Habits and routines

Talking about daily routine & comparing different habits in

different contexts

Telling the time

What time is it? What’s the time? It’s …

seven o’clock sharp. half past nine. nine thirty. (a) quarter to seven. seven forty-five. two minutes to two. two fifty-eight.

Talking about habits and routines

ASK ABOUT TIME: What time do you start

work? ASK ABOUT ACTIVITIES:

What do you do at seven o’clock?

Do you go home at half past six?

No, I don’t. I usually go home at five o’clock.

I get up at 7 o’clock. I have a shower at … I have breakfast at … I go to work by bus. I start work at … I have lunch at my desk. I have tea at 4 o’clock. I go home at 5 o’clock. I get home at … I have supper at … I go to bed at …

Giving information about routines

ACTIVITIES: What do you usually do on Friday?

TIME: What time do you get up?

TIME: What time do you have dinner?

TIME: What time do you go to bed?

DAYS: When do you eat out?

We watch television on Friday.

I get up at 7 o’clock on weekdays.

I have dinner at half past seven pm.

I go to bed at midnight on weekdays.

We eat out every Friday.

Giving information about frequency How often do you

have lunch at work?

Do you ever have lunch at the language school?

I … always (>100%) usually (>75%) often (>50%) sometimes (>25%) hardly ever (>5%) never (>0%)

… have lunch at work. No, I never have lunch at

the language school.

Giving instructions: How to make a cup of tea

Boil some water. Warm the teapot. Put the tea in the teapot, one per person and

one extra. Cover and leave for three minutes. Put milk into the cups, add sugar, and pour

the tea into the cups. Drink and enjoy.