WEEK 1: MY DAILY ROUTINE

Course: English II Mo d a lid a d : CGT

Introduce yourselves

Use the chat box to introduce yourself and say:

-What is your name?
- What do you study?
- What do you expect from this course?
Learning outcome

At the end of this session, students will

be able to talk about their routines,
using the present simple and
the adverbs of frequency, and write a
short paragraph.
Utility

Why do you think is important to talk about our

daily routines using the present simple?

Speaking about your daily routine is a great

way to get to know someone better and
find out more about their days, their family
and work life, and their hobbies and
interests.
My daily routine
Le t ’s s t a rt

Let’s watch the following video

to review the daily routines:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDuC-Fjh6Cs
Watch the video about Emily’s daily routine and number the sequence of her activities.

Emily…

has breakfast 2 puts on makeup 6

takes a shower 4 starts work at 9.00 o’ clock 8
cooks diner 11 brushes her teeth 3
has lunch 9 finishes work at 5 o’clock and goes home 10
wakes up at 7.30 am 1 goes to work at 8.30 am 7

goes to bed at 11 o’clock 12 gets dressed 5

Present simple
Present simple: Affirmative

We form the present simple with the infinitive of the verb:

Subject + infinitive Subject + infinitive + s/es

I work He works
You work She works
We work It works
You work
They work
Rules for the 3rd person singular

In general: infinitive + s I read he reads

I play he plays
Verbs ending in – y
I study he studies
I go he goes
I watch he watches
Verbs ending in –
I kiss he kisses
o,sh,tch,x,ss +es
I wash he washes
I fix he fixes
Present simple: Negative

For the negative form:

subject+ auxiliary ( do/ does) + not +infinitive

I don’t play He doesn’t read

You don’t dance She doesn’t study

We don’t eat It doesn’t sleep

They don’t like

Present simple: Interrogative

Questions (?)
Do I/ you / we / they
Does he / she / it work?

Short answers
Yes, I / you / we / they do.
he / she / it does.
No, I / you / we / they don’t.
he / she / it doesn’t.
Adverbs of frequency
Adverbs of frequency

0 % 100 %
always
usually
often
sometimes
rarely
never
Adverbs of frequency

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31

I always read a book. I read a book everyday.

Adverbs of frequency
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31

I usually play the guitar. I play the guitar five times a week.
Adverbs of frequency
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31

I often ride my bike. I ride my bike twice a week.

Adverbs of frequency
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31

I rarely play soccer. I play soccer once a month.

Adverbs of frequency
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31

I never work on the weekends.

Let’s practice!​
 get up

take a shower
In groups of 5, talk about your
have breakfast
daily routines.
go to work
Use this chart to write your
start to work
own activities.
have lunch

finish work and go home

cook diner

watch TV

go to bed
Conclusions
Co n c lu s io n s

• What did you learn in this unit?

• How did you learn it?
• What strategy can you use to remember?
• Is this topic relevant to you? Why?
Questions?

Course: English II Mo d a lid a d : CGT