Text: In the Office

Jean works in an office in London. Five days a week, she gets up very early in the morning, has a quick breakfast and then walks to Finsbury Park station. From there she goes to King’s Cross station by train. Then she gets a bus and goes to her office in Holborn. There she works as a typist. She types letters and accounts and other things for Mr James. Jean likes her work and she likes the other people in her office. There are three other typist and three clerks. There is also an office-boy. His name is Joe, and he takes the letters to the post-office, makes the tea and does other things like that.

At lunch time, Jean goes to a small restaurant near the office and sometimes she also goes to the shops, either to buy something or only to look at the things in the shop-windows. She likes pretty clothes very much. At 5.30 p.m. Jean’s office closes, and she goes home, first by bus to King’s Cross station again, then to Finsbury Park station by train and then on foot to her home. She lives with her parents. They are quite old.

Jean does not work on Saturday and Sunday. She usually stays at home on these days.

Vocabulary Notes

Finsbury Park station станція Фінзбері Парк

King’s Cross station станція Кінгз-Кросс

Holborn Холборн

Shop-window вітрина магазину

Account звіт

Speech exercises

1. Answer the questions:

A. 1. What time do you get up as a rule? 2. Do you like to get up early? 3. What time do you have breakfast? 4. When do you leave home for work? 5. How do you get to work? 6. How long does it take you to get to work? 7. Are you ever late for work? 8. What time does your working day start? 9. What do you do at work? 10. You are always very busy at work, aren’t you? 11. Where do you have lunch? 12. How long do you stay at work? 13. When do you come home from work? 14. What do you like to do in the evening? 15. Do you prepare for your English classes in the evening? 16. How long does it take you to get ready for your English class?

B. 1. What does your wife do? 2. Where does she work? 3. What time does she leave home for work? 4. How long does she stay at work? 5. Is your wife a busy woman? 6. Do you help her about the house? 7. Have you got any children? 8. What is their daily routine? 9. Do you spend much time with your family?

2. Speak on:

a) your working day; b) your wife’s (parents’, friend’s) daily routine.

3. You want to give the impression of being a man who does everything himself; you are very efficient and do most of important things at work. Say what you do.

4. You like evenings at home better than mornings. Say why.

5. You don’t like public transport. But you have no car and you have to travel to and from work on public transport. Say how you get to work and back home.

6. Imagine that you are a journalist. You want to interview your friend, his secretary and his boss. What questions are you going to ask?

7. Fill in your memo diary for today. Use Mr Rimmer’s notes as an example:

Monday, 15^th March

9.00 - study the firm contract

10.00 - discuss the terms with Mr Anbart

11.00 - coffee break

12.00 - lunch with Mr Munro

13.30 - telex London for detailed information

14.30 - discuss the annual report with the chief

16.00 - lecture on commerce

18.00 - meet the business rep at the airport

Part 2

Pre-reading task

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