Interview with a Famous Actor (using PRESENT SIMPLE)




Interviewer: Thank you for taking some time off from your busy schedule to answer a few questions about your life!
Brad: It's my pleasure.

Interviewer: Could you tell us about an average day in your life?
Brad: Sure, I get up early - at 7 in the morning. Then I have breakfast. After breakfast, I go to the gym.

Interviewer: Are you studying anything now?
Brad: Yes, I'm learning a new film called "The Man About Town".

Interviewer: What do you do in the afternoon?
Brad: First I have lunch, then I go to the studio and shoot some scenes.

Interviewer: Which scene are you acting today?
Brad: I'm acting a scene about an angry lover.

Interviewer: That's very interesting. What do you do in the evening?
Brad: In the evening, I go home and have dinner and study my scripts.

Interviewer: Do you go out at night?
Brad: Not always, I like going out on weekends.



Comprehension Questions:
1. Why does the interviewer thank Brad?

2. What does Brad do after breakfast?

3. What does he do in the afternoon?

4. When does he like going out?

5. Pretend you are the interviewer? What do you want to ask Brad?






Let's Talk!
Woman: So, what's your usual day like? You always seem so busy.
Man: Well, I usually get up around 5:00 a.m. and work on the computer until 6:00 a.m.
Woman: Why do you get up so early?
Man: Well, I have to leave home at twenty to seven (6:40 a.m.) so I can catch a bus at 7:00 o'clock.
Woman: And what time do you get to work?
Man: Uh, my bus takes about an hour to get there.
Woman: That's nice. And what time do you get off work?

Man: Uh, around 5:00 o'clock. Then, we eat dinner around 6:30, and my wife and I read and play with the kids until 8:00 or so.
Woman: So, when do you work on your website? You said one time that you create it at home?
Man: Well, my wife and I often watch TV or talk until 10:00 o'clock. She often reads. I sometimes stay up until the early hours of the morning.
Woman: And then you get up at 5:00 a.m.?
Man: Well, yeah, but it's important to live a balanced life. I enjoy what I do, but you have to set aside time for the family and yourself.
Woman: I agree.



Key Vocabulary
catch (verb): to get on
- I have to catch a bus in front of the bus station.

get off work (verb): finish work
- She seldom gets off work before 6:00 p.m.

dinner (noun): sometimes supper
- We seldom eat dinner after 8:00 p.m.

stay up (verb): not go to bed
- I almost never stay up past midnight.

set aside (verb): reserve, allow, or give a certain amount to
- You have to set aside enough time to study for your classes.



Comprehension Check
1. What time does the man get up?
A. at 5:00 a.m.
B. at 6:00 a.m.
C. at 7:00 a.m.

2. What time does he get to work?
A. at 7:00 a.m.
B. at 8:00 a.m.
C. at 9:00 a.m.

3. What does he do with his family around 6:30 p.m.?
A. They read books together.
B. They play games.
C. They eat dinner.

4. What do the man and his wife do after the kids go to bed?
A. They watch TV.
B. They clean the house.
C. They listen to music.


Speaking: What is your usual day like?