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Your daily routine

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Write a paragraph about your usual day with the present simple, times and words like first, then and after that.

A day in my life

My name is Lena and I am a bus driver. I get up at half past five every morning. First, I have a shower and drink a cup of tea. Then I walk to the bus station. I start work at half past six. I have lunch at noon. After that, I drive for four more hours. In the evening, I cook dinner and watch TV. I usually go to bed at ten o'clock.

Times, order and verbs

Choose the correct word or phrase.

  1. I get up ___ seven o'clock.
    • a) in
    • b) at
    • c) on
  2. I go for a walk ___ the evening.
    • a) at
    • b) on
    • c) in
  3. ___, I have breakfast. Then I brush my teeth.
    • a) First
    • b) Finally
    • c) After
  4. I finish work at five. ___ that, I go to the gym.
    • a) Then
    • b) First
    • c) After
  5. I ___ drink coffee. I don't like it.
    • a) never
    • b) always
    • c) usually
  6. My sister ___ at a hospital.
    • a) work
    • b) works
    • c) working
  7. He ___ TV every evening.
    • a) watchs
    • b) watch
    • c) watches

Ravi's day

Ravi is a student. Type the correct form of the verb in brackets.

  1. Ravi ___ (get) up at seven o'clock.
  2. He ___ (have) breakfast with his brother.
  3. He ___ (go) to college by bus.
  4. His classes ___ (start) at nine.
  5. In the evening, he ___ (study) in his room.
  6. He usually ___ (finish) his homework at nine.
  7. He ___ (not / like) getting up early.

Writing task

Write a paragraph about your usual day. Say when you get up and what you do in the morning, the afternoon and the evening. Use times and the words first, then and after that.

50–80 words

Check your writing

  • I wrote one paragraph about one topic: my day.
  • I used the present simple.
  • I gave at least three times (at 7 o'clock ...).
  • I used first, then and after that.
  • I used usually, always or never at least once.
  • I finished with the end of my day.

Answer key

Times, order and verbs

  1. b) atUse at with clock times: at seven o'clock.
  2. c) inWe say in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening, but at night.
  3. a) FirstFirst is for the first action. Then comes next.
  4. c) AfterAfter that means next, when the first thing is finished.
  5. a) neverNever means not at any time. If you don't like coffee, you never drink it.
  6. b) worksWith he, she or one person, such as my sister, add -s: she works.
  7. c) watchesVerbs that end in -ch add -es: watch, watches.

Ravi's day

  1. getsWith he, she or one person, add -s: Ravi gets up.
  2. hasHave is irregular. With he, she and it, it is has.
  3. goesGo adds -es with he, she and it: he goes.
  4. startHis classes is plural (they), so there is no -s: they start.
  5. studiesWhen a verb ends in a consonant + y, change y to -ies: study, studies.
  6. finishesVerbs that end in -sh add -es: finish, finishes.
  7. doesn't like / does not likeFor the negative with he, she and it, use doesn't + verb with no -s: he doesn't like.

Model answer

I am a student and I live with my grandparents. On weekdays I get up at a quarter to seven. First, I have breakfast with my grandmother. Then I take the train to university. My classes start at nine and finish at three. After that, I work in a bookshop for two hours. In the evening, I always do my homework. I never go to bed before eleven o'clock.

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