A Week in my Life
An English language reading exercise to test your reading skills in English
Answer the questions below
- Find
evidence to support the fact that some entries are made before the events and
some after.
- Much of
the text is dis-jointed, give 2 examples of this tendency to jump from
idea to idea.
- Find 3
work-related events and 3 social events in the week.
- Why does
the writer say 'roll on Monday' at the end?
- The
writer makes several pleas for things to go well, find 2 of these.
- What facts can you state about the writer?
A Week in my Life
A diary
describing a week in the life of a busy woman!
Monday
Oh, it's too soon to go back to work - I
haven't had enough weekend yet!!
Must get up, children to dress, feed and
take to child minder.
Just managed to get the train, crowded
as ever, didn't get a seat until Piccadilly Circus! Coffee machine on the blink
again had to send out. I NEED MY CAFFEINE!
Meetings all day, how do they expect us
to get any work done!
Got to child minder late (6.15) stormy
face from her - don't blame her but we are all at the mercy of the train
system.
The best bit of today was being able to
take a bath before bedtime!
Tuesday
Have to go to Bristol 8.00 train.
Mustn't be late - please co-operate kids!!
I'd enjoy the train journey if I didn't
have to do prep for the meeting! Oh please don't put me in the quiet coach!!!
Very dreary meeting - almost fell
asleep! Still got the business done and got to go home early too! No point in
going back to the office for 1 hour.
Happy child minder, happy children and
time to play a game - an unexpected bonus!
Wish the weather had been better then we
could've gone to the park....still mustn't complain!
Wednesday
Back on the treadmill!! Early start,
late finish, Mum and Dad over for supper what shall we eat? Have to pick
something up on the way home - thank goodness for late closing hours!
Supper was fine, parents well, didn't
criticise the kids too much! Just as well or Joe might have stormed off (after
last time when he found it hard to bite his tongue).
Night night children - don't they look
lovely when they're asleep!
Thursday
One more day to go! (like a kid waiting
for the holidays) Those were the good days, being a kid; no worries, no
responsibilities - what a life - didn't appreciate it!
OK; staff appraisals - yikes, I'm only
half prepared!!
All OK, no major problems! That's it
until next year.
Had to leave work after lunch a call
from school, Nell complaining of a headache.
Time to get some housework done, great!
I'll be meeting myself coming back soon!
Friday
End of the week! Hurray! Still mustn't
be too dilatory still a day's work to do!
Friday's mood is light for everyone.
Excitement at the weekend, talk about plans, hopes for good weather.
I love the weekend; ballet classes, football
club, homework, birthday parties and constant taxi-driving for one child or
another!
Roll on Monday and back to work for a
bit of a rest!