1) Fill in the gaps with a suitable word/phrase from the box.

stay in take a nap wake up fall asleep brush do the shopping leave work

Daily Routines
During the week I usually …….. at 6.30 am. I sometimes lie in bed for a while but then I have
to get up. In the summer I have a shower in the morning, but in the winter I often have a bath instead.
Sometimes I have a shave at the same time. After breakfast I ………. my teeth.
Mostly I leave home at about 8.15 am and get to work by 9 am. I usually have a meeting with
my colleagues at 9.15 am. I have a lunch break from 1-2 pm. I …………….. at about 5.30 and get
home at about 6.15 pm.
In the week I usually ……….. and watch TV or read in the evening. At the weekend I go out,
but I also sometimes have friends for dinner, or friends come round to play cards – bridge or poker.
I also have to do the shopping. Usually I ……………… on Saturday. Fortunately I have a
cleaner and she does most of the housework – she does my washing, she also washes the dishes and
does most of the ironing.
I usually go to bed at about 11.30 pm. I …………… very quickly. If I have a late night, it’s easy
to oversleep and I may be late for work. But my boss is often late too. At the weekend I often ………..
in the afternoon and I always have a lie-in. What about you?

2) Match the verbs on the left with the correct word on the right to form common partnerships.

1) do a) a shower
2) fall b) to bed late
3) play c) a nap
4) go d) the ironing
5) brush e) cards
6) have f) asleep quickly
7) take g) my teeth
8) have h) a lie-in

3) Make questions with HOW OFTEN…? - Use the phrases above.

4) Make Wh- questions to ask about the words in bold.

1) I usually wake up at 6.30 am.
2) I have a shower in the morning.
3) I leave home at about 8.15 am.
4) I usually have a meeting with my colleagues.
5) In the week I usually stay in and watch TV or read in the evening.
6) I also sometimes have friends for dinner.
7) I also have to do the shopping.
8) I usually go to bed at about 11.30 pm.
9) At the weekend I often take a nap in the afternoon.

5) Fill in the gaps.

infinitive past simple past participle

go …………. …………….
…………. had ……………….
…………. ……………. done
be ……/……… ……………….
…………. stayed ……………….
…………. …………….. got
play …………….. ……………….

6) Tell your partner about your last weekend. Use as many phrases from the article as possible.
7) What other daily routine phrases do you know? Write them down. Compare them with your
partner’s phrases.
REVISION, HOMEWORK.

Match the correct verb from the box with the correct time.
have a shower in the morning go to bed have a lunch break have a meeting with
colleagues watch TV leave home have a shower in the evening clean their teeth
wake up get up leave work have breakfast get to work get home

What do people usually do when it is…

6.30 am?
6.45 am?
7.00 am?
7.15 am?
7.30 am?
7.50 am?
8.15 am?
9.00 am?
1-2 pm?
5.00 pm?
5.30 pm?
7.00 pm?
8-10 pm?
11 pm?