2: Rearrange the letters in brackets to complete the text.

When I get up in the morning, the first thing that I do is to __________ (vahe) a shower. I then go to
the kitchen and make breakfast. After breakfast, I __________ (hrbus) my teeth. Then I __________
(mtee) my friends and we __________ (atchc) the bus to college. At college, we study all day, but have
a break for lunch at twelve o’clock. At four o’clock, we __________ (elave) and __________ (og) home
by bus. In the evenings, I usually __________ (htawc) TV unless I have a lot of homework. I always
__________ (od) my homework in the evenings. At night, I __________ (og) to bed and quickly
__________ (lfal) asleep.

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Exercise 3: Complete the table using the words in the box.

a mess lunch the bed a cake the cleaning the laundry

the housework the shopping some homework dinner

Make Do

Exercise 4: Complete the email. Use the words in the box.

catch finish get up go out have leave live meet

walk work

Hi Sam,

I’m having a great time here in France and I’m learning lots of French. My host family are very
nice. They ______ in an apartment in an area called Pantin, and they both ______ as journalists.
They ______ very early and go home before me. I ______ breafast at about 8 a.m. and then go to
the language school. I usually ______ there, but if I’m late I ______ a bus. Lessons at the school
______ at 4 p.m. The other students are very nice and I have made lots of new friends. We______
after school in a café or ______ in the evening to the cinema.

Harry

Exercise 5: Complete the sentences with the third person forms of the verbs in brackets.
1 My dad ………….. (wash) his car every weekend.
2 Jim …………..(watch) too much TV.
3 Adrian’s baby ………….. (cry) a lot.
4 My brother is good at chess and ………….. (practise) every day.
5 Olga ………….. (go) jogging most evenings after work.
6 Tom’s wife cooks and Tom ………….. (do) the washing up.
7 Anna ………….. (catch) the 253 bus to college each morning.

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8 Nadia ………….. (relax) by doing yoga.

9 I think our teacher ………….. (give) us too much homework.
10 My brother ………….. (switch off) his light at about midnight.

Exercise 6: Read the sentences and choose the correct answers.

1 My brother (work/ works) for a computer company in the city.

2 My friends and I often (play/ plays) basketball together at the weekends.
3 I go to a college where everyone (study/ studies) different languages.
4 My grandparents (come/ comes) from a small village in Germany.
5 My lunch break (begin/ begins) at 12 p.m. and (finish/ finishes) at 12:45 p.m.
6 In the evenings, I (like/ likes) to chat to my friends online.
7 In my family, only my sister (get up/ gets up) before 6 a.m.
8 She (have/ has) a dance class every Wednesday evening.
9 My friend is good at baking and (make/ makes) amazing cakes.
10 In Britain, most school students (wear/ wears) a uniform.

Exercise 7: Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. Always my room his friend tidies .

2. I football at weekend the play .

3. Take I to college a sandwich lunch for .

4. Minutes five my checks brother his phone every .

5. Shower in have evening the a I .

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6. Go I the six months every dentist to .

7. Does most my mother housework the of .

8. Weekend visit my family I at .

Exercise 8: Complete the email. Use the words in the box.

Clean enjoy finish gets have opens shouts start

tells work

Hi Anna,

I’ve got a new job! It’s in a supermarket and I _________there every Saturday. I _________at 8
a.m and the shop _________at 9 a.m. I tidy and fill the shelves, _________the floors and work
at the check out. My manager is very nice. She _________me what to do and never _________.
The other workers are really friendly, too. We _________three breaks a day and _________at 4
p.m. It’s hard work because the shop _________very busy, but I really _________it.

Sarah

B. Language Builder

Exercise 1: Match the words with the pictures. Use the words in the box.

building cash machine office reception stairs toilets

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1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________

4. _____________ 5. _____________ 6. _____________

Exercise 2: Match the words with the pictures. Use the words in the box.
bank car park chemist’s library post office sport center
supermarket

1. ___________ 2. ___________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________

5. ___________ 6. ___________ 7. ___________

Exercise 3: Match the opposite words. Use the words in the box.
early full large left near open

1. far _____________

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2. right _____________
3. late _____________
4. small _____________
5. closed _____________
6. empty _____________

Exercise 4: Complete the conversations. Use the words in the box.

big closed full late near right

1 A: Are there any spaces in the car park?

B: No, it’s usually __________by nine o’clock in the morning.
2 A: Is the cafeteria open now?
B: No, it’s always __________at this time.
3 A: Are there any shops __________ the college?
B: No, they are all about ten minutes away by bus.
4 A: Are the toilets on the left?
B: No, they’re on the __________
5 A: Is the library small?
B: No, it’s very __________
6 A: Am I __________for the first lesson?
B: No, you’re five minutes early.

Exercise 5: Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences.
1. This the is reception .

2. We are in main the office .

3. These are toilets the .

4. Are stairs the there over .

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5. A café is a there computer room and .

6. There small car park one is only .

7. There is drinks machine a ?

8. Isn’t a there bank .

9. There are any supermarkets ?

10. A chemist isn’t no, there .

C. Reading

Exercise 1: Match the activities with the pictures. Use the words in the box.

do homework do the housework go for a walk go shopping

go to the gym make dinner meet friends play computer games

1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________

4. ____________ 5. ____________ 6. ____________

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4. ____________ 5. ____________

Exercise 2: Read the text. Then complete the exercise on the next screen.

HOW TO HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERY DAY

Many people want to know how to work harder and feel better. How can you have a great day at
school or at the office? A good daily routine can help you to have a great day every day.
A Get up early
Many people want to stay in bed in the morning, but it is best to get up before 7:00 a.m. If you
start working or studying early, you will have more ideas and you will be able to work faster. Many
well-known writers and musicians from the past believed that it was important to get up early –
and to go to bed early too. You should also try to get up at the same time every day, because this is
good for your body and brain.

B Eat breakfast
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. People often say that they don’t have time to eat
breakfast, but they will find it more difficult to start work, and they will soon feel very hungry. A
healthy meal of toast, eggs, and fruit juice will help you to work well all morning – and stop you
from eating unhealthy food like crisps and chocolate later in the morning!

C Go for a walk
If you usually spend a lot of time in your office or in the classroom, it is very important to go
outside and get some fresh air. If you spend just 30 minutes a day walking outside, you will feel less
tired and you will be able to do more when you get back to work or school. A walk in the park every
day will make you feel much healthier and will help you to do your best work.

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Choose the correct paragraph to match the information. Read the text on the first screen again
to help you.

1. A lot of people don’t have time to do this.

○A ○B ○C
2. This will stop you from feeling tired.

○A ○B ○C
3. This will stop you from eating food that is bad for you.

○A ○B ○C
4. In the past, famous people thought that this was a good idea.

○A ○B ○C
5. You should do this at the time every day.

○A ○ B ○ C
6. Many people don’t want to do this.

○A ○B ○C
Exercise 3: Choose the correct verbs to complete the email.
Dear Jane,

Thank you for your email. It was very interesting to hear about your daily life in Cambridge,
England. I am writing to tell you about my typical day in Rome. On school days I usually
(do/get/have) up at 7:00 a.m. I have a shower and (do/get/make). In Italy, we don’t have to wear a
school uniform, so I normally wear jeans and a tee-shirt. Then I (do/have/take) breakfast with my
parents and sister. I usually eat bread with jam and drink orange juice. My school starts at 8:30
a.m., so I leave my house at 8:00 a.m. I don’t live far from the school, so I walk there with my
friends. My sister’s school is far away, so she takes a bus. I have lessons in the morning until 1:00
p.m. and then I go home and (do/go/have) lunch with my mum. In Italy we often eat a lot for lunch,
including pasta, meat and salad, but we have a much smaller dinner. In the afternoon I do my
homework and help my mum to (do/have/make) the housework. I do the washing up
and (do/have/take) out the bins. I have football practice on Tuesday afternoons and a piano lesson
on Thursday afternoons. I have dinner at about 7:00 p.m. Every day after dinner, I (go/have/take)
for a walk with my family around the town. We often stop and have an ice cream in my favourite ice
cream shop. I usually (go/have/make) to bed at about 10:00 p.m., because I have school the next
day.

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Hope to hear from you soon.

Best wishes,
Alessia

Exercise 4: Read the email. Then complete the next exercise.

Dear Jane,

Thank you for your email. It was very interesting to hear about your daily life in Cambridge,
England. I am writing to tell you about my typical day in Rome. On school days I usually get up at
7:00 a.m. I have a shower and get dressed. In Italy, we don’t have to wear a school uniform, so I
normally wear jeans and a tee-shirt. Then I have breakfast with my parents and sister. I usually eat
bread with jam and drink orange juice. My school starts at 8:30 a.m., so I leave my house at 8:00
a.m. I don’t live far from the school, so I walk there with my friends. My sister’s school is far away,
so she takes a bus. I have lessons in the morning until 1:00 p.m. and then I go home and have lunch
with my mum. In Italy, we often eat a lot for lunch, including pasta, meat and salad, but we have a
much smaller dinner. In the afternoon, I do my homework and help my mum to do the housework. I
do the washing up and take out the bins. I have football practice on Tuesday afternoons and a piano
lesson on Thursday afternoons. I have dinner at about 7:00 p.m. Every day after dinner, I go for a
walk with my family around the town. We often stop and have an ice cream in my favorite ice
cream shop. I usually go to bed at about 10:00 p.m., because I have school the next day.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Best wishes,
Alessia

Choose the correct answers. Read the email on the first screen again to help you.

1 Jane lives in Cambridge/ Rome

2 On school days, Alessia usually wears a school uniform/ jeans and a T-shirt.
3 Alessia lives close to/ far from her school.
4 Alessia normally eats a big/ small lunch.
5 Alessia plays football/ the piano on Thursdays.

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6 Alicia always/ sometimes goes for a walk after dinner.

Exercise 5: Read the text about professional swimmer Michael Daley’s day. Then complete the
next exercise.

I usually get up at around 6:00 a.m. Before I became a professional swimmer, I got up late
most days, but I don’t ever stay in bed now, even on Sundays! I always go to the gym in the
mornings. I spend about 30 minutes on the running machine, and then another 30 minutes doing
other exercises. It is very important for me to stay fit and healthy. I only spend two hours at the gym
when I have a big swimming competition. I get home from the gym at about 8:00 a.m., have a
shower and get dressed. I always have a big breakfast of cereal with banana, toast, eggs, coffee and
orange juice. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for me because I do a lot of swimming
every day. After breakfast, I go for a long walk in the park near my house. The exercise helps me to
relax and feel prepared for the rest of the day.

Then it’s time for me to start work. From 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. I normally go to the
swimming pool and train for two hours with my personal trainer. I swim about five kilometres, and
practise diving. After my training, I usually have a meeting with my trainer to talk about how well
I’m doing and what I still need to work on. I sometimes have lunch at the pool café with my trainer,
but if I have a television interview, I’ll walk over to the TV studio. All my friends think that it’s
exciting to be on television, but it takes a long time to film, so it can be a bit boring. It’s not difficult
to do TV interviews, but it takes a long time to get ready. At home, it takes me about 20 minutes to
have a shower, get dressed and do my hair, or maybe half an hour if I’m going somewhere special,
but at the TV studio it takes an hour! If I have a big competition coming up, then I do more training
in the afternoon, or have more meetings with my trainer.

In the evenings, I usually relax at home with my wife, Emma. I quite enjoy cooking, so we
often eat at home together. Emma hated my cooking at first, but now she thinks it’s OK. Her father
is a chef at a top restaurant, so she loves good food. We sometimes go to a restaurant for dinner. We

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both love Korean food, and there’s a great place near my house. I never eat fast food like burgers
and kebabs, or my trainer will get angry with me. Then Emma and I usually watch a film on
television. We both love comedy films, and Emma also likes romantic films, but I’m not a big fan – I
prefer action films. I usually go to bed at 10.00 p.m. because I need to be back in the gym by 7.00
a.m. the next day!

Choose the correct answers. Read the text on again to help you.

1. When does Michael get up late now?

○Most days. ○On Sundays. ○Never.

2. Michael usually exercise at the gym for

○30 minutes ○1 hour. ○ 2 hours.

3. After breakfast, Michael

○gets prepared for the day. ○ goes for a walk. ○relaxes in his house.
4. Michael says that TV interviews are sometimes.

○exciting. ○ boring. ○ difficult.

5. When Michael gets ready at the TV studio, it takes him.

○20 minutes. ○ 30 minutes. ○1 hour.

6. What does Michael’s wife, Emma, think about his cooking now?

○She loves it. ○She hates it ○ She doesn’t mind it.

7. Michael often eats

○dinner at home. ○dinner in a restaurant. ○burger and kebabs.

8. Both Michael and Emma like watching

○comedy films. ○ romantic films. ○ action films.

Exercise 6: Complete the sentences. Write the verbs in brackets in the correct form of the present
simple tense. The first question has been done for you.
1. I usually _________________ (get up) at around 6:00 a.m.
2. I always _________________ (drink) orange juice for breakfast.
3. Breakfast _________________ (be) the most important meal of the day for me.
4. My sister’s school is far away, so she _________________ (take) a bus.

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5. I usually _________________ (wear) jeans and a tee-shirt.

6. I never _________________ (eat) fast food like burgers and kebabs.
7. We both love tennis and Jane also _________________ (like) football.
8. We sometimes _________________ (go) to a restaurant for dinner.

Exercise 7: Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

always never often sometimes usually

1. I walk to school with my friends most days.

I _________________ walk to school with my friends.
2. I have a cup of coffee every day at 11:00 a.m.
I _________________ have a cup of coffee at 11:00 a.m.
3. Some weekends, I go to a museum or art gallery.
I _________________ go to a museum or art gallery at the weekend.
4. I don’t watch TV at all.
I _________________ watch TV.
5. I go to the gym a lot.
I _________________ go to the gym.

C. Listening & Speaking

Exercise 1: Match the activities with the pictures. Use the phrases in the box.
drive to work go to the gym have dinner play chess read in bed
use a computer

1. ______________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________

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1. ______________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________

Exercise 2: Listen to five people talking about doing activities. Complete the sentences with the
words in the box.
always never often sometimes usually

(Track 1.1): She _____________uses computers.

● (Track 1.2): I ______________play chess.

● (Track 1.3): I ______________go to the gym.

● (Track 1.4): She ______________drives to work.

● (Track 1.5): He _______________reads in bed.

Exercise 3: Listen to five people talking about things they do every day. Complete the sentences
with the verbs in the box.
drives makes moves play reads

● (Track 1.6): Every morning he ____________his children to school.

● (Track 1.7): When she’s at the office, she _____________her emails immediately.

● (Track 1.8): Everyday she ______________computers from the storeroom to the shop.

● (Track 1.9): Most evenings, she ___________dinner.

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● (Track 1.10): Every lunchtime, they _____________basketball.

Exercise 4: Listen to Sanjay talking to a friend, Tom, about his flatmates’ daily routines. Match
each person to the activity.

● (Track 1.11)

1. Marc
● gets up early.
●
2. Blas
teaches French classes in
● ● the morning.

3. Luke
cooks every evening.
● ●
4. John
works part time in the
● ● evenings.

5. Sam
studies in the afternoon.
● ●

Exercise 5: Listen to Mary talking about what her family does every day. Choose the correct
answers.

● (Track 1.12)

1. Mary gets up at

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○7 o’clock. ○ 7:15. ○7:30.

2. Julia is usually late for college because she always

○does the washing up after breakfast. ○gets up late. ○ watches TV after breakfast.
3. Mary’s office is

○at home. ○in a bank ○in the city center.

4. On his way home from work, Mary’s husband, Jack, often

○Goes shopping. ○goes to the gym. ○plays chess.

5. Jack goes to watch Simon play

○Basketball. ○Football. ○Tennis.

6. Before going to bed Julia usually

○Takes out the bins. ○Uses her computer. ○Watches TV.

Exercise 6: Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. Practise saying the sentences.
1. College often for late I’m .

2. The sometimes to go you gym do ?

3. To the usually work drives .

4. Early arrive he always tries to .

5. The never TV evenings in she watches .

6. Always prepare dinner we together .

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7. Never I in library study the .

8. The home bus sometimes they catch.

9. Always morning in he teaches the .

Exercise 7: Match the sentence halves to make sentences describing daily activities. Practise saying
the sentences.

1. I wake ● ● the washing- up.

2. My father has ● ● a shower before breakfast.

3. My sister goes ● ● to work.

4. I play ● ● the house.

5. My brother
cleans ● ● up at 7:30.

6. My mother
prepares ● ● dinner.

7. I do ● ● chess.

8. My sister takes
out ● ● the bins.

Exercise 8: Complete the plan with the expressions for talking about a family’s daily routine. Use
the expressions in the box.
After dinner, We … After lunch, my mother … Before she goes to bed, my mother …

After dinner, We … After lunch, my mother … Before she goes to bed, my mother …

What I like about my day is … When my sister gets home after school, she …

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My Family’s Daily Routine

In the morning

_________________________________

_________________________________

In the afternoon

_________________________________

_________________________________

In the evening

_________________________________

_________________________________

Conclusion

_________________________________

_________________________________

Exercise 9: Describe what people in your family do every day. Look at the ideas below. Spend a
few minutes thinking about what to say.

Talk about:

• what they do
• who they do it with
• where they do it
• how often they do it.

Remember:

• to use the correct verbs forms

• to put adverbs in the correct place in the sentences
• you can invent things if you like!

Exercise 10: Listen to Sandra talking to some new college students. Choose the correct answers.

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● (Track 1.13)

1. Sandra Field works in the café/ library/ office.

2. She is talking to people in the library/ main entrance/ room for student.

3. The toilets are in the corner/ on the left of the reception/ on the right of the reception.

4. The room for students is in the corner/ on the first floor/ on the ground floor.

5. The car parks are usually full by nine o’clock/ seven o’clock/ ten o’clock.

6. At the top of the stairs there are about 10 classrooms/ 20 classrooms/ 30 classrooms.

7. Near the college there are some bookshops/ some small supermarket/ two banks.

8. The sports center is near the bookshop/ chemist/ supermarket.

Exercise 11: Listen to the first part of the audio again. Complete the paragraph with the correct
words.

● (Track 1.14)

● Welcome to the __________. Let me introduce myself. My name is Sandra Field and I work in
the main __________ here. I’m going to show you round the building this morning. We are
now in the main __________ . This is the reception here and that is the main office. You can go
there if you have any questions or problems. These are the __________ on the left of the
reception and those are the __________ over there in the corner. Here on the ground floor
there is also a room for students and a __________ . For those of you who drive, there are two
large __________ to the right and left of the main __________ . But you must arrive early to
find a place to park. The car parks are usually full by nine o’clock.

Exercise 12: Listen to the second part of the audio again. Complete the sentences with the words in
the box.

● (Track 1.15)

Are there Is there There’s there are there aren’t there is there isn’t

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Sandra: OK, let’s go up to the first floor now. At the top of the stairs there are about 20 classrooms, the
library and the computer room. Any questions so far?
Student: __________a drinks machine in the student room?
Sandra: Yes, __________.
It sells drinks and snacks, so you can get something when the cafeteria is closed.
Student: Is there a cash machine?
Sandra: No, __________ a cash machine in the college, but __________ two banks and a post office
very near here.
Student: __________ any shops near here?
Sandra: Yes, there are. __________ a chemist, a bookshop and a small supermarket.
Student: Is there a sports centre?
Sandra: Yes, there is. It’s near the supermarket.
Student: Are there any public telephones in the college?
Sandra: No, __________. Nearly all students have mobile phones nowadays. If there is a problem, you
can use the telephone in the office. OK?

D. Writing:
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with and, but and or
1. We speak English for one hour. It’s not easy________we know it’s good for us.
2. Do you play football on Saturday, ________ do you play tennis?
3. Do you like meeting people______watching movies with them?
Exercise 2. Complete each sentence in three different ways.
Use and, but and or.
1. I like listening to English…
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
2. At the weekend, I go running…
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 3. Read Charlie’s email. The computer has found ten mistakes. They are grammar,
punctuation, or spelling mistakes. Can you correct them?

From: Charlie [barcacarlos @hotmail.com]

To: Lucy [[email protected]]
Subject: Hi from Spain
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Hi Lucy
My name’s Charlie. Well, it’s really Carlos but everyone calls me Charlie.
I’m from Barcelona and I live at home with my parents and my dog.
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Exercise 4. Read Charlie’s email again and answer the questions

1. Where’s Charlie from?_______________________________________________________________
2. What’s his real name? _______________________________________________________________
3. Who does he live with?_______________________________________________________________
4. What does he do? ___________________________________________________________________
5. What does he look like? ______________________________________________________________
6. What’s he like? ____________________________________________________________________
7. What are his favorite free time activities? ________________________________________________

Exercise 5. Write a similar email about you. Write four short paragraphs.

Paragraph 1 name, nationality, age, family, work/ study

Paragraph 2 physical appearance

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Paragraph 3 personality
Paragraph 4 hobbies and interests

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LISTENING SCRIPT
Exercise 4 (Track 1.11)
Tom: How many people live in your house, Sanjay?
Sanjay: Six. Me and five friends from college.
Tom: Wow! That’s a lot! Is it difficult?
Sanjay: Not really, because it’s a big house and we all have different daily routines.
Tom: OK.
Sanjay: For example, I’m the only one who has lunch at home, so at that time of day, I have the house
to myself. It’s quiet so I usually use the computer and check my emails, or sometimes I watch TV.
Tom: I see.
Sanjay: Marc has a part time job in a restaurant, so he’s not there in the evenings. I only really see him
in the mornings. And Blas cooks dinner every day, so he’s always in the kitchen.
Tom: That’s nice for you!
Sanjay: Yes, he’s a great cook. But he doesn’t usually do the washing up afterwards! Luke leaves the
house very early, so he gets up before everyone else, to catch the bus.
Tom: So, I suppose he goes to bed early as well.
Sanjay: No, he doesn’t. In fact, Luke goes to bed very late so he doesn’t sleep very much. John is the
same, he stays up late and plays chess with Luke, but he doesn’t get up early because he studies in the
afternoon.
Tom: Oh? I thought you told me he teaches in the morning.
Sanjay: No that’s Sam, he teaches French in the morning; I’m not sure what he does in the afternoon …
Exercise 5 (Track 1.12)
I wake up at 7 o’clock. My husband, Jack, wakes up at the same time. He gets up immediately but I stay
in bed. Jack brings me a cup of tea at about 7:15 and then I get up at 7:30. We have a son, Simon, and a
daughter, Julia. They get up at about 8 o’clock. Julia has a shower first, then Simon. We usually have
breakfast together and then Simon and Julia leave for college. Julia is often late because she always
watches TV after breakfast, but Simon always catches the bus on time, even though he always does the
washing-up before he leaves the house.
I’m a designer and I don’t need to travel to work because I have an office here in the house. Jack works
in a bank. It’s in the city centre so he drives to work, but if the weather’s nice, he sometimes walks. He
has lunch with colleagues. I have lunch at home; I make something simple because we usually have a
big meal in the evening for dinner. And of course, Simon and Julia have lunch at college.
After college, Simon usually goes to the gym and Julia sometimes plays chess with a friend. My
husband often goes shopping on the way home and buys something for dinner, and I usually clean the
house and then I often read the newspaper, or sometimes, if I have time, I phone a friend for a chat.
We prepare dinner together. Jack’s an excellent cook. Simon and Julia like cooking too. I don’t like it as
much, but I’m quite good. Sometimes Jack goes to watch Simon play basketball at the sports centre. But

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Simon usually takes the bins out and Julia usually does the washing up. Later, before we go to bed, Jack
and I watch TV for a while, usually with Simon, and Julia chats with her friends online on her laptop.
We all go to bed at about 11 o’clock but I don’t go to sleep immediately. I always read for at least half
an hour before I turn off the light!
Exercise 10 (Track 1.13)
Sandra: Welcome to the college. Let me introduce myself. My name is Sandra Field and I work in the
main office here. I’m going to show you round the building this morning. We are now in the main
entrance. This is the reception here and that is the main office. You can go there if you have any
questions or problems. These are the toilets on the left of the reception and those are the stairs over there
in the corner. Here on the ground floor there is also a room for students and a café. For those of you who
drive, there are two large car parks to the right and left of the main building. But you must arrive early to
find a place to park. The car parks are usually full by nine o’clock. OK, let’s go up to the first floor now.
At the top of the stairs there are about 20 classrooms, the library and the computer room. Any questions
so far?
Student: Is there a drinks machine in the student room?
Sandra: Yes, there is. It sells drinks and snacks, so you can get something when the cafeteria is closed.
Student: Is there a cash machine?
Sandra: No, there isn’t a cash machine in the college, but there are two banks and a post office very
near here.
Student: Are there any shops near here?
Sandra: Yes, there are. There’s a chemist, a bookshop and a small supermarket.
Student: Is there a sports center?
Sandra: Yes, there is. It’s near the supermarket.
Student: Are there any public telephones in the college?
Sandra: No, there aren’t. Nearly all students have mobile phones nowadays. If there is a problem, you
can use the telephone in the office. OK?

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