Starter Unit
Vocabulary – Routines

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go
shopping

Tidy my room

wake up

Exercise 1:
Study the words in the box. Which of these things do you do every day?

Exercise 2:
Complete the interviews using the correct form of the verbs in
exercise 1. Then listen and check

go shopping

finish
do my homework
get home
relax

listen to music

get up
wakes
up
goes to work
have breakfast
go to school

watch videos
tidy your room
cooks
go to bed

Exercise 3:
Look at the words in blue in the dialogues in exercise 2. What are they ?
They are Adverbs of frequency. Where do adverbs of frequency go in a
sentence? Think of more adverbs
• If a sentence has only one verb, place the adverb of
frequency in the middle of the sentence. For
example:
• Tom never flies. He always takes the bus.
• When a sentence contains more than one verb,
place the adverb of frequency before the main verb.
For example:
• They have often visited Europe.
Examples:
1.We take a vacation at least once annually.
2.I usually shop for groceries on Saturday
mornings.
3.He is often late for work.
4.We seldom see John.
5.My dentist told me I should floss twice daily.

Let's watch the following clip and find out what kind of
words is mentioned:

Let's learn how to use the prepositions of time:

In – On - At
• We use AT with
specific times (hour / minutes).
• Midnight (and midday) is
specific hour which is why we
use AT.
• We use AT for a holiday
period of 1 or more days.
Note: Specific time:
Thời gian cụ thể rõ ràng

Let's learn how to use the prepositions of time:

In – On - At
• We use ON for days of the
week.
• We use ON for specific days
and dates:

Let's learn how to use the prepositions of time:

In – On - At
• We use IN for specific time:
 months,
 years,
 seasons,
 lengths of time
 centuries

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Remember:
1. Adverbs of frequency
• Đứng sau “BE”
E.g.: I'm never late for school.
• Đứng trước động từ thường
E.g.: He often goes to school.
We don't always meet her.
2. Prepositions of time
at + giờ
+ night / noon / midnight
+ weekends
+ Christmas /Easter / Tet

on + day (Monday / birthday / Christmas Day)
+ date (June 12th, the first of July)
+ the weekend
in + buổi (the morning / afternoon / evening)
+ tháng (June / September)
+ năm (2023)
+ thế kỷ (the 21st century)

Exercise:

What time do you usually wake up ?

We always relax after dinner.
They go shopping at / on the weekend.

Do you always do your homework ?
My brother doesn't listen to music much, .
My mum goes to work at 8 in the morning.
On Saturdays, I often have breakfast late .

We go to bed later on Fridays.

Exercise 4: Use It! Work in pairs.
Ask and answer questions to compare your daily routines. Use time
expressions, adverbs of frequency and the words and phrases in exercises
1 and 2. Are your routines similar?

Suggested Topics:

Suggested Questions:

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•What time do you get home from school?
•What time do you go to bed?
•Do you go to the gym after school?
•Do you watch television at night
•What type of drink do you have every day?
•How many times a day do you brush your
teeth?
•…

After-school Activities
Weekend Activities
Before bed-time Activities
Every-day Favorites Activities
…

Exercise 5:
Use it! Use the information about partner in exercise 4 to write a
paragraph about their daily routine.
I get up early in the morning around 7am. First, I take a
shower then I brush my teeth. After that, I eat my
breakfast. Next I put my clothes on and catch the grab bike
to work. In addition, I always take my tea break at 12am
then I finish work at 5pm. Finally, I get home at 5pm in the
evening and have dinner then go to bed.

Homework
• Learn by heart all the new words
• Practice using adverbs of frequency in talking about
your daily routines