PreA1-A1: Daily Routines

DESCRIBING MY DAILY ROUTINES
Daily routine people set

Describing what you do every day is very simple, you only need to learn the most common daily routine phrases and combine them with the simple present structure.

Analyze the following examples:

I              take a shower       every day. 
I              check reports        at work.
I              do the dishes        after eating.
Subject +        Verb         +   Complement + . 

As you can see the three sentences follow the simple present structure. Follow that structure to describe your daily routines when writing or speaking.

Let's learn some common daily routine phrases and build more vocabulary!

Wake up
Get up
Man stretching waking up in the room

Take a shower
Taking a shower concept illustration
Brush (my) teeth
Illustrator of my boy brushing his teeth

Get dressed / Put on (my clothes)
Happy cute kid boy do dressing process

Have breakfast 
(You can say "Eat breakfast" but the collocation "Have breakfast" sounds more natural. NEVER say "Take my breakfast".)
Illustration of people's daily life


Feed (my) pet


Take the bus/train/subway
Man taking the bus to work

Check reports
Business performance analysis with graphs

Write reports
Businessman writing sales or report on a laptop

Have lunch
Best friends having lunch in a bar

Have business meetings
Business woman having a meeting online

Have a cup of coffee
Delicious coffee time elements

Do the housework / Do the chores
Young people doing housework

Have dinner
Man is eating healthy food and junk food

Take (my) dog for a walk
Dog walking concept illustration

Do exercise
Person doing exercise around a heart, online fitness concept

Listen to music
(Never say: "Listen to the music" or "Listen to a music". There is NO article between "Listen" and "music".)
Young people listening to music illustration concept

Pray
Religion praying hands isolated

Hang out with friends
Hang out concept illustration



Go to bed


If you want to do some online practice, visit the following website  https://agendaweb.org/vocabulary/daily-routines-exercises.html



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  1. PattJuly 24, 2020 at 11:42 AM

    I'm teaching this topic tomorrow, thank you so much for sharing!! :D

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