A students day
1. What is there in this picture? There is a bedroom in it. Is it still dark in the room? No, it is already light.
What time is it now? The clock has just struck seven. Who(m) do you see in this picture? We see Mary in it. Is
she still asleep? No, she is not. She is already up, she has opened the window and turned on the radio. She is
doing her morning exercises to the music. What is she going to do next? She is going to have a wash.
2. It is a quarter past seven. Mary is in the bathroom. She has just taken a cold shower, dried herself on the
towel and cleaned her teeth. Now she is doing her hair before the looking-glass. What is she going to do next?
She is going to dress.
3. Mary is in the bedroom again. She has already brushed her clothes and shoes. What is she doing now?
She is dressing. She has just put on her dress. She is putting on her shoes now. Has she made her bed yet? Yes,
she has.
4. It is a quarter to eight The family has already had breakfast. While Mary is sweeping the floor with a
broom her mother is washing up. Is Mary going to stay at home? No, she is not. She is going to the Institute.
5. It is eight o'clock. Mary is hurrying to the Institute. She is a first-year student of the English faculty. Her
classes begin at half past eight. Mary is never late for her classes. Does she walk to the Institute? No, she does
not. She goes to the Institute by Metro. How long does it take her to get to the Institute? It takes her half an
hour to get there.
6. It is two o'clock. Has the bell gone? Yes, it has. The classes are over. Mary and her friends are having
dinner. Are they going home after dinner? No, they are not. Mary is going to the laboratory to have some
practice in pronunciation. Her friends are going to the reading-room to prepare their homework there.
7. It is nearly six o'clock in the evening. Mary has just come home after a walk. She is having a short rest
now. She is reading. Is Mary going to do any work about the house? Yes, she is She is going to iron her father's
shirts.
8. It is ten minutes to ten. The working day is over. The family are all together, Mary is playing the piano.
Her brother David is repairing the TV-set. Their mother is knitting. Their father is going to turn on the radio
and listen to the news. The family are not going to bed yet.
