MY DAILY ROUTINE

          As a rule, I get up at half past six. I put on my dressing- gown, go into bathroom and turn on the bath taps. Good health is better than wealth, so I do my morning exercises. I get break­fast at seven-thirty and listen to the news over the radio. I like to begin the day well, so my breakfast is always a good one. For breakfast I usually have hard-boiled egg$ or an ome­lette, bread and butter, tea or coffee; I read my newspaper with my last cup of coffee before I leave home.

         Then, I say «Good-bye» to my mother, take my school-bag and go to school. I don’t live far from my school, so it doesn’t take me long to get there.

         The lessons start at half past eight. Each lesson lasts for 45 minutes. The classes are over at two o’clock. I come back home, have dinner, wash up and go shopping. I buy food-stuffs for the family. Coming back I begin to clean the house and get the vegetables ready for supper. We have supper at seven.

         I do my homework for the next day. It usually takes me several hours to prepare well for the lessons.

         In the evening, I always try to spend at least an hour at the piano. As a rulp my parents and I sit and talk, watch a film on TV, read newspapers and magazines. Sometimes, we go to the cinema or to the theatre. Once or twice a month, I visit exhibi­tions in my home town.

          I go to bed at about eleven o’clock, but my parents like to sit up late and write letters or read.

QUESTIONS:                                                                                                                                                     

1.  When do you get up as a rule?

2.  Why do you do your morning exercises?

3.  What do you have for breakfast?

4.  How long does each lesson last?

5.  When do you begin to clean the house?

VOCABULARY:

dressing-gown — халат

tap — кран

to turn on — включать

health — здоровье

hard-boiled — сваренный вкрутую

to get... ready for... — готовить, подготавливать к

at least — по крайней мере

to sit up — не ложиться спать

to go to bed — ложиться спать