LIFESTYLE speakout Elementary

2 UNIT 2

Overview
Watch the video podcast. Who has a similar routine to yours?

1  Read the text about the podcast presenter, Finn. Then watch the video podcast from 00:10- 0:25
and complete the text.
Finn Hi, I 1 ’m Finn. I 2_____________ for the BBC 3_____________ London
as a producer. I 4_____________ work at nine thirty and usually
5
_____________ around six. What 6_____________ you do?

Glossary: B
 BC producer = makes TV and radio programmes

2  Look at the two people below and read the things they say. Check new words in your dictionary.
Then watch the video podcast and write A or B next to each sentence.

1  I teach science at a secondary school. A

2  I'm a student.
3  I catch my bus at about twenty past seven.
A 4  I catch the tube home. Then I make some food.
5  And I like getting home and relaxing in the evenings.
6  I love what I'm doing. I love my course.
7  I don't like the rush in the mornings.
B 8  Getting up at half past six.

3  What do they do? Look at the people below and read their answers. Then watch the video podcast
from 0:25-0:45 and circle the correct answer in italics.

A B C D E

She’s a receptionist / He’s an English He’s an engineer / He teaches English in He’s a student nurse /
secretary in London. teacher /accountant. retired. Abu Dhabi / Argentina. doctor.
Glossary: r etired = he doesn’t work now because he is 65.

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4 What’s their daily routine? Look at the people in Ex 3 again and read their answers below. Then
watch the video podcast from 0:47-2:00 and match their answers to pictures A-E in Ex 3.

I don’t have breakfast

because I don’t have time.

D 1
It takes me about 20 minutes
to get to my workplace.
4
I get into work – always have
a meeting in the morning.
2
Well, normally I go for a walk,
and go to the gym every morning.
5
Usually I wake up and make
a couple of cups of coffee.
3

Glossary: h ave a meeting = meet with other people to talk about work

5  What do/don’t they like about their daily routine? Look at the people below and read their answers.
Then watch the video podcast from 2:01-3:14 and underline the correct answers, a or b.

A B C
1 His daily routine is always 1 He likes his _______ now. 1 He ___________the people he
___________ . a)  work  b)  free time works with.
a)  the same  b)  different a)  likes  b)  doesn’t like
2 He ___________ his daily
2 Sometimes people are quite routine. 2 He ___________very happy
___________ . a)  enjoys  b)  doesn’t enjoy with his job.
a)  angry  b)  happy a)  is  b)  isn’t

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The way we speak

6A  The people in the pictures say clock times in different ways. Watch the video podcast from 0:47-
2:00 again and complete the times.

A B C D E
1 I get up at about 2 I get up at about 3 I leave at 4 I work from 5 And I work from
half past six, grab ___________ . ___________ ________ eight nine till about
a cup of tea … and get home until three thirty. four ________ .
about six.

6B Draw the times from Ex 6A on the clocks below.

1 2 3 4 5

7  Write your answers to Finn’s questions.

1 What do you do?
___________________________________________________________________________________.

2 What’s your daily routine?

___________________________________________________________________________________.

3 What do you like about your daily routine?

___________________________________________________________________________________.

4 What don’t you like about your daily routine?

___________________________________________________________________________________.

Fun Facts

Office workers who have a routine are happier than ones who don’t. Find out more here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1294359.stm

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