Daily routines

1. Write the activities in the picture. Choose from the list. There are two activities that are not shown.

catch the bus / chat online / get up / do exercise / have a bath / have a shower / have breakfast /
listen to music / read the newspaper / go to bed / start work / watch TV

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

1 ……………………………………………………………… 6 ………………………………………………………………
2 ……………………………………………………………… 7 ………………………………………………………………
3 ……………………………………………………………… 8 ………………………………………………………………
4 ……………………………………………………………… 9 ………………………………………………………………
5 ……………………………………………………………… 10 ………………………………………………………………

2. Fill the gap with a phrase from the list below. Read the text fully below answering.

catch the bus / do homework / do lots of things / eat a snack / freshen up / get up / go home / have
breakfast / meet friends / lie in / surf the net / wake up

My name is Anna and I’m English. I’m a student. I usually …………..……….. (1) at 6
o’clock, but I …………..……….. (2) for some time. Then I brush my teeth, have a bath, get
dressed and …………..……….. (3) . I always have a light breakfast — a sandwich and a cup
of tea. After breakfast, I …………..……….. (4) on my tablet PC for quarter of an hour and
then I …………..……….. (5) to school at 7.15. It takes nearly half an hour to get there and
by 7.45 I’m at school.
The lessons start at 8 o’clock. There is an interval from 11.30 to 12.00. During the
interval I …………..……….. (6) and drink some juice. The school finishes at 2 pm and then I
…………..……….. (7).
When I arrive home, I’m often very tired, so I …………..……….. (8) and go out to
…………..……….. (9). We …………..……….. together—we go to the park, cycle to the
country, play …well, we have a wonderful time. I go back home quite late. Then I
…………..……….. (10) in my study. After that I watch TV. My favourite channel is
Discovery. I usually have dinner at 9. After that I read in bed. I love reading fashion
magazines. I also listen to music before sleeping and I usually sleep at 10.
 3. Talk about your typical day. Use the words and phrases you’ve learned on the previous page. Before
starting make some notes. Notice the use of linkers and, then, after that and commas.

4. Read this text about things Lucy does on a typical working day. Highlight the words you did not know.
Now, YOU are Lucy. Cover the text and talk about your daily routine using the information on the
right.

Secretary

My day is quite busy. I wake up

at 6 o’clock and have a cup of
tea. I do yoga for fifteen minutes.
Then I have a shower and get dressed. I usually wear
jeans, a blouse, a jumper or cardigan. I brush my
hair, put on my make-up and then pack my briefcase.
I then put on my coat and leave home, walk to the
bus stop, catch the bus at 7.30, which takes about
30 minutes to get to work three miles away. I get off
the bus and walk to my office and I sign in at 8.15.
First of all I check my emails and then meet my
manager. Then I work on till lunchtime. I usually have
lunch at the canteen. My work finishes at 5 in the
evening. I usually do shopping before I go home.
I reach home at 6.30 and relax for an hour a cardigan
or two. Then help my daughter with her
homework or play with her. I have dinner at 10.
I’m usually in bed by 10.30.

5. Write a text about Lucy in Exercise 4. Use the correct verb form of the verb (work/works, have/has,
do/does).

Lucy’s day is quite busy. She wakes up at 6 o’clock and has a cup of tea. She does …

6. Practise questions and answers using the phrases you’ve learned. Use the question forms on the right.

A: What time do you wake up? What do you …? / What does Lucy …?
B: I wake up at 7 o’clock. What time do you …? / What time does Lucy …?
A: What time does Lucy wake up? When do you …? / When does Lucy …?
B: She wakes up at 6 o’clock. Where do you …? / Where does Lucy …?
A: What do you wear to work?
How do you …? / How does Lucy …?
B: …

English | Grade 11 1 © ONESTOP COLLEGE, Kandy | © Mohamed Farzan

A. Read the following text and complete the table below.

I get up at 7 o’clock. I wash my face My alarm clock rings at 7:30. I take a shower
and comb my hair and then I go and put my clothes on. Then my mother calls
me for breakfast. I usually have bread with
downstairs for breakfast, usually a
cheese and chocolate milk. After breakfast I
slice of bread and a bowl of cereal. My brush my teeth and kiss my parents
school starts at 8:30, so I leave goodbye. My school is not far from
home around 7:50 to catch the my house, so I go on foot. I have
lessons from 8:30 to 3:30.
bus. When school finishes at 3
After school I walk back home
o’clock, I come back home, have a
and watch TV or listen to music.
snack, do my homework, and have a I usually do my homework
shower. After dinner I watch TV and from 5 to 7 o’clock, when we
go to bed at 9:30. have dinner. I go to bed at 10.
Carla, 12 Before that I usually read a magazine and
chat with my friends online. Melissa, 12
I get up at 7:45, because my school only
starts at 9. I go to the bathroom and then I I get up at 7 o’clock, take a shower to wake
put on my uniform. I have breakfast with my
up, and get dressed. Then I make my
family around 8:15. I usually have porridge
breakfast – a ham sandwich and a smoothie.
and a piece of fruit. We all l eave
After brushing my teeth I make my bed and
home at 8:30. My parents drive me
leave for school, which starts at 8. I
to school and go to work. At 4:30
usually take the tube, because it’s
my grandfather takes me home.
faster than the bus. Lessons finish
I take a shower and put on my pajamas.
at 3 and I go straight home. I do
I always do my homework before dinner.
my homework and revise for the
When my parents arrive we eat and
tests. I have dinner at 7:30, help my
I still study a little bit more. Before
going to bed, usually around 11, I listen
mom with the dishes and study a
to music and read a sports magazine. little bit more while I listen to
music. I go to bed at 11.
Diego, 14 Mark, 13

Carla Melissa Diego Mark

Time getting
up

Breakfast

School time

Transport

Routines
before dinner
Routines
after dinner
B. Now say who these statements refer to by ticking [] the appropriate box(es).

Carla Melissa Diego Mark

1) I wake up when the alarm clock rings.

2) I walk to school.

3) I take a shower in the evening.

4) I wear a school uniform.

5) I brush my teeth after breakfast.

6) I do my homework before dinner.

7) I read before going to bed.

C. Choose the right option to complete each statement according to the text.
1. Diego is the one who ____. 2. ____ walk to school.
a) gets up later a) Neither Carla nor Melissa
b) gets up earlier b) Neither Carla nor Mark
c) goes to bed earlier c) Both Diego and Carla
3. Mark ____. 4. Diego ____.
a) makes breakfast for the whole family a) has breakfast alone
b) fixes his own breakfast b) has breakfast with his family
c) doesn’t make his breakfast c) doesn’t have breakfast

C. Now ask questions for these answers.

1. ___________________________________? 6. __________________________________?
I get up at 7 o’clock. No, Melissa’s school is not far from her
2. ____________________________________? home.
I take a shower and put my clothes on. 7. ___________________________________?
3. ____________________________________? Melissa’s school starts at 8:30.
Carla has a bowl of cereal for breakfast. 8. ___________________________________?
4. ____________________________________? She studies from 5 to 7.
She goes to school by bus. 9. ___________________________________?
5. __________________________________? He gets up later, because his school only starts
After dinner she watches TV. at 9.
10. _________________________________?
Mark makes his bed before leaving for school.