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1) What does he say about dinner?

a) He skips it.
b) It is always the same.
c) It varies.

2) He says he does not mind cooking _____ .

a) for friends
b) for two hours
Beg #2 - Times and Days - When do you eat dinner? c) for just one person
John and Sarah talk about food and daily routines.
3) How often does he start work early?

John: Do you always have dinner at a a) Every day

different time, too? b) Two days a week
c) Three days a week
Sarah: No. I almost always eat dinner
_______________ . How about you? When Sarah John
do you eat dinner? 4) She is on ______ .
John: My dinner time varies a lot
just like my breakfast. So maybe I Word Puzzle a) vacation
eat _______________ most b) sick leave
people. I think I would have dinner Compete the text with c) maternity leave
at 7 PM at the earliest. But the words below:
sometimes, I will have dinner as
late as 9 o'clock at night. kids are sleeping 5) When does she make her lunch?
on maternity leave
Sarah: Really? dinner later than
around 6 o'clock a) Right before lunch
go to the grocery b) After breakfast
John: Yeah. I __________. I really c) After dinner
like cooking so, if I'm cooking a don't mind it
short thing, I'll have dinner earlier. are sleeping or
But I don't mind if it takes two Monday, Wednesday
hours to cook something really later at night
good, I'll eat _____________. Grammar Forms
Sarah: Wow. Can you tell me about your work routine? What
time do you usually go to work? Time Words
John: See, my work schedule is different everyday. That's why I
wake up at a different time everyday. Maybe on – for example, 2:00 | 2:15 | 2:30 | 2:45
some weeks on ______________ and Thursday, I start work at at 7 P.M.
7:00. But on Thursday and Friday, I don't start work until 11:30. at 9 o'clock
around 10:00
Sarah: Ah. until 11:30

John: How about you? Do you have a different work time Days of the Week
sometimes?
Monday | on Monday
Sarah: Well, right now, I'm _________________. So I stay home Tuesday | on Tuesday
and take care of my new baby. Wednesday | on Wednesday
Thursday | on Thursday
John: Oh, congratulations. Friday | on Friday
Saturday | on Saturday
Sarah: Thank you. I try to work at home a little bit everyday Sunday | on Sunday
though. If the kids ___________ they're playing quietly, I try to do
some work. Maybe around 2 o'clock, I can usually get some work Parts of the Day
done because the _______________.

John: Oh, if you don't start getting some work done until 2 morning | in the morning
o'clock in the afternoon, you must be very busy every morning. noon | at noon
afternoon | in the afternoon
Sarah: Yeah. I usually _______________ store. Sometimes I evening | in the evening
take the kids to the park around 10:00 in the morning. I often do night | at night
the laundry or wash the dishes, and then as soon as the dishes
are washed, it's time to make lunch. So I'm busy all day.
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John: I see. So that's why your lunch time can change so much.
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Sarah: Yeah. Smartphone OK
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