Excuse me. I'm interviewing students about their typical day. Can I ask you some questions, please?
Lily : Yes, I'm not doing much. I 1 for my brother. He 2 trainers in that shop. Are you doing interviews for a magazine?
Katie: That's right, a student magazine. What3 in the town centre this morning?
Lily; We4 for a present for our mum.
Katie; Do you always5 on Saturdays?
Lily; No, I don't . I usually go to basketball on Saturday morning, but we6 today. My brother isn't playing rugby today, either.
Katie; Now about your day. What time do you7 in the morning?
Lily; That depends on the day. My mum8 me up at 7.00, before she9 , but I don't get up immediately. I sometimes10 again.
Katie; Do you11?
Lily; I have a quick piece of toast or some cereal. Then my brother and I12 to school. My brother finishes his homework on the bus. He isn't very organized.
Katie; what time does school13?
Lily; School starts at 8.30 and14 at 3.30
Katie; Do you usually go straight home after school?
Lily; Usually, yes. And I like to15 when I 16 After that, I can relax.
Katie; How do you17?
Lily; I go on the computer and chat, or18 if there's something good on.
Katie; And hat time do you19?
Lily; At 10.00, in theory, but my parents aren't too strict. My brother goes earlier because he's younger.
1.'m waiting
2.'s buying
3.are you doing
4.'re looking
5.go shopping
6.aren't playing
7.get up
8.wakes
9.goes to work
10.go to bed
11.have breakfast
12.get the bus
13.start
14.finishes
15.do my homework
16.get home
17.relax
18.watch TV
19.go to sleep
Read the messages posted on the internet forum related to smoking. Circle the correct verb forms.
a) I have been trying to quit smoking for a long time now, but have failed a number of times. I don't know what to do. It's a battle. Can anybody help?
b) I passed the two month anniversary without smoking. Just wanted to tell you that I am doing GREAT. It makes me feel good to say, I don't smoke. Thank you very much for all your advice. It has worked!
c) I am smoke-free for over a month. It can be done! Smoking over a pack a day for 10+ years? just think about the harm you have been doing to people around you for all this time. Think and do something now! And say hello to the rest of your life. I have and it feels great
to stay in a hotel with crowds of people and they were delighted when they saw an advertisement in the
Sunday Times for a holiday flat in a village near Oxford.
It was no ordinary flat. It was on the top floor of an old Tudor mansion. They booked it and on New
Year’s Eve they set off in the car. It was raining and freezing cold. They were happy and excited.
They had been driving for three hours when they saw the house in the distance. It looked magnificent
with tall chimneys and a long, wide drive. They drove up to the huge front door, went up the steps, and
knocked. Nothing happened. They knocked again. The door opened and a small, wild-looking old lady
stood there.
She was so thin and bent, she had long, straggly grey hair, and dirty old torn clothes. She asked them to
come in and they followed her. The house was so old and dark and dirty. There were cats everywhere.
In the rooms all the furniture was broken and there were no curtains. There was no heating and there
was only one power point. So you could either have the television, or the lamp, but you couldn’t have
more than one. So what did they do? They just ran!
When they got outside again the rain had turned to snow. They ran to the car hysterically laughing. They
drove to the next village and as midnight was striking, they found a hotel with a room for the night.
“Happy New Year!” cried Jack, as he kissed the surprised receptionist on both cheeks. “You have no idea
how beautiful your hotel is!”