My family and my daily life

In this lesson you talk about family members and daily routines using the present simple (he / she). You also practise pronunciation of the -s ending.

Vocabulary · Family

Grammar · he/she + -s

Questions · Does he/she…?

Pronunciation · /s/ /z/ /ɪz/

Objective: Describe your family and say what people do every day (work, study, get up, cook, etc.).

Warm-up · Family quick talk

Questions

How many people are in your family?
Do you have brothers or sisters?
Who do you live with?

2-minute speaking:
Tell your partner 3 sentences about your family.
Example: “I have one sister. I live with my parents. My father works…”

Warm-up: family life at home.

Vocabulary · Family members

Learn the key words. Then do the exercises.

Core words

mother · father · parents
sister · brother · siblings
son · daughter · children
husband · wife

Pronunciation: repeat and clap the syllables
mo-ther (2) · fa-ther (2) · pa-rents (2) · si-ster (2)

Vocabulary: parents and children.

Exercise 1 · Match

Match the words to the meaning:

1. parents — a) mother and father
2. siblings — b) brothers and sisters
3. children — c) sons and daughters

Answers: 1 a · 2 b · 3 c

Exercise 2 · Complete

1. My mother is my ______.
2. My brother and sister are my ______.
3. My parents have two ______.

Answers: parent · siblings · children

Vocabulary · Daily routine verbs

These verbs help you talk about daily life.

Daily verbs

get up · have breakfast · go to work
go to school · study · have lunch
go home · cook · have dinner
watch TV · read · go to bed

Daily life: morning routine.

Exercise 3 · Put in order (morning)

Write the routine in a logical order:

a) go to work
b) have breakfast
c) get up

Answer: c → b → a

Exercise 4 · Choose

Choose the best verb:

1. I ______ (get up / go to bed) at 7:00.
2. She ______ (cooks / reads) dinner at night.
3. He ______ (goes / watches) to work at 9:00.
4. They ______ (have / study) TV in the evening.

Answers: 1 get up · 2 cooks · 3 goes · 4 watch (We watch TV)

Grammar · Present simple (he / she)

With he / she, we usually add -s to the verb.

Affirmative

He works in an office.
She studies English.
My mother cooks dinner.

Negative

He doesn’t work on Sundays.
She doesn’t study at night.
My father doesn’t cook.

Spelling rules (simple)

work → works
watch → watches
study → studies
go → goes

Mini drill: Say 4 true sentences about a family member.
Example: “My sister studies. She goes to school. She doesn’t work. She watches TV at night.”

Exercises · he/she (controlled practice)

Exercise 5 · Complete (add -s / -es / -ies)

1. My father ______ (work) in a hospital.
2. My mother ______ (cook) at home.
3. My brother ______ (study) English.
4. My sister ______ (watch) TV at night.
5. He ______ (go) to work at 8:00.

Answers: works · cooks · studies · watches · goes

Exercise 6 · Make negative sentences

Rewrite with doesn’t:

1. She works on Sundays.
2. He studies at night.
3. My mother watches TV in the morning.
4. My father cooks every day.

Answers (sample):
1 She doesn’t work on Sundays. · 2 He doesn’t study at night. · 3 My mother doesn’t watch TV in the morning. · 4 My father doesn’t cook every day.

Exercise 7 · Put the words in order

1. gets / he / up / at / 7:00
2. dinner / cooks / my / mother
3. to / goes / school / she
4. watch / doesn’t / he / TV

Answers: 1 He gets up at 7:00. · 2 My mother cooks dinner. · 3 She goes to school. · 4 He doesn’t watch TV.

Grammar · Questions (Does he/she…?)

Use does for questions and short answers.

Form

Does he work?
Does she study?
Does your mother cook?

Short answers

Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.

Exercise 8 · Make questions

Write questions:

1. your father / work / on Saturdays
2. your mother / cook / dinner
3. your sister / study / English
4. your brother / watch / TV at night

Sample answers:
Does your father work on Saturdays?
Does your mother cook dinner?
Does your sister study English?
Does your brother watch TV at night?

Exercise 9 · Choose the best answer

1. Does she work? → a) Yes, she does. b) Yes, she is. c) Yes, she works.
2. Does he watch TV? → a) No, he doesn’t. b) No, he isn’t. c) No, he not.
3. Does your father cook? → a) Yes, he does. b) Yes, he cooks does. c) Yes, does.

Answers: 1 a · 2 a · 3 a

Reading · A1 family routines

Read

Sofía (33) lives with her husband and her son. She works in a hotel. She gets up at 6:30 and she has coffee. She goes to work at 8:00. Her husband works at home. He cooks lunch and he helps with the housework. Sofía doesn’t work on Sundays. On Sundays, she visits her parents.

Diego (31) lives with his sister. He studies English after work. He watches TV at night, but he doesn’t go to bed late. His sister studies at university. She goes to classes in the morning and she works part-time in the afternoon.

Reading: daily routines at home and work.

Exercise 10 · True or False?

1. Sofía works in a hotel.
2. Sofía gets up at 8:00.
3. Sofía’s husband cooks lunch.
4. Diego goes to bed late.
5. Diego’s sister works part-time.

Answers: 1 True · 2 False · 3 True · 4 False · 5 True

Exercise 11 · Answer the questions

1. Where does Sofía work?
2. When does she go to work?
3. Who does she visit on Sundays?
4. When does Diego study English?
5. What does Diego’s sister do in the afternoon?

Sample answers:
1 She works in a hotel. · 2 She goes to work at 8:00. · 3 She visits her parents. · 4 He studies after work. · 5 She works part-time.

Pronunciation · Third person -s (/s/ /z/ /ɪz/)

Repeat and notice the ending sound.

/s/

works gets likes

/z/

lives goes reads

/ɪz/

watches studies cooks

Tip: Many verbs ending in -ch / -sh / -s / -x / -z → -es (watches).

Drill: Say the sentence 3 times (slow → normal):
“She gets up at 6:30 and she goes to work at 8:00.”

Speaking · Two activities

Activity 1 · Find someone who…

… has two siblings.
… lives with parents.
… has a child.
… cooks dinner at home.
… studies English after work.

Ask: “Do you have…?” / “Does your mother…?” / “Does your father…?”

Activity 2 · Mini interviews (role-play)

Student A interviews Student B about one family member. Then change roles.

A Who is this person?

B It’s my ______ (mother/father/sister).

A What does he/she do?

B He/She ______ (works/studies).

A What time does he/she get up?

B He/She gets up at ______.

A Does he/she cook?

B Yes, he/she does. / No, he/she doesn’t.

Output goal: Present your partner’s family member in 5–6 sentences using he/she.

Mini Project · My family profile (A1)

Write 10–12 sentences about your family. Use he/she and daily routines.

Writing plan

Sentence 1–2: family size and who you live with
Sentence 3–6: one family member (job/study + routine)
Sentence 7–10: another family member (routine + likes/doesn’t like)
Sentence 11–12: a weekend routine (Sundays / at weekends)

Model:
“I have a small family. I live with my parents. My father works in a hospital. He gets up at six and he goes to work at eight. He doesn’t work on Sundays. My mother cooks dinner and she watches TV at night. At weekends we visit my grandparents.”