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Read the text about professional swimmer Michael Daley’s day. Then Choose the correct answers.

I usually get up at around 6:00 a.m. Before I became a professional swimmer, I got up late most days, but I don’t ever stay in bed now, even on Sundays! I always go to the gym in the mornings. I spend about 30 minutes on the running machine, and then another 30 minutes doing other exercises. It is very important for me to stay fit and healthy. I only spend two hours at the gym when I have a big swimming competition. I get home from the gym at about 8:00 a.m., have a shower and get dressed. I always have a big breakfast of cereal with banana, toast, eggs, coffee and orange juice. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for me because I do a lot of swimming every day. After breakfast, I go for a long walk in the park near my house. The exercise helps me to relax and feel prepared for the rest of the day. Then it’s time for me to start work. From 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. I normally go to the swimming pool and train for two hours with my personal trainer. I swim about five kilometres, and practise diving. After my training, I usually have a meeting with my trainer to talk about how well I’m doing and what I still need to work on. I sometimes have lunch at the pool café with my trainer, but if I have a television interview, I’ll walk over to the TV studio. All my friends think that it’s exciting to be on television, but it takes a long time to film, so it can be a bit boring. It’s not difficult to do TV interviews, but it takes a long time to get ready. At home, it takes me about 20 minutes to have a shower, get dressed and do my hair, or maybe half an hour if I’m going somewhere special, but at the TV studio it takes an hour! If I have a big competition coming up, then I do more training in the afternoon, or have more meetings with my trainer. In the evenings, I usually relax at home with my wife, Emma. I quite enjoy cooking, so we often eat at home together. Emma hated my cooking at first, but now she thinks it’s OK. Her father is a chef at a top restaurant, so she loves good food. We sometimes go to a restaurant for dinner. We both love Korean food, and there’s a great place near my house. I never eat fast food like burgers and kebabs, or my trainer will get angry with me. Then Emma and I usually watch a film on television. We both love comedy films, and Emma also likes romantic films, but I’m not a big fan – I prefer action films. I usually go to bed at 10.00 p.m. because I need to be back in the gym by 7.00 a.m. the next day!
Read the text on the first screen again to help you.

1.When does Michael get up late now?

2. Michael usually exercises at the gym for

3. After breakfast, Michael

4. Michael says that TV interviews are sometimes

 

5. When Michael gets ready at the TV studio, it takes him

6. What does Michael’s wife, Emma, think about his cooking now?

7. Michael often eats

8. Both Michael and Emma like watching

Read an article about a teenager’s hobby.

Adam Jones has an unusual hobby for a 15-year-old boy. Most of his friends like to spend their time playing sports like football and basketball or playing computer games, but Adam prefers to cook. Adam first became interested in food from watching cookery programmes on television, but he learned how to cook from his father who was a chef in a local Italian restaurant. His father says that Adam is now the best cook in the family. In the past, Adam’s father did all the cooking for the family, but now Adam cooks most of the family meals. His parents love Adam’s cooking, and even his younger sister Sarah eats most of the food he cooks. Adam likes cooking food from all over the world, but especially Italian, Indian and Thai food. Last year, he went on holiday to India and Thailand with his family, and he enjoyed trying all of the different dishes. Next year, he is going to travel to China and learn how to cook Chinese food. Adam also likes computers and has his own website called ‘Cook with Adam’. He first made the website as part of a school project, but now he uses it to tell people about his cooking and to teach young people how to cook. It has easy food recipes, photos of his food and videos to show people how to cook his favourite meals. The website is very popular with young people, and Adam hopes that it will make them more interested in learning to cook. His father now has his own restaurant, and Adam has a part-time job as a chef there. When people go to the restaurant, they are often surprised that the chef is so young. Adam’s father is happy for him to work there, but only at the weekends because he doesn’t want him to be too tired for school. Adam recently won the first prize in a cooking competition for young people in the UK. He made a chicken curry with rice and vegetables and a chocolate and raspberry dessert. He was very surprised to be in the final part of the competition, and he couldn’t believe it when he won first prize. He won £500 and a cooking lesson with a famous TV chef. Adam’s whole family were very happy that he won the competition, especially his father. After the competition, he appeared on a television news show and a cookery show. In the future, Adam wants to move to London and work as a chef at a top restaurant. He would also like to have his own cookery show on TV and to travel around the world and learn how to cook food from many different countries.
Decide whether the sentences are True or False.

  1. Adam likes cooking more than playing football.
  2. Adam learned how to cook from watching programmes on television.
  3. Adam now cooks most of his family’s meals.
  4. Adam only likes cooking Italian, Indian or Thai food.
  5. Adam went to China with his family last year.
  6. Adam made his website for a school project.
  7. Adam’s father allows him to work at the restaurant on any night of the week.
  8. Adam now has his own cookery show on television.
 

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