67801 how organized are you

1. Read and translate:
1. I like to plan my deeds every day.
2. I think that Nora is a wellorganised person.
3. Tim keeps his things in order.
4. Sara plans carefully in advance
what she will do the next day.
5. I’m too lazy to plan everything.
6. Andrew prefers not to plan
anything at all.
7. I don’t think Helen is an organised
person because she is often late to
school.

3. Read and say if the following
people are well-organised:
Mary writes all the things she has to
do in a diary every day. Then in the
evening she checks what she has done
and what – not for this or that reason
and changes the plan for the next day.
Thus, she manages to fulfill nearly
everything she plans. She does
everything in time.
Paul doesn’t like to plan anything. He
thinks it’s rather boring. He likes to do
everything spontaneously. Very often he
is late for classes. He forgets to phone
his friends. He forgets to feed his fish.
He has a lot of other problems. What
can you advise him?
Mike likes to do everything at the

last moment. He knows that it’s a bad
habit but can’t do anything. He does his
homework just before going to bed. He
is rather careless and makes a lot of
mistakes. He knows that he has to
change. But what?

2. Read and fill in the correct
prepositions:
1. I’ll have to hand my work __ nine
o’clock in the morning.
2. I promised __ ring my friend and
forgot to do it.
3. You take your friends out __ a meal
and all your money’s gone.
4. You planned your visit __ Greece
but you didn’t book the hotel.
5. You tried __ send a message to
your friend immediately not __ forget
the information.
6. Your friend will pick you __ there.
Peter studies well. He does his
homework in advance and has a lot of
free time. He goes in for table tennis.
He listens to the music. He talks to his
friends. He helps his mother at home. He
is always ready to help his friends with
different subjects. He says that he has
a plan of his deed in his head and it
helps him.

Milena is an easy-going person. She
has a lot of friends and they often spend
time together. She manages to do all she
has to do at home. She does her
homework in time. She doesn’t forget
anything. She has a small notepad where
she write what she has to do.

4. Answer the questions:
1. Do you like plan your day in advance?
2. Do you write your plan in the
notepad? 3. Do you always fulfill your
plan? 4. Do you think you are an
organised person? 5. Do your friends
plan their deed in advance? Why? Why
not?


KEY:

2. Read and fill in the correct
prepositions:
1. I’ll have to hand my work at nine o’clock in the morning.
2. I promised to ring my friend and forgot to do it.
3. You take your friends out for a meal and all your money’s gone.
4. You planned your visit to Greece but you didn’t book the hotel.
5. You tried to send a message to your friend immediately not to forget
the information.
6. Your friend will pick you up there.