Exercise 9. Insert prepositions or adverbs where necessary. Give a summary of the text. Mr Brown is a British business man. He works ... a firm. Yesterday Mr Brown w o k e ........seven o’clock. He got ... and did his physical exercises. that he went ... the bathroom. He washed, brushed his teeth and shaved. Then he went ... the sitting-room. It was half ... seven. 185 His wife brought him his breakfast. ... breakfast Mr Brown looked ... the "Financial [fai'naenjl] Times." ... ten minutes ... eight he left ... work. Mr Brown drove ... his office. It took him an hour to get there. Mr Brown said "good morning" to his colleagues. He had a lot of things to do. He dictated letters ... his secretary, looked ... the letters and telegrams, made phone calls and received visitors. ... half past four Mr Brown finished (['fm ijt] закончил) work and drove home. He got home ... half past five. His wife and children were ... home. He had dinner ... his family. ... dinner he played chess ... his son. At ten o’clock he listened ... the latest news. Then he had a shower and went ... bed. Exercise 10. Insert articles or possessive pronouns wherever necessary. 1. "I have ... lot of things to do today.” "Can I help you?" "I’m afraid you can’t. Thank you." 2... classes started at 8.30. 3. We usually listen to ... latest news in ... morning. 4. "Is Mr Green receiving ... visitors now?" "No, he isn ’t. H e’s making ... phone calls." 5. "Is Peter having breakfast?" "No, he isn ’t." "He is doing ... physical exercises." 6. "Is your sister ... teacher of English?" "Yes, she is." "Does she teach English at ... school or at ... college?" "She teaches it at ... college." 7. "Many happy returns of ... day." "Thank you very much." 8. You bought... present for your daughter, didn’t you? 9. "When do you usually listen to ... latest news?" "In .. morning." 10. "Does he drive to ... office in ... car every day?" "No, he doesn’t." "On Monday and Thursday his wife goes shopping in ... car." 11. Peter said "goodbye" to ... friends and left for ... home. 12. "When does ... French class start?" "At ... quarter to ... nine." 13. If she has ... class in ... afternoon she goes to college by bus. 14. Please wash ... hands and face and brush ... teeth. 15. He was very tired and went to ... bed at half past nine yesterday. 16. My friend is ... student at St. Petersburg University.

### Exercise 9: Insert Prepositions or Adverbs **Mr. Brown is a British businessman. He works **for** a firm.** Yesterday Mr. Brown woke **up** at seven o’clock. He got **up** and did his physical exercises. After that, he went **to** the bathroom. He washed, brushed his teeth, and shaved. Then he went **to** the sitting-room. It was half **past** seven. His wife brought him his breakfast. **At** breakfast, Mr. Brown looked **through** the "Financial Times." **At** ten minutes **to** eight, he left **for** work. Mr. Brown drove **to** his office. It took him an hour to get there. Mr. Brown said "good morning" to his colleagues. He had a lot of things to do. He dictated letters **to** his secretary, looked **at** the letters and telegrams, made phone calls, and received visitors. **At** half past four, Mr. Brown finished work and drove home. He got home **at** half past five. His wife and children were **at** home. He had dinner **with** his family. **After** dinner, he played chess **with** his son. At ten o’clock, he listened **to** the latest news. Then he had a shower and went **to** bed. --- ### Exercise 10: Insert Articles or Possessive Pronouns 1. "I have **a** lot of things to do today.” "Can I help you?" "I’m afraid you can’t. Thank you." 2. **The** classes started at 8.30. 3. We usually listen to **the** latest news in **the** morning. 4. "Is Mr. Green receiving **any** visitors now?" "No, he isn’t. He’s making **some** phone calls." 5. "Is Peter having breakfast?" "No, he isn’t." "He is doing **his** physical exercises." 6. "Is your sister **a** teacher of English?" "Yes, she is." "Does she teach English at **a** school or at **a** college?" "She teaches it at **a** college." 7. "Many happy returns of **the** day." "Thank you very much." 8. You bought **a** present for your daughter, didn’t you? 9. "When do you usually listen to **the** latest news?" "In **the** morning." 10. "Does he drive to **the** office in **his** car every day?" "No, he doesn’t." "On Monday and Thursday, his wife goes shopping in **their** car." 11. Peter said "goodbye" to **his** friends and left for **home**. 12. "When does **the** French class start?" "At **a** quarter to **nine**." 13. If she has **a** class in **the** afternoon, she goes to college by bus. 14. Please wash **your** hands and face and brush **your** teeth. 15. He was very tired and went to **bed** at half past nine yesterday. 16. My friend is **a** student at St. Petersburg University. --- ### Summary of the Text The text describes a day in the life of Mr. Brown, a British businessman. It begins with him waking up early in the morning and following a routine that includes exercising, personal hygiene, and reading the newspaper. After breakfast, he leaves for work, where he has multiple tasks to complete, including dictating letters and making phone calls. The day concludes with him returning home in the evening, having dinner with his family, and relaxing by playing chess with his son, before listening to the news and going to bed. This summary captures the main events and structure of Mr. Brown's day, highlighting his routine and interactions.