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Peter Lockwood

Student A

Peter Lockwood gets up at ....................every day. He has breakfast and

reads ................... After breakfast, he goes to work. He goes to work
by ................ The journey takes 20 minutes. He arrives at work at 9:00.
He works for about 4 hours and then he has lunch. He usually has lunch
in ...................... He always eats a Caesar Salad and drinks .....................

Peter finishes work at 5:40. After work, he often goes to ........................... He goes swimming
and he plays tennis with ................ He goes home at about 8:00. In the evening,
he .................... and eats dinner at about 9:00. He often listens to ........................
At ............... , Peter goes to bed.

Peter Lockwood

Student B

Peter Lockwood gets up at 6:00 every day. He has breakfast and reads a
newspaper. After breakfast, he goes ................ He goes to work by train.
The journey takes ........................... He arrives at work at ...... He
works for about ........... hours and then he has lunch. He usually has
lunch in a restaurant. He always eats ............................... and drinks
orange juice.

Peter finishes work at ................. After work, he often goes to a sports club. He goes
swimming and he plays ................. with a friend. He goes home at about .................. In the
evening, he watches TV and eats dinner at .................. He often listens to classical music.
At 11:00, Peter goes to bed.

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Peter Lockwood: Teachers Notes

Target Structure: Present Simple Questions

Vocabulary: General
Level: Elementary
Time: 20 minutes
Preparation: Cut handout in half

Suggested Teaching Method:

This gap fill exercise offers extensive practice of Present Simple questions, focusing on daily routines.

Cut the handouts in half.

Assign the students either A or B.

Hand out the relevant half. Ask the students to read the text. Explain that each has half the information and
must ask the other questions to get the answers.

Ask a strong student, or model the first question. Students then proceed with the exercise. The teacher can
monitor, and correct later.

When students have finished, they should compare stories. Write any errors you have heard on the board
and elicit correction

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Full Text

Peter Lockwood gets up at 6:00 every day. He has breakfast and reads a newspaper. After breakfast, he
goes to work. He goes to work by train. The journey takes 20 minutes. He arrives at work at 9:00. He works
for about 4 hours and then he has lunch. He usually has lunch in a restaurant. He always eats a Caesar
Salad and drinks orange juice.

Peter finishes work at 5:40. After work, he often goes to a sports club. He goes swimming and he plays
tennis with a friend. He goes home at about 8:00. In the evening, he watches TV and eats dinner at about
9:00. He often listens to classical music.

At 11:00, Peter goes to bed.

Updated 9/11/2005

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