Person A

My alarm goes off early, and it takes me ten minutes to eat my breakfast, drink two cups of coffee, have a shower, pack my bag and read the post and thirty minutes to (1) get dressed / wear.I start thinking about what I’m going to (2) get dressed / wearwhile I have my breakfast. After a shower, I (3) put on/ wearmy underwear and then I look in my wardrobe and choose a pair of trousers. If they still (4) fit/ lookme, I put them on. If they feel a bit tight around the waist, I (5) try them on / take them offand spend a few minutes feeling guilty about all those chocolates I had last night. Then, I choose a looser pair of trousers and think about a top that (6) goes with / fitsit. I usually (7) have on/ try ontwo or three tops before I find one that (8) looks / wearsright and (9) feels / fitscomfortable. Finding a pair of socks usually takes about five minutes – I can find two dozen odd pairs, but none that (10) look / match.By now, I’m late.

Person В

I get up as late as I possibly can and jump in and out of the shower. I (1) put on/ fitthe trousers I (2) had on/ got dressedyesterday and take a shirt out of the wardrobe – it doesn’t matter which one as long as it’s ironed. I find the jacket that (3) fits / goes withthe trousers, look down and check that my socks (4) match / feel,and that’s it. Nearly all my clothes are either green or brown, because I’ve been told that they are the only colours that (5) suit / matchme. So I never really have to worry about what I (6) look like / go with.The important thing is to make sure I have enough time to enjoy my favourite drink of the day: that first cup of coffee...

19. Work with a partner. Take it in turns to describe your morning routines. Make sure you use the words in bold from ex.18.

DISCUSSION

20. Work in pairs or small groups. Discuss the following questions.

A.

1. What is the role played by personal traits of character in choosing a profession?

2. What traits of character are required to make a good teacher (a good lawyer, a good journalist)?

3. What traits might prevent one from becoming a good specialist in those fields?

B.

1. Is the way people dress of any importance in our hectic life?

2. Do you agree that our society has created certain stereo­types in the manner of dressing, which is becoming more and more casual?

3. Would you agree that the entire wardrobe of many young people seems to consist of jeans, T-shirts and sneakers?

4. Is yours the same? Or do you agree that “fashions die but style remains”?

5. What is your friend wearing at the moment? Does he always dress like that?

6. What do you usually wear to go to university/to aparty/to the theatre?

7. What kind of clothes do you prefer (casual/smart/trendy, etc.)?

8. How often do you wear smart clothes? On what oc­casions?

9. Who do you usually dress for: for yourself or for other people?

10. Who buys you clothes – you yourself or your mother?

11. Does your mother always like the way you dress?

12. Is there anything among your clothes that you es­pecially like? Why do you like it?

13. Some students wear the same clothes to all exams. They say they bring them luck. What about you?

14. Should teachers dress in a special way to be more popular?