Part 1

So, my routine at the moment is largely based on the fact that I have children
because I don't get to wake up when I want to wake up. I would love to wake up
around seven, and then start working with a cup of coffee. That's my perfect
morning.

However, instead I have two children and two dogs that I need to take care of
first thing in the morning. Usually, my children wake up around 6:30, which is
okay. If it's at six, it's terrible. If it's at 5:30, it's, it's beyond awful.

Sometimes I wake up at 7:30, which is nice, but generally it's around 6:30 to
6:45. So I carry my daughter downstairs. My son walks downstairs, and then the
dogs and the children, they need things. So I make or I, I get my son some
breakfast. I'm using the word get because I don't really make it. I get him some
cereal and milk, that's what he wants in the morning. Then I put my daughter in
the high chair, I get her some food as well, I take the dogs out, they need to go
pee outside. They come back in, they might have breakfast at this point, then I
have to do things like make sure my son is ready for school, make sure that
his, his lunch is ready.

This morning it was terrible because I had to cook rice and it, it just took
forever, and then I couldn't find anything, so I couldn't find any vegetables for
him and I don't want his teachers to judge me that he doesn't have any
vegetables. I made him a smoothie because I felt bad that he wasn't going to
have any vegetables, and I put some green, like organic vegetable powder in
there. So this morning was completely hectic, but I got to, I took him to school
on time. drive manage my life
After I drop him off, I go to the gym. And the reason I go to the gym is well,
the, the initial reason why I started going to the gym was because I didn't have
time to shower at home, so I left the house without showering and I thought I
need to shower. Otherwise, you know, I'll just go back to having a weekly bath,
so I decided, oh right, I'll go to the gym, do a light exercise, you know, a light
workout, then take a shower. But then, I thought why not get really healthy.
Why not use this, this time to work hard in the gym and to get in good shape.
So that's what I do now. I go to the gym for about an hour after dropping off
my son. Then I get a shower, and then my work day starts.
I don’t get to wake up when I want to wake up

In this case, it means that I don’t decide when I wake up. It’s not my choice.

I need to take care of my children and dogs

To take care of someone/something means to look after.

I get my son my breakfast

In this case, it means to prepare breakfast.

I didn’t MAKE because there wasn’t anything to make.

I need to make sure that my son is ready for school

TO MAKE SURE means to confirm that something happens.

• can you make sure you get here on time?

• make sure you have checked your answers

I left the house without showering

After words like without, before, after use the gerund.

• Don’t drink orange juice after brushing your teeth

• I feel exhausted after playing soccer

a) Does he have children? How many?

b) Does he have any pets?

c) When do his children usually wake up?

d) When does he generally wake up?

e) What does he get his son for breakfast?

f) What does he have to make sure?

g) How long did it take him to cook rice that morning?

h) Why did he make his son a smoothie?

i) Why does he go to the gym?

j) How long does his workout last?