2. Put the preposition of time in/at/on where necessary and read this text. MY WORKING DAY
(1)… weekdays the alarm-clock wakes me up (2)…6.30 and my working day begins. I’m not an early riser, that’s why it’s difficult for me to get out of bed (3)… such time. I go to the bathroom, take a warm shower, and brush my teeth. After that I go to my room to get dressed.
I always have breakfast which is usually made by my mother, but sometimes I cook it myself. I leave home (4)… 7.30 and go to work by underground.
(5)… last year I finished school and tried to enter Moscow University, but unfortunately, I failed my examinations and began working.
I usually arrive at work (6)… an hour after leaving the house. (7)… one o’clock (8)… the afternoon we have lunch in a small café just round the corner. Our lunch break lasts one hour and then we continue to work till 17.00. During a working day we also have several short coffee breaks, but sometimes we have much work and no time for breaks.
I come home (9)… about 7 o’clock (10)… the evening. I have supper with my parents, watch TV, read something or play computer games. I try to go to bed not too late, because if I do it (11)… weekdays, I can be very tired by the end of a week. And all I can do (12)… weekends is to sleep till noon, stay at home and do nothing.
Mike: What is the parcel for? Alice: That's for the game «Pass the Parcel». You wrap a small toy or a bar of chocolate (C) in a lot of paper. Mike: How do you play it? Alice: We all stand in a circle (D) and pass the parcel to the person next to us. There's music playing when we're doing it. Mike: But what happens when music stops? Alice: When the music stops you take off a piece of paper (B).Then the music starts again. The person who takes the last piece of paper off wins the prize. Mike: What an interesting game it is! Let's play (A) it with our friends!
- How do most people get their news in your country?
Modern people are used to living in society, so it is very important for them to have information about what is happening around them. If you ask such a person the simplest question: "where does he get the latest news?", you can assume that he will answer:"from television programs." No one will argue with the fact that TV still occupies a priority place in a person's life and, sometimes, takes up most of their free time.
- Is the Internet a reliable source of news?
The Internet is a very good medium for learning new things, but due to the excess information circulating on the Internet, most of this is not reliable . However, there are some elements that will help you find quality information online.
-Should I trust journalists?
Journalists, like all people, are different. There are many of them who are ready to deceive the public for money, for career or political reasons. There are also those who lie completely disinterestedly, just for fun.
However, there are significantly more journalists who try to work honestly. Another thing is that many of them are not incompetent and they can misinform the reader simply out of ignorance. It is not for nothing that they say that a journalist is a professional dilettante.
ПЕРЕВОД:
- Как большинство людей получают свои новости в вашей стране?Современный человек привык жить в обществе, поэтому для него очень важно владеть информацией о том, что происходит вокруг него.
Если задать такому человеку самый простой вопрос: «откуда он узнает последние новости?», то можно предположить, что он ответит: «из телевизионных программ». Никто не будет спорить с тем, что телевизор пока еще занимает приоритетное место в жизни человека и, порой, занимает большую часть всего его свободного времени.
- Является ли Интернет надежным источником новостей?
Интернет является очень хорошим средством для изучения новых вещей, но из-за избыточной информации, циркулирующей в интернете, большая часть этого не является надежным . Тем не менее, есть некоторые элементы, которые вам найти качественную информацию в Интернете.
-Стоит ли доверять журналистам?
Журналисты, как и все люди, бывают разные. Среди них много таких, кто готов обманывать публику за деньги, по карьерным или по политическим мотивам. Есть и такие, кто врут совершенно бескорыстно, просто по приколу.