DAILY ACTIVITIES Unit 3 – Advanced Textbook

Talking About Daily Activities

Language Input Useful Expressions Ideas Secretary Businessman Singer Example Task

 May I ask you some questions about your job/ your/ daily activities?  What time do you arrive at your office/ go to work/ have lunch/ dinner  What do you usually/ often do in the morning/ afternoon/ evening?  And then? / After that?

At + time (7: 15 / 1: 00 p.m / eight o’clock In the morning / In the afternoon / In the evening At noon / At night First / First of all, I … Then / Next / After that, I … I wish you would … / I hope that …

A secretary’s activities  Opening the mail and answering customers’ letters  Meeting the manager  Having a meeting  Arranging appointment for the boss  Writing reports  Working in group to discuss plans

A businessman’s activities  Having meetings/ business lunch  Signing contracts  Working on the computer  Playing sports/ golf  Attending an exhibition  Reading documents

A singer’ s activities  Getting up late  Going to the gym/ going to the spa/ attending a club  Rehearsing with his/ her group  Performing  Having an interview  Participating an party

Mai is a secretary of a trading company. Work in pairs to complete the conversation between her and a journalist. Practice the dialogue with your partner.

Journalist: Hi, Mai. May I ask you some questions about your job? Mai: Yes, of course. Journalist: What time do you arrive at your office? Mai: At (1), because I always begin my work at eight o’clock. Journalist: (2) Mai: I’m very busy in the morning. First of all, I open the mail and answer customers’ letters. Journalist: And then? Mai: Well, I (3) and (4). I have lunch at noon. 7: 50 What do you usually do in the morning? meet the managerhave a meeting

Journalist: (5) Mai: In the afternoon, I continue my work at 1: 00 p.m. Journalist: (6) Mai: Yes. I (7) and (8). Sometimes I have to work overtime. Journalist: You’re a busy girl. (9) Mai: Although I have to do the same thing every day, I still like my job because I’m working with a good staff. Journalist: Thank you, Mai. I wish you would get promotion soon. What time do you begin your work in the afternoon? Are you busy in the afternoon? arrange appointments for my boss write reports Do you like your job?

You are a TV reporter. Interview your partner, a businessman or a singer, and then report his/ her routine to your class.