UNIT 6

Different lifestyles

LISTENING AND READING

Listen to the text

Read and translate the text

A busy life

Arnold Rivera, the TV news reporter, is interviewing Mrs. Cornelia Vandergilt for the programme “Real People”.

AR: Well, Mrs. Vandergild, please tell us about an ordinary day in your life.

CV: Well, I normally wake up at eight o’clock.

AR: Really? Do you get up then?

CV: No, of course I don’t get up at that time. I have breakfast in bed and read The New York times.

AR: What time do you get up?

CV: I usually get up at ten.

AR: What do you do then?

CV: I read my letters and dictate the answers to my secretary.

AR: And then?

CV: At eleven I take a walk with Jimmy.

AR: Jimmy? Who’s Jimmy?

CV: Jimmy’s my dog.

AR: Oh. And what time do you have lunch?

CV: I always have lunch at twelve thirty. I eat alone.

AR: Oh, I see. Well, what do you do after lunch?

CV: I rest until six o’clock.

AR: And at six? What do you do at six?

CV: I get dressed for dinner. I have dinner at seven o’clock. At the weekends I eat out in my favourite restaurant.

AR: Yes, well, what do you do after dinner?

CV: I read or watch TV. I take a bath at nine thirty. And I go bed at ten. I always sleep well.

AR: You certainly have a busy and interesting life, Mrs. Vandergilt. Thank you.

CV: You are welcome.

II. Vocabulary

to interview [ˈɪntəˌvjuː] to interview a celebrity an interview an interview with a celebrity	брать интервью брать интервью со знаменитостью интервью, собеседование интервью со знаменитостью
ordinary [ˈɔːdənəri] He lives a very ordinary life.	обыкновенный, обычный Он живет обычной жизнью.
to wake up [weɪk ʌp] My mother wakes me up at 6.30 every day.	просыпаться Моя мама будит меня в 6.30 каждый день.
to get up She never gets up early on Sundays.	вставать Она никогда не встает рано по воскресеньям.
to take a walk [wɔːk] Do you often take walks in the park?	гулять, прогуливаться Вы часто гуляете в парке?
to rest My grandfather normally rests in the afternoon.	отдыхать Мой дедушка обычно отдыхает после обеда.
to take a bath/ a shower She always takes a bath before she goes to bed.	принимать ванну/ душ Она всегда принимает ванну перед тем, как идти спать.
to eat out [iːt aʊt] How often do you eat out?	есть вне дома (в кафе, ресторане и т.д.) Вы часто ходите куда-нибудь поесть?
certainly [ˈsɜːtənli] You certainly have an interesting life.	конечно; несомненно Вы, конечно же, ведете очень интересную жизнь.
You are welcome.	Не стоит благодарности.

III. Comprehension check

1. Answer the questions:

1. What time does Cornelia wake up?

2. What time does she get up?

3. Does she have breakfast in the kitchen? Where does she have breakfast?

4. Does she read the Los Angeles Times? What newspaper does she read?

5. What time does she get up?

6. What does she do then? Does she dictate the answers to her husband?

7. Does she take a walk with her secretary? Who with does she take a walk?

8. What time does she have lunch?

9. Does she eat with her family?

10. What does she do after lunch?

11. What does she do at six?

12. What time does she have her dinner?

13. What does she do after dinner?

14. Does she take a show before she goes to bed?

15. What time does she go to bed?

16. Is her ordinary day really busy and interesting?

17. Do you want to have a similar lifestyle?