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5 READING

a Look at the photo of Simon Cowell. What
do you know about him?

b Read the article. Use the glossary to help
you. Do you think Simon's day is typical for
a TV star?

c Read the article again. Answer the questions
in pairs.
1 Where does Simon Cowell live?
Simon Cowell is a judge on
2 Where does he have breakfast?
3 What does he eat for breakfast? TV shows like The X Factor. He lives
in his houses in London and
4 What does he do after breakfast?
5 Does he exercise in the morning? Los Angeles.
6 What time does he start work? When Cowell's alarm clock goes off in
7 What time does he go to bed? the morning. he always hits the snooze
8 Who does he send text messages to? button two times. He has breakfast
in bed and reads the newspaper. He
d Look at the highlighted words and guess always has the same breakfast: hot
their meaning. Check with your teacher or water. juice. and oatmeal. Then he has
a dictionary.
tea.
e Complete the sentences with a highlighted After breakfast. he takes a bath. His bathroom has a TV and he
word from the article.
watches cartoons for an hour. He likes The Flintstones. Cowell
1 I get up at 7:00. I take a shower. loves baths. He takes a bath three times a day. He also exercises
2 I read the newspaper I have time. in the morning. He always does 500 push ups.
3 I have lunch at 12:30. Cowell usually starts work at 1:00 in the afternoon and finishes
4 work, I go home and have dinner. at 9:00 p.m. He usually goes to bed at about 4:00 in the morning.
5 I watch TV or read I go to bed. Before that, he sends text messages to his assistants.
·1 have a weird routine," he says.
6 SPEAKING & WRITING

a > p.125 Vocabulary Bank A typical day.
GLOSSARY
b Write about your typical morning. Use verbs
from the Vocabulary Bank (Bet up, have
breakfast, etc.). Use adverbs of frequency
(always, usually, etc.) and time words (then,
after breakfast, etc.).

c Tell a partner about }'QY typical afternoon
and evening. alarm clock goes off hit the snooze button oatmeal
I sually have lunch at twelve thirty.
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cartoon
do push ups send text messages

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