Friday 20 March 2009

SONG: WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

To finish with this adventure across Daily Life, let´s finish listening to a well known song by Louise Armstrong: What a Wonderful World. At the end of the song, try to complete the quiz.Enjoy it!!!

WRITING ABOUT A DAILY ROUTINE

WRITING TASK.
Look at the pictures and write a text about Alan´s Daily Routine.Don´t forget to use connectors such as First,Then,Next,Finally...Be neat in your presentation!!!

GRAMMAR. THE PRESENT SIMPLE

The Present Simple is the tense used in English to talk about daily habits and routines.
The Present Simple can be used in affirmative,negative and interrogative.
Affirmative:
I,you,we,they + base form
he,she,it+ base form-s
Negative:
I,you,we,they+ don´t+ base form
he,she,it+ doesn´t+base form
Interrogative:
Do+(I,you,we,they)+base form?
Does+ (he,she,it)+ base form?

Now try to do the next exercises about the Present in affirmative and negative and check your progress.
Practise the Interrogative now!!

LISTENING COMPRENHENSION EXERCISE.DAILY ROUTINES.

LISTENING. You are going to listen to a person talking about a couples daily routine.After the listening,do the exercises in relation to it.
LISTEN CAREFULLY!!!

Thursday 19 March 2009

READING.HOW STRESSED.



HOW STRESSED!!

Louisa works as a guide at the National Gallery in London and lives with his son George, aged 3.
6.30.
I get up and I make George's sandwiches.Then I do some housework.Then I wake up George and make his breakfast.I'm always in a hurry and I don´t have time for breakfst at home.
8.00.We cycle to school because the bus is expensive.Then I cycle six miles to work.
9.00. I have a sandwich for breakfast in the canteen, and then I start work.My first tour is usually at 9.30.I like my job but I don't earn much money and I stand all day.
5.00. I finish work and I go to pick up George at 5.30. We go shoppping.
6.30. I cook dinner and bath George.After dinner I do more housework and answer e-mails until 9.00.I don´t go out n the evening because a babysitter is very expensive.
9.00. George goes to bed and I read him a story.then I go to bed-I am really tired!!!.


Answer these questions about the text:

1. What time does Louisa get up?
2.Does she have breakfast at home?
3. Where does she work?
4.Does she like her job?
5. How does she go to work?
6.Why doesn´t she go out in the evenings?
7.How does she feel at the end of the day?

DAILY ROUTINES


A B C D E F

VOCABULARY. DAILY ROUTINES.


Link the following daily routines with the pictures above:

1. get up:
2. have breakfast:
3. get dressed:
4. go to work:
5. have a shower:
6. wake up:

Now try to do the following crossword.Good Luck!!