Part 1:

Learn / revise how to tell the time in English

1) METHOD 1 = START WITH THE MINUTES.

oclock

.. :00
five to

.. :55

.. :05

five past

ten to

.. :50

.. :10

ten past

(a) quarter
to

.. :45

.. :15

(a) quarter
past

twenty to

.. :40

.. :20

twenty past

twenty-five
to

.. :35

.. :25

twenty-five
past

.. :30

half past
2) METHOD 2 = START WITH THE HOUR.

07:25
03:50

It is seven twenty-five.
It is three fifty.

NOTE:

13:..

14:..

British and American people DO NOT say

,
say 1 p.m, 2 p.m., etc.
Do not put a h in English (Wrong: 12h30; Right: 12.30 a.m. / p.m.)

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What time is it?

1. Method 1: ___________________________________________________
Method 2: ___________________________________________________
2. Method 1: ___________________________________________________
Method 2: ___________________________________________________
3. Method 1: ___________________________________________________
Method 2: ___________________________________________________
4. Method 1: ___________________________________________________
Method 2: ___________________________________________________

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Part 2:

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Learn some verbs about daily routine. Match the verbs with the
pictures.

arrive at school
brush my hair
brush my teeth
do my homework
get dressed
get up

7. go home
8. go to bed
9. have a bath
take a bath (US)
10. have a shower (UK)
take a shower (US)

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have breakfast
have dinner
leave the house
wake up
wash (my face)
work

Part 3:

Listen to Kate describe her daily routine and choose the right
time for each action / activity (Tick 3 under the right time).

6:45 6:50 6:55

7:00 7:05 7:10

7:10 7:15 7:20

7:15 7:30 7:45

8:05 8:20 8:25

5:45 5:50 5:55

7:15 7:30 7:45

9:20 9:25 9:30

Part 4:

Its your turn now!

Its your turn now! Can you describe your

daily routine to me?

I get up at seven oclock.

Part 5:

Observe and complete the grid!

I get up at seven
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Do you get up at
seven oclock too?

Does Ben get

up at seven
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No, I dont. I dont

get up at seven
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half past six.

Yes, he does. He
gets up at seven
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Example with GET UP

AFFIRMATIVE
SENTENCES

NEGATIVE
SENTENCES

INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCES

Pronunciation of the S (third person singular): (Tick 3 the correct answer)

arrives at school
brushes his/her teeth
does his/her homework
gets dressed
goes to bed
has dinner
leaves the house
wakes up
washes
works

Part 6:

Ask your neighbour some questions about his/her daily routine!

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Prepare 5 questions. Be direct: start each question with What time ?

2.

Ask your neighbour the questions you have prepared.

3.

Write down the answers.

4.

Write a short paragraph about your neighbours daily routine.

Your 5 questions

Your neighbours answers

1. ____________________________________________

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2. ____________________________________________

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3. ____________________________________________

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4. ____________________________________________

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5. ____________________________________________

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My Neighbour
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If you did not download the powerpoint that goes with this lesson, here is the script for the oral
comprehension (Part 3: Listen to Kate describe her daily routine).
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I wake up at 6.50 (ten to seven).

I get up at 7.00 (seven oclock).
I have breakfast at 7.10 (ten past seven).
I leave the house at 7.45 (a quarter to eight)
I arrive at school at 8.20 (eight twenty).
I do my homework at 5.55 (five to six).
I have dinner at 7.15 (a quarter past seven).
I go to bed at 9.30 (half past nine).