The key answer of exercise 3
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 4B - From morning to night for the textbook English File Elementary - Student's Book with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden and Jerry Lambert from Oxford University Press
Question
- Read the article. Use the glossary to help you. How do you think Marjan feels at the end of a typical day? Choose from the adjectives in the list.
- Read the article again, In pairs, answer the questions from memory.
- Listen to Darius, Marjan's 17-year-old son, talking about his day. Complete gaps 1-12.
- What do Marjan and Darius have in common? Who do you think is more tired in the evening?
Answer
a)
Marjan probably feels (very) tired, but happy.
b)
- Between 6.00 and 6.30 a.m.
- She has meetings and lectures. She does operations.
- At her desk
- She has dinner with her son. She does research. She watches the news on TV. She plays the piano. Sometimes she does operations.
- No. She works long hours, sometimes during the night, and she often works at weekends.
- She sees her son a lot, but not her husband.
- She plays the piano every day, late at night. She also goes to the hairdresser.
- Yes, she loves it.
c)
- 7.30
- gets
- four; five
- school
- 1.45
- go home
- sings
- Thursdays
- plays
- has; shower
- two; three
- 10.30
d)
- Marjan and Darius both have long days and work hard. They both like what they do.
- Marjan is probably more tired. She has less time to relax, and has more responsibility.
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