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