This document contains an English lesson about daily routines for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) students. It includes exercises for students to practice talking about typical daily schedules using simple present tense verbs. Students are asked to complete sentences about waking up, having meals, getting to school/work, watching TV, and going to bed. They are also prompted to ask and answer questions about their own daily routines.

1. ESOL teacher: Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages
I – Circle TRUE or FALSE.
1. Lesley gets up at seven o’clock. TRUE FALSE
2. She has a shower in the morning. TRUE FALSE
3. She goes to college by bus. TRUE FALSE
4. She picks up her daughter after work. TRUE FALSE
5. She likes listening to music on the radio. TRUE FALSE
6. She goes to bed at eleven o’clock. TRUE FALSE
Formative test
Name: _______________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _____
Date: ___________________________________________________________________

2. II – Answer the questions.
1. Does she get up early? ___________________________________________
2. Does she have a shower before going to bed? _________________________
3. Who does she have breakfast with? _________________________________
4. What does she do after breakfast? __________________________________
5. How does she go to college? _______________________________________
6. Where does she have lunch? _______________________________________
7. When does she watch television? ____________________________________
8. What time does she go to bed? ______________________________________
III – Look at the pictures. What do you do every day? Can you say it in
English?
IV – Fill in the gaps with the simple present.
1. I usually _______________ (wake up) at 6.00 a.m.
2. David _______________ (have) lunch in the school canteen at 1 p.m.
3. In my family we usually _______________ (watch) TV after dinner.

3. 4. School __________ (finish) at 3 p.m. and then Mary _____________(go) home
by bus.
5. At the weekends, my parents _______________ (go) to bed later than on
weekdays.
V – Insert the frequency adverbs.
1. I get up early. (usually) ____________________________________
2. She is tired. (sometimes) ____________________________________
3. They read the newspaper after dinner. (never)
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4. George goes to the dentist. (rarely) __________________________
VI – Fill in the gaps with do, does, don´t, doesn´t.
1. We ___________ like dancing.
2. __________ you go to bed late? No, I ___________ .
3. Diana _____________ have lunch in the school canteen.
4. What time ____________ Edward have dinner?
5. ____________ Peter go to school on foot? Yes, he __________ .
6. I ___________ have classes at the weekend.
VII – Ask the questions for these answers.
1. __________________________? She usually wakes up at 7 o’clock.
2. __________________________? They usually go to work by car.
3. __________________________? I have breakfast at home.
4. __________________________? He goes to the dentist once a year.
5. __________________________? We usually study after school.
6. __________________________? No, I don’t. I go to bed early.

4. VIII – What’s the time?
IX – Answer these questions about your daily routine.
1. What time do you usually get up? __________________________________
2. Do you usually have a shower in the morning? ________________________
3. How do you go to school? _________________________________________
4. What time does your school start? __________________________________
5. How often do you have English lessons? _____________________________
6. What time do you have dinner? _____________________________________
7. Who do you have dinner with? ______________________________________
8. Do you go to bed early? ___________________________________________
1. It’s______________________
2. It’s ______________________
3. It’s_______________________
4. It’s_______________________
5. It’s_______________________
6. It’s_______________________
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5. X – Write ten sentences about John’s daily routine.
1. ____________________________________________________.
2. ____________________________________________________.
3. ____________________________________________________.
4. ____________________________________________________.
5. ____________________________________________________.
6. _____________________________________________________.
7. _____________________________________________________.
8. _____________________________________________________.
9. _____________________________________________________.
10. ____________________________________________________.
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