PART A – DAILY SCHEDULES

Before you listen: Helen is telling Daniel about her daily schedule

Vocabulary and useful expressions:
TV announcer

recognize

Weather report

Gee! – Jesus!

1. Listen to the conversation and write down the time she does each activity

• Get up at ____________

• Read the paper for ____________

• Have lunch at ____________

• Go to work at ____________

• Get home at night at ____________

POST-ACTIVITY

Write down Helen’s daily schedule.

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PART B – Listen to Daniel describe how he spends his day

• What time does he get up? Start work? Study until?

• What does he do?

POST-ACTIVITY

Answer these questions

• Is Daniel’s job common in your city?

• What’s an advantage and disadvantage of his job, in your opinion?

PART C

Listen to Rodney, Tina and Ellen talk about their daily schedules. Complete the chart

RODNEY

Job?

Gets up at…

Gets home at…

Goes to bed at…

TINA

Job?

Gets up at…

Gets home at…

Goes to bed at…

ELLEN

Job?

Gets up at…

Gets home at…

Goes to bed at…

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Here is the transcript for parts A and B
Daniel: How do you spend your day, Helen?

Helen:Well, on weekdays I get up around ten. Then I read the paper for an hour and have lunch at about noon.

Daniel: Really? What time do you go to work?

Helen: I start work at three.

Daniel: And when do you get home at night?

Helen: I get home pretty late, around midnight.

Daniel: So, what do you do, exactly?

Helen: I’m a TV announcer. Don’t you recognize me? I do the weather report on KNTV!

Daniel: Gee, I’m sorry. I don’t watch TV.