Simple Sentences

Daily Routines
Vocabulary
Here are some actions that people do every day.
Write questions and answers for each picture.

Daily Routines
• brush teeth • floss • take a bath • do homework
• wash the dishes • get undressed • cook • shave
• put on makeup • feed the cat • eat breakfast • brush hair

# Picture Sentences

It’s 7:00 am.

1 What does he do                     

        at 7:00 am?   
He brushes his teeth.
                                 

It is lunchtime.

2 What does she do                     

        at lunchtime?   

                                 

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# Picture Sentences

It is 6:30 pm.

3 What does he do                      

        at 6:30 pm?   

                                 

It’s a weekday morning.

4 What does he do                      

        on a weekday morning?   

                                 

It’s 9:00 pm.

5 What does she do                     

        at 9:00 pm?   

                                 

It’s 6:45 am.

6                                  

                                 

It’s 8:15 am.

7                                  

                                 

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# Picture Sentences

It is after school.

8                                  

                                 

It is breakfast time.

9                                  

                                 

It’s feeding time.

10                                  

                                 

It’s bedtime.

11                                  

                                 

It is 8:00 pm.

12                                  

                                 

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Expressions
A. Daily Routines 

Listen and repeat these sentences.

My Morning Routine

• I get up at 6:00 am.

• I go for a jog every morning.
• I take a shower at 6:45 am.
• I get dressed.
• I eat breakfast at 7:00 am.
• I brush my teeth after breakfast.
• I go to work at 7:30 am.

My Evening Routine

• I get home from work at 5:30 pm.

• I make dinner at 6:00 pm.
• I go to my English class after dinner.
• I get home from school at 8:15 pm.
• I study for an hour.
• I watch TV every night.
• I go to bed at 10:30 pm.

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B. Which Do You Usually Do First?

Ask your partner the questions and write the answers you hear.

1. Do you eat breakfast or brush your teeth first?

I eat breakfast first.

2. Do you take a shower or exercise first?

3. Do you go to school or eat lunch first?

4. Do you wash the dishes or eat dinner first?

5. Do you do your homework or watch TV first?

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C. Questions about You

Answer the questions about your own daily routine.

1. When do you wake up in the morning?

2. What do you do right after you wake up?

3. Do you usually take a shower or a bath?

4. Where do you get dressed?

5. What do you do in the evening?

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Questions & Answers

Read the questions and answers about daily routines.
On the next two pages, practise asking and answering questions
using complete sentences. Use the words in parentheses to help you.

# Picture Questions & Answers

What does Amir do before school? (eat breakfast)

He eats breakfast.

What does Amir eat for breakfast? (pancakes)

He eats pancakes.
1
Where does Amir eat breakfast? (kitchen)

He eats breakfast in the kitchen.

Amir
When does Amir eat breakfast? (8:00 am)

He eats breakfast at 8:00 am.

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# Picture Questions & Answers

What does Sana do after school? (homework)

When does Sana do her homework? (4:00 pm)

2
Where does Sana do her homework? (basement)

Sana
How much homework does Sana do every night? (about an hour)

What does Taylor do at 10:00 pm? (go to bed)

Where does Taylor sleep? (her bedroom)

3
When does Taylor’s sister go to bed? (9:00 pm)

Taylor
Who goes to bed first in Taylor’s family? (her sister)

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# Picture Questions & Answers

What do you do every morning? (walk the dog)

When do you walk the dog? (at 7:00 am)

4
Where do you walk the dog? (at the park)

You
How long do you walk the dog for? (half an hour)

She washes the dishes every night.

She washes the dishes after dinner.

5

She washes the dishes in the kitchen.

Wendy

Her son puts the dishes away.

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Vocabulary Review
A. Complete the Chart

Use the hints in the chart to find a matching picture below.

Then write sentences using the simple present tense of each verb.
Use a time marker such as every day, after school, at 7:00 am, etc.

# Hint Picture Sentence

1 read a He reads after school.

2 exercise

3 TV

4 wake

5 dog

6 undressed

7 homework

8 shower

b h
c f

e
a
d g

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B. Questions & Answers

Each person has a daily routine.

Write questions and answers to go with each picture.
Use the simple present tense and a time marker.

# Picture Sentences

Q: What does she do at 4:00 pm?

1
A: She watches TV at 4:00 pm.

Q:
2
A:

Q:
3
A:

Q:
4
A:

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B. Questions & Answers cont.

# Picture Sentences

Q:
5
A:

Q:
6
A:

Q:
7
A:

Q:
8
A:

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Pair Work (Student A)

A. Drawing

What do these people do every day? Ask your partner

for the missing information. Then draw or write the actions.

Barbara Neve Ali Josh Saroush Malia

Andrew Mae Ramona Jackie Maya Tia

Jackson Sana Ivan Ana Mike Janis

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Pair Work (Student B)

A. Drawing

What do these people do every day? Ask your partner

for the missing information. Then draw or write the actions.

Barbara Neve Ali Josh Saroush Malia

Andrew Mae Ramona Jackie Maya Tia

Jackson Sana Ivan Ana Mike Janis

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Pair Work cont.

B. Writing

Work together to make sentences using the information from Part A.

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Class Survey
Walk around the class and ask people about their daily routines. Don’t write the
same routine twice. For example, if Mia says “I brush my teeth in the morning,”
Rick must say something different. Repeat your question again if Rick gives the
same answer: “That’s what Mia does. What else do you do in the morning?”

Classmate Morning Afternoon Night

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Picture Dictionary
What daily routine do you see in each picture?
Write the simple present verb. Add some more pictures of your own.

1. brush hair 2.  3.

4.  5. 6.

7. 8. 9. eat dinner

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10. 11.  12.

13.  14. 15.

16.  17. 18. get up

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19. 20. 21. hang out

22. 23. 24.

25. 26.  27.

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28. 29. 30.

31. study 32. 33.

34. 35. 36.

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37. wake up 38. 39.

40. 41. 42.

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Assessment
Student / Group:                                     

CLB Type of
Date Theme Skill Competencies
Level Assessment

� Skill-Using � Interacting
Activity with Others
Daily Routines
� Assessment � Sharing Information
Task � Getting Things Done

Achieved Needs
Achieved
Criteria with Help Improvement

uses vocabulary to
describe daily routines

describes other people’s

daily routines

answers questions about

one’s own daily routines

uses the simple present

tense correctly to
describe daily routines

uses prepositions of time

to describe daily routines

Notes

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Self-Assessment
DAILY ROUTINES

Add check marks () to show what you've learned in this lesson.

Name:                     Date:                   

Yes Yes
Not yet
Can I... (very well) (with help)

say and write words to describe

daily routines?

describe other people’s daily routines?

answer questions about my daily routines?

use the simple present tense?

use prepositions of time?

My Notes

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Answer Key
LESSON DESCRIPTION: LEVEL: Beg – Low Int

Students learn vocabulary associated with daily routines.
They practise the simple present tense through various writing
and speaking activities.
TIME: 2–3 hours
TAGS:  daily routines, actions, morning, afternoon, evening,
night, simple present, questions, answers

Vocabulary Questions & Answers

1. What does he do at 7:00 am? He brushes his teeth. Answers may vary.
2. What does she do at lunchtime? She cooks.
2. She does her homework after school.
3. What does he do at 6:30 pm? He washes the dishes.
She does her homework at 4:00 pm.
4. What does he do on a weekday morning? He shaves.
She does her homework in the basement.
5. What does she do at 9:00 pm? She flosses.
She does about an hour of homework every night.
6. What does she do at 6:45 am? She puts on makeup.
3. She goes to bed at 10:00 pm.
7. What does she do at 8:15 am? She brushes her hair.
She sleeps in her bedroom.
8. What does she do after school? She does homework.
Her sister goes to bed at 9:00 pm.
9. What does he do at breakfast time? He eats breakfast.
Her sister goes to bed first.
10. What does he/she do at feeding time? He/She feeds the cat.
4. I walk the dog every morning.
11. What does he do at bedtime? He gets undressed.
I walk the dog at 7:00 am.
12. What does she do at 8:00 pm? She takes a bath.
I walk the dog at the park.
I walk the dog for half an hour.
Expressions 5. What does Wendy do every night?
When does Wendy wash the dishes?
A. DAILY ROUTINES Where does Wendy wash the dishes?

Play the recording or have students repeat after you. Who puts the dishes away?

B. WHICH DO YOU USUALLY DO FIRST ? (continued on the next page...)

Put students into pairs and have them write their

partners’ answers.

C. QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU

Have students write answers about their own daily routines.

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Vocabulary Review Pair Work

A. COMPLETE THE CHART A. DR AWING

Answers will vary. Have students ask their partners what each person does every day.
Encourage students to use time markers in their answers. You may want to review the necessary vocabulary before beginning
this exercise. Model possible spoken/written questions and
1. a – He reads after school.
answers. For example:
2. c – He exercises every day at 6:00 pm.
3. f – She watches TV every day. • What does Barbara do every day?
4. e – She wakes up at 7:00 am. Barbara brushes her hair every day.
5. g – She/He walks the dog after work. • What does Neve do?
6. h – He gets undressed at bedtime. Neve feeds her baby every day.
7. b – She does homework after dinner.
8. d – She/He takes a shower every morning. Student A: Student B:

• Barbara brushes her hair. • Neve feeds her baby.

B. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS • Ali reads. • Josh takes a shower.
• Saroush gets dressed. • Malia washes her face.
Answers will vary.
• Mae flosses. • Andrew drinks water.
• Jackie puts on makeup. • Ramona walks the dog.
• Tia watches TV. • Maya studies.
• Jackson sweeps the floor. • Sana does her homework.
• Ivan vacuums. • Ana wakes up.
• Mike feeds the cat. • Janis washes the dishes.

B. WRITING

Answers will vary.

Class Survey

Have the students complete the survey by talking to their

classmates. They should not write down the same daily
routine twice.

(continued on the next page...)

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Picture Dictionary Assessment Tools

This vocabulary review and expansion task can be used in multiple You will find an assessment and self-assessment tool at the
ways: to elicit vocabulary before starting the lesson, to give faster end of the lesson. You can assess your students as they work
students something to work on, for homework after the lesson, through the skill-using activities, or you can use the flashcards or
for review the next day, etc. Answers may vary. one of the tasks to create your own summative assessment for
this theme based on the criteria provided. Hand out the self-
1. brush hair 23. listen to music
assessment tool at the end of the unit and have your students
2. brush teeth 24. play (the) guitar
reflect on their own learning.
3. comb hair 25. play (the) piano
4. cook 26. put on makeup/
5. do homework put makeup on
6. do (the) laundry 27. read
7. drink water 28. relax/nap/take a nap
8. eat breakfast 29. shave
9. eat dinner/lunch 30. sleep
10. eat lunch/dinner 31. study
11. exercise/work out 32. sweep
12. feed the baby 33. take a bath/bathe
13. feed the cat 34. take a shower/shower
14. feed the dog 35. talk on the phone/
15. floss/floss teeth make a call
16. get dressed 36. vacuum
17. get undressed 37. wake up/get up
18. get up/wake up 38. walk the dog
19. go to bed/make bed 39. wash face
20. go to work 40. wash (the) dishes
21. hang out/talk/visit 41. watch a movie
22. iron/iron 42. watch TV

Optional Activities:

1. Once students have written all the verbs in their picture

dictionaries, have them cut up their cards and get into pairs
or small groups. Each student must choose a card and form
a sentence using the simple present verb tense.

2. You could also divide the class into two teams and play
charades with these cards (have students take turns miming
the actions for their groups to guess). Group members
must call out their guesses using the simple present tense
(e.g. “Eat breakfast!”). You could also use this activity to
practise the present progressive tense: “You are cooking!”

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