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Materi Simple Routine Task

The document defines a simple routine task as a regularly occurring activity or piece of work, discusses how it is used to inform readers about daily activities through an opening, content, and closing, and provides examples of language features commonly used such as simple present tense verbs, adverbs of frequency and sequence, and WH-questions. It also includes a sample routine as an example and questions about a passage describing a girl's daily schedule.

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Materi Simple Routine Task

The document defines a simple routine task as a regularly occurring activity or piece of work, discusses how it is used to inform readers about daily activities through an opening, content, and closing, and provides examples of language features commonly used such as simple present tense verbs, adverbs of frequency and sequence, and WH-questions. It also includes a sample routine as an example and questions about a passage describing a girl's daily schedule.

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SIMPLE ROUTINE TASK

A. The definition
Simple Routine Task is an activity or piece of work which we have to do regularly.
B. The social function
It is to inform the readers about someone’s daily activity.
C. The generic structures
1) Opening
2) Content
3) Closing
D. The language features
1) Using simple present tense
Subject + verb 1 + object + adverbs of time

Example:
 I usually woke up at … (insert the average hour you wake up here)
 I always eat breakfast / I typically skip breakfast …
 Next, I start to do my schoolwork /. Next, I generally attend my classes …
 After, I generally eat lunch / I never eat lunch …
 Then I go back home / I do my homework when I get back home …
 I typically watch some TV before bed, / I try to read a book before bed …
 I shower every night before bed / I typically shower in the morning …
 I go to bed around 11 PM / I never go to bed early …

2) Using adverbs of frequency and sequence.


 Usually
 Then
 Next
 First
 Sometimes
 Always
 After

3) Using WH-questions in simple present tense form


 How often do you cook at home?
 What do you do after school?
 Where do you usually play soccer?
 Do you always get home in the evening?
 Does he often go shopping?
 Do you ever get up before four o’clock?
 What are the working days in Indonesia?
 Are the working days in your town different from most people in your country?
 When and where do you usually eat during the day?
 What do you have for breakfast?

Example:

I typically wake up at 8:30 AM. I try to wake up as soon as my alarm goes off, not to be late.
Then, I take a shower and dress. After I eat my breakfast, I leave the house for work. At
lunchtime, I usually go out with my coworkers to eat. When my shift is over, I come back home
and cook for dinner. After I eat dinner, I usually go for a walk. Next, I shower and go to bed.
Read the text for answering the following questions!

Evelyn lives in Houston, Texas. She is eleven and studies at Theodore Roosevelt School.
She is in sixth grade. Every morning she gets up at 6:00 a.m., takes a shower, and has breakfast.
At noon, she usually has lunch with her mother. She is a housewife and a web designer too. She
designs nice websites. Her father is a mechanic. In the afternoon, she goes to school and she
comes back at 6:00 p.m. Then she does her homework, has dinner, and helps her mother wash
the dishes. She doesn’t watch TV on weekdays. She goes to bed at about 10:00 p.m. On
weekends, she usually plays with her friends, listens to music, and goes to the movies.

1. Where does Evelyn live?


2. What does she do after she gets up?
3. When does she usually play with her friends?
4. What does she do at noon?
5. Where does she usually go on weekends?

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