День студента. Ларькова Г.С - 16 стр.

     3.2 Read the description of a typical day in the life of Queen Elizabeth II
and find:

     - three things that the Queen does every day;
     - three things that the Queen did on that particular day;
     - three things that you expect the Queen to do;
     - three things which you don’t expect the Queen to do.


      A day in the Queen’s life
      7 A.M. Wakes up, has a cup of tea. Reads “The Sporting Life” cover to cover.
      7.30 A.M. Has a bath and get dressed. The Queen selects her clothes but a
personal maid lays them out in her dressing room.
      8 A.M. Listens to BBC news and has breakfast with Prince Philip in the private
Royal Dining Room. This usually consists of eggs or kippers, tea and toast. Both look
through all the newspapers as they eat. The Queen first opens “The Times”, then the
“Daily Telegraph”, followed by the “Daily Mirror”
      8.45 A.M. Makes her daily phone call to Princess Margaret.
      8.55 A.M. Sees the Buckingham Palace housekeeper about the Palace matters.
      9.10 A.M. Reads her personal mail. The letters for the Queen’s eyes only are
marked with a special code.
      9.30 A.M. The first important business consultation with her Private Secretary,
Sir Philip Moore. The Queen has to make many decisions involving the State and
administrative matters.
      10.15 A.M. Works on her government documents.
      11.00 A.M. An official ceremony in the Grand Ballroom of Buckingham Palace.
The Queen remains standing and smiling for 90 minutes.
      12.45 P.M. A quick lunch, often eaten alone in her private apartment – usually
salad, fruit and mineral water.
      1.30 P.M. Changes clothes for next engagement.
      2.00 P.M. Leaves the Palace to open a new hospital in Hertfordshire. Her route
is always cleared by the police.
      3.00 P.M. Unveils the plague, makes a speech. Shakes dozens of hands at the
hospital. A cup of tea, eats nothing.
      4.45 P.M. Back to the Palace and work in her office. Simply putting her
signature to official papers can take 30 minutes.
      5.30 P.M. Receive foreign VIPs.
      6.00 P.M. The final meeting of the day with her Private Secretary.
      6.30 P.M. A quick change of clothes before leaving for a reception at St.
James’s Palace.
      7.00 P.M. Arrives at St. James’s Palace, shakes hands and talks to no fewer than
70 people.
      8.15 P.M. Back to the Place and changes into less formal clothes.
      88.30 P.M. An informal dinner with Philip and a group of famous businessmen.
      10.00 P.M. Watches television news.