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Woman: So, what's your usual day like? You always seem so (1).
Man: Well, I (2) get up around 5:00 a.m. and work on the computer until 6:00 a.m.
Woman: Why do you get up so early?
Man: Well, I have to (3) home at twenty to seven (6:40 a.m.) so I can catch a bus at 7:00 o'clock . It takes me about twenty minutes to walk to the bus stop from my house.
Woman: And what time do you get to work?
Man: Uh, my bus (4) about an hour to get there, but it stops right in front of my office.
Woman: That's nice. And what time do you get off work?
Man: Uh, (5) 5:00 o'clock. Then, we eat dinner around 6:30, and my wife and I read and play with the kids until 8:00 or so.
Woman: So, when do you work on your website? You said one time that you create it at home?
Man: Well, my wife and I (6) watch TV or talk until 10:00 o'clock. She then often reads while I work on my site, and I sometimes stay up until the (7) hours of the morning, but I try to finish everything by one or two.
Woman: And then you get up at 5:00 a.m.?
Man: Well, yeah, but it's important to live a balanced life. I enjoy what I do, but you have to set aside (8) for family and yourself.
Woman: I agree.
Man: But I think my wife has the toughest job. She (9) her whole day taking care of our family . . . taking the kids to school, working in the garden, buying (10), taking the kids to piano lessons . . . [Wow!] That's a full-time job, but she enjoys what she does.
Woman: Well, it sounds you're a busy, but lucky man.
Man: I think so too
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Woman: So, what's your usual day like? You always seem so (1) busy .
Man: Well, I (2) usually get up around 5:00 a.m. and work on the computer until 6:00 a.m.
Woman: Why do you get up so early?
Man: Well, I have to (3) leave home at twenty to seven (6:40 a.m.) so I can catch a bus at 7:00 o'clock . It takes me about twenty minutes to walk to the bus stop from my house.
Woman: And what time do you get to work?
Man: Uh, my bus (4) takes about an hour to get there, but it stops right in front of my office.
Woman: That's nice. And what time do you get off work?
Man: Uh, (5) around 5:00 o'clock. Then, we eat dinner around 6:30, and my wife and I read and play with the kids until 8:00 or so.
Woman: So, when do you work on your website? You said one time that you create it at home?
Man: Well, my wife and I (6) often watch TV or talk until 10:00 o'clock. She then often reads while I work on my site, and I sometimes stay up until the (7) early hours of the morning, but I try to finish everything by one or two.
Woman: And then you get up at 5:00 a.m.?
Man: Well, yeah, but it's important to live a balanced life. I enjoy what I do, but you have to set aside (8) time for family and yourself.
Woman: I agree.
Man: But I think my wife has the toughest job. She (9) spends her whole day taking care of our family . . . taking the kids to school, working in the garden, buying (10) groceries , taking the kids to piano lessons . . . [Wow!] That's a full-time job, but she enjoys what she does.
Woman: Well, it sounds you're a busy, but lucky man.
Man: I think so too
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Woman: So, what's your usual day like? You always seem so busy.
Man: Well, I usually get up around 5:00 a.m. and work on the computer until 6:00 a.m.
Woman: Why do you get up so early?
Man: Well, I have to leave home at twenty to seven (6:40 a.m.) so I can catch a bus at 7:00 o'clock . It takes me about twenty minutes to walk to the bus stop from my house.
Woman: And what time do you get to work?
Man: Uh, my bus takes about an hour to get there, but it stops right in front of my office.
Woman: That's nice. And what time do you get off work?
Man: Uh, around 5:00 o'clock. Then, we eat dinner around 6:30, and my wife and I read and play with the kids until 8:00 or so.
Woman: So, when do you work on your website? You said one time that you create it at home?
Man: Well, my wife and I often watch TV or talk until 10:00 o'clock. She then often reads while I work on my site, and I sometimes stay up until the early hours of the morning, but I try to finish everything by one or two.
Woman: And then you get up at 5:00 a.m.?
Man: Well, yeah, but it's important to live a balanced life. I enjoy what I do, but you have to set aside time for family and yourself.
Woman: I agree.
Man: But I think my wife has the toughest job. She spends her whole day taking care of our family . . . taking the kids to school, working in the garden, buying groceries, taking the kids to piano lessons . . . [Wow!] That's a full-time job, but she enjoys what she does.
Woman: Well, it sounds you're a busy, but lucky man.
Man: I think so too.
| "burn the candle at both ends" = work to excess that affects your physical and emotional well-being
"It's just not wise to burn the candle at both ends; it's just impossible to work full time, go to school, and spend time with family." "I have to work my tail off just to pay my rent." |
| Key Vocabulary |
- catch (verb): to get on
- I have to catcha bus in front of the bus station. - get off work (verb): finish work
- She seldom gets off workbefore 6:00 p.m. - dinner (noun): sometimes supper
- We seldom eat dinnerafter 8:00 p.m. - stay up (verb): not go to bed
- I almost never stay uppast midnight. - set aside (verb): reserve, allow, or give a certain amount to
- You have to set asideenough time to study for your classes. - toughest (adjective): most difficult, hardest
- The toughestpart about being a parent is setting aside time for both work, family, and self - take care of (verb): watch, look after
- You should take careof yourself so you don't get sick. - groceries (noun): food and other items at a supermarket
- Mom is going to pick up some groceries from the store for dinner.
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