My working day usually begins at six o'clock sharp. I get up early in the morning as I live far from the Academy. I usually
wake up by alarm clock. But as I often keep late hours sometimes my mother has to wake me up. I usually sleep with the ventilation pane open and it is quite chilly in the room in the morning. After getting up I make my bed.
I am fond of jogging, that is why whatever the weather might be I leave the house at half past six and jog in the park which is near our house. I wish my brother jogged with me, but he says it is too hard for him to do any morning exercises when he is still sleepy.
At a quarter past seven I am back and go to the bathroom to have a shower. In fifteen minutes I am ready for breakfast. By this time my parents have already left for their offices. I do not have to cook my breakfast, as mother always leaves me something to eat. People say break fast should be the most substantial meal of the day, but I do not like to eat much in the morning. A couple of sandwiches with tea are enough for me.
Before going to the Academy I have a quarter of an hour for revising my homework.
I leave home at half past seven. It takes me about half an hour to get to the Academy. I cango there by bus but I hate public transport. You usually have to wait for a long time and besides our buses are always overcrowded during the rush hours. I hate to be squeezed on all sides by other passengers. So I prefer walking.
My classes begin at eight. We have four classes every day but on Mondays and Wednesdays we have five classes. The classes are over at about three o'clock.
I hurry home to have lunch. After lunch I let myself rest for a while and then begin to do my homework.
At school I used to go to the tennis court. I am fond of tennis. I went in for tennis for 6 years and had my trainings twice a week. But last year I had to deprive myself of this pleasure as I needed more time for studies.
After several minutes of doing nothing and lying on the sofa I am ready to do my homework. My parents do not like it when I lie motionlessly on the sofa instead of having a little walk. But I do not think that it is a waste of time because after that I feel refreshed.
I'm used to doing difficult lessons first. These are Physics, Math-ematics and Chemistry. After that I go shopping and buy everything my mother asks me. Then my parents come back home and we have dinner at half past seven. After that I start doing the other lessons.
After ten o’clock I finish preparing my homework and have some spare time which I usually spend on either reading a book or watching TV. At about eleven o'clock my mother reminds me of my getting up early in the morning. I goto bed rather unwillingly but fall asleep in some minutes.
Vocabulary
week days –будни
sharp – ровно, точно
schedule – распорядок дня, расписание
daily routine – повседневные дела, установившийся порядок дня
to get up – вставать
to be an early riser – рано вставать
alarm-clock – будильник
to set an alarm-clock for... – ставить будильник на...
to go off –звенеть (oбудильнике)
(When the alarm-clock goes off I wake up at once.)
to do one's morning exercises – делать утреннюю зарядку
to wash oneself–умываться
to make one's bed–застилать кровать
to clean one's teeth – чистить зубы
tooth-brush – зубная щетка
to brush one's hair – причесывать волосы
to have breakfast (lunch, dinner, supper) – завтракать (обедать, ужинать, ужинать поздно)
brunch (breakfast + lunch) – поздний завтрак
to have something for breakfast (lunch, dinner, supper) – есть что-либо на завтрак (обед, ужин, поздний ужин)
to do the room – убирать комнату
to air the room – проветривать комнату
to water the flowers – поливать цветы
to have a bath – принимать ванну
to have a shower – принимать душ
to get dressed – одеваться
to do the cooking – готовить еду
to make tea (coffee) – заваривать чай (кофе)
to wash up the dishes= to do the washing up – мыть посуду
to sweep the floor – подметать пол
to dust the furniture – вытирать пыль с мебели
to do the shopping – делать покупки
to leave the house – уходить из дома
to help about the house – помогать по хозяйству
tidy– опрятный, прибранный
to start for the Academy – отправляться в академию
on one's way to – по пути в
The Academy is a five-minute walk from home. – Академия в пяти минутах ходьбы от дома.
to have classes – иметь занятия
to have a break – иметь перемену
to walk = to take a stroll – пойти на прогулку
spare time = free time – свободное время
leisure time –досуг
to do one's homework – делать домашнее задание
to be through with something – справиться с чем -нибудь, закончить что-либо
to be a phone-hog – подолгу болтать по телефону.
to set somebody into a cheerful mood – приводить кого-либо в хорошее настроение