Unit 4: Routines

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Word List

cereal
chat (v.)
newspaper
subway
text (v.)
a morning person
a night person
a quarter to (four)
Do you have the time?
fall asleep
five past ten
get up
hang out
it depends
New Year
night person
night shift
stay up late
ten after ten
twenty to two
video games
What's the time?

Vocabulary Worksheet

‣ Use the words and phrases in the box to complete the sentences below.

a. chat (v)
b. morning person
c. fall asleep
d. night person
e. get up
f. night shift
g. hang out
h. new year
i. depends
j. stay up late

Sarah is a _____. She never goes to bed before midnight.
Susan wanted to _____ and watch a movie, but she got too tired.
Sometimes I sleep late and sometimes I don't. It _____ on how tired I am.
If Tom drinks coffee at night, he can't _____.
I'm not a _____. I hate to wake up before 10:00 a.m.
Richard was late to class because he didn't _____ on time.
Molly stayed up all night to _____ with her friends online.
Hillary and her friends like to _____ at the shopping mall.
At midnight on December 31st, many people celebrate the _____.
Hank used to work the _____, but now he works during the day.

Answer Key

‣ Task 1

Match each time with a picture.

twenty to two
three fifteen
ten after ten
two twenty
three fifty-five
six forty-five
two o'clock
five past ten

_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____

‣ Task 2

Say the times.

_____
_____
_____
_____

Listening 1

‣ What time is each person saying? Listen and write the correct time on each clock.

_____
_____
_____
_____
_____

Listening 2

‣ Task 1

What time does each people get up and go to bed? Listen and write the times.

	gets up	goes to bed
1. Sandra	⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾_____
2. John	⁽³⁾_____	⁽⁴⁾_____
3. Sam	⁽⁵⁾_____	⁽⁶⁾_____
4. Grace	⁽⁷⁾_____	⁽⁸⁾_____
5. Mia	⁽⁹⁾_____	⁽¹⁰⁾_____
6. James	⁽¹¹⁾_____	⁽¹²⁾_____

‣ Task 2

Listen again. Circle the correct statement.

- a. Sandra studies before school.
- b. Sandra studies at night.
- a. John looks happy.
- b. John looks tired.
- a. Sam usually goes running in the morning.
- b. Sam usually sleeps late in the morning.
- a. Grace is a night person.
- b. Grace is a morning person.
- a. Mia gets up early to go to work.
- b. Mia gets up early to take a walk.
- a. James likes his new job.
- b. James likes working at night.

Listening 3

‣ Task 1

People are talking about their daily routines. Listen and check (x) the things each person does.

	Peter	Amelia	Charlie
1. gets up early	⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾_____	⁽³⁾_____
2. goes running	⁽⁴⁾_____	⁽⁵⁾_____	⁽⁶⁾_____
3. has breakfast	⁽⁷⁾_____	⁽⁸⁾_____	⁽⁹⁾_____
4. takes the bus	⁽¹⁰⁾_____	⁽¹¹⁾_____	⁽¹²⁾_____
5. takes the subway	⁽¹³⁾_____	⁽¹⁴⁾_____	⁽¹⁵⁾_____
6. texts friends	⁽¹⁶⁾_____	⁽¹⁷⁾_____	⁽¹⁸⁾_____
7. goes to work	⁽¹⁹⁾_____	⁽²⁰⁾_____	⁽²¹⁾_____
8. plays video games	⁽²²⁾_____	⁽²³⁾_____	⁽²⁴⁾_____
9. watches TV	⁽²⁵⁾_____	⁽²⁶⁾_____	⁽²⁷⁾_____
10. hangs out with friends	⁽²⁸⁾_____	⁽²⁹⁾_____	⁽³⁰⁾_____
11. reads	⁽³¹⁾_____	⁽³²⁾_____	⁽³³⁾_____

‣ Task 2

Listen again. Are these statements true or false? Check (x) the correct answer.

	True	False
1
a. Peter has a big breakfast.	⁽¹⁾_____	⁽²⁾
b. Peter gets to work at 7:00 in the morning.	⁽³⁾_____	⁽⁴⁾_____
c. Peter reads the newspaper on the subway.	⁽⁵⁾_____	⁽⁶⁾_____
2
a. Amelia drinks tea with her breakfast.	⁽⁷⁾_____	⁽⁸⁾_____
b. While Amelia is on the bus, she texts her family.	⁽⁹⁾_____	⁽¹⁰⁾_____
c. Amelia plays video games for half an hour every day.	⁽¹¹⁾_____	⁽¹²⁾_____
3
a. Charlie has a job.	⁽¹³⁾_____	⁽¹⁴⁾_____
b. Charlie eats a big lunch.	⁽¹⁵⁾_____	⁽¹⁶⁾_____
c. Charlie looks for jobs online.	⁽¹⁷⁾_____	⁽¹⁸⁾_____

✺ Pronunciation

Syllable stress in numbers

Pronunciation Help

Reduce the t in numbers including the word twenty. Twenty is pronounced twenny.

‣ Task 1

Listen and repeat.

1. thirtéen
2. fiftéen
3. sixtéen
4. thírty
5. fífty
6. síxty

‣ Task 2

Listen. Mark the stressed syllables in the numbers. Then read the numbers to a partner.

fórty
sixteen _____
eighty _____
seventeen _____
nineteen _____
fourteen _____

✺ Dictation

‣ Task 1

Listen to the conversation. Write the missing times.

A: You look tired, Jake.
B: Yeah, I'm always tired. I have to get up at ⁽¹⁾_____ every day.
A: ⁽²⁾_____? Why so early?
B: Not ⁽³⁾_____, ⁽⁴⁾_____. Anyway, I go running before work, then I have to catch a ⁽⁵⁾_____ train to the city.
A: Oh, I see. So, do you go to bed early?
B: No, I'm a night owl. Last night I was up until ⁽⁶⁾_____.
A: That's not enough sleep, Jake! Maybe you should get a new job.

‣ Task 2

Practice the conversation with a partner. Be sure to stress the correct syllables in numbers.

✺ Conversation

Work in pairs. What do you usually do every day? What time do you do each activity? Tell your partner about your daily routine.

Answer Key

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