TEMA 4: ACTIVIDADES COTIDIANAS

Presente simple (En sus tres formas) - Hablar sobre rutina

- Expresar frecuencia de actividades
Palabras interrogativas - Intercambiar información de actividades cotidianas
Adverbios de frecuencia

GLOSARIO LENGUA I: INGLÉS

TEMA 4: ACTIVIDADES COTIDIANAS

Adverbios de
Expresiones Expresiones de Tiempo Verbos
Frecuencia
What do you do/ early at… always catch the bus have / eat:
What does he / she do… late night sometimes clean (the house) breakfast
in the morning? on time noon never do homework lunch
in the afternoon? all day midnight often do the housework dinner
in the evening? ___ o’clock usually drive to school supper
at night? every… the weekend drive to work leave home
What do you … Palabras finish school listen to music
read? hour
day in… Interrogativas: finish work listen to the radio
play? the morning get dressed / dress play computer
week games
the afternoon What get to work
What does he / she… month get to school put on clothes
the evening Where
read? year read a book
When get up
play? morning read a newspaper
on… Who get undress /undress
afternoon start work
the weekend Why go by bus / car start school
evening weekends How go home take a bath
night weekdays go out (for dinner) take a shower
go shopping take the bus
go to bed take a car
go to school take a taxi
go to the (SAC) walk to school
wake up
(Self Access Center)
wash
go to the gym
go to the park wash one’s face /
go to work hands
wash the dishes
have:
watch TV
a meal
a salad
 Daily routine
Vocabulary: Listen to your teacher and repeat.

I. Write 10 sentences about your daily activities.

1._____________________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________________
3._____________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________
5.______________________________________________________________________
6.______________________________________________________________________
7.______________________________________________________________________
8.______________________________________________________________________
9.______________________________________________________________________
10._____________________________________________________________________
Simple Present Tense
The simple present tense in English is used to describe an action that is regular, true or
normal. We use the present tense:

1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.

 I take the train to the office.
 The train to Berlin leaves every hour.
 John sleeps eight hours every night during the week.
2. For facts.
 The President of The USA lives in The White House.
 A dog has four legs.
 We come from Switzerland.
3. For habits.
 I get up early every day.
 Carol brushes her teeth twice a day.
 They travel to their country house every weekend.
4. For things that are always / generally true.
 It rains a lot in winter.
 The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace.
 They speak English at work.

Verb Conjugation & Spelling

We form the present tense using the base form of the infinitive (without the TO).
In general, in the third person we add 'S' in the third person.

Subject Verb The Rest of the sentence

I / you / we / they speak / learn English at home
he / she / it speaks / learns English at home

The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb:
1. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person.
 go – goes
 catch – catches
 wash – washes
 kiss – kisses
 fix – fixes
  buzz – buzzes

2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES.

 marry – marries
 study – studies
 carry – carries
 worry – worries

3. For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.

 play – plays
 enjoy – enjoys
 say – says

4. For the irregular verb Have, we use HAS

 have-has

I. Complete the following sentences using the Simple Present Tense of the verbs given
in parentheses.

1. The children _____get up_____at this time every morning. (get up)
2. We sometimes___________________________ to the North in the summer. (go)
3. My sister _______________________breakfast at 7:15 every morning. (have)
4. John_______________________ the newspaper on the train every day. (read)
5. Peter ___________________ jenga with his friends every Friday night. (play)
6. The train ______________________in London at 7:50 every morning. (arrive)
7. Myriam__________________________ the floor once or twice a week. (wash)
8. I never ____________________________________ Spanish at school. (speak)
9. My wife and I often_____________________________ in that restaurant. (eat)
10. Mr. Smith ________________________ TV after dinner every evening. (watch)

Now write about activities your family and friends do every day.
1._____________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________
3._____________________________________________________
4._____________________________________________________
5._____________________________________________________
6._____________________________________________________
7._____________________________________________________
8._____________________________________________________
9._____________________________________________________
10.____________________________________________________

II. Complete the text with one of the following verbs in affirmative form of the Present
Simple: eat, drink, finish, get (x2), go(x2), have(x3), leave, listen, play, read, start,
watch.
On Mondays, Terry __________ up at 7.30 and __________ a shower. He
__________dressed and __________ breakfast. He __________a piece of toast and
__________a cup of black coffee. He __________home at 8.30 and __________ to work
by bus. He __________work at 9.00. He __________lunch in a little restaurant near the
office. He __________work at 17 o'clock in the afternoon. After work, he __________
football with his friends. In the evenings, he __________TV, __________ the newspaper
and __________ to classical music. He __________ to bed at midnight.

Negative Sentences in the Simple Present Tense:

To make a negative sentence in English we normally use Don't or Doesn't with all verbs
EXCEPT To Be and Modal verbs (can, might, should etc.).
Affirmative: You speak French. Negative: You don't speak French.

You will see that we add don't between the subject and the verb. We use Don't when the
subject is I, you, we or they.

Affirmative: He speaks German. Negative: He doesn't speak German.

When the subject is he, she or it, we add doesn't between the subject and the verb to make
a negative sentence. Notice that the letter “S” at the end of the verb in the affirmative
sentence (because it is in third person) disappears in the negative sentence. We will see the
reason why below.
Negative Contractions
Don't = Do not
Doesn't = Does not
I don't like meat = I do not like meat.
There is no difference in meaning though we normally use contractions in spoken English.

Word Order of Negative Sentences

The following is the word order to construct a basic negative sentence in English in the
Present Tense using Don't or Doesn't.
 Subject don't/doesn't Verb* The Rest of the sentence
*
I / you / we / they don't have / buy
cereal for breakfast
he / she / it doesn't eat / like

Verb: The verb that goes here is the base form of the infinitive = The infinitive without TO
before the verb. Instead of the infinitive To have it is just the have part.
Remember that the infinitive is the verb before it is conjugated (changed) and it begins
with TO. For example: to have, to eat, to go, to live, to speak etc.

Examples of Negative Sentences with Don't and Doesn't:

 You don't speak Arabic.
 John doesn't speak Italian.
 We don't have time for a rest.
 It doesn't move.
 They don't want to go to the party.
 She doesn't like fish.

II. Complete the following sentences using the negative form of the Simple Present
Tense and the verbs given in parentheses.

1. The children ___don’t get up____at this time every morning. (get up)
2. We sometimes___________________________ to the North in the summer. (go)
3. My sister _______________________breakfast at 7:15 every morning. (have)
4. John_______________________ the newspaper on the train every day. (read)
5. Peter ___________________ bridge with his friends every Friday night. (play)
6. The train ______________________in London at 7:50 every morning. (arrive)
7. Myriam__________________________ the floor once or twice a week. (wash)
8. I ____________________________________ Spanish at school. (speak)
9. My wife and I often_____________________________ in that restaurant. (eat)
10. Mr. Smith ________________________ TV after dinner every evening. (watch)

Now write activities about your family and friends don’t do every day.
1.___________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________________________
5.___________________________________________________________
6.___________________________________________________________
7.___________________________________________________________
8.___________________________________________________________
9.___________________________________________________________
10.__________________________________________________________

Questions in the Simple Present Tense

To make a question in English we normally use Do or Does. It has no translation in Spanish
though it is essential to show we are making a question. It is normally put at the beginning
of the question.

Word Order of Questions with Do and Does (YES/NO questions)

The following is the word order to construct a basic question in English using Do or Does.

Do/Doe The Rest of the

Subject Verb*
s sentence
Do I / you / we / they have / need
a new bike?
Does he / she / it want etc.

*Verb: The verb that goes here is the base form of the infinitive

III.Write Do or Does

1._Do_ you watch TV every night?

2. ________ Maria wash the dishes?

3. ________ the children wake up early early every day?

4. ________ women go shopping every weekend?

5. ________ his parents live in Mexico?

6.________ your sister leave home late?

7.________ the teacher go to the gym?

8.________ men go out for dinner on Sunday?

9.________ your friends play computer games?

10._______ her boyfriend have lunch with Maria?

Now ask YES/NO questions to your partners.

1.___________________________________________
2.___________________________________________
3.___________________________________________
4.___________________________________________
5.___________________________________________
6.___________________________________________
7.___________________________________________
8.___________________________________________
9.___________________________________________
10.__________________________________________

IV. Change the following sentences to interrogative form.

1. Maria gets up at this time every morning.

Does Maria get up at this time every morning?

2. My friends and I sometimes go to the North in the summer.

______________________________________

3. My mom has dinner at 7:15 every morning.

_______________________________________

4. My grandfather reads the newspaper on the plane every day.

________________________________________

5. Mario plays the violin every Friday night.

_________________________________________

6. The bus driver drives to school every morning.

_________________________________________

7. Mimi does homework twice a week.

__________________________________________

8. I never clean the house.

____________________________________________

9. My wife and I often finish work at 9 pm.

_____________________________________________

10. Mr. Smith takes a taxi every evening.

_____________________________________________

WH-QUESTIONS WITH DO /DOES

WH- WORD + DO / DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT
________________________________________________________________________________
Where does he work?
What do you study?
What does she do in the afternoon?
Why do they learn English?
___________________________________________________________________
Unscramble the words correctly to form present simple questions.

1. (Where/Live/Do/Your Parents?). __________________________________

2. (You/Early/Do/Always/Get up?).___________________________________
3. (Your Sister/Does/Work/Where?)._________________________________
4. (Your Brother/Does/Like/Soccer?)._________________________________
5. (What/You/Do/In your free time/Do?)._________________________________
6. (You/Do/Want/What/For dinner?).__________________________________
7. (Do/How often/TV/You/Watch?).___________________________________
8. (Like/You/Soccer/Do?).__________________________________________
9. (Go/Do/Usually/To bed/What time/You?).____________________________
10. (You/For breakfast/Do/Have/Usually/What?)._________________________

II. Choose the correct WH Question word.

1. _________ do you live? I live in Toronto.
a) Who b) What c) Where
2. _________ do you wake up? I wake up at 7:30 am.
a) What time b) Why c) How
3. _________ is your brother? He is fine, thank you.
a) Where b) Why c) How
4. _________ is this? That's my electronic dictionary.
a) Who b) What c) Where
5. _________ do you take English class? Because I want to improve my speaking.
a) Where b) When c) Why
6. _________ does your father work? He works at the post office.
a) When b) Who c) Where
7. _________ do I cook rice? You need to use a pot with water.
a) How b) Who c) Where
8. _________ is the party? It is on Saturday night.
a) Where b) When c) Why
9. _________ are you sad? Because I have a lot of homework.
a) Who b) What c) Why
10. _________ is the bank? It is on 4th Avenue.
a) When b) Where c) How
IV.-Read the sentences and write a question about the words in bold.
Example: He drinks juice. - What does he drink?

1. They go to Spain every summer.

__________________________________________________________
2. Elisa drinks orange juice in the morning.
_________________________________________________________
3. He writes novels.

4. Lacy plays soccer on weekends.

_________________________________________________________
5. The students take classes in the classroom.

6. He does his homework at night.

_________________________________________________________
7. The child gets up at 7:00 a.m.

8. They go to Spain every summer.

9. Dominic listens to the radio at night.

10. Mary washes the dishes in the afternoon.

Complete the following questions

1. I sometimes _____________ (go) to work by car.

2. Ben ________________ (work) in a hospital.
3. _ _______ you _________ (like) fish?
4. She _______ (not/teach) English.
5. Matthew never ___________ (watch) television.
6. ___________ she ___________ (play) football?
7. They always _______ (eat) dinner at 7 o'clock.
8. We _________ (not/live) in a big house.
9. Valerie __________ (study) English at university.
10._________ he __________ (want) to eat?

WH-QUESTIONS WITH VERB BE

________________________________________________________________________________

QUESTION WORD + TO BE + SUBJECT + COMPLEMENT ?

_____________________________
__________________________________

QUESTION WORD QUESTION ANSWER

____________________________________________________________________
Who = person Who is your teacher? My teacher is Ms. Weiss.
____________________________________________________________________
What = thing What is your name? My name is Linda.
What is that? It’s a cell phone
____________________________________________________________________

When = time
Use on for days and dates. When is Christmas? It’s on December 25.
Use in for months and years. When is your birthday? It’s in June.
___________________________________________________________________
Why = reason Why is Mark absent? Because he’s sick.
___________________________________________________________________
Where = place Where is China? It’s in Asia.
___________________________________________________________________
How = description, health How is the weather? It’s warm today.
How is your mother? She’s fine.
___________________________________________________________________

Complete with the correct form of the verb to be and answer the questions.

1.What ________ the name of your mom? ___________

2.Where ________ your books? _________
3.When ________ your birthday? __________
4.Who ________ your best friends? ________
5.Why ________ your sister happy? ________
6.How tall ______ you? ________
7.What _______ his favorite song? ___________
8.Where ________ her school? _______________
9.Who _______ that person? ____________
10.How _______ your grandmother? ______________

III.-Fill in the blanks with do, does, is, or are.

1. Where___________ he work?
2. When ____________the game?
3. Why _____________ you like that movie?
4. When __________ your daughter finish school?
5. What __________ your brother's name?
6. Where __________my jacket?
7. How old___________ your parents?
8. When ____________Dan eat dinner?
9. What _____________the answer to question number 5?
10. How _____________the boys like the class?

Taken from Richards J. 2013, New interchange Intro 4th Editio

Adverbs of Frequency

Taken from: https://www.grammar.cl/Basic 1

I. Rewrite the sentences using the adverb of frequency in brackets in its correct
position.
1. They go to the movies. (often) ______________________________________________
2. She listens to classical music. (usually) _______________________________________
3. Sara smiles. (never) ______________________________________________________
4. I drink coffee. (sometimes) _________________________________________________
5. Frank is ill. (often) ______________________________________________________
6. He feels terrible (usually) __________________________________________________
7. I go jogging in the morning. (always)_________________________________________

II. Work in pairs and ask your partner about his/her weekly routine using adverbs of
frequency. Add five more questions. Then tell the class.

1. What do you usually do on weekends?

__________________________________________
2. Do you eat dinner with your family?
__________________________________________
3. What time do you go to school?
____________________________________________
4. Do you watch television at night?

5. How often do you go to the movies?

READING
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions.
TIM’S DAY
Tim works for a company in Sacramento, California. He's a customer service
representative. He always gets up at six o'clock each workday. He usually drives to work
and begins his job at eight o'clock. He speaks to people on the telephone to help them with
their banking problems. People telephone the bank to ask questions about their accounts.
He doesn't give information about accounts until people answer a few questions.
Tim asks callers their birth date, the last four digits of
their social security number and their address. If a
person gives incorrect information, Tim asks him to
call back with the correct information. Tim is polite
and friendly with everyone. He usually has lunch in a
park next to his office. He often returns home at five
o'clock in the evening. After work, he goes to the gym
to work out. He has dinner at seven o'clock. Tim likes
watching TV after dinner. He goes to bed at eleven
o'clock at night.
By Kenneth Beare
Example: Where does Tim work? ___for a company in Sancramento________
1. When does he get up? ______________________________________________
2. How does he get to work? ___________________________________________
3. What does he do during the day? _____________________________________
4. What does he do to check information? _________________________________
5. What does he do if the information is incorrect? __________________________
6. What is Tim like on the job? _________________________________________
7. Where does he eat lunch? ___________________________________________
SPEAKING
Pair work discussion. Work in pair and answer the questions.

Student “A” . Discuss the questions below with your partner.

1. What time do you usually go to bed at night?
2. What do you often eat for breakfast?
3. How do you arrive at school or work?
4. What time do you eat lunch? Do you eat alone or with other people?
5. What time do you get home after school or work? Are you tired when you get home?
6. What’s your favorite TV show? Why do you like it?
7. How often do you cook?
8. Where do you usually eat dinner?
9. What hobbies do you have? What’s your favorite hobby?
10. How do you like to relax in the evenings?
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Student “B”. Discuss the questions below with your partner.
1. What time do you usually get up in the morning?
2. What do you often eat for lunch?
3. How do you get to school or work?
4. Where do you eat lunch? What do you usually eat for lunch?
5. What do you like to do after school or work?
6. How often do you watch TV? Who do you watch TV with?
7. What’s your favorite website? Why do you like it?
8. Do you do the housework? How often do you do it?
9. How often do you see your best friend?
10. What time do you go to bed at night?

WRITING
Write information about a family member’s daily routine and share it on the forum “
My family member´s routine” in EMINUS. ( write 30-50 words)

My____________ daily routine.

_________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
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LISTENING

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DICTATION

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