Read the text carefully.

Alfred is an American boy. He lives in Los Angeles,

California. He lives with his family in a modern house. He
is eleven years old and he has got an older brother, David,
and a younger sister, Emma.
He starts his day at about half past seven. He gets up,
goes to the bathroom, takes a shower, brushes his teeth
and get dressed. Then he has breakfast and at a quarter
to eight he leaves home and catches the bus to school.
Classes begin at half past eight. He usually has lunch at the school canteen at half past twelve. After
school, at a quarter past five, he goes home. There he does his school homework and when he finishes
it he helps his Mum laying the table. At half past seven the family dines together.
Alfred is a very helpful boy, so he helps his mother cleaning up everything after dinner.
He usually watches TV for a while after dinner and at about ten o’clock the most he brushes his teeth
again, puts on his Spider Man pajamas and goes to bed. His parents always kiss him good night before
he gets asleep. Alfred is a very happy boy!

1 True or False? 2 Match the antonyms.

1. Alfred is an American boy. ______________ modern ● ● enters

2. He lives in a modern flat. _______________ older ● ● alone
3. He is eleven years old. _________________ starts ● ● end
4. He has got two brothers. _______________ leaves ● ● old-fasioned
5. Alfred wakes up at eight o’clock. __________ begin ● ● unhappy
6. He walks to school. ____________________ together ● ● younger
7. His classes begin at half past eight. _______ ● ● finishes
helpful
8. Alfred and his family have dinner at half past ● ● unhelpful
happy
seven. ______________________________

3 Answer the following questions.

1. Where does Alfred live? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. What’s his sister’s name? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. What time does he wake up? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Does he have breakfast at home? ------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. What time does he leave home? --------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. Where does he have lunch? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. When does he return home? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. Does he make homework at school or at home? ----------------------------------------------------------
9. Is he a helpful boy? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. What about you? What’s your daily routine like? -------------------------------------------------------
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 DAILY ROUTINES

READ AND COMPLETE THE CHART : STEVE´S ROUTINE

I get up at eight o´clock and I have a shower.I have breakfast at eighy thirty.I go to school at ten to nine.I have
lunch at school and I finish school at half past three. I arrive home at a quarter to four .I watch TV from four o
´clock to five o´clock.Later,I do my homework and play basketball with my friends .I have dinner a a quarter to
nine and I go to bed at nine thirty.

Get up
8:30
Go to school

Do my homework
8:45
Go to bed

2.Answer True(T) or False(F)

-Steve gets up at nine o´clock.

-Steve has breakfast at nine thirty.

-Steve goes to school at ten to nine.

-Steve has dinner at quarter to nine.

3.WRITE ABOUT YOUR DAILY ROUTINE

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3.READ AND WRITE THE HANDS ON THE CLOCKS

Jose gets up a quarter past seven.It takes hime fifteen minutes to get dressed.Then he has a shower and has
breakfast.Later,he goes to school at twenty to nine and he arrives at school twenty minutes later.He has lunch at
quarter past two and goes home at three thirty.He watches TV from a quarter to four to half past four.He plays
basketball but he can´t find his trainers.It takes him ten minutes to find them. He has dinner at twenty-five to nine
and goes to bed forty minutes later.

he goes to school he arrives school he goes to bed

DAILY ROUTINE
SPEAKING

 When do you usually get up?

 I usually get up at… wash my face, take a
shower, have a bath, get
 What do you do first? dressed, put on my clothes,
 Sometimes I oversleep. But I usually… comb my hair, have
breakfast, clean/brush my
teeth, make up, leave home
 What do you usually have for breakfast?
 For breakfast I usually have… a sandwich, a toast, bread and
butter, cereals, cornflakes, a glass
of milk, a cup of tea, a mug of
cocoa
 How and what time do you go to school?

by car, tram, train,

 I go to school… underground, bus, bike,
on foot
taxi,…

 What time do you finish school?

 I finish school at… Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
 Which is the busiest day during the week? Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
 The busiest day during the week is… Sunday
 Where do you have lunch?
in the school canteen, at home, in a restaurant, at
 I have lunch… my grandmother’s,…

 What do you usually do after school?

 After school I usually… do homework, play
computer games, meet
 How do you usually spend an evening at home? friends, surf on the net,
 I usually… go to training sessions,
do some sports, have
 How often do you go out?
private a lesson, watch
 I never go out.
TV, talk to my parents,
 I go out once a week, … read a book/a comic

 Describe your daily routine on a Sunday.

 Sophie is eleven years old and she lives in Brighton, England.
She usually gets up at a quarter to eight, she has a shower,
gets dressed and then she brushes her teeth. After that, she
goes downstairs and has breakfast. For breakfast she usually
has milk, toast and orange juice. Then she brushes her teeth
again because she likes them white and healthy!
Then she grabs her school bag and goes to the bus stop to
catch the school bus. Classes start at half past eight and finish
at half past four. She usually has lunch at the school canteen
with her schoolmates at about 12 o’clock. Her best friend is
Amy and Sophie always sits next to her at lunch.
After school she returns home and does her homework. She
is a very hard-working pupil and she never misses a school
task! After homework, she usually listens to music and watches
television a bit.
At half past seven it is time for dinner. Then she usually reads
a book or chats with her parents for a while.
Finally, she goes to bed at about ten o’clock, but before that
she brushes her teeth. Sophie is a happy little girl!

A B
Answer the questions about the text. Order Sophie’s daily routine.
1. What time does Sophie get up? She goes to bed at about ten o’clock.
-------------------------------------------------- She gets dressed.
2. Does she usually have a shower? She catches the bus to school.
-------------------------------------------------- She has lunch at the school canteen.
3. What does she eat for breakfast? She listens to music.
-------------------------------------------------- She gets up.
4. What does she drink for breakfast? She does her homework.
-------------------------------------------------- She has a shower.
5. What does she do after breakfast? She has dinner.
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6. Does she go to school on foot?
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7. What time does school start? interrogative and negative forms.
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8. What time does it finish? 1. Sophie brushes her teeth three times a day.
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9. Where does Sophie usually have lunch? INT --------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------- 2. She goes to school by bus.
10. Who is Sophie’s best friend? NEG --------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------- INT --------------------------------------------------
11. What does Sophie do when she returns home? 3. She listens to music.
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12. How many times a day does she brush her INT --------------------------------------------------
teeth? 4. She chats with her parents for a while.
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13. Is she a happy girl? INT --------------------------------------------------
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 Meet Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown is ten years old. He lives in a big house in London with
his father, Mr. Brown, his mother, Laura and his little sister, Claire.
His father is a bank clerk and his mother is a travel agent. Claire is
a baby.
Every morning they get up early. At 7.20 Ryan has a quick shower.
Then he goes to the dining room where they have an enormous
breakfast.
The Browns go to work by car. Mr. Brown drives it. Ryan goes to
school on foot with his best friend Mum and Claire stays at home
with the baby-sitter.
At noon Ryan has lunch in the school canteen with his friends.

The Browns go back home after tea. Ryan does his homework and Laura works in the garden. Mr.
Brown goes to the library. They have dinner at 7.30 p.m. They talk a lot during dinner. Then, they
watch their favourite TV programme and they go to bed.

True or False? Answer the questions about the text.

1. How old is Ryan?
1. Ryan has got a sister.
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2. Ryan lives in Hendon.
2. Where does he live?
3. He does his homework before tea.
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4. The Browns don’t watch TV.
3. Does he live with his parents?
5. The Browns have breakfast at
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7.30.
4. What’s his father’s job?
6. Claire is a baby.
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5. What’s his mother’s job?
Order Ryan’s daily routine. ---------------------------------------------
6. What time do the Browns get up?
Ryan has lunch at the school. _____ ---------------------------------------------
Ryan walks to school. _____ 7. How does Ryan go to school?
He has a shower. _____ ---------------------------------------------
Ryan does his homework _____ 8. What time does he have lunch?
He watches TV with his family. _____ ---------------------------------------------
He has breakfast. _____ 9. Where does he have lunch?
Ryan gets up. _____ ---------------------------------------------
He has dinner with his family. _____ 10. What do the Browns do after dinner?
Ryan goes to bed. _____ ------------------------------------