Task - Choose the correct answer – When does Charles get up on weekdays? A) At 7:30 B) At 6:15 C) At 6:30 D) At 6:45 – What does he usually eat for breakfast? A) nothing B) a croissant C) fruit D) sandwiches – Which isn’t his job? A) employing new members B) managing the company C) having daily meetings D) looking for new possibilities – What doesn’t he in his free time? A) play video games B) read a book C) surf the net D) watch TV – Which sport doesn’t he play? A) tennis B) squash C) bowling D) basketball – What does he with his children on Saturday afternoons? A) the homework B) go to the cinema C) go to the park D) play board games On weekdays I get up at half past I have a shower and make coffee I always have a big mug of coffee in the morning I clean my teeth and get dressed I don’t have breakfast at home because I don’t like shopping and don’t really have time for it There’s a small bakery near my office I usually buy a croissant or something else there and eat it for breakfast I leave home at half past I go to work by car It takes me about 20 minutes to get there There’s always a traffic jam on the way to work As I told you I buy something to eat at the bakery I start working at My assistant always tells me what programmes I have that day First I usually read my letters and e-mails Then I answer them with my secretary On Mondays I have a meeting with the managers of my car wash saloons at 10 am We discuss the previous week and the occurring problems We have lunch from 12 to half past 12, but if I have a business lunch, it takes more time On Wednesday I always have a meeting with the accountant after lunch We discuss the receipts and expenses, the sudden expenses, etc What else I do? If we want to employ someone, I interview the applicants and choose the best one of them I look for new possibilities in Hungary and abroad I manage the company I finish work at about or pm On Fridays I play tennis with my friend, John I have dinner at home I always order something because I can’t cook In the evening I usually read a book or watch TV Sometimes I switch on the computer and surf the net or play online games I have a bath at 10 and go to bed at midnight The weekends are a bit different I meet my children every other weekend On Saturday, I get up at and have a shower, drink my coffee, clean my teeth and get dressed I pick my children up at quarter past We go shopping and buy something for breakfast and dinner We have breakfast at half past then play a board game or go to a sports centre where we play squash or bowling We usually have lunch where my children want or order something In the afternoons we watch a film or go to the cinema At pm we have dinner at home My children, Anna and David have a bath after dinner and clean their teeth I always read them a story before going to sleep They go to bed at and then I have a bath and fall asleep at 11 I take them home on Sunday afternoon We get up at am and have breakfast We clean our teeth and get dressed In the morning they their homework and I read a book We have lunch at noon We always eat a pizza If we have all the ingredients, we prepare it but sometimes we order it We always make a salad, too They have to be at home by pm When my children aren’t with me I just relax or work a bit if it’s necessary I don’t have to any housework because there’s a charwoman who does it I rarely date with a woman but I don’t really want to have a serious relationship © Susan V Toth Task – TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) Charles usually has a croissant for breakfast Charles always has a bath On Monday mornings he has a meeting He discusses the previous week with her accountant He has a business lunch every week Charles has dinner with his friend on Friday He likes reading, surfing the net or play online games Charles meets his children every week On Saturday mornings Charles goes to the sports centre with his children Charles doesn’t any housework Task – Match the information in column A with the correct one in column B – has lunchA – pm2 – leaves homeB – in the morning3 – has a bathC – am4 – picks his children upD – pm5 – takes his children homeE – at night6 – has a meetingF – on Monday7 – has dinnerG – at noon8 – has a showerH – in the evening9 – plays tennisI – 7:30 am10 – reads a bookJ – on FridayK – 8:15 am 12345678910 Task – Answer the following questions What does he after getting up on weekdays? How does he employ new employees? When does he finish work? What’s on the meeting on Wednesdays? Can he cook? When does Charles get up at o’clock? What they at the sports centre? What are his children’s names? When his children their homework? What Charles and his children buy in the shops? http://www.phillipmartin.info/clipart/homepage.htm © Susan V Toth Solution Task Task Task 123456CBCADB 12345678910TFTFFFTFFT 12345678910GIEKAFDBJH Task He has a shower and makes coffee He interviews the applicants and chooses the best one of them At about or pm They (he and his accountant) discuss the receipts and expenses, the sudden expenses, etc No, he can’t On Saturdays when he meets his children They play squash or bowling Anna and David On Sunday mornings Something for breakfast and dinner © Susan V Toth © Susan V Toth