Lesson 13 a
A DAY AT COLLEGE
A DAY AT COLLEGE
Wang Qing gets up very early.
He dresses,washes,
and goes out to do exercises in the fresh morning air.
Then he has breakfast.
For most of the morning he attends lectures or practises his English.
After class he reads in the library or reviews his lessons.
Lunch is at twelve.
After lunch Wang Qing takes a nap.
In the afternoon he does his homework and reads the newspaper.
Then he has an hour for sports.
He runs round the track or plays ball games.
After supper he often goes for a walk in the college gardens.
Sometimes he listens to the English broadcast.
In the evening he prepares his lessons
He goes to bed at half past ten.
EXPLANATION OF THE TEXT
at college
go to college
Wang Qing gets up very early.
get up
get up early
an early bird
He dresses,washes,and goes out to do exercises in the fresh morning air.
dresses washes goes
to do exercises
Then he has breakfast.
have dinner
for most of the morning
for
He often watches TV for hours.
He stays with his friends for quite some time every week
attend lectures
attend a meeting
attend a wedding
attend school
practises his English
He reviews his lessons after class.
He does his homework in the afternoon.
open your books
practise
practise the piano
practise "qigong"
take a nap=have a nap
take a rest have a rest
take a break have a break
Then he has an hour for sports.
has an hour for sports
He runs round the track or plays ball games.
runs round the track
round=around
play ball games
play basketball
play football
play volleyball
play tennis
play golf
go for a walk
take a walk
take a walk round the lake
listen to
listen to the radio
listen to music
listen to me
go to bed
go to school
go to work
go to church
GRAMMAR
ss sh ch x o +es
dress---dresses
wash--washes
teach--teaches
box--boxes
go--goes do--does
CONSONANT+y y--i+es
fly--flies try--tries
VOWEL+y +s
say--says buy--buys
I watch news on TV everyday.
They often go to work by bus.
Sometimes she goes for a walk.
everyday often sometimes always
It is fine today.
The bank is not open yet.
There are many people at the bus stop.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
Water boils at a hundred degrees Celsius.
They do not know each other.
He does not smoke.
I am not a student.
That is not correct.
They are not in the classroom.