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Unit 2 Daily Routines

Speaking
Activity 1
Find someone who...

Student's name

gets up early in the morning

has the same number of children as
you
works long hours
eat at least two of the same things as
you for breakfast
gets to work by bus
does shift work
has lunch at work
goes to the supermarket on Saturday
morning
doesn't mind doing housework
goes to bed very late

Activity 2
Talk in pairs about your routine. When possible, try to answer the
questions in a personal way.

What time do you get up?

What do you have for breakfast?
How do you get to work?
Where do you usually have lunch?
Do you usually do the housework?
What time do you go to bed?
Do you watch TV?
What do you usually do at weekends?

Activity 3
Work in pairs. Ask your partner questions about her/his daily routine and
take notes of what she/he says. Then tell the class about your partners
daily routine.
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Writing
Activity 1
Write sentences about your daily routine using the following verbs:
wake up
get up
have
leave
go
arrive
start
finish
get
cook
watch
sleep
Activity 2
Write questions about people's routines in the week or at the weekend.
Use the following words and phrases:
get up
go to bed
leave home
start work
finish work
get dressed
have a shower
read
cook
have breakfast
have lunch
have dinner
write e-mails
do the housework.
Activity 3
Write an e-mail (30-35 words) to your English speaking friend. Tell
him/her:
1) what you do
2) what time you start and finish work
3) if you have lunch at home or at work
4) what time you usually go to bed.
Activity 4
Write an e-mail to your English speaking friend and tell him/her about
your daily routine. Tell him/her what you like/don't like about it and try to
add some personal details.
Write about 100 words.
Activity 5
Write your best friend's or partner's daily routine. Include the following
points:

what he/she does

what time he/she gets up

what time and where he/she has lunch
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what he/she does in the afternoon and when he/she

gets home

what he/she does after dinner

what time he/she goes to bed.

Reading
Activity 1
Read the text and answer the questions.
Federica is 30 and lives in Arezzo, a nice town in Tuscany, with her son Luca,
aged 8. She is a shop assistant in a department store in the town center. Every
morning she gets up at 6.30 and does some housework. Then she wakes up
Luca and makes his breakfast. She is always in a hurry and she doesn't have
time for breakfast at home.
At 8.00 they cycle to school and then Federica cycles to work. When it's rainy
they go by bus. She usually has breakfast in the caf next to the department
store. At 9.00 she starts work and she finishes at 1.00pm. She picks up Luca at
1.10 and they go home.
They have lunch together and then they have a rest. At 3.00pm Federica's
mother arrives and helps Luca with his homework. She stays with him until
Federica comes back from work.
At 3.10 Federica leaves home and at 3.30 she starts work again. The
department store closes at 8.00pm but she is never back home before 8.30.
At home she cooks dinner and checks Luca's homework. After dinner she
answers e-mails and watches TV. At 10.00 Luca goes to bed and she reads him
a story. Then she goes to bed because she's really tired.

Where does Federica live?

What does she do?
What time does she get up?
Does she have breakfast at home?
How does she get to work when it's rainy?
Where do Federica and Luca have lunch?
Who helps Luca with his homework?
How many hours does Federica work in the

afternoon?

What does she do after dinner?

What does she do before going to bed?

Activity 2
Read Marco's daily routine and mark the statements T (true) or F (false).
My name's Marco and I'm Italian. I'm 28 and I'm an office worker. My working
time is 9.00am-6.00pm and I have one hour break from 1.00pm to 2.00pm. I
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work for a company in Florence and my responsibility is handling our company's

eBay account, in fact my job is customer service of the Italian market. I get up at
6.45am and prepare my breakfast. At 8.20 I leave home and I drive to work. I
arrive at the company at 8.50am. Then I start work: I reply emails from the
customers and process orders, as well as upload items to eBay. Between 1.002.00pm is my lunch time. I always cook my own lunch and bring it to the
company where I heat it in the microwave oven. After lunch I have a walk
around the company till 2.00pm and then I start to work again.
Working time is over at 6.00pm and I drive back home. When I arrive at home I
cook dinner and I also prepare lunch for the following day. After dinner I take a
30 minute walk outside and when I come back I watch TV. I go to bed at 11.00.

Marco works six hours per day

He has an hour break every day
He works for a company in Pisa
He gets to work by bus
He has lunch at home
He has a walk after lunch
He finishes work at 6.30
He prepares lunch for the following day
He meets friends after dinner
He goes to bed at 11.00.

Listening
Activity 1
Listen to Giovannis daily routine and mark the statements T (true) or F
(false).

Giovanni lives in Arezzo

He gets up at 7.00 a.m.
He has a big breakfast in the morning
He always drives to work
He works 8 hours a day
He has lunch at the factory canteen
He wants to get a diploma in accountancy
He comes back home at 11.30 pm
He watches TV before going to bed
He never goes to the disco.

Activity 2
Listen to Paolas daily routine and answer the questions.
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What does Paola do?

Where does she live?
Where does she work?
Where's the school she goes to?
What time does she start work in the morning?
When can she take her children to school?
What time does she get home when she works in the

afternoon?

Can she attend classes when she works in the

afternoon and at night?

What does she do in the morning when the weather

is fine and she's not working?

Does she like her routine?

Activity 3
Listen to Tanyas daily routine and answer the questions.

Where does Tanya live?

Where is she from?
How many children has she got?
Has she got any pets?
How does she get to work?
What time does she finish work?
What does she study?
Does she like her job?
What does she do when she comes back home at

night?

What time does she go to bed?

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Unit 2 Daily Routines

Assessment

Speaking and Writing

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Work in pairs and ask questions to your partner about his/her daily
routine (what time he/she gets up-what he/she has for breakfast-what time
he/she leaves home, etc.).
Try to get as much information as possible about your partners daily
routine and try to find out at least an interesting or unusual detail about it.
Take notes of your partners answers and then swap roles.
Write about your partners daily routine (about 100 words).

Reading
Read Saras daily routine and mark the statements T (true) or F (false).
Sara is a hairdresser. She is 51 and she's married. She lives in the countryside
near Arezzo. Her son, Gianluca, is a student at the university in Florence. Her
husband is a hairdresser, too. They run their own shop together: Sara works in
the morning and her husband in the afternoon. The shop is inside a shopping
mall in Arezzo. Sara gets up at 7.30 every morning and has breakfast. She
usually has coffee with some biscuits. At 8.30 she drives to Arezzo and she
starts work at 9.00 and when her husband arrives at 1.00, she drives back
home and has lunch. Then she relaxes for a while and at 3.30pm she goes to
the gym. At 6.00 she goes to school because she wants to get a Diploma and
go to university to study foreign languages.
When she comes back home at 11.00pm she is really tired and goes to bed but
before sleeping she always reads for at least half an hour.

Sara is a hairdresser
She lives in the town center
She has got a son and a daughter
Her husband is a hairdresser
They work together
Her husband works only in the morning
She usually has tea for breakfast
She has lunch at home
After lunch she goes to the gym
She wants to go to university

Listening
Listen to Ketys daily routine and answer the questions.
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Where does Kety work?

How long does it take to get to work?
Where does she have breakfast?
How many dogs are there at the moment?
How long is the lunch break?
What does she do after lunch?
Why does she go to school?
Does she like her job?
What time does she get back home?
What does she do at the weekend?

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Unit 2 Daily Routines

Answer Key
Reading
Activity 1

She lives in Arezzo

She is a shop assistant

She gets up at 6.30
No, she doesn't
She goes by bus
They have lunch at home
Federica's mother helps him
She works four hours and a half
She answers e-mails and watches TV
She reads Luca a story

Activity 2
F; T; F; F; F; T; F; T; F; T.
Listening
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Activity 1 Listening Transcript

Hi, Im Giovanni, Im 25 and I live in a small village near Arezzo, in Tuscany. Im
a factory worker. I work in a factory which makes iron products such as gates,
stairs, doors and furniture. It's a very hard work.
I get up at 6.30 every morning and I never have breakfast, just a coffee. I leave
home at 7.30. I usually drive to work but sometimes I cycle. I start work at 8.00
and finish at 5.00 pm. There's a lunch break between 1.00 and 2.00 pm. The
factory has a canteen and I always have lunch there. When I finish work at 5.00
pm I go home and have a shower. Then I go to school because I want to get a
diploma. It's a state school which offers courses for adult students. Lessons
start at 6.00 o'clock and finish at 10.30 from Monday to Friday. I want to get a
diploma in accountancy and look for another job in the future. I always have
dinner at school that is a sandwich and some fruit. I come back home at 11.00
pm and I go straight to bed because I'm very tired. At weekends I go out with
my friends and we often go to the cinema or to the disco.
Activity 1 answer key
F; F; F; F; T; T; T; F; F; F.
Activity 2 Listening Transcript
Hi, I'm Paola. I'm 40 and I'm a nurse. I live in Cavriglia, a small village between
Arezzo and Florence. I'm married and I've got a son and a daughter.
I usually get up at 5.30 and I have a coffee. Then I prepare breakfast for my
children and I leave home. I drive to the hospital in Florence and I start work at
7.00. I finish my shift at 1.15pm and I drive back home. On the way back I like
listening to Italian music.
I get home at 2.30 and I have a light lunch, usually a sandwich and some fruit.
Then I have a rest and I spend some time with my children. I prepare dinner for
my family and at 5.30 I drive to school in Arezzo. Lessons finish at 10.30pm and
I drive back home. I'm so tired that I go straight to bed.
When I have to work in the afternoon, I get up later, at 6.50am. I prepare
breakfast and then I drive my children to school. Then I do my homework and I
prepare lunch and dinner for my family. I leave home at 12.00 am. I start work at
1.00pm and I finish at 8.15pm. I get home at about 9.15 pm, have something for
dinner and I go to bed early.
When I have the night shift, I get up at 6.50 and I prepare breakfast for my
children. I take them to school and, if the weather is fine, I go for a walk. Then I
do the housework and I have lunch with my family. After lunch I sleep for about
an hour and I help my children with their homework. At 6.30pm I leave home
and drive to Florence. The night shift starts at 7.30pm and finishes at 8.00am.
It's really hard to work, run a family and go to school but I can manage and
above all I like it.
Activity 2 answer key

She is a nurse
She lives in Cavriglia
She works in Florence
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It's in Arezzo

No, she can't

She starts work at 7.00

She can take her children to school when she works in the afternoon and
at night

When she works in the afternnon she gets home at 9.15 pm

She goes for a walk
Yes, she does

Activity 3 Listening Transcript

Hi, I'm Tanya and I live in Subbiano, a village near Arezzo. I'm from Ukraine. I
moved to Italy in 2000.
I'm married and I've got a son, Pietro, who is 7 years old. I work in a hotel in
Arezzo.
I get up at 5.30, I get dressed and I prepare breakfast for my family. I never
have breakfast at home because I'm not hungry so early in the morning. I
always have breakfast at work.
I love animals and I've got two guinea pigs so, before leaving home, I feed
them.
I leave home at 6.30 and I drive to work. I start work at 7.00. I prepare breakfast
for the hotel guests and then I start cleaning. I have to clean the lounge and
then the guests' rooms. I have lunch at 1.00 and I finish work between 3.00 and
5.00 pm. I drive back home and I get ready for school. I'm a student in the
evening classes for adults. I study social studies because I want to get a
Diploma and change my job. I don't like cleaning.
Lessons finish at 10.30 pm and I get home at 11.00 pm. My son is already
sleeping and I watch TV with my husband or I sit in front of my computer. I write
and answer e-mails. I like surfing the net and chatting with my friends.
I'm usually very tired so I never go to bed later than 11.30.
Activity 3 Answer Key

She lives in Subbiano

She's from Ukraine
She has got a son
Yes, she has. She has got two guinea pigs
By car
She finishes work between 3.00 and 5.00 pm
She studies social studies
No, she doesn't
She watches TV with her husband or she writes and answers e-mails
She goes to bed not later than 11.30

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Unit 2 Daily Routines

Assessment Answer Key
Reading
T; F; F; T; T; F; F; T; F; T.
Listening
Listening Transcript
Hi, I'm Kety. I'm 28 and I live in Castiglion Fiorentino, a nice village near Arezzo.
I work at the pound.
I get up at 6.30am and I leave home at 7.00. I never have breakfast. I drive to
work and I arrive at the pound in Arezzo at about 7.50. Once there, I have a cup
of coffee with the other two men working at the pound, Stefano and Giacomo.
There is a big kitchen upstairs where we can cook our own meals. First I have
to feed the dogs. There are about 260 at the moment so it takes quite a long
time. Then, together with Stefano and Giacomo, I clean the boxes where dogs
are kept. From 1.00 and 3.00pm we have a break and we have lunch. After
lunch I do my homework. At 5.30pm I finish work and I drive to school. Luckily
the school is not far from the pound and it takes few minutes to get there. I go to
school because I want to get a Diploma. I don't want to work at the pound
forever. I love animals and dogs in particular but it's a very hard work especially
in winter when it's very cold and I have to stay outside all day long.
I would like to become a nurse so I have to study hard because it's very difficult
to pass the exam to go to university.
I get back home at 11.20pm and I go to bed because I'm really tired.
At the weekend I go shopping and meet my friends. On Saturday night I go to
the disco because I love dancing.
Answer Key

She works at the pound

It takes about 50 minutes
She has breakfast at the pound
There are about 260 dogs at the moment
It's 2 hours long
She does her homework
Because she wants to get a Diploma
Yes, she does but it's a very hard work
She gets back home at 11.20 pm

She goes shopping and meets her friends. On Saturday night she goes
to the disco
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