Rovaniemi, December 5 th 2009

My name is Nicholas but everybody calls me Santa Claus.

This year, it is my turn to write you a letter. I want you to know how my days are here
at the North Pole.

Im an old man and Im always very busy in December.

I wake up at 6.00 am every morning. I brush my teeth, have a shower, dress up my red
and white clothes and at 7:30 am Im ready to eat breakfast.

I usually drink milk and eat some fresh cucumber in the morning. Its a custom here
in Finland.
I go to my workshop at 8.00 am. Im never late for work, but my co-workers, the 15.000
dwarfs, are hardly ever on time. We need lots of hands to make so many presents.

I work until 12.15. At that time, everybody stops to have lunch. Its also time to feed the
reindeer and spend some time with them. They like to listen to my old stories.

After lunch, sometimes I take a nap. I need to rest a lot before Christmas Eve.
At 02.30 pm I go back to the workshop and count all the toys we have. I often have to
work extra-hours because there arent enough toys for a day.

At 05.00 pm I go back home. It is always dark when I open my houses door. I take my
cup of tea, sit down on my sofa and read some letters until 07.00 pm.
At 08.00 pm its time to have something to eat before I go to bed.

My day ends at 09.45 pm when I put my head on my pillow and dream of my retirement.

Questions
1 - Who is the letter from?

2- Where is he from?

3 What time does he wake up?

4- What does he do from 6.00 am to 7.30 am?

5 What does he have for breakfast?

6 How many co-workers does he have?

7- What does he do at 14:30?

8 What time does his day end?

Adverbs of frequency

Hardly
Never sometimes often Usually Always
ever

Drinks milk

Takes a nap

Is late for work

Dwarfs are on time for work

Has to work extra hours

It is dark when he arrives home

The time
 Prepositions of time

Copy the hours from the text and follow the example.
6.00 am Its six oclock in the morning

Use Examples
Prepositions
in months in July; in September

year in 1985; in 1999

In seasons in summer; in the summer of 69

part of the day in the morning; in the afternoon; in the evening

duration in a minute; in two weeks

part of the day at night

time of day at 6 o'clock; at midnight

At celebrations at Christmas; at Easter

fixed phrases at the same time

days of the week on Sunday; on Friday

date on the 25th of December*

On special holidays on Good Friday; on Easter Sunday; on my birthday

a special part of a day on the morning of September the 11th*

Worksheet made by: Ana Catarina Rocha