zielsicher Englisch, Bautechnik, Schulbuch

Do you know the saying: “The early bird catches the worm”? Do you agree? Read the following text about Patrick’s working day. Can you find all the time expressions and underline them? Patrick’s working day Patrick is someone who doesn’t “do” mornings. Only three months ago, he went to a secondary school around the corner. Lessons there started at a quarter past eight. So getting up at half past seven in the morning was early enough to be at school on time. Now things are different: The alarm clock rings at a quarter to five in the morning. Having eaten a small breakfast he hurries to catch the train leaving his village at five thirty-five in the morning. It takes 40 minutes to reach the connecting bus which makes him arrive at the building site at 6.30 a.m. on time. In the morning it is hard for him to get started for work, but after the morning break, which is scheduled from 9:00 to 9:15 a.m., it gets easier. At exactly midday, lunch break starts and lasts 30 minutes. Work continues until around 4:15 p.m. Now it’s time to clean the tools and tidy up the building site. Another duty is to log all daily activities into the building journal. It’s half past four p.m. Another working day is done. Sometimes he is too tired for free- time activities, but at least once a week he meets some friends to play billiards or darts in a cafe. On a normal day he travels home, takes a shower and plays online games to chill-out. He usually goes to bed at 9:30 p.m. Copy the unknown expressions into your exercise book and translate them. 01 A2 Word bank 01 early riser Morgenmensch I don’t do mornings. (slang) Ich bin ein Morgenmuffel. 03 morning break Vormittagspause scheduled geplant lunch break Mittagspause tool Werkzeug tidy up aufräumen duty Aufgabe log protokollieren building journal Bautagebuch Grammar at your fingertips: For talking about daily routines use the present simple tense. Signal words: sometimes, usually, often, always, never, normally I usually get up at 6 o’clock. not I’m usually getting up at … Tip • a. m. and p. m. comes from Latin • ante meridiem (before midday) and • post meridiem (after midday) 02 A2 03 A2 My working day Patrick’s alarm clock is ringing. That’s the end of his sweet dreams and he has to leave his nice and warm bed. It’s October and it’s still dark outside. The weather forecast was right – it’s a rainy, windy day. In the construction business you have to start early and most of the time you’re outside in all weathers. That’s sometimes hard for Patrick. Are you an early riser, someone who doesn’t “do” mornings or just a coffee lover? How do you get started for your working day? 24 Unit 5 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv