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From Morning to Night: present simple
Students learn the present simple to describe daily routines from morning to night, then write about their own day and a friend's.
Present simple · Daily routines · Habits
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Plan at a glance
Aims
- Use present simple accurately
- Learn and use 16 words and phrases in 2 sets: Morning and evening, Work and home
- Read for detail: Daniel's day
- Writing task: My day
Stages · 40 min
- 5 minLead-in: Pairs talk about daily routines and share ideas with the class.
- 5 minVocabulary: Ex. 1
- 5 minLanguage focus: Go through the grammar notes together and check understanding.
- 10 minControlled practice: Ex. 2–4
- 5 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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Download all (ZIP, 4 PDFs)Grammar notes
I, you, we, they
- Use the present simple for routines and habits: I wake up at seven. We go to work by bus.
- I / you / we / they + verb: They live in Rome.
he, she, it + -s
- He works. She lives. It starts at nine.
- -es after -sh, -ch, -o: she brushes, he watches, she goes, he does.
- have → has: He has a shower every morning.
Negatives and questions
- don't / doesn't + verb: I don't work on Sundays. She doesn't have breakfast. (not she doesn't has)
- Do / Does + verb: Do you live here? Does he start work at eight? What time does she get up?
Study tips
- Write five sentences about your day, then change them to he or she: I go home at six → My dad goes home at six.
- Look for he / she / it in the sentence before you choose the verb.
Glossary
- Morning and evening10 items
- Work and home6 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
My day
Choose the correct word or phrase.
- a
I ___ at seven, but I stay in bed and listen to the radio for ten minutes.
- b
I ___ breakfast at half past seven: toast and coffee.
- c
I ___ in a small flat in the city centre.
- d
I ___ at nine o'clock. My first meeting is at quarter past nine.
- e
I ___ at five o'clock, and then I go to the gym.
- f
After the gym I ___ by bus and cook dinner.
- g
I ___ at ten, and then I read in bed for an hour.
2
work or works?
Choose the correct word.
- a
My dad ___ in a bank.
- b
We ___ breakfast at seven.
- c
She ___ her teeth after breakfast.
- d
My sister ___ in Paris.
- e
I ___ to work by bus.
- f
The film ___ at eight o'clock.
- g
He ___ his homework in the evening.
- h
Tom ___ a shower every morning.
3
Negatives and questions
Choose the correct word or words.
- a
I ___ work on Sundays.
- b
My brother ___ have breakfast. He only drinks coffee.
- c
___ you go to work by car?
- d
___ she finish work at five?
- e
He doesn't ___ TV in the morning.
- f
What time ___ your dad get up?
- g
Where ___ you live?
- h
Does your mum ___ in an office?
4
Find the mistake
One sentence has a mistake. Choose the correct sentence.
- a
Choose the correct sentence.
- b
Choose the correct sentence.
- c
Choose the correct sentence.
- d
Choose the correct sentence.
- e
Choose the correct sentence.
- f
Choose the correct sentence.
- g
Choose the correct sentence.
- h
Choose the correct sentence.
- i
Choose the correct sentence.
- j
Choose the correct sentence.
- k
Choose the correct sentence.
- l
Choose the correct sentence.
5
Read: Daniel's day
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer.
Daniel is a nurse. He lives in a small flat near the hospital. He wakes up at six o'clock every day. He has a shower and has breakfast: tea and toast. He goes to work on foot because the hospital is near his flat. He starts work at seven. Daniel finishes work at three. He goes home and has a rest. In the evening he cooks dinner and phones his mum. He doesn't watch TV. He reads a book, brushes his teeth and goes to bed at ten. On Saturdays and Sundays Daniel doesn't work. He gets up late and plays football with his friends.
- a
Where does Daniel live?
- b
How does he go to work?
- c
What time does he start work?
- d
What does Daniel do in the evening?
- e
What does he do at the weekend?
6
Write: My day
Write about your day.
Write about your day from morning to night (6–8 sentences). Then write two sentences about a friend or someone in your family. Use the present simple: I go… / She goes… Word box: wake up · have breakfast · have a shower · live · go to work · start work · finish work · go home · brush your teeth · go to bed Example: I wake up at seven. I have a shower and I have breakfast. My sister lives in Rome. She starts work at nine.
Suggested minimum: 40 words
0 words · aim for at least 40
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Revise with a game
This lesson's own words and questions. Play on your own, or in teams on the classroom screen.
- Step UpAnswer the lesson's questions to climb to the top.
- Pair UpMatch the lesson's words to their meanings against the clock.
- SnapA word and a meaning: do they go together? Answer fast.
- Quiz BoardTeams choose questions worth 100 to 500 points.
- Retro arcadeWord Invaders, Word Snake, Word Maze and Word Crossing: classic arcade games with the lesson's words.
Glossary
The 16 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in 2 sets.
Morning and evening
- wake up
- to stop sleeping
- get up
- to get out of bed
- have a shower
- to wash your body under water
- brush your teeth
- to clean your teeth with a brush
- have breakfast
- to eat the first meal of the day
- cook
- to make food, for example pasta or eggs
- watch TV
- to look at programmes on television
- read
- to look at words in a book or on a screen
- go to bed
- to go to your bed to sleep
- sleep
- to rest with your eyes closed
Work and home
- live
- to have your home in a place
- go to work
- to travel to your job
- start work
- to begin your working day
- finish work
- to end your working day
- go home
- to travel to your home
- on foot
- walking, not by car or bus
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