2014. október 6., hétfő

Daily routine and everyday life



Daily Activities at Home

What are some of the daily activities that you do at home?
wake up at 7am every morning.
press the snooze button five times every morning before I turn off the alarm and get up.
have a cup of coffee and make breakfast. I usuallyread the newspaper while I have breakfast. My children like to have a shower after they have breakfast but I like to have a shower before I get dressed.
My wife brushes her long hair, and I have short hair so I comb my hair. How do you do your hair in the morning?
It is important to brush your teeth, and some women like to put make-up on.
After I have finished work, I go home to cook dinner. In my house I usually make dinner. The family eat dinner together at 7:30pm.
After dinner I make sure that my children do their homework, and then I chill out on the sofa and watch television. 
On television I usually watch the News. My wife usually comes to tell me to take the rubbish out, orwash the dishes. 
Our children feed the dog and the cat before they go to bed and I tell them to go to the bathroom too.
If I am sick I have to take my medication, but then I get into my pyjamas and set the alarm so I wake up in the morning.
The last things I do is lock the doorturn off the lights, and go to bed.

Daily Activities at Work

What are some daily activities that you do at work?
go to work at 8.45am every morning.
I usually drive to work.
I always check my emails when I get to work, but I don't always reply to them immediately.
take a taxi or a train if I have a lunch meeting. I never take the bus because it is too slow.
When I am at my desk I usually work on the computer, even during morning tea.
At 1pm most days I have lunch.
At 3pm we have afternoon tea, and that is when we usually talk and eat cake.
When you are in the office you probably have a lot of papers. It is important for you to file your papers,and so that you can find them again you need to organise your files. 
When I work I have to make telephone calls. If an important issue happens I ask my secretary toorganise a meeting. 
Once a month I report to my boss, but maybe you have to report to your boss more often. I usually write a document that my boss can read.

Other Daily Activities

What are some other daily activities that you do?

exercise at least three times a week.
I usually go to the gym before work, but sometimes I go after work.
meditate every morning so that I feel less stressed during the day.


Weekly Activities

What are some weekly activities that you do?
go grocery shopping once a week at the local supermarket.
My family does the housework together every Saturday morning.
I usually do the washing on Sunday morning and when the machine is finished I hang the clothes out to dry.
On Sunday morning we go to church, and if there is lots of noise coming from next door, sometimes wefight with the neighbour.
On Saturday night my parents stay at home and I go out with friends.
Even my friends that live at home call their parents each week.
Every evening, I water the garden.
I usually pay someone to wash the car, but my partner says I should do it, so sometimes I argue with my partner about that.
If we are angry at the neighbour, we seek vengeance by annoying his dogs.
I work in an important office, so I have to shine my shoes each day.
Sometimes we hire a movie, because we don't like to illegally download music and films. I make sure that I synchronise my iPod so I always have new music on it.
To get our shopping, we go to the mall in the car.
Last week I forgot to recharge my travel card, and I had to argue with a bus driver. I couldn't call the office because I forgot to recharge my cellphone!
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2014. szeptember 30., kedd

Accepting an invitation - sample letter

1. 
Thank you for inviting us to be part of Jane's graduation celebration. We're eager to see you all again. This event will make seeing you even more special.
We'll be arriving Thursday at 7:00 p.m. on flight 401. Thank you for offering to pick us up and getting us a room at the Doe Inn. You seem to think of everything.
We look forward to spending this time with you and getting better acquainted with Jane and her husband.

2.

Dear John,

Thanks for your letter.It was great to hear from you. I'm sorry I haven't written for months, but I had some personal problems. It's really good news that you've passed your last exam. Congratulations!

Thank you so much for your invitation to stay with you for week in July.I'd love to come. I know that you have a wonderful beach near your house, and I'd really enjoy spending some time there. I expect what the weather will be hot, so I hope we can go swimming.

You said that I don't need to bring much with me. What sort of clothes should I pack? Casual or formal? Would you like me to bring anything for you? I would like to bring something special for you and your family.

I'd better stop now and get on with my studying. I'm looking forward to seeing you in July and ahead to having a great time. 

Thanks again for the invitation.

All the best, 
Michael


If you can, please correct it/give me some ideas/change some expressions.

Thank you very much.

Writing 1

Task A

You are spending two months in London and your friend Chris has sent you an email inviting

you to the following programme on Saturday night:

An Evening with the Stars at Royal Observatory Greenwich

Times: 10:30-11:30 PM, 1:30-2:30 AM, 2:00-3:00 AM

Venue: Royal Observatory Greenwich

Come to the Royal Observatory Greenwich for a night of astronomy. The programme consists of

a planetarium show to illustrate what’s in the night sky on the day of your visit, a chance to look

through our gigantic 18-tonne Victorian telescope, and some time on the Prime Meridian after

dark with an amazing view, a hot drink and astronomers to answer your questions.

Write an email of 50-80 words to Chris in which you

• accept the invitation,

• say why you are interested,

• choose the time you prefer and say why.

Begin your email like this:

Hi Chris,

Key to Use of English 1-2 & 3-4

Task 1

1. D / K

2. M

3. L

4. F

5. G

6. B

7. A

8. I

9. E

10. H

Task 2

11. for

12. a

13. than

14. from

15. were

16. to

17. who/that

18. from

19. Actually/Anyway/However/Nevertheless/Nonetheless/Yet/actually/anyway/

however/nevertheless/nonetheless/yet

20. when

Task 3

21. just/only/simply/merely

22. are

23. to

24. on

25. being

26. so/that/too

27. while/when

28. that/which/to/and

29. which/and/to

Task 4 

30. to

31. her

32. to

33. 

34. been

35. although/ Although

36. won

37. the

38. ever

39. that

40. 

41. more

42. up

43. was

44. 