Every day Tim wakes up at five thirty when his alarm clock rings. He gets up and then goes to the bathroom and has a long, hot shower. After that he makes breakfast for him and his wife, Betty. Tim has (11.. and two slices of toast and Betty drinks a cup of tea and eats a bowl of cornflakes. At six o'clock Tim brushes his teeth always before he gets dressed rUse it is very important that he doesn't get toothpaste on his clothes- Tim is a 12) Finally, he farewells his wife and baby son and train driver and he wears a leaves his house in Watford at a quarter past six. Tim starts work at seven(3). and drives a train on the London Underground. He (4) works in the mornings from Monday to Friday, but he sometimes works n the weekends too. At noon he stops work for half an hour to have his lunch. He I5 cheese and tomato sandwiches which Betty makes for him, and drinks a bottle Rilk After lunch he works until four o'clock and then he goes home. In the evening te (6) with his son, Ben, and watches TV with Betty. At ten thirty they all go to bed because they are very tired - and because they get up early in the morning! 1. Fill in the gaps with the given words. B. coffee C. beef C. tracksuit C. time C. yet C. throws C. fights D. pepper 1. A. olive oil 2. A. uniform 3. A. days 4. A. already B. hat D. T-shirt D. o'clock D. now B. meters B. usually B. burns D. watches 5. A. eats 6. A. runs B. plays D. looks for 2. Give short answers to the questions according to the text. 1. Does Tim wake up before his alarm clock rings? 2. Does he have a bath in the morning? 3. Is Tim married? 4, Does Betty eat toast in the morning? 5. Does Tim brush his teeth every day? 6. Does Tim drive a car for his job? 7. Does Tim have 30 minutes for a lunch break? 8. Does Tim finish work late in the evening? 9. Do Tim and Betty have any children? 10. Does Tim go to bed early? Edu Con
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