EXERCISE 1.

1.What does your daily /weekly routine look like?

2. What other events impact how your day/week is structured?

wake upat ………am

The alarm goes off at
press the snooze button

turn off the alarm

get up

go to the bathroom

have a shower

wash my face

brush my teeth

brush (usually F) / comb (M) my hair

put some make-up on

get dressed

make my bed
have a cup of coffee

have breakfast

read newspaper

spend some time on-line

checkmy phone

spend a couple of minutes on Facebook

(be addicted /hooked on social media)

set off/ out for work

head out for a walk

go for a run

listen to music /podcasts

to work out

go to work
drive/ walk to work

ride to work on my bike /cycle

check my emails

make a list of the task to complete

replyto emails
take a taxi/a train

take the bus

have alunch meeting.
work on the computer

have lunch
haveafternoon tea

have my 3p.m. pick-me-up

make telephone calls

clear out my email inbox

do/ complete a number of small tasks

attend /have a meeting

do /run various errands
report to my boss

go home

revise for my English lesson

go over my notes

go out for / to dinner

cook dinner /make dinner

have (eat) dinner

have a nap

do the cleaning

chill out on the sofa

watch television

have a lie down
watch the News

go out /meet up with my friends

take the rubbish out

wash the dishes

feed the dog

take the dog for a walk

go to the gym

go shopping

do the housework

do the washing

do the washing up

do the cleaning

do the ironing

hand the clothes out to dry

go to church

do the gardening

sleep in (on Sundays)

go to the cinema

hang out with my friends

recharge my cell phone

stay at home

have dinner/supper

unwind

argue with my parents /partner

make sure everything is in my backpack

have a bath.

get into my pyjamas

set the alarmfor the next day

lock the door

read a few pages of a book

turn off/out the lights

go to bed

fall asleep

EXERCISE 2

2 Make sentences about your ideal boss from the prompts below using the adverbs of

frequency in the box. Then compare your sentences with a partner.

My ideal boss:

• reads my e-mails

• lets me make personal calls at work

• takes me out to dinner

• has regular update meetings with me

• sends me on trips

• calls me by my first name

• phones me at home to discuss work

• leaves me to get on with my work

• chats about his/her family and other non-work-related topics

• brings me coffee

• sets regular deadlines and targets

• lets me leave work early

• says thank you

• praises me

• gives me lots of responsibility

• lets me work from home

alwaysusually often sometimes not oftenhardly ever never

every day every week twice a year once a month