Reading: «Peter´s last day»

Hello guys, 

Here is a reading text «Peter´s last day». Read the text carefully paying attention to the unknow vocabulary and the correct pronunciation of those words you are not familiar with. Try to understand the information in the text.  Then in class we will answer some comprehension questions orally. 

                             PETER´S LAST DAY

Peter is a famous baker. He’s hard-working and punctual. He always gets up at three o’clock every night and bakes his products. Then he has his breakfast with his wife and opens his bakery. He usually has his favourite pear marmalade for breakfast. He has many customers till afternoon. At noon, he has lunch at home. After lunch, he leaves the bakery to his son and sleeps about two hours. He returns to the shop and chats with his favourite customers. He´s been the only baker in the town for quite a long time, and now he has many friends who shop at his bakery. This has been the same routine for almost 25 years.

Today his daily routine is not the same. This is the last day in his bakery. He´s going to retire tomorrow. He is going to be in Hawaii with his wife next week. He has already booked his tickets. His son is going to take care of the bakery. Peter normally wears white clothes but today he’s wearing a Hawaiian shirt. He always has a siesta for lunch, but today he´s having a cup of expresso with his best friend.

He´s had a worderful working life. Now, he is ready to start a new life. He wants to see new places. There´s a luxury liners company in town and they send  a liner every Sunday to many different exotic places around the world. Tonight, he´s starting his journey with his wirde from the harbour. Tonight, on of the luxury liners is leaving the harbour and Peter and his wife are embarking on it to start a new life.