Exercise 2

В задании нужно составить рассказ о деловой женщине Энни, используя данную информацию:
- Сейчас 9:15
- Энни находится на улице
- Она просматривает свой план на день

Вот возможное решение:

Annie is a busy business woman. It's 9:15 in the morning, and she is standing in the street. She is carefully looking through her plan for the day to check her schedule and appointments. Annie wants to make sure she won't miss any important meetings today.

Exercise 2 - Annie's Schedule

Let's look at Annie's office hours schedule (10:00 - 18:00):

1. 10:00 - Answer the mail
2. 12:00 - 14:00 - Business lunch with GML people
3. 14:00 - Talks with GML (about furniture prices)
4. 15:00 - Write a report for the Managing Director
5. 16:00 - Make appointments with customers
6. 17:00 - Look through advertisements of foreign furniture producers on the Internet
7. 18:00 - End of the working day

Activities after office hours

Here are the possible activities Annie can do after work:

• Go to the sports centre
• Clean the floor
• Make supper
• Play on the computer
• Listen to music
• Speak on the phone
• Watch the news/a film on TV
• Meet friends
• Drink coffee
• Be tired

Winter Holiday Plans Discussion

Example question: "Will you have a holiday in winter season?"

Possible winter holiday activities to discuss:
1. Going to the Caucasus/Alps
2. Going skiing/skating
3. Going on holiday with friends
4. Staying at a hotel
5. Eating out in a cafe/restaurant
6. Going to a disco in the evenings

To practice, you can form questions like:
- Will you go skiing this winter?
- Are you planning to stay at a hotel?
- Would you like to go to the Alps?
- Are you going on holiday with friends?

Exercise 2 - Annie's Daily Schedule Analysis

🕒 Let's analyze Annie's workday schedule in detail using Present Simple and Present Continuous tenses:

1. Current Situation (Present Continuous for actions happening now):
   - It's 9:15 AM
   - Annie is standing in the street
   - She is looking through her plan

2. Schedule Structure (Present Simple for regular activities):
   Annie's day is organized in hourly blocks, following standard business practice.

3. Grammar Points Used:
   - Present Continuous: for actions happening now (is looking, is standing)
   - Present Simple: for scheduled events (business lunch starts at 12:00)
   - Time prepositions: at, from, to

4. Business Vocabulary Used:
   - business lunch
   - Managing Director
   - appointments
   - customers
   - advertisements
   - producers

Key Observations:

1. Time Management:
   - The day is clearly structured with specific time slots
   - Major business activities are scheduled during peak hours
   - Lunch break is allocated sufficient time (2 hours)

2. Business Activities:
   - Morning: Administrative tasks (emails)
   - Midday: Business networking (lunch)
   - Afternoon: Strategic tasks (reports, appointments)
   - Late afternoon: Market research

3. Professional Context:
   - The schedule shows Annie is in furniture business
   - She has both internal (Managing Director) and external (GML, customers) interactions
   - Her role involves both administrative and strategic responsibilities

This schedule demonstrates a typical business day with various professional activities, showing proper time management and business priorities.