A day in the life of working girl Jenny Marsh

Work with your partner. Ask and answer questions to find the missing information.

Student A
Before you start, work out which questions to ask.You will be asking questions in the Present Simple tense. When you
have finished compare your tables, then do the activity again using the Past Simple tense.

At... She usually : At... She usually :

Wakes up and (does what?)
Gets back to the office.
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Delivers the company’s mail

Has a quick shower. – (where to?) _________
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Gets dressed – usually Has a meeting (with whom?)

wears a smart trouser suit. ____________________

Leaves work and (does

Has breakfast – grapefruit,
what?) ______________
muesli and some tea.
____________________

____________________ Arrives home after having a

____________________ drink with friends in a café.

Catches the express train

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to Gare du Nord station,
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Paris.

Puts the cat and the

Arrives at her office in La
(what?) ______________
Défense.
outside.

Goes to bed and reads a

____________________
good book (usually a
____________________
thriller).

Has lunch - (where?) ____ Falls asleep after setting

____________________ her alarm clock.

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 A day in the life of working girl Jenny Marsh
Work with your partner. Ask and answer questions to find the missing information.

Student B
Before you start, work out which questions to ask. You will be asking questions in the Present Simple tense. When you
have finished compare your tables, then do the activity again using the Past Simple tense.

At... She usually : At... She usually :

Wakes up and listens to the
Gets back to the office.
news on the radio.

Delivers the company’s mail

Has a quick shower. to the local post-office, on
the corner of her street.

____________________ Has a meeting with her

____________________ boss.

Has breakfast – (what ?)

Leaves work and goes
____________________
shopping.
____________________

Leaves the house and goes ____________________

by foot to the station. ____________________

Catches the train - (which

Has dinner, usually steamed
train and where to?) ____
fish or vegetable soup.
____________________

Arrives at her office - Puts the cat and the

(where?) _____________ dustbin outside.

Has a coffe break and ____________________

reads her emails. ____________________

Has lunch – at an Italian Falls asleep after (doing

restaurant in the rue de what?) ______________
Bourgogne. ____________________

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Now that you have practiced asking questions about Jenny Marsh, interview your
partner about THEIR typical day.

Prepare the questions on your worksheet and then ask your partner. Write down
their answers.

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Using your notes write out your partner’s typical day in the Present Simple. Do not
forget that you are writing in the THIRD PERSON SINGULAR and that you must use
an (-S) or (-ES)

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Next, write out your partner’s typical day in the Past Simple, describing what he did
yesterday.

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