An employee's morning

A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

Read the English text first, then check the translation. This reading intentionally brings the unit examples together in context. Note the main idea and two expressions you could use.

Text and translation

I wake up at half past six. I make breakfast before I leave home. I walk to the bus stop every morning. The bus arrives at seven twenty. I start work at eight o'clock. I check my messages before the first meeting.

أستيقظ في السادسة والنصف. أعدّ الفطور قبل مغادرة المنزل. أمشي إلى محطة الحافلات كل صباح. تصل الحافلة في السابعة وعشرين دقيقة. أبدأ العمل في الثامنة. أتفقد رسائلي قبل الاجتماع الأول.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: I walk to the bus stop every morning.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: أتفقد رسائلي قبل الاجتماع الأول.
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