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Work 14
Look at I(ate's time log. Match the 4 Analyse Kate's tirne log.
times to the pictures.
. having a shower, etc.
TIME LOG
. TIME ACTtVtTy
+S 7.OO Wake up: switch on radio;
stay in bed.
F 7.15 Get up: showerlclean
teeth.
7.45 Have breakfast.
s A.OO Get dresaed.
A.2O Leave for work.
$
s 9.OO Ative at work; cup of
coffee; John comes in; talk
s AIter she
about, -N programme that
we both watched last
niqht.
9j5 Oo to have a word with
Fred about tomorrow,o
s meeting. He isnt there.
Walkbackto office.
s
g.3O ?ead morninO'o ?oet'
1O.OO Deaide to stara work'
1he'e
10.15 Amanda Phoneo'
yotbackfrom her
iuot,
holidaYo; chat"
s 1O.3O Cotteebreak
s 10.50 Slat+ workt aomPuter ien't
working. ?hone engineer t'o
explain tault.
s c Compare your ideas.
11.20 Walkto lhe aomPuler
\
s. laboratory in the nexl
s buildinq.
s
rS 11.35 All the comPulere in t'he
lab are bein6 uoed'
s 11.45 Return to otfice. ComPuter
engineer has arrived' He
explaino iuhe Problem'
s C m
g I ett'e r'
12.OO
5t a rt t',Y
s Pin
* 12.30 Lunchtime
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a How much time did IGte spend doing each thing?
Examprrs
listening to the radio fifieen minutes
thirty minutes
b How much time did she actually spend working?
5 A consultant from TMS is comrnenting on Kate's tirne log.
a Complete his analysis of Kate's morning, using Kate's time log and
these tenses: the past simple, the past continuous, the present
perfect, the past perfect.
'OIC let's take a look at Kate's time log. What did she do in her
morning? She _ at work at 9.00. While she
a cup of coffee, John . They _
about a TV programme that they the night be{ore.
At 9.15 Kate _ to have a word with Fred about the
meeting the next day, but Fred _ there, so she
back to her office.
the moming's post, she _ to
start work. But Amanda . She was back from her
holiday. They till 10.30. A{ter the coffee break,
Kate work, but the computer , so she
the engineer. Then she to the computer
laboratory, but all the computers , so she
-
to the offlce. The computer engineer
He _ the problem.
I(ate _ tlping a letter at 12.00. At 12.30 she
to lunch.
So what has I(ate achieved in her morning's work? In four
hours she has really only done two things: she
the morning's post and she _ a letter. Not a lot for
four hours!'
b ffi la.r Listen and check.
6 You have decided to rnanage your time better.
a What are you going to do? Write down five ideas. How will each
one save you time?
b Ask other people in the class what they are going to do.
7 If you could save one extra hour each day by rnanaging
your time better, what would you do with the extra hour?
a ffi M.Z Listen to four people talking about what they would do.
b Tick (/) the things they mention.
E go to work later E rtuy in bed ionger
E spend more time with the family E l"urn a new language
E start playing golf E take more exercise
E read more T relax
74.2 Listen again. What reasons do the people give?
d What would you do with an extra hour a day? Compare your
ideas with a partner.
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