English Course Level A1 | Unit 2

ACTIVITY #4

Name: Rosa Maria Javier Herrera

I. Complete the text about Alan. Use the simple present and the
words from the table below. See the example.

finish get home get to work get up go to work

have breakfast leave live work write

My name is Alan. I'm from England, but I live in Tokyo. I'm a journalist. I
work for an English language magazine, and I write about life in Japan. I get
up at 7 o'clock, have breakfast, and leave for work at 7:45. I get to work
by car. I finish work an hour later. My home is very far from my office. I go
to work at 5 o'clock and get home every day at 6 o'clock. I go to bed late -
at 11 o'clock.

II. Paul is another British man who works in Tokyo. Listen to his
interview with Alan and complete the table.
(https://youtu.be/G1rYx0ScXjQ)

Alan Paul
I get up at 7am 7 am
8 am
I leave home at 7:45am
I go to work by car train
9 am
I get to work at 8.45am
I finish work at 5pm 7 pm
8 pm
I get home at 6pm
I go to bed at 11pm 10 pm

III. Look at Table 1 in the previous Exercise and complete the

sentences about Alan based on that information:
1. Alan gets up at 7 o'clock.
2. He leaves home at 7:45.

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3. He goes to work by car.
4. He gets to work at 8:45.
5. He finishes work at 5 o'clock.
6. He gets home at 6 o'clock.
IV. Listen again to Alan and Paul’s conversation and complete the
interview. (https://youtu.be/G1rYx0ScXjQ)
1
Alan: So, tell me about your typical day. What time do you get up ?

Paul: I get up early at seven o'clock.

2
Alan: What time do you leave home?

Paul: After I take a shower and have breakfast, I leave home at eight o'clock.

3
Alan: How do you go to work?

Paul: I go by train. My office is very far from my home.

4
Alan: What time do you get to work?
Paul: I get to work 90 minutes later, at half past nine.
5
Alan: Do you enjoy your work?

Paul: Yes, I do. I meet a lot of interesting people.

6
Alan: What time do you finish ?

Paul: I finish work at seven o'clock. It's a long day.

7
Alan: And what time do you get home
home? Paul: I get home at half past eight.

8
Alan: What time do you go to bed?

Paul: I don't go to bed late. I go to bed at ten o'clock.

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