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Unit 4. MY WORKING DAY. Vocabulary

Unit 4. MY WORKING DAY

1. Read and translate the text

Let me introduce myself. My name is Dasha and I’m the first year student at the university, where I’m studying Physics. My elder sister Svetlana studies History at the same University. Svetlana can organize her time wisely, whereas I don’t know what order I shoulddo things in. I find it hard to get up on time, and usually I don’t get enough sleep. I have to wind two alarm-clocks to make sure I don’t oversleep.

My sister, an early riser, is awake by 7 o’clock, refreshed and full of energy. While I’m wandering round the kitchen, fighting the urge to go back to bed, my sister manages to have a quick show-er, make her bed, put on make-up, do her hair eat a full breakfast and set off to the university. It takes me an hour and a half to get ready. I have a hasty bite and rush out of the house. Even I catch a bus at once I still arrive at the university 15 minutes late, which always makes me feel guilty.

My studies keep me busy all day long. I have 10 hours of Physics a week. I also have lectures and seminars. At lunchtime Imeet up with my sister and we have a snack at the university cafй. After classes I make myself go to the library where I spend about six hours a week reading for my seminars.

My sister and I come home tired. I always find excuse to put my homework off. Unlike me, my sister manages to do the house-work and get down to homework. I like the idea of going to bed early, but quite often I have to sit up late, brushing up on tasks and formulas, though I feel sleepy. My sister says that keeping late hours ruins one’s health. Of course I agree. In the evening I usuallywatch TV or some films in the computer, read books, make order at home, listen music, chat with my friends. Sometimes I go for a walk, go to the shop. Once a week I visit my grand-parents.

As my sister and I don’t get any time off during the week, we try to relax on the weekends. One of my greatest pleasures is to lie in bed and read my favorite books. My sister is a sporty person. To keep herself feet, Sveta goes for a run in the park; from time to time she works out in the gym.

I hate staying in, and sometimes on Saturday night my sister takes me out to the concert or a play. Sometimes we go to a party or to a disco. But more often I end up catching up on my studies and my sister goes out. I go to bed at 11 or 12 o’clock.

Vocabulary

alarm clock	б у д и л ь н и к
to arrive at the university 15	п р и б ы т ь в у н и в е р с и т е т н а 15 м и -
minutes late	н у т п о з ж е
at lunch time	в о в р е м я о б е д а
to be full of energy	б ы т ь п о л н ы м э н е р г и и
to be refreshed	б ы т ь с в е ж и м
to be a sporty person	б ы т ь с п о р т и в н ы м ч е л о в е к о м
to be awake	п р о с ы п а т ь с я
to brush up on tasks and formu-	п р о д и р а т ь с я с к в о з ь з а д а ч и и ф о р -
las	м у л ы
to do the housework	д е л а т ь р а б о т у п о д о м у
an early riser	ж а в о р о н о к
to eat a full breakfast	с ъ е д а т ь п о л н о ц е н н ы й з а в т р а к
to feel sleepy	х о т е т ь с п а т ь
to find excuse	н а х о д и т ь о п р а в д а н и е
to get any time	и м е т ь к а к о е л и б о в р е м я
to get down to homework	п р и с т у п а т ь к д о м а ш н е й р а б о т е
to get enough sleep	в ы с ы п а т ь с я
to go for a run	в ы х о д и т ь н а п р о б е ж к у
to go to bed early	р а н о л о ж и т ь с я с п а т ь
It takes me	э т о з а н и м а е т
to have a quick shower	б ы с т р о п р и н я т ь д у ш
to have a snack	п е р е к у с и т ь
to have 10 hours of Physics in a	и м е т ь 10 ч а с о в ф и з и к и в н е д е л ю
week
to have lectures	и м е т ь л е к ц и и
to keep busy	з а н и м а е т у м е н я
to keep feet	п о д д е р ж и в а т ь ф и з и ч е с к у ю ф о р м у
to keep late hours	с и д е т ь д о п о з д н а
to organize time wisely	р а ц и о н а л ь н о о р г а н и з о в ы в а т ь в р е -
	м я

to oversleep	п р о с ы п а т ь
to put homework off	о т к л а д ы в а т ь д о м а ш н ю ю р а б о т у
to put on make-up	н а н о с и т ь м а к и я ж
seminar	с е м и н а р
to sit up late	з а с и ж и в а т ь с я д о п о з д н а
to wind	з а в о д и т ь
to work out in the gym	р а б о т а т ь н а д с о б о й в с п о р т з а л е