My day — ready-made English lesson, A1

Lesson goal: Students can describe their daily routine with times using the present simple.

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Lesson plan

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Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- What time do you get up?
- Do you have breakfast every day?
- How do you go to work or school?
- What do you do in the evening?
2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
FlashcardsUnjumble
wake up · get up · have breakfast · brush your teeth · take a shower · get dressed · go to work · have lunch · come home · cook dinner · watch TV · read · do homework · go to bed · sleep
All words in the set
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Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
1. Fill the gap
  I ___ my teeth twice a day.
  Answer: brush
2. Fill the gap
  He ___ a shower every morning.
  Answer: takes / has
3. Fill the gap
  I do my ___ after school.
  Answer: homework
4. Multiple choice
  What do you usually do first in the morning?
  wake upget dressedhave breakfastgo to work
5. Multiple choice
  My sister ___ to bed at ten.
  gogoesgoingis go
6. Multiple choice
  We have lunch ___ one o'clock.
  inonatto
7. Multiple choice
  Choose the correct question.
  What time do you get up?What time you get up?What time does you get up?
8. True / false
  Read: "Sam wakes up at seven. He takes a shower and has breakfast. He goes to work by bus at eight. He comes home at six and cooks dinner. He goes to bed at eleven." Sam goes to work by car.
  Answer: False
9. True / false
  Read: "Sam wakes up at seven. He takes a shower and has breakfast. He goes to work by bus at eight. He comes home at six and cooks dinner. He goes to bed at eleven." Sam cooks dinner after work.
  Answer: True
10. Discussion question
  Tell me about your typical weekday. What time do you get up? What do you do in the evening?
  Sample answer: I wake up at seven and get up at half past seven. I have breakfast and go to work by bus. I come home at six. In the evening I cook dinner and watch TV. I go to bed at eleven.
4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- What is your favourite part of the day? Why?
- What time do you usually go to bed?
- Who cooks dinner in your family?
- Is your Saturday different from your Monday?
- Do you read before bed? What do you read?
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Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz

Lesson plan

Warm-up

Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.

What time do you get up?
Do you have breakfast every day?
How do you go to work or school?
What do you do in the evening?

New words

Meet the words and practise them in games.

FlashcardsUnjumble

wake up · get up · have breakfast · brush your teeth · take a shower · get dressed · go to work · have lunch · come home · cook dinner · watch TV · read · do homework · go to bed · sleep

All words in the set

Exercises

The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.

Fill the gap
I ___ my teeth twice a day.
Answer: brush
Fill the gap
He ___ a shower every morning.
Answer: takes / has
Fill the gap
I do my ___ after school.
Answer: homework
Multiple choice
What do you usually do first in the morning?
wake upget dressedhave breakfastgo to work
Multiple choice
My sister ___ to bed at ten.
gogoesgoingis go
Multiple choice
We have lunch ___ one o'clock.
inonatto
Multiple choice
Choose the correct question.
What time do you get up?What time you get up?What time does you get up?
True / false
Read: "Sam wakes up at seven. He takes a shower and has breakfast. He goes to work by bus at eight. He comes home at six and cooks dinner. He goes to bed at eleven." Sam goes to work by car.
Answer: False
True / false
Read: "Sam wakes up at seven. He takes a shower and has breakfast. He goes to work by bus at eight. He comes home at six and cooks dinner. He goes to bed at eleven." Sam cooks dinner after work.
Answer: True
Discussion question
Tell me about your typical weekday. What time do you get up? What do you do in the evening?
Sample answer: I wake up at seven and get up at half past seven. I have breakfast and go to work by bus. I come home at six. In the evening I cook dinner and watch TV. I go to bed at eleven.

Speaking

The student answers using the new words.

What is your favourite part of the day? Why?
What time do you usually go to bed?
Who cooks dinner in your family?
Is your Saturday different from your Monday?
Do you read before bed? What do you read?

Review

A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.

Quiz