DAILY ROUTINES
1. Vocabulary
Brush your teeth Have breakfast Wake up Get up
Go to work Go to school Have lunch Go to bed
Go home Have a shower Do homework Have dinner
2. Matching vocabulary
F
G
A
C
I
B
E
wake
have
have
go
go
get
brush
go
3. Reading comprehension
MY DAILY ROUTINE
My name's Julia, and I am 27 years old. I live in London but I’m German. I live with my boyfriend and
we are very happy. I work in a bank and I love doing my job.
From Monday to Friday, my day starts very early. I always get up at 6:30 and I have a 20-minute
shower. Then, I get dressed and comb my hair. At 07:00 a.m I have breakfast, I usually have coffee
and cereal. After that, I put on my make up and go to work.
At 10:00 a.m., I sometimes have a snack and at 12:00 I usually have lunch at the office with my
colleagues. They are wonderful people who have a good sense of humor, and they are good friends
too. We enjoy having lunch together. At 3:30 I have a snack again, I usually have some tea and
biscuits.
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I go to the gym after work. I mind taking care of my health.
When I get home, I have a shower again, I prepare healthy dinner and I watch TV for a while. I like
to go to bed as soon as possible, around 9:30.
Thursday is different because I don't go to the gym. I go out with my boyfriend every Thursday. We
sometimes go to the cinema or we go out for dinner and to have a drink.
My boyfriend's name is Daniel, he is 31 years old, and he's an architect. He likes cooking but he
doesn't love cleaning the house so we share the housework.
His family is from Spain. He has two brothers and no sisters. We have been a couple for six years.
And we have been living together for two years.
On Friday night I always go out with my friends, we sometimes go to a bar and sometimes we meet
at a friend’s house but I can't be home late because I have to get up early on Saturday to clean the
house.
At the weekend, I always visit my parents and I often visit my grandparents, too.
1. Where is Julia from? Julia is from Germany.
2. How many sisters does Daniel have? He doesn´t have any sister.
3. What does Daniel hate? He hates cleaning the house.
4. Do they usually have lunch together? They don't usually eat lunch together.
What does Daniel do on weekend? He visits his in laws and grandparents in law.
6. Does Julia’s parents visit her on weekend? Julia's parents don´t visit her on weekends, she is the
one who visits them.
7. Does Julia enjoy going to bed late? She doesn´t like it.
8. Where is Daniel from? He is from Spain.
9. Where do Daniel and Julia live? They live in London.
10. Do they have children? They don´t have any children.
4. WRITING
Rewrite the sentences placing the adverb in its correct position:
a) Mary usually goes shopping to the mall (usually)
b) Amalia sometimes helps her parents with the housework (sometimes)
c) We are never late to school (never)
d) Mark is hardly ever sad (hardly ever)
e) My sister often goes swimming (often)
f) Our teacher is usually very friendly (usually)
g) David doesn't often study the grammar reference before his tests (often)
h) I am always happy (always)
i) Elena hardly ever reads the newspaper (hardly ever)
j) Laura usually has breakfast with her family (usually)
k) My friends are often quite punctual (often)
l) The girls always buy new clothes at Christmas (always)
m) Mike and his sister are always fighting for the remote. (always)
5. Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in simple present.
is
is
has
works
wants
studies
Is married
is
have
live
have
plan
gets up
stretches goes washes
brushes does
gets dressed likes
wears
wakes up
helps finishes
goes prepares
Is in a hurry gives
makes
leaves
eat go
4. LISTENING.
Listen to the audio and complete the sentences, then illustrate with a picture.
LIVING MEETING WAITING TALKING SEEING SHOPPING STAYING UP HELPING
DISCUSSING TAKING
1. Thank-you for helping me.
2. We look forward to meeting you tomorrow.
3. Living in the United States can be stressful.
4. Sarah has to go shopping today.
5. He's not used to staying up so late.
6. I appreciate you taking the time to talk to me.
7. Seeing is believing.
8. The kids enjoyed talking to the athletes after the game was over.
9. Do you mind waiting for a few minutes?
10. He avoided discussing the matter.
5. Writing. Read the information and write a paragraph about it.
He is Johnny Depp, he always wakes up at 6:00
o´clock. Then, he drinks a cup of coffe, takes a
shower and gets dressed in one hour. At 7:30
leaves to work, he works as an actor. From 12:00
until 13: 15 has a lunch with his director and
colleagues.
At 13:30 enjoys taking a nap and after 14:00 gets
backs to work. He usually at 16:00 goes to home.
For dinner he loves having ham and eggs, oysters
and red wine. He usually likes moving rehearsals
in front of mirror and watches CNN news in TV.
Finally at 21:30 p.m he goes to bed.
