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Peter Campbell, Manager Engineering Services, speaks several foreign languages, German, Spanish and Chinese. He asks questions and talks a lot. He chats on the phone for about one hour a day, especially with foreign friends. He likes to distribute work and doesn’t like to work on his own for less than two hours a day. When travelling abroad he uses his laptop, more than a week a month. He takes overtime three times a fortnight. If customers visit Selwood, about once a week, he entertains them. During the week he sleeps late, has a 15-minute ride by car to Selwood in the morning and starts work at 9 a.m. He has to stay late in the evening to finish all his daily work. In evening he usually learns vocabulary and plays chess for relaxation.

Figure 2.1.2: Peter Campbell stays late in the evening to finish all his daily work

Think about his typical working day and compare it with your own:

1.How long does he spend: Talking to people? On the phone? Working on his own? Working with a computer? Travelling? There are a lot of possible answers:

•A lot of time, not much time, half his time, about half his time, less than half his time, more than half his time,

•Around an hour/ about an hour/ less than an hour/ more than an hour a day,

•around two hours/ about two hours/ less than two hours a day

•around a day/ about a day/ less than a day/ more than a day

•around a week/ about a week/ less than a week/ more than a week a month/year

2.How often does he work overtime? Use foreign languages at work? Travel abroad on business? Entertain customers? Have a holiday? Choose some of following answers:

•Every day, once a day, twice a day, three times a day

•every week, once a week, twice a week, three times a week,

•every fortnight, once a fortnight, twice a fortnight, three times a fortnight

•every month, once a month, twice a month, three times a month

•every year/ once a year/ twice a year/ three times a year.

3.What time does he start work in the mornings?

4.When does he finish work?

5.How does he get to work?

6.How long does it take?

7.What does he do to relax in the evenings?

Frequently used to answer this question: Never, hardly ever, not often, sometimes, usually, always. [8]