Universidad Santiago de Cali Topic: Daily Routine

Instituto de Idiomas Teacher:

Level: INTRO/1 Date:
1
Day in the Life: Kenya
1. First, read about this boy's day. Then, identify daily routines vocabulary. (ex: wake up; have breakfast; go to school)

Charles Ispwapwa

Hello! My name is Charles Ispwapwa. I'm 11 years old. I

live in Kibera, a neighborhood in Nairobi, with my aunt
and cousins.

SARAH ELLIOTT—GETTY IMAGES FOR TIME

Early in the morning, around 5:30, my aunt wakes me up to get ready for school. I wash my face, then I brush my teeth and I
put on my school uniform. At 6:00 a.m., I have breakfast; I eat mandazi, which is fried dough in the shape of a donut. My aunt also
makes me a cup of tea with milk. Next, at 6:30, my cousin and I walk to school together. It takes us 30 to 45 minutes to get there. I arrive
in school at 7:15 a.m.. The students are supposed to get to school early to get organized before the teacher arrives at 8:00. We pray and
sing songs before our first lesson, which is math. We are learning multiplication. Later, at 9:30 a.m., we take our first break of the day. It
is 15 minutes long. I run around and play tag with my friends. Then, it's time to go back to class for our next lesson. We are learning how
to read and write English words. After the lesson, we take another 15-minute break. Every day, we have Swahili lesson at 11:45 a.m., but
today, instead of it, my class is learning about hygiene. We listen to a lecture about how to brush our teeth and wash our hands
properly.

In the afternoon, around 12:30, it's time for either arts and crafts or French lessons. French is difficult, but I like drawing houses,
animals or people. I like to use lots of colors. At 12:45 p.m., the school provides our lunch. We usually have rice, ugali [cornmeal
porridge] and chapati [fried dough] or potato chips. My teacher serves me a big bowl of mixed beans and corn. Some kids usually go
home after lunch. But I, and others, pay extra to stay at school until 3:10. I take this opportunity to get extra help from my teacher. After
school, I meet my cousin, and we walk home. When I get home from school, I do my chores. I walk to a nearby well to collect water for
my family to shower and cook with. I also shop for dinner and I wash the dishes. When I'm done, I play soccer with my friends until 6:00
p.m. After that, I do my homework.

At night, I have dinner with my aunt and my two cousins. We eat kale and ugali, which is cornmeal cooked with water to make a
porridge. We drink water. It's been a long day. Around 7:30 p.m., I lie down on a mattress on the floor, I curl up under a blanket and
finally I go to sleep. Good night!

2. Take a look at the chart below and then highlight with different colors prepositions of time, logical connector and time
expressions.

Prepositions of time Logical connectors Time expressions

-In -First -And -late
-On -Second -Then -early
-At -Third -Later -a.m.
-Until -Next -Before -p.m.
-From… to… -After -Immediately -every night
-Around -But -Finally -every day

3. On back of the paper, write WH and YES/NO questions about the text. (You can use WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHO & HOW).
a) What does Charles have for breakfast? R/ CHARLES EAT MANDAZI, WHICH IS FRIED DOUGH IN THE SHAPE OF A DONUT.
b) What time does he go to sleep? R/ CHARLES IS GOING TO SLEEP AROUND 7:30PM
c) Does he walk to school? R/ YES
d) What hours do students have their first break?
e) What time do you leave school?
f) What sport do you play with your friends?
g) 1. Retrieved from http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/kenya/day-in-life (It was adapted for academic purposes)