Your daily routine and habits
En el vídeo un dibujo te muestra una rutina diaria con el nombre de la actividad escrita debajo, que puedes oír dos veces.
➫Las rutinas diarias para la primera sección son del mundo laboral ➣Me despierto ➣apago la alarma ➣me levanto ➣me ducho ➣me visto ➣me peino ➣preparo el desayuno ➣desayuno ➣me cepillo los dientes ➣voy a trabajar ➣empiezo a trabajar a las 9 ➣respondo los correos electrónicos ➣almuerzo ➣trabajo con el ordenador ➣termino de trabajar a las 5 ➣voy a casa ➣llego a casa ➣le doy de comer al perro ➣preparo la cena ➣ceno ➣veo la televisión ➣leo un libro ➣me acuesto ➣me duermo
➫En la siguiente sección hay rutinas diarias del mundo escolar ➣Voy a la escuela ➣hago clases ➣termino la escuela a las 3 ➣voy a casa ➣hago los deberes
➫La sección final es un ejercicio de práctica donde aparece en la pantalla un dibujo de una rutina con tres frases. Se debe elegir la frase que describe la actividad. La respuesta aparece después de 5 segundos.
Your daily routine in the morning
The Present Simple Tense
It is used for:
➣General truths and facts
Water boils at 100º
The sun rises in the east
Apes laugh like humans
The train leaves at 12
➣Regular events AND HABITs
We often use frequency adverbs ➣always ➣usually ➣often ➣sometimes ➣never
I always have a holiday in the summer. I never work in August.
He never eats outside. He doesn’t like restaurants.
They often buy vegan food.
FORM
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
---|---|---|
I work | I do not work ✄don’t | Do I work? |
You understand | You do not understand | Do you understand? |
He sleeps | He does not sleep ✄doesn’t | Does he sleep? |
She thinks | She does not think | Does she think? |
It works | It does not work | Does it work? |
We study | We do not study | Do we study? |
You go together | You do not go together | Do you go together? |
They learn | They do not learn | Do they learn? |
3rd person ( -s, -es ) Spelling Changes – Click here for exercises
exercises 1 – exercises 2 – exercises 3 – exercises 4
Yes / No Questions exercise 1
Wh- Questions exercise 1
A day in the life of Robinson Crusoe
reference: New Generation Colin Granger Heinemann
Simple present Verb to be
I am vegan | ✄ I‘m vegan |
You are a teacher | ✄ You‘re a teacher |
He is my son | ✄ He‘s my son |
She is late | ✄ She‘s late |
It is dark | ✄ It‘s dark |
We are cold | ✄ We‘re cold |
You are all very quiet | ✄ You‘re all very quiet |
They are in a hurry | ✄ They‘re in a hurry |
Click here to practise AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
I am not with these people | ✄ I‘m not with these people |
You are not a real doctor | ✄ You aren’t a real doctor |
He is not my dog | ✄ He isn’t my dog |
She is not upset | ✄ She isn’t upset |
It is not sunny | ✄ It isn’t sunny |
We are not students | ✄ We aren’t students |
You are not together | ✄ You aren’t together |
They are not satisfied | ✄ They aren’t satisfied |
Click here to practise NEGATIVE SENTENCES
Am I right ? | |||||||||||
Are you a nurse ? | |||||||||||
Is he here ? | |||||||||||
Is she OK ? | |||||||||||
Is it convenient ? | |||||||||||
Are we together in this ? | |||||||||||
Are you tired ? | |||||||||||
Are they vegan ? |
Click here to practise yes/no questions
Clich here to practise WH questions
Click here for mixed sentences
Simple present Verb to have
El verbo have (tener) presenta alguna dificultad al poderse utilizar de dos maneras (full verb or contracted). It depends on the choice of the speaker. When the contracted form is used, GOT is necessary.
I have a dream |
You have a bike |
He has a cottage |
She has a few friends |
It has some holes in it |
We have energy |
You all have some homework |
They have compassion |
—or
I’ve got a dream |
You’ve got a bike |
He’s got a cottage |
She’s got a few friends |
It’s got some holes in it |
We’ve got energy |
You’ve all got some homework |
They’ve got compassion |
Conversion to negative and interrogative
You have confidence
You do not have confidence
Do you have confidence?
or
You’ve got confidence
You haven’t got confidence
Have you got confidence?
He has moxie
He does not have moxie
Does he have moxie?
or
He’s got moxie
He hasn’t got moxie
Has he got moxie?
Short answers
- Have you got any coins? – No, I haven’t. I haven’t got any.
- Do you have any coins? – No, I don’t. I don’t have any.
Be careful because the form –‘ve got –‘s got is only used when have means possession.
These expressions are only used as a full verb. They have other meaning than have:
- Have a meal ➢eat
- Have breakfast – lunch – tea – dinner ➢eat
- Have a bath or a shower ➢wash oneself
- Have a drink ➢drink
- Have an argument ➢argue, fight
- Have a cold ➢suffer
- Have a party ➢celebrate, hold
- Have a look ➢look, gaze, glance, peer
So, ➬ He never has breakfast (meaning ➬ He never eats breakfast) No ➬ He’s never got breakfast
➬ Do they have parties? (meaning ➬ Do they celebrate parties?) No ➬ Have they got parties?