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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

  1. 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.
  2. Read the article again, In pairs, answer the questions from memory.
  3. Listen to Darius, Marjan's 17-year-old son, talking about his day. Complete gaps 1-12.
  4. 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)

  1. Between 6.00 and 6.30 a.m.
  2. She has meetings and lectures. She does operations.
  3. At her desk
  4. She has dinner with her son. She does research. She watches the news on TV. She plays the piano. Sometimes she does operations.
  5. No. She works long hours, sometimes during the night, and she often works at weekends.
  6. She sees her son a lot, but not her husband.
  7. She plays the piano every day, late at night. She also goes to the hairdresser.
  8. Yes, she loves it.

c)

  1. 7.30
  2. gets
  3. four; five
  4. school
  5. 1.45
  6. go home
  7. sings
  8. Thursdays
  9. plays
  10. has; shower
  11. two; three
  12. 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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