Text 1:

Today was a great day! I woke up early and went for a jog around the neighbourhood. It was a beautiful, sunny morning and I felt so energised and happy. Afterwards, I went to the grocery store and picked up some food for the week. It was nice to get out and get some fresh air. In the evening, I went to the gym and worked out for a bit. I was really getting into my routine, and it felt great. I left when I was tired and I headed home to cook up a delicious dinner. I love cooking and it always relaxes me. I spent the rest of the evening catching up on some reading and watching some TV. All in all, it was a really productive and enjoyable day! 

Text 2:

Hey there! Today has been a pretty hectic day for me. I had to wake up early and get ready for work. I had a few meetings in the morning and then I had to rush to a lunch appointment with a prospective client. After that, I had a few more meetings at the office and I had to finish some paperwork. I spent the rest of the day working on a project that I had been putting off for a while. I managed to wrap it up just before the end of the day so I was pretty relieved. Unfortunately, I completely forgot that I had to meet with a friend for dinner and he was very upset when he called me and I told him I was watching Netflix.

VOCABULARY:

• Neighbourhood: the area of a town that surrounds someone’s home, or the people who live in this area.
• Energized: to make someone feel energetic or eager.
• Afterwards: after the time mentioned.
• Work out: To exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body.
• Routine: a usual set of activities or way of doing things.
• Delicious: having a very pleasant taste or smell.
• Catch up: to do something you did not have time to do earlier.
• Productive: having positive results.
• Hectic: full of activity, or very busy and fast.
• Rush: to do something or move very quickly, or to cause someone to act in such a way; hurry.
• Prospective client: Potential client.
• Paperwork: the written records connected with a particular job, deal, trip, etc.
• Put off: to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date.
• Relieved: happy that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended.
• Upset: worried, unhappy, or angry.

 TIPS

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