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THE
WORKING
DAY
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1 Warm up

Match the words and pictures showing different jobs.

actor/actress doctor journalist nurse

police officer sales clerk student teacher

1. teacher 2. student 3. sales clerk 4. nurse

5. police officer 6. journalist 7. doctor 8. actor

1. Which job(s) help people? doctor, nurse, teacher, sales clerk

2. Which job(s) can you do at home? journalist, actor, teacher
3. Which job(s) make a lot of money? doctor, journalist (William Boner maybe), actor (Hollywood
or Globo)

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2 Listening/reading Our class goes UNTIL 8:30pm.

I work UNTIL 5:30pm.
Alice is talking about her working day. Listen to Alice and decide what job she does.
Alice is a teacher.

My name is Alice. I get up early at six o’clock, have breakfast, and go to work at a quarter to
seven. I get to work before eight, and then I make coffee! I work from half past eight until a
quarter past four, but I don’t really finish until five o’clock. When I leave work, I’m tired but
happy. I get home around six, and then I have dinner and take a shower. I also work in the
evening - sometimes I don’t go to bed until midnight! Do I work hard? Yes, I do. But I love the
children. And I don’t work in the summer!

(LISSEN)
Listen again or read the text and decide if these sentences are true or false.

1. Alice goes to work an hour after she gets up. FALSE. Alice goes to work forty-five minutes after she gets up.
2. Alice takes a shower in the morning. FALSE. Alices takes a shower after dinner.
3. Alice’s job is easy. FALSE. Alice's job is hard.
4. Alice can relax in the summer. TRUE.
5. Alice sometimes sleeps for six hours. TRUE.

How many phrases in the text use the verb get?

Three phrases: GETS UP - GET TO WORK - GET HOME

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3 Language point
Study the sentences below.

• I also work in the evening. Sometimes I don’t go to bed until midnight!

• Do I work hard? Yes, I do.

We use present simple to talk about things that happen regularly, or routines.

Study the table and then answer the questions below.

verbs ending verbs ending verbs ending to do to go to have

in consonants in -e in -ch, -o, -s,
-sh, and -x

I / you / we / I / you / we / I / you / we / I / you / we / I / you / we / I / you / we /

they work they leave they finish they do they go they have

he / she / it he / she / it he / she / it he / she / it he / she / it he / she / it

works leaves finishes does goes has

negative:

I / you / we / they don’t work / leave / finish / do / go / have

he / she / it doesn’t work / leave / finish / do / go / have

yes/no questions:

Do I / you / we / they work / leave / finish / do / go / have?

Does he / she / it work / leave / finish / do / go / have?

short answers:

Yes, I / you / we / they do. No, I / you / we / they don’t.

Yes, he / she / it does. No, he / she / it doesn’t.

1. Which subjects take a different ending in positive sentences?

2. Which ending adds an extra syllable to the verb?
3. Do we pronounce does and goes the same way?
4. Do we make negatives, questions, and short answers the same way for all subjects?

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4 Practice

Change the sentences to questions and write short answers based on the information about Alice.

Alice gets up at six.

Does she get up at six? Yes ,she does

1.

I make coffee at work.

Do you make coffe at work? Yes, I do

2.

Alice works for six hours.

Does she work for six hours? No ,she doesn't.

3.

Alice takes a shower after dinner.

Does she take a shower after dinner? Yes, she does,

4.

I go to bed early.

Do you go to bed early? No ,I don't.

5.

Teachers work hard.

Do they work hard? Yes. they do

6.

Alice works in the summer.

Does she work in the summer? No, she dosen't
7.

Teachers love children.

Do they love children? Yes, they do

8.

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5 Speaking/writing

Work in pairs. Interview your partner about their routine. Make yes/no questions using the verbs
in the box. Then ask your partner and make a note of their answers. Write a short text about their
routine.

Example: get up / six

• Do you get up at six? No, I don’t. I get up at seven.

• Keiko is a student. She gets up at seven.

1. get up / six Do you get up at six? No I don't ,I get up five Fernada.

2. have breakfast / every day Do you have breakfast evry day? Yes i do I love coffe with milk every day
3. go to work or school / eight Do you go to work at eight? No I don't I go to work at six toghether with my
wife
4. get to work or school / nineDo you get work at nine? No I don't I get work at seven and check my email
5. finish work or school / six Do you finish work at six? Yes i do Ifinish my work at six and afther I go to
the gym
6. leave work or school / tired Do you leave work tired? Yes, I do I'm tired afther work but I go to the gym
7. have dinner / 7:30 Do you have dinner at 7:30? No I don't I have dinner at 8 afther take a shower.
8. go to bed / 10:45 Do you go to bed at 10:45? No I don't I go to bed midnight
What time do you go to bed? I go to bed between 11 and midnight.
6 Extra practice/homework

Complete the text. Use the correct form of one of the verbs in the box. Be careful with negatives and
questions.

cook finish get not get home work write

get up go to bed not have leave live

lives 1
Alan is from England, but he in Tokyo. "I’m a journalist for an English language
magazine, and I write 2
about life in Japan." Every morning, he gets up 3
early and
leave 4
home at 6:45. "I not have 5
breakfast - there’s no time. My home is very
far from my office, and I get to work two hours later." He finishes
6 7
work at
six. "My wife not gets home 8
before eight - she’s a doctor. Does she work 9

hard? Oh yes!" They cook 10

dinner and go to bed 11
late - at 11 o’clock.

exercise 5

my routine is to get up at 5 am make a coffe take a shower and wake up my wife .We leave the hause at
6 o'clock and I get to work at 7am then check my e-mail afther start to work
I leave work at 6pm and I feel tired but I go to the gym,I have dinner afther take a shower at 8 and go to
bed between 11 and midnight.

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7 Optional extension

English is a musical language! We make our voices go up (rise) or go down (fall) to show what we’re
saying.

Questions with yes/no answers have a rising intonation in English - our voices go up at the end. Try
saying these questions with this intonation.
1. Do you work hard? Yes ,I do
2. Do you get up early? Yes ,I do
3. Does your sister go to bed late? No ,she dosen't
4. Does your family eat dinner at seven? No, they do ( I'm in doubt)
5. Are you Spanish? No ,I don't
6. Is he your brother? No,he dosen't
7. Am I the winner? Yes ,I do
8. Are they your parents?Yes ,they do

Practice in pairs – take turns to ask a question with the correct intonation and give a short answer.

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