EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES

Level: A1
Length: 6 hours
Students profile: Teenagers from 14 to 17 years; they attend 3 English hours per
week.

Objectives:
- Students will be able to talk about daily routines
- Students will use appropriately simple present positive statements and WH-
questions giving short answers.

Methodology:

*The idea of this unit, in terms of methodology, is to have students involved in real
everyday situations, in which they can use the language with communicative
purposes.

*During the development of this unit the teacher is not going to be a knowledge
transmitter but a moderator, a guide, a facilitator, a monitor who can clarify and
correct students doubts and mistakes and help them to develop their communicative
competence.

*Most of the activities will be developed in groups or pairs so that students can
interact and share ideas in order to achieve the goals in a faster and collaborative
way.

*Grammar does not play a relevant role since it is only taken as a part of the
language that is not crucial in terms of communication.

Assesment:

Here the assessment is carried out during the whole six hours with constant feedback
students receive from the teacher.

Material:

-Handouts

-CD players

References:

www.esl-lab.com www.iespc.com www.google.com face2face (elementary)

 WHAT´S YOUR TYPICAL MORNING LIKE?
1. Read what these people usually do in the morning. Pay close attention to
the highlighted words, practice with your classmates.
Pedro Garcia: (Bricklayer)
“Well, I work for an important building
Company, every morning I wake up very early,
I have breakfast and then I go to work. There, I
mix the amount of Cement and sand needed
to build houses, streets and stuff”.

Maria Torres: (primary teacher)

“I go to the school, I greet

the students, I call roll, and
then I start class”
,

Teresa Martinez (Aerobics instructor)

“Well, my morning routine is

very exciting. First, I have
breakfast at 6:30 a.m, I take
the children to school and go
to work; there I help people
to keep fit. I like it so much”

Useful Vocabulary:
Everyday Call roll Check my E-mail
On weekends Have lunch Start class
On Tuesday Go to work Go to the school
Every Morning Help people to keep fit Go shopping
In the
Have breakfast Wake up very early
afternoon
Watch TV Go to bed
At night

1.2 Talk with your partners about what activities you usually do in a
week. Use the vocabulary above.
 2. Pre reading:
WHAT IS A DAY IN YOUR SCHOOL LIKE?

Answer the question and share it with your classmates.

2.1 Reading:
Now, read about Camilo´s routine at school and answer the questions.

My days at the school

Well I want to tell you about my first week of classes at the school. I´m always
busy! I get up at 6:00 every morning. That is really early for me. I don't like to
get up early you know. I usually eat breakfast in the school cafeteria. The food
here is pretty good. I have Spanish class every morning at 7:30. After Spanish
class I have geography and Ethic on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10:00. I
have a lot of homework in that class but I really like it. It's interesting. I also
have English Composition on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On Tuesdays and
Thursdays I have universal History. By the way, my name is Camilo Medina, it´s
a pleasure to share this info with you.

Question 1: Question 5:
Does Camilo like to wake up early in the How much homework does he have at
morning? school?

Question 2: Question 6:
What time does he eat breakfast? Does he have any English class?

Question 3: Question 7:
Where does he eat breakfast? When does he have universal history?

Question 4: Question 8:
What classes does he have after Does he like sharing this kind of
Spanish class? information?

*The teacher decides whether develop this activity orally or in a written way
GRAMMAR BOX Here, the teacher explains the simple present grammar rules presented in the box below

Simple Present Tense (positive statements) Wh- Questions (short answers)

Where does he eat breakfast?
I get up at 6:00 every morning. At work
You eat breakfast in the school cafeteria. What classes do you have on
We watch TV everyday in the afternoon. Monday?
They have Spanish class every morning. Math, ethic and Spanish
He/She has Geography after Spanish class.

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb form in brackets.

a) Jose ______ (work) for an important enterprise
b) Miguel and Pedro usually_________ (go shopping) in the morning
c) Maria ___________ (go to bed) very late at night and ________ (wake up)
early in the morning.
d) Villa de Leyva students _____________ (take a rest) at midday.
e) I ___________ (do sport) in the afternoon and my sister _________ (do) it at noon.
f) Colombian People _________ (eat) a good amount of meat at lunch.
g) She ______________ (brush her teeth) everyday in the morning,

4.
First, read the vocabulary below and pay attention to your teacher
explanation, then Listen to the conversation between Mario and Teresa
and answer the questions.

Key Vocabulary found in the listening

 Catch (verb): to get on  Toughest (adjective): most

- I have to catch a bus in front of
the bus station.
 Get off work (verb): finish work
- She seldom gets off work before
6:00 p.m.
 Dinner (noun): sometimes supper
- We seldom eat dinner after 8:00
p.m.
 Stay up (verb): not go to bed
- I almost never stay up past
midnight.
 Set aside (verb): reserve, allow, or
give a certain amount to
- You have to set aside enough
time to study for your classes.
difficult, hardest
- The toughest part about being a
parent is setting aside time for both
work, family, and self.
 Take care of (verb): watch, look
after
- You should take care of yourself
so you don't get sick.
Groceries (noun): food and other
items at a supermarket
- Mom is going to pick up some
groceries from the store for dinner
Questions:
1. What time does Mario get up?
A. at 5:00 a.m. 4. What do Mario and his wife do after
B. at 6:00 a.m. the kids go to bed?
C. at 7:00 a.m. A. They watch TV.
B. They clean the house.
2. What time does he get to work? C. They listen to music.
A. at 7:00 a.m.
B. at 8:00 a.m. 5. What is one thing Mario does NOT say
C. at 9:00 a.m. about his wife?
A. She has to take their children to
3. What does he do with his family school.
around 6:30 p.m.? B. She helps the kids with their
A. They read books together. homework.
B. They play games. C. She goes shopping for food.
C. They eat dinner.

5. Final task:

Are your days at school similar to Camilo Medina´s ones?

*Work in pairs and discuss with your partner about Camilo`s school routine (question
above). Then write your own daily school routine.
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*Tick what you learned during the development of this unit.

To this extend I can:
- Talk about routines ( )
- Write about daily activities ( )
- Ask WH questions about present activities ( )
- Give short answers to these questions ( )