Daily routines at work
Learn how to talk about your daily routine and say what you do at work or study using the present simple.
daily routine
present simple
work & study
speaking
Objective: Describe your daily routine at work or study.
Warm-up · Speak (5 min)
- Do you work or study?
- What time do you start your day?
- Do you work in an office or at home?
- What do you do in the morning?
Vocabulary · Daily routine (20 min)
Morning
- wake up
- get up
- have breakfast
- go to work / class
Work / Study
- start work
- have meetings
- study English
- finish work
Evening
- have dinner
- relax
- watch TV
- go to bed
Exercise 1 · Categorize
Write M (morning), W (work/study), or E (evening).
have breakfast ___ · finish work ___ · watch TV ___ · start work ___ · go to bed ___
Write M (morning), W (work/study), or E (evening).
have breakfast ___ · finish work ___ · watch TV ___ · start work ___ · go to bed ___
Exercise 2 · Matching
1) wake up → a) start the day
2) have dinner → b) eat at night
3) finish work → c) stop working
1) wake up → a) start the day
2) have dinner → b) eat at night
3) finish work → c) stop working
Exercise 3 · Fill in the blanks
1) I ________ at 7:00 a.m.
2) I ________ breakfast at home.
3) I ________ work at 9:00 a.m.
1) I ________ at 7:00 a.m.
2) I ________ breakfast at home.
3) I ________ work at 9:00 a.m.
Exercise 4 · Personal sentences
Write 4 true sentences about your routine.
Write 4 true sentences about your routine.
Extension · Find someone who…
…wakes up before 6:00 a.m.
…studies English every day.
…watches TV at night.
…wakes up before 6:00 a.m.
…studies English every day.
…watches TV at night.
Grammar · Present simple (I / you) (20 min)
- I wake up at 7:00.
- I work in an office.
- I study English in the evening.
- You start work at 9:00.
Exercise 5 · Choose the correct option
1) I (wake / wakes) up at 7:00.
2) I (work / works) in an office.
3) You (study / studies) English.
1) I (wake / wakes) up at 7:00.
2) I (work / works) in an office.
3) You (study / studies) English.
Exercise 6 · Complete sentences
1) I ________ work at 9:00.
2) I ________ lunch at 2:00.
3) I ________ TV at night.
1) I ________ work at 9:00.
2) I ________ lunch at 2:00.
3) I ________ TV at night.
Exercise 7 · Transform sentences
Change to negative.
1) I work on Sunday.
2) I study English every day.
Change to negative.
1) I work on Sunday.
2) I study English every day.
Exercise 8 · Error correction
Correct the mistakes.
1) I works in an office.
2) I watch TV in the morning.
Correct the mistakes.
1) I works in an office.
2) I watch TV in the morning.
Extension · Short writing
Write 4–6 sentences about your weekday routine.
Write 4–6 sentences about your weekday routine.
Reading · A normal workday (10–15 min)
I work in a small company. I wake up at 6:30 and have breakfast at home. I start work at 9:00 and finish at 6:00.
In the evening, I have dinner with my family and relax. I usually watch TV or read before I go to bed.
Exercise 9 · True / False
1) The person starts work at 9:00. ____
2) The person works at night. ____
1) The person starts work at 9:00. ____
2) The person works at night. ____
Exercise 10 · Short answers
1) What time does the person wake up?
2) What does the person do in the evening?
1) What time does the person wake up?
2) What does the person do in the evening?
Scanning · Find the information
Find the words: breakfast · relax · go to bed · finish work
Find the words: breakfast · relax · go to bed · finish work
Speaking & Mini Project (15 min)
Sentence frames
I wake up at ________.
I start work / class at ________.
In the evening, I ________.
I wake up at ________.
I start work / class at ________.
In the evening, I ________.
Exercise 11 · Controlled speaking
Complete and say your routine.
Complete and say your routine.
Exercise 12 · Free speaking
Ask a partner about their routine and take notes.
Ask a partner about their routine and take notes.
Mini project
Write 8–10 sentences about your daily routine on a weekday.
Write 8–10 sentences about your daily routine on a weekday.
Flunex English · A1 Starter · Unit 6A · ULTRA (60–75 min)