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Unit1LifestylesLesson1APerfectDay?AcouchpotatoWhenIwakeupIdon‘tgetupimmediately.Iturnonthetelevisionandwatchthechildren‘sprogramsandoldmoviesuntilabouthalf-pastten.ThenIgetup,godownstairsandswitchontheTVinthelivingroom.Forlunch,Ihavebiscuitsandaglassofmilk,andIwatchthenews.Intheafternoon,Ioftenwatchanotheroldfilm–they‘reshowingsomegoodonesatthemoment.Intheevenings,IoftenwatchTVseriesorsportandthenewsagain.Ilikethemainnewsatsixo‘clock.Atninethirty,ifthereisagoodplayonBBC2,Iswitchoverandwatchit.Thenatnight,IwatchmorefilmsandIusuallyswitchofftheTVatabouttwoo‘clock.IneverwatchTVatnight.IwatchTVforsixteenorseventeenhoursaday.Ialsodosomeexerciseeveryday.ItakeTina,thedog,forawalkeveryafternoon.Idon‘tgofar,ofcourse.Iwalktothewalloutsidemyhouse.IalwaystakemyportableTVandIsitonthestonewallwhilethedogwalksroundinacircle.Ofcourse,Icouldn‘tlivethislifestylewithoutagoodwife.She‘snotherenowbecauseshe‘sworking,butshealwaysmakesmymeals.Wehaven‘tgotmuchmoney,youknow,butwe‘rehappy.SitdownandwatchTV.Here‘stheremotecontrol.You‘vegottheworldatyourfeet.Andinyourhand.Great!AworkaholicInormallywakeupaboutfiveminutesbeforemyalarmclockgoesoff.AssoonaIhearmyalarmclock,Ijumpoutofmybed.Ittakesmelessthanfifteenminutestowash,getchanged,havebreakfast,leavehomeandgetonabus.Iamalwaysthefirstpersontogettotheoffice.Themorningsarealwaysverybusyandtheafternoonsareevenbusier!Meetingsandphonecallstakeupalargepartoftheday.Everyminuteofthedayisfilledwithurgentmatters.Byaroundeighto‘clock,Iusuallyfindsometimetodomyownpaperworkandanswersomepersonale-mails.WhenIgethomeataboutten,IlookatsomedocumentsthatIbringbackfromtheofficesothatIcanbereadyforthenextday‘swork.Igettobedaroundmidnightwhenmywifeandchildrenarealreadyasleep.Iseldomhavetimeforfunandotheractivitieswithmyfamily.Myfamilycomplainsaboutit.ButItrytoworkhardsothatIcanmakemoremoneyforthem.Besides,Igetboredifthere‘snothingtodo.Ilikebeingbusy.