What is it for?
Write six to eight simple sentences about your daily routine, with times and in time order.
What to include
- Morning activities and their times.
- Day activities, such as school or work.
- Evening activities and bedtime.
- Time words such as at seven and at half past seven.
- Days of the week with on.
- Then to put activities in time order.
How to organise it
- Morning: write what you do first and add a time.
- Day: write about school, work, or lunch.
- Evening: write about coming home and dinner.
- Bedtime: write when you go to bed.
- Weekend: add a sentence about Saturday or Sunday.
Model text
My Daily Routine
Morning
I get up at seven o'clock. Then I have breakfast at seven thirty. I go to school at eight.
Day
I have lunch at twelve. I come home at four.
Evening
I have dinner at six. Then I do my homework.
Weekend
On Saturday, I get up at nine. On Sunday, I go to bed at ten.
Key language
| Rule or pattern | Example | Another example |
|---|---|---|
| I + base verb | I get up at seven. | I go to school at eight. |
| He/She + verb with -s | He gets up at six. | She goes to work at nine. |
| I don't + base verb | I don't work on Sunday. | I don't go to school on Saturday. |
| He/She doesn't + base verb | He doesn't work on Sunday. | She doesn't go to school on Saturday. |
| at + time | I have breakfast at 7:30. | I go to bed at ten. |
| Then + sentence | Then I go to school. | Then I have dinner. |
| on + day | I work on Monday. | I rest on Sunday. |
UK / US: In British English, people say 'half past seven'. In American English, people often say 'seven thirty'. Both mean 7:30.
Practice
Put the Routine Sentences in Order
Put the words in the correct order. Use capital letters and full stops.
1.Put the words in order:
sevengetatupi
Use I get up before the time.
2.Put the words in order:
ihaveseven thirtyatbreakfast
Put the activity before its time.
3.Put the words in order:
ischooleighttoatgo
Use go to school before the time.
4.Put the words in order:
homefiveicomeat
Use come home before the time.
5.Put the words in order:
atisixdinnerthenhave
Then shows the next activity.
6.Put the words in order:
bedtentoigoat
Use go to bed before the time.
Complete the Sentences
Write the correct verb or time word in each gap.
1.I up at seven.
Use get with I.
2.She up at six.
Add -s to the verb with she.
3.I to school at eight.
Use go with I.
4.He to work at nine.
Use goes with he.
5.She breakfast at seven.
Use has with she.
6.I have lunch twelve.
Use at before a clock time.
7.I go to school Monday.
Use on before a day of the week.
8.He has dinner six thirty.
Use at before a clock time.
Choose the Best Sentence
Choose the sentence that is correct for the time or day.
1.It is 7:00. What is correct?
Use at with a time and get with I.
2.It is 7:30. What is correct?
Use at with a time and have with I.
3.It is Monday. What is correct?
Use on with days and go with I.
4.Choose the correct sentence about a boy.
Use gets with he and at before the time.
5.Choose the correct sentence about a girl.
Use goes with she and at before the time.
6.Choose the correct sentence about Sunday.
Use don't with I and on before Sunday.
Find and Correct the Mistake
Write each sentence correctly.
1.He get up at six.
Use gets with he.
2.I have breakfast seven.
Use at before a clock time.
3.I go to work at Monday.
Use on before a day of the week.
4.She to work goes at nine.
Put goes before to work.
5.I doesn't work on Sunday.
Use don't with I.
Now write
Your task
Write six to eight sentences about your day. Put the activities in time order and add times. You can add a Saturday or Sunday sentence.
Word bank
get uphave breakfastgo to schoolgo to workhave lunchcome homehave dinnerdo homeworkgo to bedat sevenat eight thirtyon Sunday
Sentence starters
- I get up at ...
- Then I have ...
- I go to ... at ...
- I have lunch at ...
- Then I come home at ...
- On Sunday, I ...