Describing Your Morning Routine

Model: Paragraph 1

My morning routine

It is easy for me to get ready for the day. I get up at 3:30 A.M. I clean up my body. I take ablution before I
start my “Tahajjud”. I put on my prayer clothes. Then, I set my prayer rug on the right praying direction.
Once, I finish with the praying. I read Al-Quran, while waiting for the call to dawn prayer. After that, I do
morning exercise to keep my body fresh. I walk around the neighborhood for 30 minutes. Then, I go back
home to take a shower. I pack my school stuffs in my school bag. I leave my house for campus at 6:30. My
first class starts at 7:00 to 8:40. After class, I am very hungry. I go to cafeteria for breakfast. That is my
morning routine.

Model Paragraph 2

I do many things to get ready for the day. First, I get up at 4:15 A.M. Then I wake up my children and wife
to pray Subh together at a Mosque. I do morning exercises after I pray. I take a shower around 5:30. Then,
I get dressed and pack my stuffs. I help my wife to take care of children before they go to school. We have
breakfast together at 6:00. I ride my children for school at 6:30. After that, I drive my wife to the bus station
for office. Finally, I go to campus for my morning class at 8:40. That is my busy morning routine.

Questions about model paragraph 1:

1. What is the topic of the paragraph?
2. Which word describe the writer’s morning routine? Circle it: (busy/ easy/ hungry)?
3. How much time does the writer need before class each day?
4. Where do you think the writer lives?
5. Write the verbs the writer uses:
a. It ___________ easy for me to get ready for the day.
b. I ___________ on my prayer clothes.
c. I ___________ my prayer rug on the right praying direction.
d. I ___________ Al-Quran.
e. I ___________ my school stuffs in my school bag.
f. I ___________ my house for campus at 6:30.
g. My first class ___________ at 7:00 to 8:40.
h. After class, I ___________ very hungry.
i. I ___________ to cafeteria for breakfast.
j. That ___________ my morning routine.
6. Write the words the writer uses to show time:
a. I get up ___________ 4:00 A.M.
b. ___________, I finish with the praying.
c. I leave my house for campus ___________ 6:30.
d. My first class starts ___________ 7:00 ___________ 8:40.
e. ___________, I am very hungry.
Questions about model paragraph 2:
1. What is the topic of the paragraph?
2. Which word describe the writer’s morning routine?
3. How much time does the writer need before class each day?
4. Talk about the writer’s morning routine. What is the same for her and the writer of paragraph 1?
What is different?
5. Write the verbs the writer uses:
a. First, I ___________ at 4:15 A.M.
b. Then I ___________ up my children and wife to ___________ Subh together at a
Mosque.
c. I ___________ morning exercises after I ___________.
d. Then, I ___________ dressed and ___________ my stuffs.
e. After that, I ___________ my wife to the bus station for office.
f. Finally, I ___________ to campus for my morning class at 8:40.
6. Write the words the writer uses to show the order of her actions:
a. _____________, I get up at 4:15 A.M.
b. _____________, I wake up my children and wife to pray Subh together at a Mosque.
c. I do morning exercises _____________ I pray.
d. _____________, I get dressed and pack my stuffs.
e. _____________, I drive my wife to the bus station for office.
f. _____________, I go to campus for my morning class at 8:40.

Grammar and Sentence Structure

Subject Pronoun

In the early part of this book, you learned about nouns. Remember, a noun is a word for a person, place,
thing, or idea. Pronouns can take the place of nouns. A subject pronoun can be the subject of a sentence.

Subject Pronouns

Singular Plural
I we
you you
he they
she
it
Study the rules and examples.

Rules Examples
1. Subject pronouns can take the place of subject Ali is from Subang, West Java, Indonesia. (Ali) He
nouns. speaks Sundanese.
2. Use a noun or a subject pronoun, not both. Your brother is friendly. He is friendly.
Not: Your brother he is friendly.
3. Use they to refer to people or things. The kids are small. They are two years old.
The cars are not new. They are two years old
4. Use it to tell:
the time It is seven o’clock.
the day It is Sunday.
the date It is January 1.
the weather It is warm and sunny.

Practice: Complete each sentence with the correct subject pronoun.

That boy’s name is Heru. He is from Kalimantan, Indonesia.

1. My name is Abdullah. ________ am from South Sulawesi.
2. What day is it today? ________ is Friday.
3. I know that lady. ________ is my neighbor.
4. The weather is great. ________ is warm.
5. These are nice cakes. ________ are delicious.
6. My children can swim. ________ are good swimers.
7. What time is it? ________ is 12.00 P.M.
8. You and I have to help each other. ________ are friends.
9. Please call me. ________ and I need to talk.

Practice: Work alone or with a partner. Correct the subject pronoun error in each sentence.

1. Junjun he has a new science book.

2. You and I have the same hobbies.
3. is time to pray.
4. He is a nice lady.
5. My friends they are at mosque.
6. She is a humble boy.
7. They is three o’clock.
8. Is windy today.
The simple present of Be

The words am, is and are are verbs. They are the simple present forms of the verb be. Be is the base form
of the verb.

Affirmative statement with Be

Singular Plural
Subject Be Subject Be
I am We
You are You
He
in a library are in a library
She They
is
It
Ayi Abdulah and Ayi

Practice: Complete the statements. Use the correct form of the verb be.

1. This task is easy

2. I _____ busy.
3. That is my sister. She _____ sixteen years old.
4. My friend _____ from Rembang, Central Java, Indonesia.
5. Many students _____ in the library.
6. You _____ in my class.
7. I have pets. They _____ at home.
8. We _____ on page 50.
9. You and I _____ in the same class.
10. My daily routine _____ simple.

Negative Statements with Be

Singular Plural
Subject Be Not Subject Be Not
I am We
You are You
He
not in a library are not in a library
She They
is
It
Ayi Abdulah and Ayi

Practice: Complete the statements. Use the correct form of the verb be + not.

1. You are not late.

2. The exercises _____ difficult.
3. It _____ cold today.
4. Omar _____ here.
 5. The teacher _____ in his office.
6. That is my sister. She _____ a student.
7. You and Marta _____ new students.
8. I _____ in your class.
9. I have a brother. He _____ married.
10. We _____ ready.

Practice: Complete Sentences with Be.

Look at each group of words. Check (Ѵ) it is a complete sentence. or It is not a sentence. There is not
verb. Then correct the incomplete sentences.

It is a It is not a
complete sentence.
sentence. There is no
verb.
1. I am from Indonesia.
2. What is your name?
3. We partners.
4. Halima is my sister.
5. I twenty-two years old.
6. My father and my mother in Malaysia.
7. Ms. Zulfa is my teacher.
8. How old are you?
9. The students in the classroom.
10. Barid tall and handsome.

Practice: Editing – Statements with Be

Work alone or with a partner. Look at each statement. Check (Ѵ) Correct or Incorrect. Make corrections.

Correct Incorrect
Ѵ 1. He no is not in class today.
2. I am a student.
3. We not at home.
4. It a nice day.
5. The teacher no is here.
6. You in class.
7. Hana is not a new student.
8. I am no cold
9. Mr. Sweeney a teacher.
10. I busy in the morning.
Basic Sentences Patterns with Be

The verb be has many uses. Here are three ways to use be in sentences

Rules Examples
To identify a person or thing: Subject Be + Noun
Use be + a noun They are my classmates.
Cow are mammals.
Medan is a city in Indonesia
To tell where someone or Subject Be + Expression of Place
something is: My house is on Jl. Semeru.
Use be + an expression of place. The students are in room 152.
I am here.
To describe someone or Subject Be + Adjective/ Age
something: The sky is blue.
Use be + an adjective or age. They are brothers.
I am eighteen years old

The verbs am, is, and are can be used with verbs ending in – ing:
Shhh! The baby is sleeping.
They are working today.
These sentences have present progressive verbs.
Practice: Sentence Pattern with Be
Work alone. Check (Ѵ) the use of the verb be in each of these statements.
Be + Noun Be + Expression Be + Adjective/
of Place Age
1. Soccer is a game.
2. He s seventeen years old.
3. My friends are at the movie.
4. That is my book.
5. My eyes are brown.
6. Her parents are in Japan.
7. I am not at home.
8. The movie is at the Central Cinema.
9. Green beans are vegetables.
10. I am twenty-four years old.
11. My brothers are doctors.
12. Abdullah is married.