Jason wakes up at 8:20 am, has breakfast with his grandmother, and goes to school. At school, he talks with friends and studies, liking Spanish but disliking history. After school, he goes home, does homework, sometimes goes fishing or plays chess with his friend Danny, goes to bed at 9 pm, and usually reads before sleeping.

1. JASON’S TYPICAL
DAY

2. I WAKE UP AT TWENTY
PAST EIGHT. I HAVE
BREAKFAST IN THE
DINING ROOM WITH
MY GRANDMOTHER,
AND THEN I GO TO
SCHOOL.

3. AT SCHOOL I TALK TO
MY FRIENDS SUSIE
AND JOHN, AND I
STUDY. I LIKE SPANISH
BUT I DON’T LIKE
HISTORY.

4. AFTER SCHOOL, I
GO HOME. I DO MY
HOMEWORK. THEN
I SOMETIMES GO
FISHING AND I
OFTEN PLAY CHESS
WITH MY FRIEND
DANNY. I GO TO
BED AT NINE
O’CLOCK AND I
USUALLY READ A
BOOK.

5. 1. AFTER YOU READ THE COMPOSITION
TELL ME:
IS JASON’S TYPICAL DAY SIMILAR TO
YOUR TYPICAL DAY?
WHAT DIFFERENCES ARE THERE?

6. 2. IN PARAGRAPH 1 IS JASON AT
HOME OR AT SCHOOL? AND IN
PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3?
IN PARAGRAPH 1: JASON IS AT HOME.
IN PARAGRAPH 2: HE IS AT SCHOOL.
IN PARAGRAPH 3: HE IS AT HOME AGAIN.

7. 2. LOOK AT THE PHRASES. WHAT DO
YOU NOTICE?
THE USE OF PREPOSITIONS
1 GO TO SCHOOL
WE USE THE PREPOSITION TO
BEFORE SCHOOL AND BED,
2. AT SCHOOL
BUT NOT BEFORE HOME.
3. GO HOME WE USE THE PREPOSITION AT
BEFORE SCHOOL.
4. GO TO BED

8. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN!
4. Look at the paragraph 1,2 and 3 of Jason’s
composition. How many words and phrases can you
use in your composition?
SAMPLE ANSWERS
•I WAKE UP AT… •AFTER SCHOOL, I GO…
•I HAVE BREAKFAST IN THE… •THEN I SOMETIMES …
•…AND THEN I GO TO SCHOOL. •I OFTEN …
•AT SCHOOL I … •I USUALLY …
•I LIKE… BUT I DON’T LIKE…

9. 5. WRITE ABOUT YOUR TYPICAL DAY.
6. READ YOUR FRIEND’S COMPOSITION. IS IT CORRECT?