CENTRO COLOMBIANO DE ESTUDIOS PROFESIONALES.

CAKE METHOD II.

Teacher: Wilman Ordóñez. Theme: DAILY ROUTINES.

Name: _____________________________________________ Group: ___________

I. Read carefully each paragraph and answer the given questions.

NURIA.

My name is Nuria and I'm going to describe a normal day in my work life. I usually get up at nine
o'clock in the morning and I don't have any problems with the traffic in the town because my
company is based near my home in an industrial area.

The first thing I do when I arrive is open my e-mails and look at several things like: the balance of
bank accounts, requests for quotations from any customers, replies from any suppliers to my
requests for purchase orders, delivery times of the materials ordered, etc . . .

At ten o'clock, I go to have breakfast with my colleague and my brother to a nearby café. My
colleague and I try to speak in English all day, but sometimes it is very difficult due to all the
telephone calls and the main administrative problems that must be solved just in time. The morning
goes by very fast because we have to work very quickly. It seems that the work is endless. Could it
be that the papers reproduce themselves every day?

When I finish (the time we leave depends on the amount of work), I go home and change my
clothes to go skating or play tennis. Playing any sport helps me to relax. Next, I go back home and
take the dog for a walk. Finally, I watch TV for an hour more or less because I can't stay awake any
longer.

1. Is Nuria’s company close to her house?

a. That’s right.
b. No.
c. No, it’s located in an industrial area.
d. None above mentioned.

2. Where does Nuria take breakfast?

a. In a café.
b. Anywhere.
c. At home.
d. In her office.

3. Nuria’s English practice at work is usually interrupted due to:

a. Some situations related to money.

b. Personal issues.
c. All the phone calls she gets.
d. All her duties.
4. What time does she leave work?

a. She leaves work at 5:30.

b. She leaves work in the evening.
c. She leaves work at night.
d. None above mentioned.

5. Does she play any sport?

a. Sure!
b. No.
c. This information is not given.
d. None above mentioned.

6. Does she walk her dog?

a. Sure!
b. No.
c. This information is not given.
d. None above mentioned.

Victoria G.

On a normal day, I get up in the morning at 8:15, which is too late since I have to take my four-year
old son to school and he has to be there al 9:00 o’clock. This means that I start the timed run.

My son and I get dressed and have breakfast. Then we go out to meet his two friends and their
mothers and we all walk together to school. After leaving him at school I go to buy bread and
whatever is necessary for that day and I come back to my house. I make the beds, clean and cook
for the day. In between these tasks I have to be doing several things like paperwork for my
husband’s job, study (I am trying to pass a state exam for a government position), make telephone
calls to solve different administrative problems, and so on.

At 12:15 I have to go back to pick up my son at school. We come back, have lunch and go back to
school at 14:15. At 16:00 I do the last back and forth trip to school. We get home and have an
afternoon snack, then we go out to the park for my son to play with his friends and later I give him a
bath, we have dinner, and I put him to bed.

At last I have a little spare time to watch a movie with my husband and then go to bed.

1. Is it too late for Victoria to wake up at 8:15? Why?

a. Sure it is. She’ a very busy person. She works for a multinational company.
b. O f course, she’s in charge of the chores, works at home and, additionally, studies
Commerce.
c. No way, she’s a house wife.
d. None above mentioned.
2. Who goes grocery shopping?

a. Victoria’s husband.
b. Victoria’s son.
c. Two friends and their mothers.
d. Victoria

3. When does Victoria’s son study?

a. He does it in the morning and in the afternoon.

b. He’s a lazy boy.
c. He studies in the morning.
d. The child does it in the morning.

4. What do Victoria and her son have for snack?

a. They have bread.

b. They have anything.
c. That information is not given.
d. None above mentioned.

5. How does Victoria spend her spare time?

a. She goes out with her husband.

b. She and her husband make love.
c. She and her husband watch films.
d. She and her husband talk about administrative problems.