22-hour workday

New York, once the largest city in the world, is now only the ninth or tenth largest. Of its over seven million people, 52 per cent are white, 24 per cent black, 20 per cent Hispanic, and 4 per cent «other». As a Korean immigrant, Lee Chang-Soon is one of the «others».

Together with his wife and his mother-in-law, Mr Lee runs a fruit and vegetable store on Manhattan's Upper East Side. His workday starts at midnight when he drives his truck to the fruit and vegetable market in the Bronx. It ends at 10 p.m. when he locks the door of his store and goes home with his wife.

Here's part of our reporter's conversation with Lee Chang-Soon.

Reporter: Mr Lee, you're at work when the rest of us are sleeping, and you're still working when we're watching TV in the evening.

Mr Lee: Yes, in our kind of business you have to work long hours. I spend five hours at the market every night, and the store's open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. People here want a wide choice of fruit and vegetables; every­thing must be fresh and clean - and cheap!

Reporter: Your wife's cleaning lettuce right now and you're sorting green peas

Mr Lee: Yes. We have to be very quick. There are 15 boxes of strawberries and a lot of asparagus and cauliflower waiting. There's always work to do.

Reporter: When do you sleep?

Mr Lee: Well, when I get back from the market - at about six o’clock in the morning - my wife and I first unload and store everything. That takes us about two hours. After that I sleep for an hour or so. And I get a bit of sleep in the evening after work ...

Reporter: ... before you leave for the market again at midnight. Life's pretty hard for you and your family, Mr Lee.

Mr Lee: Yes - but that's the way it is. We want to get on. We're not complain­ing.

Задания:

1. Поговорите о господине Ли и о себе.

	can(‘t) watch	... hours.
I	end(s)	... hours in bed.
Mr Lee	sleep(s)	at ...
Mr Lee’s workday	spend(s)	from ... to ...
My workday	start(s)	in ...
	work(s)	TV in the evening.

2. Дайте ответы.

a) Is New York the largest city in the world? b) Where’s the fruit and vegeta­ble market? c) Where’s Mr Lee’s store? d) Who runs the store? e) How long is Mr Lee’s workday? f) What hours is the store open? g) When can Mr Lee sleep? h) Can Mr Lee watch TV in the evening?

3. Вставьте в предложения наречия или обстоятельства, представленные в сле­дующем списке.

always, at midnight, every day, hardly ever, in the evening, on Sundays, on the Up­per East Side, still

a) Mr Lee’s store is open,  b) Mr Lee spends 14 hours in the store,  c) Mr Lee leaves for the market,  d) Mr Lee has time to sleep,  e) Mr Lee can’t watch TV. f) When other people are watching TV, Mr Lee is working,  g) The Lees have got a lot of work to do.  h) There are many stores like Mr Lee's

4. Вставьте артикль a(n)/the, где это необходимо.

a) She’s got a job as ... waitress, b) You can use the jug as ... vase. c) Mr Lee’s store is on ... Upper East Side of ... Manhattan but the fruit and vegetable market is in ... Bronx, d) Are you still at ...  work, Brian? e) I always sleep for an hour or so after ... work, f) Here’s  ... part of our reporter's conversation with Lee Chang-Soon, g) ... life is hard for them but they’re not complaining, h) Here on the Upper East Side, ... people want their vegetables fresh and clean and cheap, i) You can’t go by ... bus, you have to take ...  taxi, j) He’s got over ...  thousand records, k) There are public lavatories in ... Leicester Square.

5. Вставьте: his, him; her; its; our, us; they, their, them.

a) Where’s Sally? I’ve got a letter for ...  b) There are thousands of Korean  immigrants in New York. Many of ...  are in the fruit and vegetable business. c) Mr Lee starts ...  workday at midnight. At 10 p.m. you can see ... lock­ing his store for the night, d) Life’s hard for the Lees but      ...  are not com­plaining. e) People on the Upper East Side want ... fruit and vegetables fresh and clean and cheap, f) New York is the largest city in the U.S. 20 per cent of ... over 7 million people are Hispanics. g) We always lock the door of ... flat before we go to bed. h) In the morning we have to unload the truck and store everything. That takes ... about two hours, i) I've got a nice present for Karen ... birthday’s on the sixteenth, j) Life in New York City has ... problems, k) People want their vegetables fresh. And they want ... cheap.

6. Дополните предложения (только одним словом).

a) New York's one of the largest cities ... the world, b) ... an immigrant you have to work hard, c) Mr Lee leaves ...  the market at midnight and gets back ...  it at ... 6 a.m. d) We always watch TV ...  the evening. e) We've still got ten boxes ... strawberries, f) Mr Lee’s  ...  work when other people ... sleeping, g) It takes hour ... to clean the lettuce. h) Vegetables must  ...  fresh and clean, i) It can’t ... too difficult to find the market in the Bronx.

7. Переведите.

а) Вместе с женой господин Ли держит фруктово-овощной магазином в Манхэттене. b) В полночь он едет на фруктово-овощной рынок в (the) Бронксе, с) Около шести утра он возвращается с рынка, d) Каждую ночь он проводит на рынке около 5 часов, е) Господин Ли работает, пока другие люди смотрят телевизор или спят, f) Овощи должны быть свежими и чис­тыми. g) Они должны быть также дешевыми, h) Господин Ли и его жена должны рассортировать огромное количество фруктов и овощей и почистить их. i) Всегда есть какая-то работа, j) Жизнь сурова по отношению к семейству Ли, но они не жалуются.