READING SKILL - "THE DAILY ROUTINE OF A TYPICAL TEENAGER"

My name is Mary and I am fourteen years old. I am English and I am a student at the Charles Dickens School in Dover.  

Every day, I get up at seven o’clock and I have milk and cereal for breakfast. After that, I have a shower. Then, I get dressed and I go to school. I am bad at Maths, because I don’t like numbers. I am very good at French, because my father is from France. My mum is from Spain and she teaches me Spanish, so I can speak two languages! I like my school and I always have fun with my classmates. But this week we are studying for our exams. It’s boring!

When I get home, I have lunch with my parents and my sister Carmen. In the afternoons, I do homework and I tell beautiful stories to my little brother, Jim. Later, I go to the sports centre to do ballet. Tomorrow we are performing "Sleeping Beauty". Isn’t it fantastic?

As soon as I go back home, I have dinner with my family. I never watch TV at night. I am often tired, so I go to bed at half past ten.

That’s a typical day in my life. My everyday life is quite ordinary, but I love it!

READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISE

Answer the following questions about Mary’s everyday life:

1. How old is Mary?

2. Why is Mary bad at Maths?

3. How many languages can she speak?

4. Where are her parents from?

5. How many brothers and sisters has Mary got?

6. What are Mary and her friends doing this week?

7. Why does Mary love doing aerobics?

8. What time does Mary go to bed?

WRITING SKILL - DAILY ROUTINES

1. COMPOSITION MODEL: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A STUDENT

My name is ……. and I am …years old. I live in … and I am a student at … secondary school.

Every day, I get up at …  and I have ……. for breakfast. After that, I have a shower. Later, I get dressed and I go to school. I am good / bad at …., because ……. My favourite subject is …. because (I think) it’s …. I also like … During break time, I always + V (Present Simple) in the playground but this week I + V (Present Continuous) because of the exams.

When I get home, I have lunch. I + (adverb of frequency) take a nap. In the afternoons, I do homework. In the evenings I usually play / go / do + sport. I love it because it is ... and ... I can + V + sport + (adverb of manner).

Then, I go back home and I have dinner. I + (adverb of frequency) watch TV at night. I read before I go to sleep, because I love reading books / I don’t read before I go to sleep, because I am + (adverb of frequency) very tired.

That’s a typical day in my life. My everyday life is ordinary / simple, but I love / like it, especially at the weekends. This weekend my family and I + V (Present Continuous). Isn’t it great?

ACTIVITIES

1. Correct the mistakes:

1. Everys days I get up at seven o'clock.

2. Then have lunch.

3. I love play football.

4. I am good in Science.

5. I do my homeworks.

6. My subject favourite is French.

7. I watch TV in night.

8. I never am very tired.

9. I can go skating goodly.

10. I have twelve years old.

2. Write a composition about your daily routine, using this model as a guide.  

3. Ask your partner about his / her daily routines and write a similar composition about him / her in the third person singular.

VOCABULARY - SPORT COLLOCATIONS: PLAY, GO, DO

VERBS	USE	EXAMPLES
PLAY	+ ball sports	Football, basketball, golf, hockey, rugby, tennis, badminton, cricket
GO	+ sports and activities ending in “-ing”	Cycling, riding, jogging, dancing, surfing, swimming, snowboarding, sailing, camping
DO	+ other sports and activities	Athletics, judo, aerobics, karate, yoga, gymnastics, ballet, exercise

VOCABULARY EXERCISE

Complete the sentences with the correct form of  PLAY, GO, OR DO:

I _______ swimming	Tim _______ football
You _______ volleyball	Ann _______ cycling
Mike _____ snowboarding	I _______ golf