Lesson 5 Title: Describing Daily Routines
Subtitle: Lesson 5
Presented by: Fatima
Contact Information: blackboarder1@gmail.com

Today, we’ll focus on describing daily routines.

By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to talk about your daily activities using the present simple tense and adverbs of frequency.

We’ll also learn common vocabulary related to daily routines and practice asking and answering questions about our daily lives.

• Learn to use the present simple tense and adverbs of frequency.

• Expand vocabulary with common daily routine activities.

• Practice discussing personal routines and asking about others' routines.

Present Simple Tense for Daily Routines

Examples:
◦ I wake up at 7:00 a.m.
◦ She goes to work at 9:00 a.m.
◦ They eat dinner at 7:00 p.m

Rule:

Use the base form of the verb for
I ◦ you ◦ we ◦ they
I eat ◦ you eat ◦ we eat ◦ they eat.

Add -s or -es for
he ◦ she ◦ it
he eats ◦ she eats ◦ it eats.

Adverbs of frequency tells us how often something happens.

Examples:

Always
I always drink coffee in the morning.

Usually
She usually takes the bus to work.

Sometimes
We sometimes eat out for dinner.

Never
He never skips breakfast.

Rule:

Place the adverb of frequency before the main verb
She usually walks to school.

With the verb to be, place the adverb after the verb
He is always on time.

Common Daily Routine Activities

Examples:
Wake up
Have breakfast
Go to work/school
Eat lunch
Go home
Have dinner
Go to bed

These phrases will help you talk about your own routine and understand others when they describe theirs

Describing Your Daily Routine

Fill in the blanks with your daily routine:

1. I usually __________ (wake up) at 6:30 a.m.
2. She __________ (go) to work at 8:00 a.m.
3. They __________ (have) dinner at 7:00 p.m.

Asking About Daily Routines

Ask a partner about their daily routine using the following questions:

1. What time do you usually wake up?
2. How do you get to work/school?
3. Do you always have breakfast?

Describing a Busy Day

In pairs, role-play the following scenario:

• One person describes a very busy day, using adverbs of frequency and daily routine vocabulary.

• The other person asks follow-up questions to learn more about their day.

Daily Routine and Frequency

Match the daily routine activity with the correct adverb of frequency:

1. Wake up
2. Go to the gym
3. Have dinner

a) Usually
b) Always
c) Sometimes

Writing About Your Daily Routine

Assignment:
Write a paragraph describing your daily routine.

Use the present simple tense and adverbs of frequency.
Include at least five activities.

This will give you a chance to practice what we’ve covered today

We will continue learning more in our next class.

Goodbye!